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IBES at 10: A decade of innovative research and teaching in environment and society

October 4, 2024

Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.

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News and Events

With 11.3% return in 2024, Brown endowment provides record support for academic priorities

October 4, 2024

The endowment provided an all-time high of $281 million for financial aid and student support, scientific research and other priorities in Fiscal Year 2024, as Brown’s investments generated $728 million in gains, an 11.3% return.

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Health and Medicine

Federal government may be paying twice for care of veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans

October 4, 2024

An analysis by researchers at Brown's School of Public Health shows how the federal government may be paying twice for care for veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans and the Veterans Health Administration.

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Student Life

Photos: From the locker room to the ballot box, Brown Votes boosts student-athlete voter education

October 4, 2024

As part of broader outreach efforts, Brown Votes and Athletics and Recreation at Brown have teamed up to bring voter-registration workshops to student-athletes ahead of the November elections.

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Brown campus to host wide array of public events on 2024 elections, issues

October 4, 2024

As voters prepare to cast ballots in presidential, congressional and local elections, Brown is presenting open-to-the-public discussions on relevant topics, from election security to health care.

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News and Events

Brown earns national recognition for commitment to diversity, inclusion

October 3, 2024

The Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award recognizes the University’s campus-wide commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion across all facets of its community.

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Arts and Humanities

Gone but not forgotten: Beloved elm tree from Brown sees new life in the form of handcrafted art

October 2, 2024

Eiden Spilker and others from the Brown Design Workshop are repurposing wood from a treasured American elm into sculptures and keepsakes for the Brown community.

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Health and Medicine

With $3.8M grant, new Brown center to research health impacts of climate change on aging populations

October 2, 2024

Funding from the National Institute on Aging will enable Brown researchers to study the negative health effects of climate change and develop practical solutions that promote healthy aging.

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Health and Medicine

With $12.3M federal grant, Brown to expand research on substance misuse and chronic disease

October 2, 2024

With renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation will build on its research to understand mechanisms linking substance use with chronic disease.

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News and Events

Brown modern culture and media scholar Tony Cokes wins prestigious MacArthur ‘genius grant’

October 1, 2024

The longtime Brown University faculty member, who is celebrated for his video works that recontextualize historical and cultural moments, was awarded an $800,000 grant to advance his practice as an artist.

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News and Events

Receipt of advisory committee report moves student divestment proposal to Brown Corporation review

October 1, 2024

Consistent with past practice, the report of Brown’s Advisory Committee on University Resources Management will be shared when the Brown Corporation’s decision on divestment is announced, later in October.

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Social Sciences

Photography exhibition at Brown’s Watson Institute features faces of global refugee crisis

September 30, 2024

“The Power of Faces,” an exhibition by two Rhode Island-based photographers on view through Dec. 20, displays portraits of people living in refugee camps across the world.

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Arts and Humanities

Artist Leo Villareal returns to Brown to reflect on his immersive campus light installation

September 28, 2024

The world-renowned artist and creator of “Infinite Composition” in Brown’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center shared insights on his creative process at a late-September Light in Art and Architecture Symposium.

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Arts and Humanities

Tuning up: Brown’s cutting-edge Lindemann Performing Arts Center marks its first year

September 28, 2024

As the one-of-kind, high-tech Lindemann Performing Arts Center turns one, artists are just starting to embrace the building’s limitless possibilities.

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Student Life

Brown’s approach to matching first-year roommates starts with the magic of randomness

September 25, 2024

By pairing new students with a roommate, the University’s long-held practice of randomized roommate selection has enabled lasting Brunonian connections and friendships for generations of students.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Michael Pimentel on building bodies, minds and community

September 24, 2024

An open-water swimmer and clean waterways advocate, Pimentel brings a passion for health and wellness to his role as strength and conditioning coach and fitness ambassador at Brown.

