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A new ‘dashboard’ for Rhode Island’s overdose crisis

June 27, 2016

Full of practical, graphical guides for the general public and up-to-the-minute epidemiological data for healthcare providers and policymakers, a new website aims to use information to prevent overdose deaths

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Delirium at nursing home admission a risky sign for seniors

June 25, 2016

A large Brown University study finds patients who exhibited delirium at the time they entered a nursing home were significantly more likely to die or return to the hospital within 30 days and were less likely to recover fully if they returned home.

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Students team with senior leaders at Brown to create fund for sustainable, socially oriented investing

June 23, 2016

With a focus on environmental, social and governance investment standards, the Brown University Sustainable Investment Fund offers donors a sustainability-focused, endowed giving option that welcomes gifts of any amount.

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R.I. Foundation awards Brown health research grants

June 21, 2016

Seed funding of $25,000 per project will jump-start five studies related to medical concerns and basic research.

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Research bolsters case for a present-day subsurface ocean on Pluto

June 21, 2016

An updated thermal model for Pluto suggests that liquid water beneath the dwarf planet’s ice shell may not be frozen yet.

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Amid Egyptian uprisings, doctors’ care for patients takes on political significance

June 20, 2016

The conditions in which medical personnel and volunteers worked during the period of military rule in Egypt challenged the established understanding of medical neutrality, a new study reveals.

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Spending the summer at Brown

June 15, 2016

The University’s many pre-college programs will bring more than 5,300 students to campus this summer.

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Social Sciences

Passages: Brazilianist and professor emeritus Thomas E. Skidmore

June 14, 2016

Thomas E. Skidmore, prominent historian of Brazil and professor emeritus of Brown University, passed away on June 11.

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Arts and Humanities

Two monumental contemporary sculptures coming to Brown campus

June 14, 2016

Sculptures by Urs Fischer and Giuseppe Penone will be installed beginning June 14.

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As Olympics near, study finds low levels of physical activity in Brazil

June 14, 2016

A large study confirms that physical activity provides Brazilians with significant cardio-metabolic health benefits, but reports that fewer than three in 10 participants are active.

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Brown alumni win prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships

June 13, 2016

Peter Asimov and Emily Kassie, members of the Class of 2014, were awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships to continue their studies in the fall at the University of Cambridge.

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Arts and Humanities

The Granoff Center at Five

June 9, 2016

Born out of a unique coalition of supporters and Brown’s singular ethos, the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts is a force for new work and collaboration across disciplines.

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Young Scholars Conference teaches tools for success

June 7, 2016

A diverse group of early career scientists gathered at Brown recently to learn more about what it takes to thrive in academia.

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Brown’s Dylan Molloy named nation’s top college lacrosse player

June 3, 2016

Molloy’s honor as the Tewaaraton Award winner follows the Bears’ ascent to the NCAA Final Four this season.

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Science and Technology

Technique could help climate models sweat the small stuff

June 3, 2016

Research led by a Brown University physicist reveals a way to include small-scale dynamics into computer simulations of large-scale phenomena, which could make for better climate models and astrophysical simulations.

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Study shows how judgment of sensory simultaneity may develop in the brain

June 3, 2016

In a study using tadpoles, neuroscientists tracked how the brain develops its sense of whether two sensory inputs — for example, vision and touch — happened at the same time.

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At Home at Brown: Video highlights from Commencement and Reunion 2016

June 2, 2016

More than 5,000 alumni returned to College Hill to celebrate reunions, renew ties with former classmates and honor the addition of 2,630 new graduates to the ranks of Brown alumni.

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Social Sciences

New exhibit brings to light the experience of black coal workers in Appalachia

June 1, 2016

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice exhibit, based on the work of Brown University graduate Karida Brown, uses oral histories and archival items to document a part of American history not widely known.

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Software turns webcams into eye-trackers

June 1, 2016

Developed by computer scientists at Brown, the new software could help web developers to optimize content and make websites more user-friendly.

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NIH awards Brown $11.5M for computational biology research

June 1, 2016

Brown University will launch a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Computational Biology of Human Disease to expand its research using sophisticated computer analyses to understand and fight human diseases.

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Logan Powell named Brown University’s next dean of admission

May 31, 2016

With two decades of college admissions experience, the current director of admission at Princeton University will begin his role at Brown on July 1.

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Celebratory weekend of events, forums and festivities honors Class of 2016

May 29, 2016

New graduates and their families gather alongside generations of alumni to honor tradition, reflect on their journeys and move into the world with usefulness and reputation.

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Brown awards eight honorary doctorates

May 29, 2016

At the 248th Commencement ceremony today, Brown University President Christina Paxson conferred honorary doctorates on eight candidates who have achieved great distinction in their fields.

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Sabrina Imbler: “How Do We Want to Become?”

May 29, 2016

Sabrina Imbler, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 248th Commencement, delivered an address titled “How Do We Want to Become?" on the College Green on Sunday, May 29.

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Jamelle Watson-Daniels: "Storytelling"

May 29, 2016

Jamelle Watson-Daniels, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 248th Commencement, delivered an address titled “Storytelling” on the College Green on Sunday, May 29.

