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Brown physicist, Ph.D. student launch mentoring program for underrepresented students

August 2, 2021

Working with the National Society of Black Physicists and the Harlem Gallery of Science, Brown physicist Stephon Alexander with the help of Ph.D. student Farrah Simpson launched the Dream+Inspire: Mentoring Future Leaders program.

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Leading xenon researchers unite to build next-generation dark matter detector

July 19, 2021

Even as two powerful dark matter detectors are set to switch on later this year, scientists including a Brown professor are already planning a new experiment aimed at mysterious dark matter particles.

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Initiative to expand Ph.D. student diversity in STEM graduate programs has lasting positive effects

July 8, 2021

A study that looked at 10-year outcomes of the Initiative to Maximize Student Development showed that it increased diversity within academic programs and prepared underrepresented students for successful careers in STEM.

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New data science platform speeds up Python queries

July 1, 2021

Data queries written in Python, a commonly used programming language, can grind data analytics platforms to a crawl, but a new platform developed by researchers from Brown and MIT may finally solve the Python efficiency problem.

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Grant will support gravity research that could update Einstein’s theory of gravity

June 30, 2021

With a $1 million grant from the Simons Foundation, Brown physicist Stephon Alexander will look to expand Einstein’s theory of gravity to explain cosmic mysteries like dark matter and black hole singularities.

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Brown professor wins prestigious computing award named for his late predecessor

June 15, 2021

Eli Upfal, a professor of computer science, is the winner of this year’s ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award, which is named for a beloved Brown professor who died in 1995.

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New model accounts for the effect of behavior changes to predict COVID-19 cases

June 10, 2021

A new infectious disease model that accounts for people’s ‘level of caution’ or ‘sense of safety’ accurately captures surges and declines in COVID-19 cases since March 2020 — and could help predict how the pandemic will eventually end.

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Study of past South Asian monsoons suggests stronger monsoon rainfall in the future

June 4, 2021

New research finds that increases in monsoon rainfall over the past million years were linked with increases in atmospheric CO2 and the import of moisture from the southern hemisphere, which suggests stronger rains in the future as CO2 levels rise.

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Brown alumni to oversee new NASA robotic missions to Venus

June 3, 2021

The space agency will send two new spacecraft to Earth’s “evil twin” in the next decade, and both Discovery Program missions will be led by Brown graduates.

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New algorithm could help enable next-generation deep brain stimulation devices

June 1, 2021

Brown University researchers have developed a technique that could allow deep brain stimulation devices to sense activity in the brain and adjust stimulation accordingly.

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Scientific computing technology should benefit all, Brown researcher tells Congress

May 19, 2021

Speaking before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, computer scientist Seny Kamara urged lawmakers to make sure computing technology benefits society at large, not just a privileged few.

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Researchers use ‘hole-y’ math and machine learning to study cellular self-assembly

May 18, 2021

A new study shows that mathematical topology can reveal how human cells organize into complex spatial patterns, helping to categorize them by the formation of branched and clustered structures.

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‘Molecular glue’ makes perovskite solar cells dramatically more reliable over time

May 6, 2021

In a study that could help to bring inexpensive, efficient perovskite solar cells one step closer to commercial use, researchers found a way to strengthen a key weak point in the cells, dramatically increasing their functional life.

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Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds

April 22, 2021

New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of chemical energy that supports microbial life deep beneath Earth’s surface.

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How Brown neuroscientists are using CRISPR to accelerate brain research — and more

April 22, 2021

Brown University neuroscientist Kate O’Connor-Giles discusses how the revolutionary gene editing technology can help reveal secrets of the brain’s function and role in disease.

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NASA to launch new Brown student satellite

April 21, 2021

NASA has agreed to provide space on a future rocket launch for a new satellite designed and built by Brown University students to test the performance of next-generation solar cells in space.

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What a glacial river reveals about the Greenland ice sheet

April 5, 2021

New research shows that water pressure beneath a glacier influences how fast it flows, a finding that could help in predicting the pace at which glaciers slide into the ocean and drive sea level upward.

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Researchers demonstrate first human use of high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface

March 31, 2021

In an important step toward a fully implantable intracortical brain-computer interface system, BrainGate researchers demonstrated the first human use of a wireless transmitter capable of delivering high-bandwidth neural signals.

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Researchers discover new type of ancient crater lake on Mars

March 30, 2021

An ancient crater lake in the southern highlands of Mars appears to have been fed by glacial runoff, bolstering the idea that the Red Planet had a cold and icy past.

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New AI technique could help doctors predict aneurysm rupture

March 25, 2021

A new study shows that an artificial intelligence system informed with the physical laws governing flowing fluids can infer pressures and stresses on capillaries just by analyzing images or videos of blood flow.

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Research finds surprising electron interaction in ‘magic-angle’ graphene

March 18, 2021

New research in the journal Science describes a technique that weakens the repulsive force between electrons in “magic-angle” graphene superconductors, providing physicists with exciting new details about this strange state of matter.

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Brown researchers uncover the underlying genetics that make flies champion fliers

March 18, 2021

A complex network of wing, muscle and nervous system genes all contribute to flight performance, a new PLOS Genetics study shows.

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Virtual Brain Week will help schoolkids, home-bound attendees get out of their heads

March 12, 2021

This year’s cerebral celebration will bring a packed roster of researchers from Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science and beyond into classrooms and homes to expand knowledge about the brain.

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Brown researchers explore possibilities for an ultra-secure gun registry

March 11, 2021

Brown University computer scientists, working with a U.S. senator, have proposed a gun registry database that’s ultra-secure and decentralized, potentially easing concerns about privacy and federal overreach.