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Arts and Humanities

Renovated Andrews House reopens its doors as new humanities hub at Brown

September 24, 2024

A breathtaking renovation has transformed the historic building, which housed Brown’s Health Services for eight decades, into a modern, collaborative and flexible space to advance humanities scholarship.

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Student Life

Photos: With cyanotype, Brown student uses the sun to visualize the moon

September 24, 2024

Inspired by Chinese handscrolls and NASA film of the moon’s surface, senior Logan Tullai used an 1800s technique to lead a community art project on campus on 60-foot-long swaths of silk.

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Health and Medicine

People navigate social networks same way they navigate transportation networks: by studying maps

September 24, 2024

A study by cognitive scientists at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science deciphered how the human brain represents the complex social connections among acquaintances, friends, and friends of friends.

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News and Events

Higher education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities, employers

September 24, 2024

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes and Princeton Review, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience and high-impact teaching and research.

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Arts and Humanities

Studying fossil extraction on Native lands and exploring the depths of untold histories

September 23, 2024

Supported by a Mellon Foundation grant, a Brown historian teamed up with a Lakotan scholar to illuminate overlooked histories of fossil extraction on Native American lands.

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News and Events

Four Brown juniors awarded Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

September 23, 2024

Known as the Voyager Scholarship, the program aims to support future public service leaders through meaningful work-travel experiences, generous financial aid and a robust mentor network.

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Health and Medicine

New Brown medical students don white coats, take important step toward medical careers

September 23, 2024

The Warren Alpert Medical School offered a ceremonial welcome to the 148 medical students who comprise the Class of 2028 at its annual white coat celebration.

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Science and Technology

At inaugural technology and society symposium, a focus on sustainable energy solutions

September 19, 2024

A daylong conference brought together experts from Brown’s School of Engineering and beyond to spark collaborations in renewable energy, carbon capture and energy-efficient technologies for a sustainable future.

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Environment

How do coexisting animals find enough to eat? Biologists unlock insights into foraging habits in Yellowstone

September 19, 2024

Brown University ecologists teamed with National Park Service scientists in Yellowstone to answer a vexing question about how different wildlife species find enough to eat.

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Student Life

Brown community members spend National Voter Registration Day helping to turn out the vote

September 18, 2024

Sweetened by free scoops of ice cream, voter registration drives across campus provided support to hundreds of newly eligible students seeking to participate in November’s elections.

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Environment

Corinne LePage: Embracing a love of horticulture to support domestic violence survivors

September 18, 2024

Through determination, courage and a supportive community, LePage is flourishing as a nontraditional student at Brown and using her own experiences to help others on campus and beyond.

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News and Events

Brown launches digital hub to expand community, career exploration for students, alumni

September 17, 2024

The new BrownConnect+ network will broaden career development opportunities, mentorship and connections among more than 100,000 Brunonians worldwide.

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News and Events

Brown names William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories in recognition of generous gift

September 12, 2024

A planned state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, Danoff Laboratories in Providence’s Jewelry District will convene scientists to solve complex, interconnected health and medical challenges.

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Health and Medicine

Brown unveils design for signature life sciences research facility in Providence

September 12, 2024

Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.

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Student Life

Brown’s military-affiliated students find fitting, functional and dedicated new space on campus

September 11, 2024

A new home for the Office of Military-Affiliated Students offers collaborative spaces, accented with odes to the veteran community, that enable Brown to support a growing community of student veterans and ROTC participants.

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Science and Technology

From the Lab: Brown chemical biologists impact health by focusing on the molecular level

September 11, 2024

By understanding tiny, powerful molecules, a collaborative research team led by Professor of Chemistry Ming Xian develops innovative chemical tools that could lead to new medical treatments.

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Science and Technology

New mass spectrometry technology from Brown scientists could transform tiny sample analysis

September 9, 2024

A new method developed by the Brown team dramatically reduces sample loss, paving the way for more accurate and efficient protein analysis.

