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Letter from President Paxson: Track and field and cross country

June 9, 2020

Brown will reinstate the varsity status of its men’s track and field and cross country teams; the move does not alter other decisions to reduce the number of varsity sports as part of the Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative.

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Paxson tells U.S. Senate stakes are high as universities seek to safely reopen

June 4, 2020

Testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Brown President Christina H. Paxson detailed the complex decisions facing university leaders as they assess how to deliver education safely this fall.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Letter from President Paxson: Healthy Fall 2020 Task Force

April 13, 2020

Brown President Christina H. Paxson charged a committee of faculty, staff and students with developing a public health plan for the University that charts a path to the safe reopening of campus in Fall 2020.

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Conversations on COVID: Prospects for a pandemic-induced economic recession

April 10, 2020

Harvard University Professor of Economics Greg Mankiw joined fellow economist and Brown President Christina H. Paxson to discuss policies to best keep Americans afloat during the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.

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Community initiative at Brown provides meals to Providence residents with limited food access

April 10, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the University has partnered with the City of Providence’s Healthy Communities Office to purchase and distribute 24,000 meals to area residents with food security needs.

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Brown honors accomplished and early-career scholars

April 8, 2020

Each year, the Research Achievement Awards recognize the research and scholarship of both longtime and early-career faculty members from a wide array of academic disciplines.

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Letter from President Paxson: Brown’s commitment to Providence and Rhode Island

April 3, 2020

New food security and research funding initiatives will augment the many ways in which Brown students, faculty and staff are already supporting the University’s home city and state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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National Science Foundation awards support promising work by early-career faculty

April 2, 2020

The awards for early-career faculty will support research in nanotechnology, education research, computer graphics modeling and anti-fungal therapies.

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Brown donates lab supplies and protective equipment in COVID fight

April 1, 2020

An effort by Brown faculty and staff gathered more than 4,000 N95 masks, a critical component in COVID-19 testing and other supplies for donation to Rhode Island health care providers and agencies.

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Conversations on COVID: The future of the world economy

April 1, 2020

Scholars from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs discussed the potential long- and short-term economic effects of the spread of COVID-19, both in the United States and abroad.

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Conversations on COVID: Going all-in on public health

March 30, 2020

Dr. Jim Yong Kim and Dr. Ashish Jha joined Brown President Christina H. Paxson to debate solutions for ending the coronavirus pandemic, restoring economies and anticipating COVID-19’s impact on higher education.

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Brown admits 2,533 students to the undergraduate Class of 2024

March 26, 2020

To meet the unique needs of a class admitted during the COVID-19 crisis, the University has launched a virtual campus visit platform that will enable students to interact with Brown community members as they make decisions on enrollment.

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Letter from President Paxson: Brown’s Commencement and Reunion Weekend

March 24, 2020

With no signs of the global coronavirus pandemic ending soon, the University will postpone its Commencement and Reunion Weekend until a new date for the celebration can be determined.

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Brown’s Heather Marini named first female position coach in Division I football

March 19, 2020

A former women’s football star and New York Jets scouting specialist, Marini was promoted to quarterbacks coach after one year as an assistant coach for the team.

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Letter from President Paxson: Maintaining community, reuniting for Commencement and Reunion

March 17, 2020

Brown President Christina H. Paxson wrote to students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni on March 17 about maintaining a strong sense of community, even in the face of COVID-19’s impact on campus and beyond.

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In light of COVID-19, Brown transitions to remote learning for semester

March 12, 2020

The University implements new measures to protect the health and well-being of its community while enabling students to complete the spring semester.

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Research on Science cover reveals collective dynamics of active matter systems

March 9, 2020

A study provides new details about the collective motion of individual agents in a liquid-crystal-like system, which could help in better understanding bacterial colonies, structures and systems in the human body, and other forms of active matter.

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Theresa May talks Brexit, climate change and political division

March 4, 2020

May, who served as the U.K.’s prime minister from 2016 to 2019, spoke about the divisive present and potentially promising future of Western democracies at the 100th Ogden Lecture at Brown University.

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Former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to visit Brown on March 4

February 24, 2020

In the University’s 100th Ogden Lecture, the former U.K. Prime Minister and current member of Parliament will share insights from her time as Britain’s leader on politics, populism and polarization.

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Live from the International Space Station...

February 13, 2020

From her office 250 miles above the Earth, history-making astronaut and Brown alumna Jessica Meir answered students' questions about life in space.

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Brown Corporation extends President Paxson’s contract to 2025*

February 11, 2020

Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff announced to the Brown community that the early extension reflects confidence in Christina H. Paxson’s leadership and excitement for sustained momentum.

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Brown ranked nation’s No. 2 producer of Fulbright winners for 2019-20

February 10, 2020

With 38 Fulbright grants awarded to students and recent alumni, the University is among the top Fulbright institutions for the fourth consecutive year.

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Brown Corporation sets tuition and fees for 2020-21

February 10, 2020

Tuition and fees were approved at the Corporation’s February meeting as an initial step toward full budget approval in May 2020.

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Astronaut alumna to chat with Brown students from space

February 6, 2020

Jessica Meir will answer questions from Brown students and community members during a live video downlink from the International Space Station.

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Brown earns national recognition for community engagement from Carnegie Foundation

January 31, 2020

On Friday, Jan. 31, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named Brown a recipient of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation recognizing institution-wide commitment to community engagement.

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