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For 30 inaugural Brown Collegiate Scholars, a successful summer starts a four-year journey

July 31, 2024

Brown University’s new college access program for Providence public school students launched this summer, propelling 30 local teens on a four-year path toward admission and success in college.

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Health and Medicine

Exhibition at Brown’s medical school offers multi-faceted view of patients with scoliosis

July 30, 2024

On view at the Warren Alpert Medical School, a series of photographs of people with spine disorders introduces medical students, faculty, staff and visitors to patients and their stories.

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Science and Technology

Isabel Tribe: Examining ancient sediment to predict Earth’s future

July 29, 2024

Working with a 3-million-year-old Colombian sediment core in a research lab at Brown this summer, the rising sophomore is extracting ancient biological data to inform future climate models.

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Arts and Humanities

With focus on supporting HBCU faculty, Brown library expands access to scholarly digital publishing

July 26, 2024

The Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing institute introduces scholars, many of whom are from historically Black and other minority-serving institutions, to best practices in online scholarly publishing.

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News and Events

An Olympic effort, from Providence to Paris

July 25, 2024

Brown University students and swimmers Amie Barrow and Zehra Bilgin are headed to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games, joining a trio of Brown alumni competing in rowing and coaching rugby.

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Student Life

Photos: Getting a kick out of Brown’s intramural summer kickball league

July 25, 2024

Organized by Athletics and Recreation at Brown, the intramural kickball league offers members of the campus community a chance to connect and stay active through weekly summer games.

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Science and Technology

Ilija Nikolov: Bringing a quantum leap to Boston’s largest investment company

July 25, 2024

A condensed matter researcher and Brown Ph.D. student, Nikolov is spending his summer at Fidelity Investments, exploring how quantum-inspired neural networks could revolutionize financial analysis and security systems.

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Social Sciences

Brown economist, education scholar appointed to White House Council of Economic Advisers

July 24, 2024

Matthew Kraft, whose research focuses on the economics of education, will spend a year at the White House to offer economic analysis and inform policy development at the highest level of government.

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News and Events

‘Wonder in their eyes’: Brown’s Pre-College Programs introduce teens to a collegiate experience

July 23, 2024

Each summer, thousands of high school students study on campus and around the globe in Brown’s Pre-College Programs, which offer intensive academics, cultural immersion, research experiences and more.

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News and Events

Brown’s Pre-College Programs expand reach, access across Rhode Island

July 23, 2024

With expanded partnerships and a new scholarship model, Brown’s Pre-College Programs have steadily grown local enrollment, providing more Rhode Island high schoolers the chance to explore academic and campus life.

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Environment

Yuna Yang: Protecting Rhode Island’s water resources through advocacy and education

July 18, 2024

From supporting environmental legislation to educating community members about sustainability, the rising Brown sophomore is taking a deep dive into local environmental advocacy this summer.

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Environment

Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms

July 18, 2024

A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: Community concert, program for local musicians cap off dynamic residency at Brown

July 16, 2024

The University’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center hosted the sold-out Global C.A.F.E., a free and open-to-the-public concert curated by Rhode Island hip-hop artist Chachi Carvalho.

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News and Events

Dacia Read named chief of staff to Brown President Christina H. Paxson

July 16, 2024

With 15 years of experience in government, nonprofits and the private sector, Read will serve as a member of Brown’s senior leadership team and support the president in advancing University goals.

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Science and Technology

Video: Brown biologist David Rand offers the buzz on cicadas this summer

July 15, 2024

In a video interview, the chair of Brown’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology discussed the “truly magical” simultaneous emergence of two groups of cicadas for the first time since 1803.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown’s Bell Gallery awarded prestigious two-year Warhol Foundation grant

July 12, 2024

An award from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will enable the University’s David Winton Bell Gallery to expand public programming for exhibitions in 2025 and 2026.