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A distinctly Brown take on an age-old tradition — Class of 2016 celebrates Baccalaureate

May 28, 2016

The annual Commencement tradition for graduating seniors was marked by faith, gratitude and an inspiring call to action from speaker Kevin Gover.

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Baccalaureate address: "Choosing our Histories" by Kevin Gover

May 28, 2016

Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, delivered Brown's 2016 Baccalaureate address and will receive an honorary degree at Commencement.

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Ceremony honors new military officers, graduating veterans, fallen alumni

May 28, 2016

On a weekend that marks graduation, reunion and military sacrifice, the University honored those who have engaged in scholarship and service.

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Brown to confer 2,630 degrees at Sunday's Commencement

May 27, 2016

At its 248th Commencement on Sunday, May 29, Brown University will confer a total of 2,630 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.

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Brown Corporation paves way for building projects, elects new trustees and fellows

May 27, 2016

During its annual Commencement week meeting, the University’s governing body also formally accepted BrownTogether gifts and approved the awarding of more than 2,550 degrees at Sunday’s ceremonies.

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Study finds that protein puts the brakes on melanin

May 27, 2016

Skin, eye and hair pigmentation requires a delicate balance of acidity within the cellular compartments where melanin is made – that balance is partly regulated, scientists now know, by a protein called TPC2.

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On collegiality and community: reflections from the chancellor’s colleagues

May 26, 2016

Corporation officers who have served with Thomas J. Tisch share insights on his contributions to Brown and his approach to leadership.

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As his term culminates, Chancellor Tisch honored with celebration, portrait unveiling

May 26, 2016

During a Commencement and Reunion Week celebration, peers and colleagues honored the 1976 Brown graduate and Corporation leader with reflections on his leadership.

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Student’s senior thesis becomes Gates Foundation-funded project

May 26, 2016

Wilson Cusack, a senior computer science concentrator, developed a text-message-based trading platform that helps connect farmers and buyers. With a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he’ll pilot the project in the West African nation of Ghana.

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Topping-off ceremony celebrates new School of Engineering building

May 25, 2016

Brown University leaders joined Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and others to discuss the importance of the new building for the University and for the City.

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After season for the ages, men’s lacrosse team heads to the NCAA Championship Final Four

May 25, 2016

The team persevered in last weekend’s quarterfinal matchup with Navy, despite the absence of standout player Dylan Molloy.

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BrownConnect taps into extended University community to enhance internship access

May 24, 2016

CareerLAB’s newest tool, now in its second year, connects students with alumni and parent employers who are looking specifically for Brown students.

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Brown to celebrate engineering building topping off

May 23, 2016

Brown officials and the Mayor will discuss the importance of the new building for Brown and Providence.

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Brown unveils visiting professors program as part of diversity and inclusion efforts

May 23, 2016

The campus-wide Provost’s Visiting Professors program will offer short-term appointments at Brown to exceptional faculty from historically underrepresented groups.

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Where meter meets mainframe: An early experiment teaching poetry with computers

May 23, 2016

A recently unearthed film from 1974 documents an early foray into the digital humanities by two Brown professors.

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Health and Medicine

Taking control of key protein stifles cancer spread in mice

May 20, 2016

In a new study in mice, researchers overcame a process by which cancer co-opts a fundamental protein into protecting it against the body’s defenses.

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Brown students, recent graduates earn 29 Fulbright Scholarships

May 19, 2016

The award, one of the country’s most prestigious, offers students the opportunity to teach, study or pursue independent research in more than 140 countries.

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Dalton wins NSF CAREER Award

May 17, 2016

Assistant professor Colleen Dalton’s CAREER Award will support her work using seismic waves to understand the Earth’s interior.

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First-generation scholars will address Graduate School degree recipients

May 17, 2016

Graduates Alberto Morales and Matthew J. Lyddon will address their peers in separate master’s and doctoral ceremonies, respectively, at Commencement on Sunday, May 29.

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Brown’s 248th Commencement set for Sunday, May 29

May 17, 2016

Sunday’s procession and University Ceremony on the College Green cap Brown’s three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend.

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Brown University’s Engaged Scholars Program connects academic learning with social impact

May 13, 2016

The program, now in its second year, links the classroom and community through co-created experiential research, projects and internships.

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Social Sciences

Teaching with the News tool offers students, educators a scholarly look at Black Lives Matter

May 11, 2016

A new interactive timeline offered by the Choices Program will give students insights into black activism spanning the mid-20th century and beyond.

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Health and Medicine

As exposure to chemical rises, so does risk of ending breastfeeding early

May 11, 2016

In a new study of hundreds of Cincinnati moms, higher levels of exposure to the common industrial chemical PFOA were linked to a greater likelihood of ending breastfeeding by three months.

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Arts and Humanities

Passages: Poet and professor emeritus Michael S. Harper

May 11, 2016

Acclaimed poet Michael S. Harper, a beloved teacher to generations of Brown students, passed away on May 7.

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Social Sciences

U.N. Development Programme grant to expand Brown’s digital archive on U.S.-Brazilian relations

May 10, 2016

An effort led through the Watson Institute’s Brazil Initiative, the Opening the Archives Project provides open access to thousands of primary documents for researchers around the world.

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