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Letter from Brown’s senior leaders: Confronting racial injustice

June 1, 2020

As communities confront ongoing anti-black racism, University leaders wrote to the Brown community to express deep sadness and anger regarding incidents that continue to cut short the lives of black people.

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New initiative to reshape, improve competitiveness in Brown varsity and club athletics

May 28, 2020

The Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative will revise the University’s roster of varsity sports teams, invest in club sports and enhance recruitment, squad sizes, coaching, training and facilities.

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Brown Corporation elects two new fellows, eight trustees

May 26, 2020

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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Conversations on COVID: Students organize to take food from farms to food banks

May 26, 2020

The FarmLink Project, started by students from Brown and other schools, is moving food that farmers would normally sell to restaurants to food banks around the country, putting it in the hands of those in need.

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Brown Corporation approves base budget for Fiscal Year 2021

May 26, 2020

The approved $1.3 billion base budget includes $347 million for student aid and support, and will serve as a foundation for revised budget forecasts to contend with the full impact of COVID-19 on Brown’s financial position.

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For Class of 2020 grads, new degrees and congratulations arrive, virtually

May 24, 2020

From locations across the globe, thousands of new Brown graduates and loved ones tuned in to Virtual Degree Conferral celebrations that honored achievements and offered words of wisdom for lives and careers to come.

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Brown to confer 2,657 degrees at Virtual Degree Conferral ceremonies

May 23, 2020

At three Virtual Degree Conferral ceremonies on Sunday, May 24, Brown will confer 2,657 degrees — undergraduate, graduate and medical — in advance of Class of 2020 Commencement activities in Spring 2021.

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Newly graduated Brown doctor finds hope, humanity in inclusive community of students

May 22, 2020

Sheyla Medina, who graduated early from the Warren Alpert Medical School, will emphasize the intersection between medicine and humanism in a Virtual Degree Conferral ceremony address on May 24.

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Health and Medicine

Brown physician-scholar testifies on COVID-19 before U.S. House committee

May 21, 2020

Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine, urged the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to ramp up manufacturing and distribution of personal protective equipment.

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For graduating UCS president, Brown community fuels innovation, creates family far from home

May 21, 2020

As president of Brown’s Undergraduate Council of Students, William Zhou will address the way that listening to others creates community and catalyzes change in Virtual Degree Conferral ceremony remarks on Sunday, May 24.

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MPH candidate to urge fellow grads to treat crises as opportunities to help others

May 20, 2020

In an address at the Graduate School’s Virtual Degree Ceremony, master’s degree speaker Abdullah Shihipar will urge his classmates to use their degrees in ways that advance all of society, not just themselves.

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Student Life

From Brown-RISD undergraduate, ‘20 Drawings for the Class of 2020’

May 20, 2020

With seniors who are culminating their undergraduate experiences remotely in mind, Brown-RISD dual degree student Yunni Cho created a digital collection of drawings depicting favorite sites on the College Hill campuses.

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Arts and Humanities

Slavic literature scholar aims to inspire fellow Ph.D. grads

May 19, 2020

Mira Nikolova, a native of Bulgaria and a doctoral candidate in Slavic studies, plans to draw parallels between Ph.D. students and saguaro cacti in her Virtual Degree Conferral ceremony address on Sunday, May 24.

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Student Life

Brown undergraduate launches educational program to combat emotional abuse

May 18, 2020

Omena, a nonprofit founded by Brown sophomore Francesca Raoelison, teaches young people in her native Madagascar how to recognize emotionally abusive relationships.

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Arts and Humanities

In U.N. report, Brown scholar urges more focus on equality and freedom in human development

May 18, 2020

An essay by Anthony Bogues, director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown, anchors a scholarly discussion in the United Nations’ 30th-anniversary Human Development Report.

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Topological waves may help in understanding plasma systems

May 14, 2020

A research team has predicted the presence of “topologically protected” electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of plasmas, which may help in designing new plasma systems like fusion reactors.