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Health and Medicine

Price transparency is critical to fix nation’s health care model, Brown scholar tells Congress

July 11, 2024

Speaking before a U.S. Senate committee addressing frustration with high hospital prices, public health researcher Christopher Whaley urged lawmakers to increase transparency in hospital prices and ownership.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown University’s John Hay Library acquires former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s papers

July 11, 2024

Harjo’s writing drafts, correspondence, scripts and teaching materials will significantly enhance the University’s scholarly resources from Native and Indigenous writers and performers.

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News and Events

Photos: Brown is brimming with hydrangeas, as part of bumper crop across New England

July 10, 2024

The Brown University campus is benefiting from this year’s spectacular season for hydrangeas across the region, where the popular perennials are particularly vivid this summer.

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News and Events

Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions

July 9, 2024

In recent months, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship, humanitarian efforts and leadership.

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News and Events

Brown reaches agreement that resolves OCR complaint alleging antisemitism

July 8, 2024

Voluntary agreement with U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights enhances many efforts already underway at the University.

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News and Events

For longtime chancellor Samuel Mencoff, a journey from student to steward of Brown

July 2, 2024

After eight years leading the Corporation of Brown University, the Providence native and Class of 1978 graduate leaves a legacy as a deeply ethical leader, an astute decision-maker and a values-driven chancellor.

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News and Events

B-Lab 2024: Student entrepreneurs design innovative solutions for personal wellness, sustainability and more

July 1, 2024

Over the course of an eight-week summer accelerator focused on personal and commercial development, the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship’s Breakthrough Lab is supporting student entrepreneurs develop 11 different ventures.

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Health and Medicine

Most Americans don’t know their doctors can prescribe addiction treatment, study finds

June 28, 2024

A federally supported study, led by Brown researcher Brandon del Pozo, reveals a disconnect between primary care physicians' ability to prescribe medications for opioid use disorder and public awareness and demand.

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Science and Technology

Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought

June 28, 2024

A new study led by a Brown researcher reveals the frequency of space rocks pummeling Mars is higher than previously estimated and detects two of the largest impacts ever seen by scientists on the Red Planet.

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Science and Technology

NASA selects Brown planetary scientist to join European Space Agency’s Hera mission

June 26, 2024

Ingrid Daubar will be among the scientists to explore planetary defense and near-Earth asteroid science as part of the mission, scheduled to launch in October 2024.

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Social Sciences

Political scientist Corey Brettschneider on the promise of ‘We the People’

June 24, 2024

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election nears, a new book from the Brown University political scientist calls attention to the power of citizens to push back against leaders who threaten democracy.

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Student Life

Student-curated exhibition explores history of LGBTQ student experiences at Brown

June 21, 2024

"So That We May Write and Be Heard," on view at Stonewall House, unearths and expands on a decades-old collection of collaborative journals written by students at Brown, and adds alumni reflections.

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Health and Medicine

More than 1 in 10 patients at federally qualified health centers experience major social risk factors

June 20, 2024

A first-of-its-kind study found high rates of food insecurity, housing insecurity, financial strain and a lack of transportation among FQHC patients, particularly those from low-income or marginalized populations.

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Health and Medicine

With new investments and affiliation agreements, Lifespan to become Brown University Health

June 20, 2024

Lifespan and Brown University finalized agreements to expand their longtime affiliation, outlining new financial investments, academic and governance terms, and a new name for Rhode Island’s largest health care system.

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News and Events

As interns, Providence-area students gain hands-on work experiences at Brown

June 18, 2024

Guided by Brown faculty and staff, Rhode Island high schoolers are completing internships on campus to develop skills and discover career paths in a wide range of subject areas.

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News and Events

Brown University Library to host free summer reading events for local kids and families

June 17, 2024

In partnership with Providence’s libraries, the Brown series aims to create fun, educational summer experiences for kids, welcoming all ages for storytimes, hands-on STEM activities, tours and more.

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News and Events

Recent Brown graduates earn 39 Fulbright scholarships

June 14, 2024

This year’s 39 Fulbright awardees — Brown’s largest group of recipients to date — will begin teaching and research assignments in 23 countries across five continents in Fall 2024.

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News and Events

Two Brown University professors win prestigious Fulbright Scholar Awards

June 13, 2024

Margaret Bublitz and Srinivas Reddy have been awarded Fulbright fellowships offering opportunities for cross-continental research, collaboration and scholarship.

