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.
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.
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.
As a member of the U.S. figure skating team, Brown senior Vincent Zhou will be presented with a gold medal more than two years after earning it in a team event upended by a Russian doping scandal.
Class of 2022 graduate Henry Hollingsworth rowed with Team USA to earn bronze, while Class of 2008 alumna Emilie Bydwell became the first female rugby head coach to win an Olympic medal.
Brown University students and swimmers Amie Barrow and Zehra Bilgin are headed to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games, joining a trio of Brown alumni competing in rowing and coaching rugby.
Organized by Athletics and Recreation at Brown, the intramural kickball league offers members of the campus community a chance to connect and stay active through weekly summer games.
Marking its fourth title in program history, the team took first place in the Division I college championship in a 15-11 victory over rival California Polytechnic State University.
With the Bears heading to New York City to take on Princeton, Head Coach Mike Martin reflected on the 2023-24 season and what’s motivating the team as it heads into the Ivy Madness tournament for the first time.
In a victory over Quinnipiac University, first-year Bears forward Margot Norehad successfully executed a move completed by fewer than 10 NHL players ever: a perfect “Michigan” goal.
The Nelson Fitness Center is piloting the use of energy-generating workout equipment, thanks to a proposal developed by junior Elina Pipa as part of a Climate Solutions course.
Dr. Colleen Kelly, a faculty member at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, donated her kidney to longtime colleague Chuck Hampton, who has greeted generations of Brown students at the campus Athletic Center.
The first installment in a two-part series highlights how the University is making gains in varsity and club sports competitiveness and expanding recreational programs for athletes at every level of play.
The second installment in a two-part series highlights the many ways in which fan participation and community engagement are front and center in a new era for Brown Athletics.
Brown selected the accomplished architecture firm based largely on its skill and expertise in creating active indoor athletics projects on other campuses.
As part of an international service trip, Brown student-athletes partnered with the local community to build a multipurpose sports court, making lifelong connections along the way.
With support from dozens of Brown volunteers, a Brown biology professor and men’s crew coach launched a free program that brings rowing and science lessons to local middle schoolers from the Providence area.
Pending approval from the City of Providence, the University plans to build a new laboratory space for cutting-edge life sciences research and boost its athletics program with a proposed new indoor training facility.
After an outstanding youth sports career, the first-year Brown University undergraduate was named to the Spring 2023 varsity baseball roster following a stellar walk-on tryout for the Bears.
Stories, tears and Brown pride filled a weekend-long celebration of life honoring Chancellor Emeritus Artemis A.W. Joukowsky Jr. and Professor Emerita Martha Sharp Joukowsky, who died in 2020 and 2022, respectively.
The gift from Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff and Ann S. Mencoff will support M. Grace Calhoun and fellow athletics leaders in implementing a new strategic plan for Brown’s Division of Athletics and Recreation.
Facing off in the tournament’s second round, Brown and Virginia will meet for the first time since March 2020, when Brown won a 14-13 thriller before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2020 season.
Class of 2016 graduate Janet Leung earned bronze with Team Canada in women’s softball, while five other Brown Bears are competing in track and field, swimming and rowing events.
A varsity student-athlete who graduated in Brown’s Class of 1992, Calhoun will serve in a newly elevated role of vice president of athletics and recreation, beginning April 19, 2021.
Jack Hayes, director of athletics and recreation since 2012, leaves a legacy of success by Brown student-athletes on the field, in the classroom and in the local community.
After a successful 30-year career in global business, Artemis Joukowsky returned to Providence in service of his alma mater, where he played an instrumental role for decades in leading and supporting Brown priorities.
Now-final settlement sets an end date to 1998 agreement that has hindered competitive varsity athletics for women and men at Brown; returns women’s equestrian and fencing teams to varsity status.
Employees from across the University have redefined their roles to address challenges arising from the ongoing pandemic, supporting world-class teaching, research and student opportunities.
University secures settlement in Cohen v. Brown that sets a 2024 end date to agreement that has hindered competitive varsity athletics for women and men at Brown, while agreeing to return two women’s teams to varsity status.
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.
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.