An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and identity shifts over time.
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Bringing a unique blend of academic experience and business acumen, Smith will oversee a portfolio of programs that are academically rigorous, financially sustainable and in demand from students and employers.
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With support from a Mellon Foundation grant, Brown researchers will build a database of African poetry, complete with poet biographies, scholarship, news coverage and more.
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Upon the recommendation of the Brown faculty, Brown’s highest governing body approved the statement, which outlines four core institutional values for Brown and defines how the University may use its voice publicly.
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Brown Corporation approves operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026
In an uncertain financial environment, Brown’s operating budget reflects a focus on advancing key priorities and supporting the students and employees who bring the University’s mission to life.
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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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Brown Corporation extends President Paxson’s contract to 2028
Praising nearly 13 years of steady and principled leadership from President Christina H. Paxson, the University’s highest governing board approved a two-year extension for Brown’s 19th president.
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In a Commencement celebration on the College Green, graduates Nkéke Harris and Aliza Kopans addressed their peers, family members and friends, offering advice as they forge into the future.
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Degrees for Brown’s undergraduate Class of 2025 were officially conferred during the College Ceremony, where Brown’s president shared with graduates why everyone on campus loves and will miss them.
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Brown confers honorary doctorates on seven distinguished leaders
During its 257th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees on a trailblazing group of advocates, artists, writers and scholars.
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Olympian Allyson Felix: Let purpose, not praise, guide your race
In a Baccalaureate service marked by faith and gratitude, Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix urged the undergraduate Class of 2025 to find meaning in every step of their journeys.
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Brown to confer 3,310 degrees at 257th Commencement
On Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, the University will confer a total of 3,310 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.
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Brown’s big weekend offered graduation ceremonies, alumni reunions and a multitude of other opportunities for graduates, alumni, family and friends to honor accomplishments and reunite.
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Science and Technology
Brown University undergraduates harness ‘spooky’ quantum effects for 3D holography imaging
Two Brown students developed a new technique called Quantum Multi-Wavelength Holography, which creates high-fidelity 3D images using quantum entangled photons.
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Arts and Humanities
Photos: The Lindemann lights up with lively Spring Festival of Dance
Brown University students performed an array of works during the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies’ annual spring dance showcase.
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In the heart of campus, a new admission welcome center in Brown’s historic Manning Hall will serve as an inviting, dedicated hub for prospective students and families when it opens in the fall.
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In this Q&A, four Brown students reflect on the experience of designing their own concentrations that defy conventional categories, from empathy in practice to computational neuroscience.
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Science and Technology
Streaked slopes on Mars probably not signs of water flow, study finds
Researchers analyzed a global database of 500,000 strange streaks that occur on steep Martian slopes, concluding that they’re most likely caused by dry processes rather than liquid flow.
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At the Commencement ceremony for the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2025, Alisa Pugacheva will reflect on the importance of appreciating patients, colleagues and the practice of medicine.
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Brown University’s 257th Commencement set for Sunday, May 25
Sunday's procession and University Ceremony on the College Green will cap Brown's three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2025.
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The new student-led Chinese music ensemble, founded in Fall 2024, made its debut with a spring concert that showcased the group’s rich repertoire of traditional and contemporary medleys.
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Science and Technology
What lies beneath: Using rock blasted from craters to probe the Martian subsurface
By analyzing how far material ejected from an impact crater flies, scientists can locate buried glaciers and other interesting subsurface features.
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The Brown Ph.D. student collaborates with psychologists and computer scientists across campus to find ways AI can support, but not replace, human-centered mental health counseling.
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Targeted nanoparticles show promise for more effective antifungal treatments
In an advance that could lead to better treatment of troublesome fungal infections, Brown University engineers have developed a nanoscale drug delivery system specially targeted to fungal cells.
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J. Michael Kosterlitz, a professor of physics, and Terrie Fox Wetle, a professor emerita of health services, policy and practice, will receive the Rosenberger Medal of Honor during Commencement and Reunion Weekend.
