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Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 23, 2025

With their election to the prestigious honor society, eight members of the Brown University faculty join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.

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Arts and Humanities

‘Wild Stories’ shows the power of ‘bombastic’ and brilliant narrative art

April 23, 2025

An exhibition in Brown’s Granoff Center for the Creative Arts celebrates the artwork of Professor of Visual Art Leslie Bostrom as she reflects on three decades of teaching and painting at Brown.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Sowing more than seedlings, Nicholas Vasques cultivates learning and research

April 22, 2025

As Brown’s research greenhouse manager, Vasques tends the Plant Environmental Center run by the University’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology.

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Environment

Video: Brown biologist Stephen Porder on taking purposeful, planet-positive personal steps

April 22, 2025

This Earth Day, Brown University’s associate provost for sustainability offers strategies to minimize carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate climate change.

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News and Events

John N. Friedman appointed inaugural dean of Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs

April 21, 2025

A distinguished economist and public affairs scholar, Friedman will lead a new school dedicated to advancing research and teaching on the world’s most pressing economic, political, social and policy challenges.

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Arts and Humanities

Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships

April 16, 2025

The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Yannis Hamilakis, a professor of archaeology and modern Greek studies, and Tracy Steffes, a professor of education and history.

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News and Events

Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to U.S. Department of Energy grant funding

April 14, 2025

Legal action aims to block funding cuts that would jeopardize Brown’s leading-edge research in semiconductor materials, scientific computing and research that is advancing U.S. security and technology.

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Social Sciences

Political economist Mark Blyth weighs in on inflation, tariffs and ‘the worst of all possible worlds’

April 14, 2025

As global financial systems react to economic shifts, a new book from the director of the Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance at Brown University explores the causes and impacts of inflation.

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Arts and Humanities

In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history

April 8, 2025

A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.

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Arts and Humanities

Residual Noise festival explores the creative power of sound

April 7, 2025

Hosted at Brown and RISD, the festival celebrated sound’s potential to transform art and society — and The Lindemann’s potential to push the limits of sound exploration for generations to come.

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News and Events

Physician and educator Dr. Patricia Poitevien named Brown’s vice president for campus life

April 1, 2025

Poitevien, a Warren Alpert Medical School leader who holds both a bachelor’s and medical degree from Brown as a graduate of the Program in Liberal Medical Education, will lead the Division of Campus Life.

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News and Events

How Janet M. Cooper Nelson’s 35-year chaplaincy shaped religious life at Brown

March 27, 2025

Over three and a half decades of service as Brown University chaplain, Cooper Nelson was an unwavering presence and compassionate leader, and she will leave an enduring legacy when she retires in June.

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Health and Medicine

Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

March 27, 2025

The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society honored Brown faculty members from molecular biophysics and biochemistry and evolutionary biology for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.

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News and Events

Photos: Bearing witness to greatness, BEAR Day celebrates staff milestones, contributions

March 26, 2025

As part of Brown’s annual celebration of employees and their exceptional contributions, the University honored staff members with awards, festivities and recognitions for decades of service.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s Hassenfeld Institute leader to chair U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

March 13, 2025

Dr. Michael Silverstein, director of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, will lead a national task force working to improve health nationwide by making recommendations about clinical preventive services.

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Arts and Humanities

Staff Spotlight: Behind the scenes with Alexander Haynes

March 6, 2025

As the technical director of Brown’s John Street Studio, Haynes oversees the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies workspace and supports students’ experiential learning in art and design.

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Arts and Humanities

Filmmaker and Brown scholar RaMell Ross nets another Oscar nomination with ‘Nickel Boys’

February 24, 2025

Five years after his first Academy Award nomination, Ross earned a second for his film about a notorious Florida reformatory school, which stars Brown alumni Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Daveed Diggs.

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News and Events

Sloan Foundation awards early-career fellowships to three Brown faculty members

February 18, 2025

Three assistant professors at Brown, in applied mathematics, economics and mathematics, were among 126 scholars to receive the prestigious fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this year.

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News and Events

Brown University Professor of Literary Arts Kwame Dawes named poet laureate of Jamaica

February 6, 2025

Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral tradition, folk songs, reggae music and more in his new role as the Caribbean nation’s poet laureate.

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News and Events

Accomplished geophysics scholar Greg Hirth named vice president for research at Brown

February 3, 2025

After serving in the role on an interim basis since September, the internationally recognized geologist and geophysicist has been appointed Brown’s vice president for research.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Allison Seeley leans into conversation and community to support students

February 3, 2025

As a health promotion specialist with Student Health and Wellness Services, Seeley is dedicated to helping Brown students develop the skills necessary for lifelong health and well-being.

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Health and Medicine

Video: Brown epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo on preparing for the next pandemic

January 31, 2025

In a video interview, the director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health explains why another pandemic is on the horizon — and why that needn’t induce panic.

