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Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought

June 28, 2024

A new study led by a Brown researcher reveals the frequency of space rocks pummeling Mars is higher than previously estimated and detects two of the largest impacts ever seen by scientists on the Red Planet.

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NASA selects Brown planetary scientist to join European Space Agency’s Hera mission

June 26, 2024

Ingrid Daubar will be among the scientists to explore planetary defense and near-Earth asteroid science as part of the mission, scheduled to launch in October 2024.

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News and Events

As interns, Providence-area students gain hands-on work experiences at Brown

June 18, 2024

Guided by Brown faculty and staff, Rhode Island high schoolers are completing internships on campus to develop skills and discover career paths in a wide range of subject areas.

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Two Brown University professors win prestigious Fulbright Scholar Awards

June 13, 2024

Margaret Bublitz and Srinivas Reddy have been awarded Fulbright fellowships offering opportunities for cross-continental research, collaboration and scholarship.

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'Connecting today, creating tomorrow:' Brown celebrates 30th annual Staff Development Day

June 12, 2024

Nearly 2,000 staff members enjoyed a full day of activities that included workshops, tours, community engagement opportunities and more.

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Pioneering Brown-Tougaloo Partnership commemorates 60 years

June 6, 2024

In celebration of six decades of impact, community members from Brown and Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, honored the “historic and unparalleled” partnership’s enduring legacy and future.

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Science and Technology

Brown ranks among Top 100 universities nationally in new patents issued

June 4, 2024

As Brown researchers work to turn discoveries into therapies, services and devices that can benefit people, the University was recognized as one of the top schools in the nation for utility patents granted in 2023.

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Science and Technology

New technique from Brown University researchers offers more precise maps of the Moon’s surface

May 29, 2024

The team’s study describes enhancements that make a popular lunar mapping technique more streamlined and precise than ever at a time when space agencies are gearing up for lunar missions.

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News and Events

Brown University to create School of International and Public Affairs

May 29, 2024

In a major step toward expanded research and teaching, the new school will extend Brown’s commitment to advancing knowledge and preparing the next generation of global policymakers and leaders.

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Health and Medicine

Medicare payment parity key to saving independent physicians, Dr. Ashish Jha tells Congress

May 23, 2024

The Brown University School of Public Health dean urged members of the House Committee on Ways and Means to better support the dwindling number of doctors in private practice.

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Social Sciences

In ‘The Unexpected,’ a Brown economist shares data-driven approach to navigating pregnancy complications

May 14, 2024

Emily Oster’s new book uses data to help pregnant women make informed decisions related to complications ranging from miscarriage to postpartum depression.

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Science and Technology

Photos: Brown astronomer captures spectacular images of rare Northern Lights display in Rhode Island

May 13, 2024

A late-night venture to Shippee Sawmill Pond for a rare Northern Hemisphere sighting of the aurora borealis resulted in stunning photos for Robert Horton, who manages Brown’s Ladd Observatory.

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News and Events

Three Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 25, 2024

With their election to the prestigious honor society, Francis J. Doyle III, Prudence Carter and Greg Hirth join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.

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News and Events

Christopher Keith named Brown’s vice president for information technology

April 23, 2024

A technology leader with an extensive track record of success in Brown’s IT department, Keith will lead innovative technology, data and digital solutions to support education, research and business operations.

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Science and Technology

Brown’s National Labs Day showcases research ties with national labs, opens door for new partnerships

April 19, 2024

The daylong conference brought together scientists, engineers and technical experts from Brown and the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories to strengthen existing partnerships and enable new collaborations.

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Science and Technology

Scientists from Brown, NASA and the Smithsonian bring cosmic explorations to smartphones

April 18, 2024

By using a phone camera and a new set of Instagram augmented reality filters, anyone can dive into the depths of space, encountering nebulae, pulsars and even remnants of exploded stars.

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News and Events

Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships

April 16, 2024

The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Matthew Pratt Guterl, a professor of Africana studies and American studies, and Laird Hunt, a professor of literary arts.

