Brown researcher John Sedivy, lead author of a sweeping review article about transposons, explains what these mobile genetic elements are, how they are more harmful than benign and where their weaknesses may lie.

Clinical trials show encouraging results for a second investigational Alzheimer’s drug — and Brown University, Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital were again deeply involved.

Molly Cook, a junior at Brown, participated in a research project that found that major American news outlets took a more negative tone in their COVID-19 coverage than international news outlets or scientific journals.

Francesca Mari, a visiting lecturer at Brown, spoke about what might happen when the federal eviction moratorium ends on Jan. 31 — and why millions of disadvantaged Americans have struggled to afford urban housing for years.

A virtual fete on Tuesday, Dec. 15, will pay tribute to Karen Allen Baxter, who has served as senior managing director of Brown’s Rites and Reason Theatre since 1988.

Renée Ater, who has conducted pathbreaking research at the intersection of race, public art and national identity, will teach courses and create a born-digital scholarly publication as a visiting associate professor of Africana studies at Brown.

A prominent global voice on COVID-19 and the new dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, Dr. Jha weighs in on lessons from the pandemic and how educators can best train future leaders in health and medicine.

“Trouble of the World,” by visiting faculty member Zach Sell of Brown University, demonstrates that American slavery transformed labor and production practices around the world, even in places where slavery was abolished.

Dr. Alyson McGregor, cofounder of the Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine at Brown, discusses the difference sex makes in medical research and care in her new book, “Sex Matters.”

Emily Oster, an economist and public policy expert at Brown, has partnered with medical experts, data scientists and Brown students to create a hub of helpful information about COVID-19.

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.

Rob Grace, a Ph.D. student at Brown, drew from his research on humanitarian negotiation to offer advice on how to convince skeptical friends and family to protect themselves from COVID-19 via social distancing.

Researchers including computer science professor Anna Lysyanskaya are working on a way to use cell phones to track people who may have been exposed to coronavirus — without revealing any personal information.

Lynne Joyrich, a professor of modern culture and media at Brown, discussed how television is helping to steer the narrative and helping people to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An assistant professor of dermatology at Brown’s medical school is investigating whether the genetic cause of hair loss could help to explain greater severity and more fatalities among male COVID-19 patients.

Stemming the tide of COVID-19 cases in jails and prisons isn’t just about protecting those who are incarcerated; it’s also about saving the lives of those living outside prison walls, says Brown professor Josiah Rich.

Professor and Chair of Political Science Wendy Schiller weighed in on how COVID-19 is changing the Democratic primaries — and how the fallout could change people’s minds in November’s presidential election.

In his new book “The Idealist,” associate professor Samuel Zipp argues that Willkie’s World War II-era “one world” idea could help guide how the U.S. evaluates its role on the world stage.

Dr. Adam Levine helped to find effective treatments for Ebola — now, he’s working with a global relief organization to ramp up the medical response to COVID-19 in high-risk countries.

Dr. Jud Brewer, director of research and innovation at Brown’s Mindfulness Center, explains how practicing mindfulness can curb the spread of coronavirus anxiety in individuals’ personal lives and social circles.

When clinical rotations at the Warren Alpert Medical School were paused, third- and fourth-year students found new ways to support Rhode Island’s frontline health care workers fighting coronavirus.

“The Supermarket of Images,” an exhibition on view at the Jeu de Paume through June 2020, explores how images shape and change people’s lives.

Thalia Field, the Brown Arts Initiative’s new faculty director and a professor of creative writing at the University, discussed her vision for the future of the arts at Brown.

Neil Veloso will lead technology transfer efforts at Brown as executive director of the Office of Industry Engagement and Commercial Venturing.

As coronavirus spreads to multiple countries, Katherine Mason, an assistant professor of anthropology at Brown, detailed lessons learned from the outbreak of SARS and cautioned against public panic.

The new book by Brown physicist S. James Gates Jr. and Cathie Pelletier tells the stories of astronomers who worked for a decade to get images of a solar eclipse, which ultimately showed Einstein’s theory of relativity was correct.

The results are the first part of a national study of whether a method to detect Alzheimer’s-related plaques improves the outcomes of patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

The series of events at Brown celebrates the 25th anniversary of the seminal hip hop text “Black Noise,” written by Professor of Africana Studies Tricia Rose.

Many women made significant contributions to population genetics as programmers but were not recognized as authors.

Brown epidemiologist and associate dean David Savitz led the Michigan governor’s PFAS Science Advisory Committee, focusing on the health impacts of a class of toxic contaminants.

Brown epidemiologist Gregory Wellenius was a contributing author to the Fourth National Climate Assessment, focusing on the risks and impacts residents of the Northeast will face.

As part of a New England Journal of Medicine case study series, two doctors present a case study involving a homeless man with schizophrenia and discuss the implications of “demedicalization” of mental illness.

Mark Seto — a musicologist, violinist and Chelsea Symphony leader — will conduct the Brown University Orchestra for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 20.

Brown anthropologist Stephen Houston is among a team of researchers whose work, published in Science, drastically alters the prevailing view of the scale and complexity of the Maya.

More than 30 years ago, Brown established the Swearer Center, one of the first campus-based public service centers in the nation. Mathew Johnson, the Swearer Center’s executive director, reflects on its rich tradition of community partnerships and the crucial role that engaged scholarship continues to play in learning and research at Brown.

A national survey finds that children whose mothers use marijuana try it two years younger, highlighting a public health need for targeted interventions.

Public health faculty members at Brown have studied the impact of recent hurricanes on nursing home and assisted living residents.

Brown University researchers at the LHC made important contributions to a finding that reveals the fate of the majority of Higgs particles.

The findings, made possible by a new method of radiocarbon dating, overturn the long-held assumption that the Vikings introduced spinning and weaving to the ancestors of today’s Inuit.

LifeSkills program reduces condomless sex acts 40% compared to standard of care HIV and STD counseling and testing, new research shows.

At the 12th annual Identification of Dark Matter Conference being held this week at Brown, physicists are working to understand the missing mass of the universe.

By measuring how heat is conducted in an exotic matter state, researchers show evidence for the presence of ‘non-Abelian anyons,’ particles that could store quantum information without need of error correction.

Dr. Megan Ranney, a longtime emergency physician and Brown faculty member, is leading both national and Rhode Island-based efforts to address firearm injury based on research and facts.

A Perspectives article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for “more science in forensic science.”

With a diverse lineup of National Public Health Week events starting on April 2, Dean Bess Marcus shares her thoughts on Brown’s role in advancing public health through research and education.

Technology known as deep learning has fueled an AI revolution, but a workshop series kicking off at Brown this week will consider where the field might go from here.