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Health and Medicine

Study finds low proportion of individuals with autism receive recommended genetic tests

May 13, 2020

Tests can identify or rule out abnormalities, but a study from the R.I. Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment finds that most people with autism spectrum disorder don’t receive them.

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Environment

Brown scholar will use Carnegie fellowship to explore nature, politics in the Yukon

May 12, 2020

The fellowship will allow Bathsheba Demuth, an environmental historian, to use the Yukon watershed as a case study for how different societies manage, protect and plunder their natural resources.

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Both virtually and on-site, topping-off ceremony celebrates future health and wellness center at Brown

May 11, 2020

The under-construction center and residence hall on Brook Street in Providence remains on track to bring the University’s health and wellness programs under one roof as early as Spring 2021.

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Brown junior wins prestigious Udall Scholarship for environmental science

May 8, 2020

As a Udall Scholar, Melissa Lopez will examine ways to predict — and prevent — the effects of climate change upon city environments.

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Student Life

For Brown Salsa Club, the beat goes online

May 7, 2020

Since Brown went remote in March, the University’s student-run salsa club has hosted weekly online salsa lessons for the greater Brown and RISD communities.

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Social Sciences

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown economist, colleagues develop real-time economic tracker

May 7, 2020

The research team Opportunity Insights, co-directed by Professor of Economics John Friedman, developed a tool to help policymakers and nonprofits respond to rapid economic shifts during the global health crisis.

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With Commencement postponed until May 2021, Brown will honor 2020 graduates virtually

May 6, 2020

Virtual Degree Conferral ceremonies on May 24 will mark the milestone of graduation in advance of next spring’s Commencement and Reunion Weekend, which will honor the classes of 2020 and 2021.

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Brown research teams mobilize to investigate COVID-19 solutions

May 6, 2020

Brown’s new COVID-19 Research Seed Fund is supporting 15 teams of faculty researchers who are working rapidly to develop solutions that could impact the world’s response to the pandemic.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown alumnus captures Pulitzer Prize for Susan Sontag biography

May 5, 2020

Benjamin Moser, a Class of 1998 graduate, won a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for the authorized biography “Sontag: Her Life and Work" — and a team led in part by Brown alumnus Ira Glass captured the first ever prize for audio reporting.

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Arctic ‘shorefast’ sea ice threatened by climate change, study finds

May 4, 2020

A new study shows that coastal sea ice used by Arctic residents for hunting and fishing will be reduced as the planet warms.

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Social Sciences

Anxiety impairs judgment in social situations, study finds

May 1, 2020

A new study by three Brown researchers found that those who report symptoms of anxiety have a harder time walking away from people who become increasingly untrustworthy.

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Health and Medicine

School of Public Health celebrates high-impact student research online

April 30, 2020

With students studying remotely as a result of COVID-19, Brown’s School of Public Health created a platform for students to share poster presentations on their research virtually.

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Science and Technology

Research reveals possibly active tectonic system on the Moon

April 30, 2020

Strange spots scattered across the Moon’s nearside where bedrock is conspicuously exposed are evidence of seismic activity set in motion 4.3 billion years ago that could be ongoing today, the researchers say.

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Social Sciences

Conversations on COVID: How to persuade loved ones to stay at home

April 30, 2020

Rob Grace, a Ph.D. student at Brown, drew from his research on humanitarian negotiation to offer advice on how to convince skeptical friends and family to protect themselves from COVID-19 via social distancing.

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Social Sciences

Choices Program offers Rhode Island teachers access to digital course content

April 28, 2020

The Choices Program at Brown is granting high school teachers in Rhode Island free access to digital editions of its classroom units, which cover topics including war, genocide and climate change.

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Paxson in New York Times: Colleges have a duty to reopen campuses, safely, as soon as possible

April 26, 2020

Students, and local economies, will depend on the efforts of colleges and universities to marshal the resources and expertise to make it possible to safely reopen, Brown’s president argues.

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Three Brown professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 24, 2020

With their election to the prestigious honor society, Carl Kaestle, Diane Lipscombe and Susanna Loeb join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and humanities.