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News and Events

'Connecting today, creating tomorrow:' Brown celebrates 30th annual Staff Development Day

June 12, 2024

Nearly 2,000 staff members enjoyed a full day of activities that included workshops, tours, community engagement opportunities and more.

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Health and Medicine

‘Datathon’ convenes high schoolers, scientists, clinicians to solve health care challenges

June 11, 2024

At a two-day datathon at Brown, local high school students teamed with computer scientists, health and medical professionals and other mentors to dig into data, unearth health inequities and find solutions.

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Science and Technology

In a significant first, researchers detect water frost on solar system’s tallest volcanoes

June 10, 2024

A research team unveiled that Mars’ Tharsis volcanoes have on and off patches of water frost, challenging previous assumptions about the Martian climate and helping shed light on how water behaves on the planet.

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News and Events

Pioneering Brown-Tougaloo Partnership commemorates 60 years

June 6, 2024

In celebration of six decades of impact, community members from Brown and Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, honored the “historic and unparalleled” partnership’s enduring legacy and future.

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Science and Technology

Breaking ground: Could geometry offer a new explanation for why earthquakes happen?

June 5, 2024

Findings published in Nature by a team of Brown-led researchers challenge traditional beliefs about the cause of earthquakes and suggest that it depends not on friction, but on the ways faults are aligned.

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News and Events

Music to their ears: Brown Band sets whimsical world record for largest conductor’s baton

June 5, 2024

Brown Band member Joshua Lobsenz crafted a 19-foot 4-inch conductor’s baton that led a performance on the College Green, gaining recognition from Guinness World Records for the record-setting feat.

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Science and Technology

Brown ranks among Top 100 universities nationally in new patents issued

June 4, 2024

As Brown researchers work to turn discoveries into therapies, services and devices that can benefit people, the University was recognized as one of the top schools in the nation for utility patents granted in 2023.

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Science and Technology

Local high schoolers gain design, engineering skills and ‘maker’ mindsets at Brown Design Workshop

June 4, 2024

Educators from Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket partnered with Brown’s makerspace to launch a new science class, empowering teens to design and create, and sparking interest in engineering.

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News and Events

Passages: Vice President for Campus Life Eric Estes

June 4, 2024

An accomplished campus life leader who held professional and governance roles at Brown, Oberlin, Duke, Syracuse and Trinity College, Estes leaves a legacy as a caring, trusted colleague deeply committed to students.

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News and Events

Men’s ultimate frisbee team, part of Brown’s club sports lineup, wins fourth national title

May 31, 2024

Marking its fourth title in program history, the team took first place in the Division I college championship in a 15-11 victory over rival California Polytechnic State University.

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News and Events

ArtsCrew program at Brown offers training, flexible jobs and career development for local artists

May 31, 2024

A workforce development program launched by the Brown Arts Institute is helping to create a pipeline of local arts professionals who build artistic, administrative and technical skills to power campus performances.

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University Initiatives

Making a ‘clean break’ before graduation, in support of local communities

May 30, 2024

Each May, Brown’s Office of Sustainability and Resiliency gathers a wide range of donated items from students moving out of residence halls to donate to organizations in and around Providence.

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Science and Technology

New technique from Brown University researchers offers more precise maps of the Moon’s surface

May 29, 2024

The team’s study describes enhancements that make a popular lunar mapping technique more streamlined and precise than ever at a time when space agencies are gearing up for lunar missions.

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News and Events

Brown University to create School of International and Public Affairs

May 29, 2024

In a major step toward expanded research and teaching, the new school will extend Brown’s commitment to advancing knowledge and preparing the next generation of global policymakers and leaders.

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News and Events

Corporation of Brown University elects one new fellow, six new trustees

May 29, 2024

Brown’s governing body elected each new member based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research.

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News and Events

Brown Corporation approves operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025

May 29, 2024

The budget includes investments in student scholarships, salaries and benefits for faculty and staff, plans to advance research, a new approach to career preparation, voluntary contributions to Providence, and more.

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