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Graduating senior Elysee Barakett reflects on the loss of her brother through a community-created mural on display in Brown’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center through May 16.
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Science and Technology
Researchers develop AI motion 'translation' model for controlling different kinds of robots
A new AI model created by researchers at Brown can generate motion in all kinds of robots and animated figures — humanoids, quadrupeds and more — from simple text commands.
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As Brown celebrates its 257th Commencement, Akashleena Mallick and Melaine Ferdinand-King will address their peers in separate master’s and Ph.D. ceremonies on College Hill.
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Photos: Local families enjoy story hour at the Brown Bookstore
The Brown University Bookstore welcomed families for a bilingual reading of "Planting Stories," celebrating community and cultural heritage through children’s literature.
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On the first day of Brown’s final examination period, members of the student-led organization No Empty Seats brought the College Green to life with a spontaneous, throwback dance routine.
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Stolen Relations, a public database set to launch on Saturday, May 10, reveals the stories of thousands of Native people forced into servitude across the Americas.
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The University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of community leaders, artists, writers, performers and scholars during its Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 25.
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Legal action aims to block funding cuts that would jeopardize Brown’s leading-edge research in areas including quantum computing, machine learning, advanced engineering materials and biomechanics.
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An accomplished historian and academic leader, Pollock looks forward to guiding and strengthening the academic experience for more than 7,200 undergraduates.
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Brown University faculty to consider Statement of University Values and Voice
The proposed statement from Brown’s Ad-hoc Committee on University Values and Voice outlines four core institutional values for Brown and defines how the University may use its voice publicly.
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Informed by her Nigerian-American identity and guided by her spiritual compass, the Brown University senior is advancing migration-policy research, humanitarian law and public service.
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For more than 15 years, Brown’s Food Recovery Network has redirected thousands of pounds of surplus food to support local soup kitchens, shelters and community food pantries, while diverting landfill waste.
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During a campus conversation to celebrate the launch of the Center for Climate, Environment and Health, panelists explored the impacts of climate change on human health and the research that will drive life-saving solutions.
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Public health researchers untangle two decades of maternal mortality data and find that while early increases were driven by reporting changes, real increases followed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In keeping with a Brown tradition that dates back more than two and a half centuries, seniors Nkéke Harris and Aliza Kopans will address their fellow graduates on Sunday, May 25.
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Three Brown University undergraduates and two recent alumni were named among this year’s classes of Goldwater, Truman, Gates Cambridge and Ellison scholars.
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News and Events
Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
With their election to the prestigious honor society, eight members of the Brown University faculty join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.
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Arts and Humanities
‘Wild Stories’ shows the power of ‘bombastic’ and brilliant narrative art
An exhibition in Brown’s Granoff Center for the Creative Arts celebrates the artwork of Professor of Visual Art Leslie Bostrom as she reflects on three decades of teaching and painting at Brown.
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Known best for his contributions to “Saturday Night Live,” the comedian and actor shared behind-the-scenes stories and industry insights in a talk organized by the student-run Brown Lecture Board.
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As Brown’s research greenhouse manager, Vasques tends the Plant Environmental Center run by the University’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology.
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This Earth Day, Brown University’s associate provost for sustainability offers strategies to minimize carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate climate change.
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A distinguished economist and public affairs scholar, Friedman will lead a new school dedicated to advancing research and teaching on the world’s most pressing economic, political, social and policy challenges.
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As the culminating project of Fighting Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian Warfare, more than 90 Brown students participated in a student-led, live-action reconstruction of the 13th-century B.C.E. Battle of Kadesh.
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Science and Technology
Scientists probe the mystery of Titan’s missing deltas
New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn’s moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien world.
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After more than a year of planning, “130 Years of Jewish Life at Brown” will convene generations of Brown community members for a weekend of panels, activities and celebrations in early November.
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