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News and Events

Celebrating the contributions of Brown staff, supporting well-being

March 26, 2024

Through workshops, a guest keynote, excellence awards and a community celebration, Brown’s concurrent BEAR Day and Global Day of Inclusion events honored and boosted Brown employees.

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Science and Technology

Brown physicists, planetary scientists, students share expertise, excitement for April 8 solar eclipse

March 22, 2024

Astronomers and enthusiasts across campus are gearing up for the big eclipse, with educational and viewing events at Brown and trips to prime watch spots in the path of totality.

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Arts and Humanities

For this Brown University scholar, grey parrot trade offers a peek into both human and environmental history

February 29, 2024

As part of an enduring scholarly focus, Nancy Jacobs celebrates the exceptional characteristics of the grey parrot and examines complex ties between trade of the species and historical eras including the transatlantic slave trade.

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Social Sciences

In public affairs course, Brown students offer policy recommendations to city facing prison closure

February 27, 2024

John Eason’s seminar gave 18 seniors the opportunity to collaborate with city officials in California, where they interviewed residents and explored ways to mitigate the negative economic impact of prison closure.

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Social Sciences

Entries from Brown anthropologist’s Pandemic Journaling Project now accessible to researchers

February 16, 2024

Accessible through a long-term home at Syracuse University, the vast repository co-founded by Brown’s Katherine A. Mason includes nearly 27,000 personal stories, photos and more from people living during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News and Events

At Brown, civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill urges engaged citizenship to confront threats to democracy

February 15, 2024

The scholar and former president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund delivered the University’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture with reflections on U.S. history and a present-day call to action.

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Science and Technology

Eric Ewing: Helping multi-robot research lift off at Brown and beyond

February 15, 2024

Advancing a commitment to accessible robotics education, the Ph.D. student is researching how to simultaneously control multiple drones and teaching others how to build and operate them.

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Science and Technology

Brown engineering dean Tejal Desai elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 7, 2024

Named a member of the academy’s Class of 2024, the accomplished biomedical engineer and academic leader received the honor in recognition of her work in nanotechnology and therapeutic delivery.

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Environment

What happens after the globe reaches net-zero emissions?

February 5, 2024

Brown climate scientist Baylor Fox-Kemper co-authored a new study of the diverse factors controlling global temperatures, offering a framework for improving warming predictions.

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News and Events

Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in 2023

January 9, 2024

Over the last year, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship and leadership.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown sociologist who contributed to new U.S. National Climate Assessment shares key takeaways

November 17, 2023

Professor Elizabeth Fussell discussed the Fifth National Climate Assessment, for which she co-authored a chapter, as part of the report’s expanded focus on the social impacts of climate change.

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Health and Medicine

Interrupted by war in Ukraine, doctors continue work to improve cancer treatment, at Brown

November 6, 2023

The Legorreta Cancer Center is hosting two visiting oncologists from Kyiv whose work and lives were interrupted when Russia invaded their country in 2022.

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Science and Technology

Old concept, new implications: Brown scholars interrogate how AI is changing the world

November 2, 2023

The inaugural discussion in a series convened by Brown’s Office of the Provost and Data Science Institute detailed the history of artificial intelligence and new questions generative AI is raising.

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Science and Technology

President Biden awards National Medal of Science to Brown engineer Subra Suresh

October 24, 2023

In a ceremony at the White House, Biden awarded Suresh, a professor at large at Brown University’s School of Engineering, the nation’s highest scientific honor.

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Health and Medicine

Dr. Methodius Tuuli elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 10, 2023

The professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School received the honor in recognition of his high-impact research to prevent adverse obstetric outcomes.

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News and Events

Faculty inventions, startups shine at inaugural Innovation at Brown Showcase

October 6, 2023

As part of Rhode Island Startup Week, business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs convened in Providence to connect with Brown scientists launching breakthrough technologies across health, life sciences and biotechnology.

