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Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds

June 7, 2023

A new study highlights an unintended consequence of interventions to combat the country’s illicit opioid epidemic, emphasizing the need to include harm reduction strategies as part of a comprehensive response.

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Health and Medicine

Exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ during pregnancy linked to increased risk of obesity in kids

June 7, 2023

A federally funded study led by researchers at Brown University showed links between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and slightly higher body mass indices in children.

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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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Social Sciences

Educational mobility gap between Muslims and Christians in Africa isn’t budging, study finds

May 25, 2023

Co-authored by a Brown economist, the study found that over the last three generations, Christian children have surpassed their parents’ level of education at a much higher rate than Muslim and traditionalist children in Africa.

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New method tracking changes in blood vessels could advance brain disease detection

May 25, 2023

A new imaging technique opens a path toward long-term study of blood vessels in aging brains and could help predict neurodegenerative diseases decades before symptoms begin.

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U.S. Department of Defense selects two teams from Brown for DEPSCoR grants

May 25, 2023

The teams were among 28 selected this year through DEPSCoR, which is designed to strengthen basic research infrastructure at higher education institutions and propel forward science in areas important to U.S. defense.

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Health and Medicine

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue

May 24, 2023

A study led by Brown University researchers found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as effective as more standard exercise programs in improving cancer-related fatigue.

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Science and Technology

NASA selects Brown-led team to study the Moon in effort to establish permanent lunar base

May 11, 2023

An international team of researchers led by Brown scientists is among five teams selected by NASA to study the moon in an effort to help the space agency’s lunar missions.

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With new experimental method, researchers probe spin structure in 2D materials for first time

May 11, 2023

By observing spin structure in “magic-angle” graphene, a team of scientists led by Brown University researchers have found a workaround for a long-standing roadblock in the field of two-dimensional electronics.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers to study ability of Rhode Island’s first overdose prevention center to counter overdose crisis

May 8, 2023

The NIH-funded project, a partnership with NYU Langone Health, will evaluate the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers as well as the impact on surrounding communities.

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Science and Technology

Why do Champagne bubbles rise the way they do? Scientists’ new discovery is worthy of a toast

May 3, 2023

Fluid mechanics researchers from Brown University and the University of Toulouse found that surfactants give the celebratory drink its stable and signature straight rise of bubbles.

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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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Health and Medicine

When naloxone isn’t enough: How technology can save lives when people use drugs alone

May 2, 2023

Researchers from Brown and Rhode Island Hospital are working with Rhode Island community members to understand how apps, monitors and other emerging technologies can help prevent opioid overdose deaths.

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Science and Technology

Photos: Views of the cosmos, courtesy Brown students and scholars

May 2, 2023

Using telescopes, tools and spaces at Brown, members of the University community capture awe-inspiring photos of the universe in spectacular fashion.

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Four years later, AI language dataset created by Brown graduate students goes viral

April 25, 2023

Thanks to the popularity of new AI-powered chatbots and technology, Brown alumni Aaron Gokaslan and Vanya Cohen are seeing newfound interest in their dataset replicating OpenAI’s language processing model GPT-2.

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Science and Technology

On the eve of Earth Day, Brown climate scientist outlines solutions for a warming world

April 20, 2023

Kim Cobb, a Brown University professor and director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, spoke about the need to act on climate change, urging that action must be taken collaboratively and equitably.

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Science and Technology

Women university presidents, engineering deans issue open letter supporting CHIPS and Science Act

April 20, 2023

The 13 signatories, including Brown’s Christina H. Paxson and Tejal Desai, call on universities to help meet the U.S. Commerce Secretary’s semiconductor workforce goals by preparing more women, people of color to enter the field.

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Brown geologist elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 19, 2023

Alberto Saal, a geology professor at Brown, is honored for his work in helping scientists understand the formation and early history of Earth and the Moon.

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New blue light technique could enable advances in understanding nanoscale technologies

April 19, 2023

A team of Brown University researchers created a solution to a nanoscale resolution challenge that has for decades limited the study of materials that could lead to more energy efficient semiconductors and electronics.