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News and Events

Discovery Through Dialogue: Expanding Brown’s ethos of open inquiry through dialogue

January 30, 2025

A new campus-wide project will create more opportunities for students, faculty and staff to advance dialogue skills and participate in meaningful conversations across a wide range of perspectives.

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University Initiatives

Philanthropy made it possible: Brown celebrates its most successful fundraising campaign to date

January 28, 2025

Launched publicly in 2015, BrownTogether transformed Brown through a decade of unprecedented support that advanced excellence in teaching and research, financial aid, community impact and more.

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News and Events

Open arms, open tables: Brown faculty and staff welcome international students over winter break

January 16, 2025

Brown’s signature student-centered ethos shined this holiday season as students who didn’t travel home for the holidays were paired with members of the Brown community to enjoy family time and cozy meals.

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News and Events

School of Professional Studies Dean Shankar K. Prasad to depart to join Carnegie

January 9, 2025

A longtime academic leader at Brown who expanded master’s and non-degree programs as dean and broadened access for diverse learners around the world, Prasad will join the firm as chief strategy officer.

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News and Events

Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in Fall 2024

January 8, 2025

In recent months, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship, humanitarian efforts and leadership.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Wendy Wallace brings lifelong commitment to community to role at Brown

December 18, 2024

As Brown’s director of civic engagement, Wallace draws on her Providence roots to forge collaborative partnerships that empower individuals, promote equity and build a stronger, more vibrant city.

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News and Events

Staff Spotlight: Kennedy Arias on stepping up to the plate at Brown and beyond

November 26, 2024

From the Brown University Bookstore to local baseball fields, the Dominican Republic native has built a life in Providence rooted in hard work, community connections and a commitment to helping others succeed.

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News and Events

Historic, one-of-a-kind organ in Sayles Hall dazzles during major, multi-year renovation

November 6, 2024

The resonant, thundering sounds of the versatile 1903 Hutchings-Votey pipe organ, a campus treasure undergoing a renovation, are a fixture at events from Halloween to the holiday season to Commencement Weekend.

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Science and Technology

Passages: Nobel Prize winner and Brown professor of physics Leon Cooper

October 28, 2024

The distinguished physicist, who taught at Brown for more than five decades and was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the theory of superconductivity, died on Oct. 23.

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News and Events

Dean of the College Rashid Zia to conclude term, return to Brown faculty

October 24, 2024

After a seven-year tenure marked by his commitment to students and expanded access to learning and research opportunities for Brown’s undergraduates, Zia will end his term as dean in June 2025.

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News and Events

What to expect on Election Day, according to Brown's faculty experts

October 21, 2024

Eight Brown University faculty members with a range of scholarly expertise shared their analysis on what the country can expect on Election Day and beyond.

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Health and Medicine

Brown epidemiology scholar Jennifer Nuzzo elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 21, 2024

The professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health received the honor in recognition of her work to measure and improve national preparedness for infectious disease threats.

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Science and Technology

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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News and Events

Accomplished attorney Sandhya Iyer appointed senior vice president and general counsel at Brown

August 7, 2024

After serving as an attorney for two federal agencies and as general counsel for both Oberlin and Dartmouth, Iyer will advise on a range of legal matters and lead the team of attorneys in Brown’s Office of the General Counsel.

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Health and Medicine

Exhibition at Brown’s medical school offers multi-faceted view of patients with scoliosis

July 30, 2024

On view at the Warren Alpert Medical School, a series of photographs of people with spine disorders introduces medical students, faculty, staff and visitors to patients and their stories.

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Social Sciences

Brown economist, education scholar appointed to White House Council of Economic Advisers

July 24, 2024

Matthew Kraft, whose research focuses on the economics of education, will spend a year at the White House to offer economic analysis and inform policy development at the highest level of government.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: Community concert, program for local musicians cap off dynamic residency at Brown

July 16, 2024

The University’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center hosted the sold-out Global C.A.F.E., a free and open-to-the-public concert curated by Rhode Island hip-hop artist Chachi Carvalho.

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News and Events

Dacia Read named chief of staff to Brown President Christina H. Paxson

July 16, 2024

With 15 years of experience in government, nonprofits and the private sector, Read will serve as a member of Brown’s senior leadership team and support the president in advancing University goals.

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Science and Technology

Video: Brown biologist David Rand offers the buzz on cicadas this summer

July 15, 2024

In a video interview, the chair of Brown’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology discussed the “truly magical” simultaneous emergence of two groups of cicadas for the first time since 1803.

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News and Events

Photos: Brown is brimming with hydrangeas, as part of bumper crop across New England

July 10, 2024

The Brown University campus is benefiting from this year’s spectacular season for hydrangeas across the region, where the popular perennials are particularly vivid this summer.

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