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Study casts doubt on traditional view of pterosaur flight

May 23, 2018

A new study of how ligaments restrict joint movement suggests that pterosaurs and “four-winged” dinosaurs couldn’t have flown in the same way that bats do.

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Brown students, alumni earn scholarships to pursue graduate study globally

May 22, 2018

Scholarships awarded to one current student and three recent graduates include the Beinecke, Gates Cambridge and Schwarzman.

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Research reveals how order first appears in liquid crystals

May 22, 2018

Brown University chemists have shown a technique that can identify regions in a liquid crystal system where molecular order begins to emerge just before the system fully transitions from disordered to ordered states.

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Brown faculty members earn awards, distinctions

May 21, 2018

Scholars from across the University have won prestigious recognitions for their work in recent months

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Brown students’ satellite set to launch next week

May 17, 2018

An Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft launching to the International Space Station on Sunday morning will carry Brown's first student-built satellite.

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Amanda Bailey to lead human resources at Brown

May 16, 2018

As vice president for human resources, the longtime leader will focus on operational excellence, employee development and ensuring a community of employees that includes all of its members and welcomes new ones.

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Arts and Humanities

NEH grant will enable Brown researcher to digitally preserve Syrian tablets

May 16, 2018

With ancient documents threatened by modern-day conflict in Syria, Matthew Rutz’s project will make the text of more than 1,800 cuneiform tablets available digitally.

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Brown highlights progress, priorities in annual diversity and inclusion report

May 16, 2018

The University's second annual report following the launch of its diversity and inclusion action plan outlines increased faculty and graduate student diversity, among other early indicators of progress.

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Researchers find new way to stimulate cellular recycling process

May 15, 2018

In research that could lead to future therapies for age-related diseases, Brown University researchers have found a new way to stimulate the process by which cells recycle their spare parts.

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Brown’s 250th Commencement set for Sunday, May 27

May 15, 2018

Sunday's procession and University Ceremony on the College Green cap Brown's three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend.

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Brown celebrates University of Puerto Rico students

May 14, 2018

After a year spent immersed in new academic opportunities at Brown, but far from family members battling the effects of Hurricane Maria, 33 visiting students will continue their studies at UPR and beyond.

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Students, alumni gather to celebrate legendary entrepreneurship teacher

May 9, 2018

A crowd of admirers convened in the Engineering Research Center to celebrate Barrett Hazeltine following his last lecture as the primary teacher for his classic management and entrepreneurship class.

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Social Sciences

Universities join forces on Brown-led course on why democracies fail

May 9, 2018

Inspired by concerns about the health of the American democracy, faculty and students at more than 20 institutions globally collaborated on the cross-university “Democratic Erosion” course established by Brown’s Robert Blair.

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Brown’s student-staffed EMS team celebrates 40 years

May 8, 2018

Brown Emergency Medical Services launched as a student club in 1978 — 40 years later, it is a full-fledged, 24-7 emergency medical response service with student volunteers still comprising its core.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers join forces to expand evidence base on gun violence

May 7, 2018

Dr. Megan Ranney, a longtime emergency physician and Brown faculty member, is leading both national and Rhode Island-based efforts to address firearm injury based on research and facts.

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Brown to address meal plan, textbook costs for highest-need students

May 4, 2018

As part of a sustained effort to ensure that student educational experiences are not impeded by obstacles resulting from financial constraints, the University will introduce new measures to further support undergraduates with the greatest financial need.

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Health and Medicine

Burnout, depression can affect ophthalmology residents, study finds

May 3, 2018

A Brown University undergraduate led a JAMA Ophthalmology study showing that many ophthalmology residents face burnout and are often unable to participate in wellness initiatives, which has adverse consequences for both residents and patients.

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Chicago mayor, Brown president discuss education as economic engine

May 3, 2018

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat down with Brown President Christina Paxson in Chicago to discuss the role of higher education in fueling economic prosperity in the 21st century.

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Arts and Humanities

Graduate School speakers to draw on personal stories at Commencement

May 3, 2018

Javier Juarez and Pinar Durgun will address their peers in separate master’s and doctoral ceremonies, respectively.

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Senior orators to stress the need to build bridges, seek new perspectives

May 2, 2018

In keeping with a 250-year-old University tradition, two seniors, Lexi Lerner and Naomi Chasek-Macfoy, will deliver Commencement speeches on Sunday, May 27.

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Science and Technology

Brown engineering professor elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 1, 2018

Renowned engineering professor Huajian Gao collects another honor for his research in mechanical engineering and materials science.

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Brown to host conference on race, memory and memorialization

May 1, 2018

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice will host a series of public presentations that reevaluate memorials and the history that they represent.

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Vegan and traditional kimchi have same microbes, study finds

May 1, 2018

Brown University researchers have found that kimchi made without seafood products has the same “probiotic” bacteria as more traditional kimchi.

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Passages: Clare Russell Gregorian

April 30, 2018

Clare Russell Gregorian was a lifelong advocate and leader in education, literacy and women's issues who called the Brown campus home from 1988 to 1997.