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News and Events

Brown’s newest students, by the numbers

September 6, 2024

A total of 3,289 undergraduate, graduate and medical students have begun their studies at Brown University — here’s a look at the newest students to arrive on College Hill.

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Student Life

Photos and video: A lively beginning to the academic year

September 5, 2024

During a week of welcome events, Brown’s campus buzzed with the unmistakable spirit of new beginnings as the Fall 2024 semester kicked off.

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Health and Medicine

Study shows fentanyl’s role in Oregon overdose spike after policy decriminalizing drug possession

September 5, 2024

A study by public health researchers at Brown University found that decriminalization of drug possession was not associated with an increase in fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon.

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News and Events

At 261st Opening Convocation, a magical welcome for Brown University’s newest students

September 3, 2024

As students heralded the start of their academic journeys at Brown, University leaders urged them to build relationships across difference, be curious and courageous, and embrace the magic of the Brown experience.

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News and Events

Photos: Brown student-athletes cheer on Vartan Gregorian Elementary students for first day of school

September 3, 2024

Students at the K-5 school in the Providence Public School District were greeted with a rousing welcome from Brown Athletics on their first day of school.

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News and Events

Brown welcomes talented group of 67 new faculty members

September 3, 2024

Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, the scholars join the Brown community to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

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Student Life

International Orientation welcomes new undergraduates from more than 80 nations

September 3, 2024

A successful Brown program for a quarter-century, International Orientation focuses on offering new undergraduates from outside the U.S. mentorship, relationship-building, fun and a smooth transition to college.

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Student Life

Quintessentially the Class of 2028: Incoming students share cherished items from home

September 3, 2024

As the 2024-25 academic year kicked off, members of Brown University’s newest class shared some of the items they brought from home that help represent who they are.

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Health and Medicine

Petranea Smith: Engaging with the community to help people get vaccinated

August 29, 2024

With a commitment to community engagement, the public health graduate student and aspiring physician is spending her summer helping underinsured Rhode Islanders access protective health care.

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Arts and Humanities

Prestigious grant to enable first major exhibition on 19th century painter Edward Mitchell Bannister

August 28, 2024

A National Endowment for the Humanities grant will enable Brown Professor Dietrich Neumann to develop a traveling exhibition on the long underrecognized African American painter.

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News and Events

Photos: Incoming students get step up in engineering pre-orientation program

August 27, 2024

With an emphasis on community and inclusion, the inaugural Brown Summer Transition Engineering Program is preparing incoming undergraduates to thrive in engineering before their studies officially begin.

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Science and Technology

Advancing the quest for dark matter: New insights from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment

August 26, 2024

Faculty and student researchers from Brown contributed key expertise on the LZ team’s latest findings, refining the search for dark matter particles and pushing the boundaries of detection technology.

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Social Sciences

Jasmin Elias Contreras: Supporting immigrant communities in Rhode Island

August 22, 2024

Through a summer internship at the nonprofit organization Progreso Latino, the rising Brown sophomore is assisting local community members who are navigating questions related to immigration.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researcher to study environmental health impacts of wood pellet production

August 22, 2024

Erica Walker of the Brown University School of Public Health received a federal grant to assess the effects of wood pellet plants in Mississippi on the health of residents in surrounding communities.

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Health and Medicine

Cutting-edge technology at Brown to support new discoveries on diseases by Rhode Island scientists

August 20, 2024

A $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant will bring a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer to Brown to advance the work of researchers studying the biology of disease and exploring potential treatments.

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Science and Technology

Rhode Island high schoolers embrace STEM lessons at ICERM’s Girls Get Math program

August 19, 2024

The five-day camp at Brown’s Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics engages students in hands-on math activities and advanced computational labs, guided by experts.

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News and Events

Equity and diversity leader Sylvia Carey-Butler to step down after three years of accomplishment

August 19, 2024

A leader who has strengthened diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on Brown’s campus, Carey-Butler will pursue opportunities to ensure equity across higher education nationally.

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