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Researchers detect age-related differences in DNA from blood

December 21, 2018

The DNA markers from the blood of healthy centenarians are more similar to those of people in their 20s than people in their 70s.

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Brown plans new center, residence hall to integrate health and wellness programs

December 20, 2018

With generous support from the family of Duncan MacMillan and from Barry Sternlicht and Mimi Reichert Sternlicht, and with architect selection underway, the University’s vision for an integrated, state-of-the-art health and wellness center and residence hall is on a path toward realization.

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Chemists create new quasicrystal material from nanoparticle building blocks

December 20, 2018

Brown University researchers have discovered a new type of quasicrystal, a class of materials whose existence was thought to be impossible until the 1980s.

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Environment

Michigan team’s findings on PFAS contaminants could inform broader approach to mitigation

December 19, 2018

Brown epidemiologist and associate dean David Savitz led the Michigan governor’s PFAS Science Advisory Committee, focusing on the health impacts of a class of toxic contaminants.

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The year in stories

December 19, 2018

Here are 21 of the year’s most noteworthy and best-loved stories from News from Brown.

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iHub partnership selected as Rhode Island innovation campus

December 18, 2018

A partnership led by Brown, URI and two global startup accelerators has been selected to receive funding under a state program to boost the commercialization of research at Rhode Island universities.

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Health and Medicine

Gut microbiome regulates the intestinal immune system, researchers find

December 18, 2018

A new study in mice unveils the role of vitamin A in immune system regulation, a finding that could assist in developing treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases as well as vitamin A deficiency.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s medical school formalized as academic partner for proposed health care affiliation

December 17, 2018

As Care New England, Brigham Health and Partners HealthCare begin state regulatory process, Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School to become the affiliation's primary academic research and teaching institution of record.

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Science and Technology

Massive new dark matter detector gets its ‘eyes’

December 17, 2018

Brown University researchers have assembled two massive arrays of photomultiplier tubes, powerful light sensors that will serve as the "eyes" for the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector, which will start its search for dark matter particles in 2020.

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Social Sciences

Relocation of historic Sharpe House will unify history department

December 17, 2018

In a move that will create a unified location for Brown’s Department of History and free a site on The Walk for future development, the 446-ton building began its westbound journey on steerable dollies on Monday, Dec. 17.

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From largest pool to date, Brown admits 769 early decision applicants

December 13, 2018

One year after the launch of the Brown Promise financial aid initiative, a total of 4,230 prospective students applied through the University’s early decision program.

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Social Sciences

Newly expanded Watson Institute opens the doors to Stephen Robert Hall

December 13, 2018

Slated to host its first classes this spring, the just-completed building is open to students and others for a series of study breaks in December.

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Social Sciences

Joe Biden on political divisiveness and running for president

December 10, 2018

In an event organized by the student-run Brown Lecture Board, former Vice President Joe Biden laid out his vision for political change and offered some clues about his plans for 2020.

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Environment

Climate change will have region-specific impacts on human health, economy

December 10, 2018

Brown epidemiologist Gregory Wellenius was a contributing author to the Fourth National Climate Assessment, focusing on the risks and impacts residents of the Northeast will face.

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News and Events

Technology leader Bill Thirsk appointed chief digital and information officer at Brown

December 7, 2018

With three decades of experience leading digital transformation in higher education, Thirsk will lead all digital strategy and technology platforms to support education, research and business operations at Brown.

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Health and Medicine

Brown physician-researcher offers perspective on firearm safety and #ThisIsOurLane

December 6, 2018

Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician and Brown faculty member, authored a New England Journal of Medicine editorial asserting that firearm safety is, in fact, in the lane of health care professionals.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos, Video: Brown students study and celebrate the Yemoja Festival

December 5, 2018

With artist-in-residence and visiting professor Jelili Atiku, Brown students explore an enduring Yoruba festival that celebrates water and feminine energy.

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Health and Medicine

Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout

December 5, 2018

Researchers found that health information technology-related stress was most common among primary care doctors.

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News and Events

50 years after walkout, Africana studies course explores 1968 at Brown and beyond

December 5, 2018

A course titled “1968: A Year in Review,” taught by Francoise Hamlin, offers global context to the 1968 Black Student Walkout, which spurred a greater commitment to enrolling and supporting black students at Brown.

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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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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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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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News and Events

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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