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With NASA eyeing return to the Moon, Brown students helping the agency deal with pesky lunar dust

March 5, 2021

With a new grant from NASA, a team of Brown and RISD students is developing a system that may help protect spacesuits from sticky and highly abrasive lunar dust.

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Humans control majority of freshwater ebb and flow on Earth, study finds

March 3, 2021

Satellite observations show that more than half of seasonal freshwater level changes on Earth happen in human-managed reservoirs, underscoring the profound impact humanity has on the global water cycle.

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Math, applied math scholars at Brown earn prestigious Simons Foundation fellowships

March 1, 2021

With yearlong sabbaticals to focus on research projects, Dan Abramovich, Hongjie Dong and Benoit Pausader will use the fellowships to advance their scholarship on cutting-edge mathematics.

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Crisis and action: Brown researchers launch wide range of approaches to COVID-19 research

March 1, 2021

Called to action, students and faculty across disciplines worked to contribute to an expansive pool of COVID-19 research projects, from contact tracing apps to DIY ventilator designs.

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Researcher delves into the big world of tiny nanocrystals

March 1, 2021

In his lab at Brown, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ou Chen is turning tiny artificial particles into building blocks for energy harvesting, cancer detection and more.

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Brown's ICERM reimagines what mathematics can be

March 1, 2021

The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics — one of just six U.S. mathematical institutes — takes novel approaches in discovery, research and presentation.

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Apollo rock samples capture key moments in the Moon’s early history, study finds

February 24, 2021

A new analysis of samples brought back from the Moon to helps clear up questions about the isotopic composition of Moon’s interior.

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Mars rover touches down at Brown-discovered landing site

February 18, 2021

The Perseverance rover will look for signs of ancient life in Jezero crater, a spot Brown researchers have studied for years and championed during the landing site-selection process.

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Why even try? Using brain science to answer one of life’s biggest questions

February 15, 2021

A new study from a research team based at Brown University sheds light on the cognitive processes that occur when humans decide to exert mental effort.

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Neurons from patient blood cells enable researchers to test treatments for genetic brain disease

February 10, 2021

A team led by Brown University researchers reprogrammed patient blood cells into stem cells to test treatments for Christianson syndrome, finding that treatment responses varied according to the mutations present.

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To figure out how dinosaurs walked, start with how they didn’t

February 8, 2021

By analyzing limb poses from modern birds and alligators with innovative 3D imaging technology developed at Brown, scientists have developed a better way to infer how extinct animals might have moved from place to place.

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Tiny sensor technique reveals cellular forces involved in tissue generation

February 4, 2021

A team of Brown University researchers developed a technique that uses tiny polymer spheres to sense the forces at play as body tissue forms and grows.

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Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus’s geologically recent past

January 28, 2021

A study of a giant impact crater on Venus suggests that its lithosphere was too thick to have had Earth-like plate tectonics, at least for much of the past billion years.

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New technique builds super-hard metals from nanoparticles

January 22, 2021

Brown University researchers have shown a way to make bulk metals by smashing tiny metal nanoparticles together, which allows for customized grain structures and improved mechanical and other properties.

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Researchers develop new graphene nanochannel water filters

January 21, 2021

Brown University researchers have shown that tiny channels between graphene sheets can be aligned in a way that makes them ideal for water filtration.

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Brown brain scientist wins early-career award from National Academy of Sciences

January 21, 2021

Michael J. Frank, a Brown professor who directs the Center for Computational Brain Science in the Carney Institute for Brain Science, was named one of two recipients of this year’s Troland Award.

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As the brain plans movements, the middle frontal gyrus is listening

January 12, 2021

A brain-computer interface study reveals one brain region’s surprising role in planning movements exclusively in response to sounds.

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Remote sensing data sheds light on when and how asteroid Ryugu lost its water

January 5, 2021

Rocks on Ryugu, a “rubble pile” near-Earth asteroid recently visited by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, appear to have lost much of their water before they came together to form the asteroid, new research suggests.

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Researchers discover a new tool for reconstructing ancient sea ice to study climate change

January 4, 2021

A previously problematic molecule turns out to be a reliable proxy for reconstructing sea ice, a new study by Brown University researchers shows.

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14,000 loops around the Earth later, Brown student satellite ends its mission

December 31, 2020

The systems on the student-designed and -built EQUiSat functioned nearly flawlessly for over two years in the harshness of space before reentering Earth’s atmosphere on Dec. 26.

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$10 million federal grant expands research to protect against concussions

December 17, 2020

A multi-institution effort to better understand, diagnose and prevent concussions received a $10 million boost from the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

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Brown alumna selected for NASA’s new lunar exploration program

December 14, 2020

As one of 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis program, Brown Class of 1999 graduate and accomplished astronaut Jessica Meir has a chance to become the first woman to walk on the Moon.

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Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk

December 4, 2020

A new study uses computer simulations to track airflows inside a car’s passenger cabin, providing potential strategies — some of them counterintuitive — for reducing the risk of transmitting airborne diseases.

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NASA moves forward with water-seeking Moon mission

December 4, 2020

Two Brown University alumnae and a Brown professor will lead a small satellite mission to further investigate water on the surface of the Moon, which was first detected by Brown scientists in 2009.

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New remote sensing technique could bring key planetary mineral into focus

November 2, 2020

The mineral olivine, thought to be a major component inside all planetary bodies, holds secrets about the early formation of the solar system, and a team of Brown University researchers has a new way to study it remotely.

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Brown scientist to play key role in $10M study of cell structure in diseases, disorders and aging

October 15, 2020

Nicola Neretti to join a new five-year, $10 million research effort funded by the National Institutes of Health to investigate how changes in cell structure can affect health and disease.

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