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Arts and Humanities

Using arts to understand autism, from the inside out

A summer performance camp organized by the Brown-based Miracle Project New England uses the arts to help young people with autism engage, socialize and communicate.
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Science and Technology

Research makes robots better at following spoken instructions

A new software system helps robots to more effectively act on instructions from people, who by nature give commands that range from simple and straightforward to those that are more complex and imply a myriad of subtasks.
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Health and Medicine

Unique medical school program trains students to qualify to treat addiction

More than 30 fourth-year medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School will gain the training required to prescribe medication-assisted therapy for opioid use disorder under a first-in-the-nation program implemented in partnership with the state of Rhode Island.
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News and Events

17 snapshots of spring at Brown

In an era when everyone is a photographer, these stunning photos taken by members of Brown's campus community offer some new perspectives of Spring 2017 on College Hill.
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Health and Medicine

V.A. campaign to increase hospice care showing results

After a major push by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve end-of-life care, a new study shows strong growth in the proportion of veterans receiving palliative care at the end of life.
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Social Sciences

Moffitt to lead Brown’s Taubman Center

Starting July 1, Susan Moffitt will lead the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, a research center at the University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
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News and Events

What’s past is prologue: BCSC at 40

At the conclusion of the Brown Center for Students of Color’s 40th anniversary year, members of the Brown community reflect on pivotal historical moments for students of color on campus.
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Health and Medicine

Bess Marcus named next School of Public Health dean

Brown has appointed health behavior and exercise promotion expert Bess Marcus, a member of the Brown faculty from 1991 to 2011 and a senior leader at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, as the next dean of its School of Public Health.
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Health and Medicine

Lipscombe elected president of Society for Neuroscience

Brown University neuroscience professor Diane Lipscombe, director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science, has been elected the next president of the Society for Neuroscience.
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News and Events

A spirit of service, on the Brown campus and beyond

As part of a wide range of Staff Development Day opportunities, colleagues from across campus engaged in community service projects at sites ranging from elementary schools to public parks.
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News and Events

Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions

From research on prosthetic limbs to devising new ways to experience opera, scholarship by Brown faculty members earned them recognition from prestigious national and international organizations this spring.
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Health and Medicine

Grant funds study of best practices in hospital care for elderly

Public health researchers have earned a $1.1 million grant to identify best practices at hospitals that provide cost-effective, high-quality care for Medicare recipients in need of post-discharge services.
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Health and Medicine

Study of kids with autism identifies hospitalization risk factors

With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of seeking inpatient psychiatric care.
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Science and Technology

Researchers flip the script on magnetocapacitance

The study demonstrates for the first time a new type of magnetocapacitance, a phenomenon that could be useful in the next generation of ‘spintronic’ devices.
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Health and Medicine

With state’s health department, students tackle hot topics in health care

With urgent health issues on the agenda such as hospital mergers and risky pregnancies, the Rhode Island Department of Health is engaging Brown students to pitch in, offering valuable opportunities to gain real-world research experience in return.
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Science and Technology

Like a slice of pizza, a curvature could give fish fins their strength

Brown University engineers have shown that applying curvature to the base of a fish fin can increase its stiffness, an effect that could underlie the maneuverability of fish and provide a new design concept for robotic swimmers.
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Science and Technology

Fowl-mouthed study finds that diet shaped duck, goose beaks

An analysis of the relationship between diet and beak shape among waterfowl not only shows that feeding is likely the major influence that fits the bill, but also suggests that early birds of the order were likely more duck-like than goose-like.
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News and Events

Brown marks Commencement with urgency to make a positive impact

With joy, solemnity, celebration, humility, gratitude and more than a little celebrity, the Brown community came together for Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 26 to 28, guided by the spirit of working for a better future.
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News and Events

Brown awards six honorary doctorates

During the 249th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 28, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees to a diverse group of scholars, artists and leaders recognized for their exceptional achievement in a variety of fields.
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News and Events

President Christina Paxson: 'Live Courageously'

On Sunday, May 28, President Christina Paxson addressed the Class of 2017's bachelor's degree recipients as part of Brown's 249th Commencement.
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News and Events

Adriel Barrios-Anderson: 'Silent Lessons'

Adriel Barrios-Anderson, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 249th Commencement, delivered an address titled "Silent Lessons" on the College Green on Sunday, May 28.
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News and Events

Viet Nguyen: 'The Idea of Deserving'

Viet Nguyen, one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 249th Commencement, delivered an address titled "The Idea of Deserving" on the College Green on Sunday, May 28.
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