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Social Sciences

Brown faculty member wins Carnegie fellowship

April 26, 2018

Associate Professor Prerna Singh will use her award for research that compares how India and China approach combatting contagious disease at the national level.

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Jeb Bush offers perspective on immigration, education, civil discourse and more

April 25, 2018

In a lecture at Brown University, the former Florida governor argued for comprehensive immigration and education reform as key to economic mobility and made a plea for political discourse without disparagement.

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Environment

Projectile cannon experiments show how asteroids can deliver water

April 25, 2018

New research shows that a surprising amount of water survives simulated asteroid impacts, a finding that may help explain how asteroids deposit water throughout the solar system.

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Health and Medicine

Research suggests promising drug therapy for premature aging disease

April 24, 2018

A drug originally developed to treat cancer could help children with progeria, a rare genetic disorder, to live longer.

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Brown to confer seven honorary degrees

April 24, 2018

Brown University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of scholars, community leaders, activists and artists during its 250th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 27.

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First-year Brown student captures ‘Jeopardy!’ college championship

April 22, 2018

From a field of 15 championship qualifiers from universities across the country, Georgia native Dhruv Gaur won big in this year's tournament.

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Brown assessing new plans toward net-zero carbon emissions

April 21, 2018

With the University nearing its sustainability goals for 2020 and the threat of climate change growing more severe, Brown is evaluating plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero.

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New theory shows how strain makes for better catalysts

April 20, 2018

A new theory of how compression and tension can affect the reactivity of metal catalysts could be helpful in designing new and better catalysts.

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Brown alumni capture Pulitzers for fiction, non-fiction

April 19, 2018

Andrew Sean Greer landed honors for his novel, 'Less,' while James Forman Jr. earned the nonfiction prize for 'Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.'

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Research Achievement Awards honor accomplished Brown scholars

April 19, 2018

The annual award program recognizes the research and scholarship of both longtime and early-career faculty members.

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Photos: A Day on College Hill 2018

April 18, 2018

For the first time, Brown organized two weekends of introductory experiences and activities for students admitted to the University's Class of 2022.

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Health and Medicine

$100 million gift to Brown will name Carney Institute for Brain Science, advance discoveries and cures

April 18, 2018

One of the single largest gifts in University history will drive research into brain and nerve disorders and establish one of the best-endowed brain institutes in the country.

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Faculty and student voices: Brown's brain scientists talk about the brain as 'final frontier'

April 18, 2018

Through interviews, faculty and students share in their own words how the distinctive approach to research at Brown is unlocking the complexity of the brain.

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Brown celebrates a thriving set of partnerships with Providence schools

April 17, 2018

The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence marks its five-year anniversary this spring — but it’s just one illustration of the many ways in which Brown and the city’s schools work together to enrich educational opportunities.

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Photos: Classroom visits at the D'Abate Elementary School

April 17, 2018

A visit to the William D'Abate Elementary School offered Brown President Christina Paxson the opportunity to meet with both D'Abate students and the Brown students who teach chess, crafts and more as part of an after-school partnership run by the University's Swearer Center.

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Brown junior named Truman Scholar

April 12, 2018

Dorothy Jiang, one of only 59 undergraduates nationwide to receive the prestigious public service scholarship, will use it to further her work as a community advocate and policymaker.

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Arts and Humanities

Literary luminaries to convene at Brown to honor Robert Coover’s writing and advocacy

April 10, 2018

With an all-star lineup and a range of free public events, the three-day International Fiction Now festival at Brown will celebrate Coover’s teaching, literary inventions and activism.

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Social Sciences

Mellon grant to fund preservation, reorganization of Native American collections

April 9, 2018

A new $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will increase scholarly and public access to the Haffenreffer Museum’s collections.

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Science and Technology

Scientists call for more rigor in forensic science

April 9, 2018

A Perspectives article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for “more science in forensic science.”

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Social Sciences

Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab at Brown transitioning to a state-focused policy research center

April 6, 2018

State of Rhode Island, Brown University to create a data-driven policymaking and research center.

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Thirty Brown students, alumni win prestigious NSF fellowships

April 6, 2018

The Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides tuition support and a stipend for promising young STEM leaders.

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Brown alumna Ellen Stofan to head National Air and Space Museum

April 5, 2018

Stofan, a former chief scientist at NASA who earned her Ph.D. in geology from Brown in 1989, will be the first woman to lead what is one of the world’s most widely visited museums.

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First-year student to represent Brown on ‘Jeopardy!’ college championship

April 5, 2018

A year after scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT and earning admission to Brown, Georgia native Dhruv Gaur will represent the University beginning on Tuesday, April 10.

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Environment

Brown faculty member to play leadership role on global climate change report

April 5, 2018

Baylor Fox-Kemper will be a coordinating lead author for a key chapter in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s next global climate assessment report.

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Brown to host fifth annual robot block party

April 5, 2018

From preschoolers to professors, thousands of attendees are expected on Sunday to check out robotic technologies developed in the Ocean State and beyond.

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Arts and Humanities

Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy to deliver Casey Shearer Lecture

April 5, 2018

On Wednesday, April 18, the Emmy Award-winning director and producer will visit Brown to speak about her work making films about some of the world’s most pressing issues.

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