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Ivy Film Festival moves fully online for its 19th annual event

April 24, 2020

The world’s largest student-run film festival, held each year on the Brown campus, will transition to a fully digital, weeklong event featuring film screenings, new media exhibitions and a digital speaker series.

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Science and Technology

Researchers solve ‘link discovery’ problem for terahertz data networks

April 24, 2020

A team of researchers from Brown and Rice universities has demonstrated a way to help devices to find each other in the ultra-fast terahertz data networks of the future.

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Andrew Yang reflects on campaign, talks new initiatives in virtual discussion

April 23, 2020

A conversation between former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez, both Brown alumni, touched on the upcoming general election and the social consciousness of the Brown community.

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Arts and Humanities

First from Giza, now from home, Brown Egyptologist dives into innovation in online teaching

April 23, 2020

Victoria Almansa-Villatoro, a Ph.D. student in Egyptology, worked with learning designers at Brown to create an interactive online course about the pyramids, kings and societies of the third millennium B.C.

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Health and Medicine

Research reveals new target that could be a foundation for malaria vaccine

April 22, 2020

In a study that could lead to a new vaccine against malaria, researchers have found antibodies that trigger a “kill switch” in malarial cells, causing them to self-destruct.

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Brown provides short-term residence hall housing to front-line personnel fighting COVID-19

April 21, 2020

In partnership with the State of Rhode Island, the University has opened currently unoccupied residence halls to front-line personnel seeking to isolate from family members while supporting the state’s pandemic response.

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Three professors win Guggenheim fellowships to advance research interests

April 17, 2020

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded fellowships to Brown faculty members Josh Pacewicz, Kavita Ramanan and Daniel Jordan Smith.

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Health and Medicine

Amid COVID-19 crisis, more than 30 Brown med students graduate early to begin hospital work

April 17, 2020

Fourth-year medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School who have completed requirements and elected to graduate early will join the fight against COVID-19 both locally and in residencies nationwide.

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Science and Technology

Conversations on COVID: Tracing contacts while preserving privacy

April 16, 2020

Researchers including computer science professor Anna Lysyanskaya are working on a way to use cell phones to track people who may have been exposed to coronavirus — without revealing any personal information.

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Brown junior wins prestigious Truman Scholarship for public service

April 15, 2020

As a Truman Scholar, Marysol Fernandez-Harvey plans to pursue a law degree to help her impact the political landscape in her native Puerto Rico.

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Brown undergraduates, recent alum win prestigious scholarships

April 15, 2020

Four current undergraduates and one recent alumnus have been awarded national scholarships, which collectively recognize excellence in academic fields including the arts, humanities, social sciences and STEM.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown Arts Initiative thinks creatively about sparking creativity in the age of social distancing

April 15, 2020

A new virtual arts hub, BAI at Home, details live-streamed concerts, online exhibitions and creative challenges for students, faculty, staff and members of the greater community.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers use 21st century genomics to estimate Samoan population dynamics over 3,000 years

April 14, 2020

A new study estimating the size of the Samoan population using contemporary genomic data found that the founding population remained low for the first 1,500 years of human settlement, contributing to understanding the evolutionary context of the recent rise in obesity and related diseases.

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Virtual discussion offers Brown community members forum to discuss COVID-19’s impact

April 14, 2020

Nearly 1,000 students, faculty and staff participated in a remote meeting of the Brown University Community Council, which included a moderated Q&A session with senior leaders.

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Science and Technology

Brown Design Workshop responds to COVID crisis with custom-made solutions

April 14, 2020

In the University’s makerspace, 3D printers and other rapid prototyping equipment are being used to make personal protective equipment and other components that address the specific needs of local health providers.

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Arts and Humanities

Conversations on COVID: TV news and entertainment in a pandemic

April 14, 2020

Lynne Joyrich, a professor of modern culture and media at Brown, discussed how television is helping to steer the narrative and helping people to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Science and Technology

Brown engineering faculty and students design DIY ventilator

April 13, 2020

The team designed a ventilator that can be easily assembled using 3D-printed and easily acquired parts, and plans to make the design available for anyone to make.

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