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Science and Technology

Seven years later, Brown’s Michael Kosterlitz reflects on his Nobel win and ponders what comes next

September 28, 2023

On the eve of Nobel Week 2023, Kosterlitz looked back on his experience after winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared what he’s working on now and how he’s thinking about the future.

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Science and Technology

Brown physicist Brad Marston elected to presidential line of the American Physical Society

September 11, 2023

A condensed matter physicist who also studies Earth’s climate, Marston will lead the premier physics society in the U.S.

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News and Events

Brown marks celebratory unveiling of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

September 7, 2023

In celebration of the renamed center, an unveiling ceremony honored Brown’s president emerita, who sparked a landmark effort to uncover the University’s historical ties to slavery.

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News and Events

Brown welcomes talented group of 56 new faculty members

September 5, 2023

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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Science and Technology

Connecting beyond the shore: DEEPS graduate students get to know Narragansett Bay and each other

August 31, 2023

As part of an annual excursion geared toward incoming graduate students in Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, about 20 students joined Brown faculty on a Save the Bay tour.

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Health and Medicine

One vial at a time, researchers at Brown analyze the mysteries of Alzheimer’s

August 15, 2023

In a new fluid biomarkers laboratory at Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science, researchers study blood samples for biological signals of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, expanding the possibilities of brain research.

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News and Events

Comfort dogs converge on Brown to share the power and potential for campus K9 programs

July 29, 2023

Brown’s Department of Public Safety hosted a Cops and Comfort Dogs Symposium, welcoming law enforcement personnel and community members alike.

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Science and Technology

How can climate scientists better communicate risk? Brown scholar weighs in

June 27, 2023

Baylor Fox-Kemper, co-author of a new study looking at how climate scientists communicate risk, explains why prompting urgent action on climate change is often so difficult despite the dire consequences.

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Science and Technology

Two Brown University professors win prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards

June 26, 2023

Fulvio Domini and Brenda Rubinstein have been awarded Fulbright fellowships that offer opportunities for cross-continental research, collaboration and scholarship.

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News and Events

For local kids, STEM to Stern aims to make both science and sport engaging and accessible

June 16, 2023

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.

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Cultivating self and nurturing community: Brown celebrates 29th annual Staff Development Day

June 14, 2023

More than 1,000 University staff convened on campus for a spirited day brimming with workshops, tours, discussions, community engagement projects and more.

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Science and Technology

Tejal Desai: The evolution of engineering at Brown has been amazing to witness

June 6, 2023

At the end of her first academic year as dean, Tejal Desai reflects on what she learned and describes how Brown’s School of Engineering is building on distinctive strengths to advance its academic enterprise.

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News and Events

Passages: Former provost and professor of mathematics Robert J. Zimmer

May 25, 2023

Known as a distinguished mathematician, academic leader and champion for freedom of expression, the former Brown provost and University of Chicago president died on May 23.

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News and Events

Two new leaders to direct civic engagement, college access programs at Brown

May 24, 2023

Wendy Wallace will work to grow and strengthen the University’s local impact initiatives, while Nick Figueroa oversees the soon-to-launch Brown Collegiate Scholars Program for Providence public school students.

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News and Events

Thomas A. Lewis named Brown’s new dean of the Graduate School

May 3, 2023

An accomplished scholar, mentor and administrator, Lewis will lead efforts to shape and strengthen the academic experience for Brown’s nearly 3,000 graduate students.

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Science and Technology

Behind the scenes, Brown’s physics demonstration manager makes an impact on student learning

May 3, 2023

Responsible for organizing demonstrations designed to illustrate complex concepts in physics, Angella Johnson plays an essential role in enhancing students’ academic experiences.

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News and Events

Africana studies scholars host banned book ‘read-in’ to support U.S. educators

May 3, 2023

Brown community members read passages from “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, a novel banned in school libraries across multiple states, to show support for educators resisting a growing number of censorship efforts.

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