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Brown senior wins Schwarzman Scholarship to study at Tsinghua

December 3, 2018

An impressive resume of journalistic pursuits, including stories published in the New York Times, earned Katrina Northrop the award to pursue a master’s degree at one of China’s most acclaimed universities.

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Letter from President Paxson: Recognizing 1968 Black Student Walkout's 50th anniversary

December 3, 2018

Christina Paxson wrote to the Brown community as the anniversary of the historic 1968 Black Student Walkout approaches and a group of students outlines concerns for future change at the University.

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Health and Medicine

NIH continues Brown support with $12M grant to explore the fundamentals of brain function

December 3, 2018

With a new five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Central Nervous System Function will launch five research projects and develop new analysis tools to advance brain science at Brown.

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Midyear Completion speakers to reflect on the ‘.5er’ experience at Brown

November 29, 2018

Their educational journeys may look different, but the two student speakers at this year’s Midyear Completion Ceremony hope to inspire pride and resilience in their fellow students.

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Science and Technology

Brown to launch expansion in computer science teaching, research

November 29, 2018

An expansion titled “CS with Impact” will grow Brown's computer science department significantly, bolstering teaching and research efforts as student enrollment skyrockets.

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Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

November 27, 2018

For their distinguished contributions to science, professors George Karniadakis and Sharon Rounds have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Health and Medicine

Early-life stress hinders development of neurons in mice, causing attention disorders

November 27, 2018

Researchers at Brown University found that stress early in the life of female mice leads to fewer “tuning” neurons in the part of the brain responsible for making sense of emotions and following rules.

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For Mars 2020 rover mission, NASA selects landing site championed by Brown researchers

November 21, 2018

NASA announced this week that the Mars 2020 will look for signs of past life in Jezero crater, a spot that Brown researchers have been studying for more than a decade.

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Health and Medicine

Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices

November 21, 2018

Three people with paralysis participating in the BrainGate clinical trial, an effort that includes Brown University researchers, chatted with family and friends, shopped online and used other tablet computer applications, all by just thinking about pointing and clicking a mouse.

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Science and Technology

Researchers create new ‘smart’ material with potential biomedical, environmental uses

November 21, 2018

By combining seaweed-derived alginate with the nanomaterial graphene oxide, Brown University researchers have developed a new material that’s durable and can respond dynamically to its environment.

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Science and Technology

Mars moon got its grooves from rolling stones, study suggests

November 20, 2018

Computer models developed by Brown University researchers shine a light on the origin of the Mars moon Phobos’ distinctive grooves.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers offer perspective on legal, ethical implications of lost eggs and embryos

November 19, 2018

Three medical and legal scholars discussed the implications of one couple's wrongful death suit seeking compensation for the March 2018 loss at a fertility center of more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos.

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Graduate teaching and research assistants at Brown vote to unionize

November 19, 2018

Four months after Brown agreed to election procedures with graduate student representatives, eligible students voted in favor of unionization in an election managed by the American Arbitration Association.

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Coach Phil Estes leaves Brown as second-winningest football coach in Bears history

November 19, 2018

Over 25 seasons on the Bears coaching staff and 21 as head football coach, Estes achieved a long list of successes both on the playing field and through team members' performance in the classroom.

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Brown senior awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

November 18, 2018

Rhea Stark was named one of 32 recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the oldest and best-known awards for international study.

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Health and Medicine

Demedicalization of mental illness often leaves homeless in the lurch

November 16, 2018

As part of a New England Journal of Medicine case study series, two doctors present a case study involving a homeless man with schizophrenia and discuss the implications of “demedicalization” of mental illness.

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Stephon Alexander elected president of National Society of Black Physicists

November 15, 2018

The professor of physics has been tapped to head the nation’s leading organization of African American physicists and physics students.

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Arts and Humanities

$31.6 million gift will help fund performing arts center, strategic priorities for Brown

November 13, 2018

The Diana Nelson and John Atwater Lobby will serve as a convening space in the University’s envisioned performing arts center, and additional funds from the couple will support the Brown Promise and Brown Annual Fund.

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Health and Medicine

Study finds that in treating obesity, one size does not fit all

November 13, 2018

Understanding the very different characteristics of subgroups of obese patients may hold the key to devising more effective treatments and interventions, new research from Brown University found.

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Veterans Day ceremony honors students, community members who have served

November 12, 2018

One day after the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, a ceremony and panel discussion held on the Brown University campus touched on student veterans’ unique contributions to academia and honored all veterans in the surrounding community.

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Brown University, graduate student organizers finalize terms for Nov. 14-19 unionization vote

November 8, 2018

Four months after Brown agreed to election procedures with Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees and the American Federation of Teachers, eligible graduate students will vote in an election managed by the American Arbitration Association.

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Social Sciences

Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico, to speak at Brown on Nov. 12

November 8, 2018

Zedillo will offer an address on globalization and participate in a moderated discussion as part of the University’s Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture series.

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PBN honors Christina Paxson with 2018 business leadership award

November 7, 2018

At an event held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, Brown President Christina Paxson was recognized by Providence Business News for creating strategic partnerships aimed at building economic growth in Providence and beyond.

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Social Sciences

Elizabeth Warren: Government’s job is to make the economy work for everyone

November 7, 2018

In an address at Brown University one night after her re-election, the U.S. senator called on her personal story to argue for the role of government in creating broad economic opportunity in America.

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Patricia Jackson named vice president for development at Brown

November 7, 2018

In joining Brown following a successful tenure at Dartmouth College, Jackson will lead fundraising initiatives as part of the University’s ambitious BrownTogether campaign.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers develop new test to objectively measure pain, test medications

November 6, 2018

The electroencephalography-based test could improve patient pain assessments and reduce the over-prescription of opioids, the researchers say.

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Science and Technology

Spaced-out nanotwins make for stronger metals

November 2, 2018

New research shows that metals can be made dramatically stronger by varying the amount of space between nanoscale boundaries in the metal’s atomic lattice.

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Health and Medicine

New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts

November 2, 2018

While most college students who drink alcohol don’t intend to drink to the point of blackout, many don’t fully understand the specific behaviors and risk factors associated with alcohol-induced memory loss.

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Arts and Humanities

Bell Gallery presents ‘Danny Lyon: The Only Thing I Saw Worth Leaving’

November 1, 2018

As part of a broader Brown Arts Initiative series on protest, art and activism, the exhibition includes photos and films documenting the Civil Rights Movement, the Texas prison system and undocumented workers from Mexico.

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Health and Medicine

Grant to Brown will expand opioid treatment in state’s correctional facilities

October 31, 2018

A new $1.5 million federal grant will expand the scope and address gaps in a medication for addiction treatment program that has successfully reduced post-incarceration drug overdose deaths in its initial stages.

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Environment

Amanda Lynch to deliver Presidential Faculty Award Lecture

October 30, 2018

Lynch, a climate scientist who is active in environmental policy research, will discuss the implications of the rapidly advancing Anthropocene and the intersection of environmental policy and human rights.

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Deputy Provost Joseph Meisel named next Brown University librarian

October 29, 2018

After serving as interim University librarian for three months, and deputy provost for eight years, the historian and higher education leader will transition into key leadership position for Brown’s research and education mission.

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Social Sciences

As midterm elections near, Tom Perez and Michael Steele talk voting and partisanship

October 26, 2018

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele assessed the current state of politics and the prospects for the midterms at a Watson Institute event.

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Health and Medicine

Medicaid expansion linked to reduced mortality among dialysis patients

October 26, 2018

A new study finds that fewer patients with end-stage kidney disease died within a year of starting dialysis in states that expanded Medicaid coverage in the wake of the Affordable Care Act.

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Science and Technology

Just a few drinks can change how memories are formed

October 25, 2018

Researchers at Brown found that alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and changes which versions of genes are made, forming the cravings that fuel addiction.

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Health and Medicine

New partnerships, reduced stigma are key to solving opioid crisis, experts say

October 24, 2018

At a Brown University event co-hosted with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, panelists discussed the importance of partnering with community members and first responders and reducing stigma around addiction.

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Brown students reunite with loved ones for Family Weekend

October 20, 2018

Parents and other family members joined students on College Hill for three days of activities ranging from archaeological digs to athletics events to a cappella concerts.

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Uber CEO talks Open Curriculum, culture change, diversity and flying cars

October 19, 2018

Class of 1991 graduate Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of the ride-hailing company Uber, sat down with Brown President Christina Paxson to discuss the many dynamics of innovation — and the undergraduate class that impacted him most.

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Class of 1986 graduate Andrew Shaindlin to lead alumni relations at Brown

October 19, 2018

As vice president for alumni relations, Shaindlin will lead a comprehensive program of activities and organizations to engage Brown's community of more than 90,000 alumni across the world.

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Arts and Humanities

New orchestra director to make Brown conducting debut

October 18, 2018

Mark Seto — a musicologist, violinist and Chelsea Symphony leader — will conduct the Brown University Orchestra for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 20.

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Health and Medicine

Fentanyl test strips prove useful in preventing overdoses

October 18, 2018

A Brown University study found that many young adults who tried fentanyl test strips reduced overdose risk by using less, going slower or using with someone else present.

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Health and Medicine

Nation’s former ‘drug czar,’ leading researchers to debate solutions to opioid crisis

October 16, 2018

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Brown University will host a panel discussion on science-based solutions to the opioid crisis.

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Environment

New, durable catalyst for key fuel cell reaction may prove useful in eco-friendly vehicles

October 16, 2018

The new catalyst, developed by Brown University researchers, exceeds Department of Energy targets for performing the oxygen reduction reaction, a key step in generating an electric current in a hydrogen fuel cell.

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Environment

New study answers old questions about why tropical forests are so ecologically diverse

October 15, 2018

The population of a tropical tree increases mostly in places where it is rare, a Brown study found.

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Health and Medicine

Brown medicine, epidemiology professor elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 15, 2018

With the prestigious appointment, Dr. Josiah Rich earns high honors for his work fighting the opioid epidemic and addressing health issues among prisoners.

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Science and Technology

Study exposes security vulnerabilities in terahertz data links

October 15, 2018

Scientists have assumed that future terahertz data links would have an inherent immunity to eavesdropping, but new research shows that’s not necessarily the case.

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Health and Medicine

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown win grant to conduct trial of opioid addiction intervention

October 12, 2018

At the forefront of treating opioid dependency, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University received a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the peer support program.

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News and Events

Ivy League rule change reduced football concussions, study finds

October 11, 2018

Following an experimental 2016 change to kickoff rules designed to encourage more touchbacks, Brown and other Ivy League schools saw reduced rates of concussions on the football field.

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Social Sciences

John Kerry: No student is exempt from the responsibility of citizenship

October 10, 2018

In an October visit to Brown, the former U.S. Secretary of State, senator and presidential candidate urged young people to have the will to be engaged in American political life.

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Health and Medicine

Brown, Michigan State win grant to study opioid-overdose suicides

October 9, 2018

A new supplemental grant will expand a Brown University and Michigan State University suicide prevention study that is exploring intentional opioid overdoses among people released from jail.

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