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Health and Medicine

Drug form of traditional Chinese medicine compound improved survival of mice with brain tumors

April 14, 2023

Researchers found that a derivative of the natural compound indirubin offers a new approach to treating glioblastoma in mice, which will inform future research in humans.

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Social Sciences

In new report, Rhode Island’s Afghan refugees detail their evacuation, resettlement experiences

April 13, 2023

Co-authored by researchers at Brown and Providence’s Refugee Dream Center, the report includes passages from 32 interviews with Afghan refugees and offers eight recommendations for leaders involved in resettlement.

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Health and Medicine

Contaminated drinking water alerts cause up to 10% school absence rates in Jackson, Mississippi

April 12, 2023

A Brown-led research team compared boil water alerts and unexcused absence rates in Jackson’s public schools to show the wide-ranging negative effects of water contamination on children’s health.

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Science and Technology

Brown professor wins prestigious Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award

April 10, 2023

Professor Jimmy Xu will study and teach in France next year as a Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair as part of an effort to reinforce collaborative research between the United States and France.

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Health and Medicine

Student public health researchers focus on community needs, concerns in areas they are studying

April 6, 2023

National Public Health Week offered students at Brown’s School of Public Health the opportunity to discuss how their research projects were designed to center communities.

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Health and Medicine

Non-drug interventions for patients with Alzheimer’s are both effective and cost-effective, study shows

April 6, 2023

A Brown-led research team used a computer simulation to show that compared to usual care, four dementia-care interventions saved up to $13,000 in costs, reduced nursing home admissions and improved quality of life.

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Science and Technology

Brown launches new initiative to galvanize research in sustainable energy technology

April 5, 2023

The newly launched Initiative for Sustainable Energy will serve as a campus hub for driving technological advances in sustainable energy and preparing the next-generation of leaders in net-zero-carbon energy solutions.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers launch heart tissue to the International Space Station to help cardiac patients on Earth

April 5, 2023

International Space Station experiments co-led by Peter Lee, a Brown scholar, cardiothoracic surgeon and longtime space researcher, will help inform understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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Study on methane in deep-sea sediments shows small releases happen more often than thought

March 27, 2023

New research describes evidence that deep sea methane deposits change into gas more frequently than could be monitored previously and that a set of fossilized organisms has a unique ability to detect these releases.

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Science and Technology

Researchers propose a list of Venus-like planets for James Webb Space Telescope to target

March 24, 2023

A team of researchers, including Brown planetary scientist Jim Head, propose using the James Webb Space Telescope to look at five planets in the Venus Zone, a search that could reveal valuable insights into Earth’s future.

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Science and Technology

Satellite built by Brown students and launched by SpaceX shows a low-cost way to reduce space junk

March 15, 2023

SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team of students using off-the-shelf parts, was confirmed to have successfully operated in orbit, demonstrating a practical, low-cost method to cut down on space debris.

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Health and Medicine

Brown, Care New England ink agreement to accelerate bringing together biomedical research

March 14, 2023

As work to operationalize a three-party agreement between Brown, Lifespan and Care New England continues, Brown and CNE signed a separate agreement to align research operations.

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For one Brown professor, merging math with art results in gallery-worthy visualizations

March 8, 2023

Richard Schwartz is not only a renowned mathematician, but a writer and illustrator of children’s picture books — his secret is bringing math and art together.

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Science and Technology

Guardrails needed for responsible deployment of AI, Brown researcher tells Congress

March 8, 2023

Speaking before a U.S. Senate committee on the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence, computer scientist Suresh Venkatasubramanian urged lawmakers to establish regulations to govern AI-based systems.

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Health and Medicine

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain: “We have a responsibility to positively impact the health of our community.”

March 2, 2023

A physician-scientist and the eighth dean of medicine and biology at Brown, Jain shared insights on how the University’s biomedical community can improve human health and fuel economic growth in Rhode Island and beyond.

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Science and Technology

Are AI chatbots off the rails or doing just what they were designed to do? Brown expert explains

February 23, 2023

As hosts of new AI-powered chatbots and technology become widely available, and questions surface on their limits and power, Brown scholar Michael Littman offers insights into a debate that will only grow louder.

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Social Sciences

Brown Ph.D. student uncovers early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East

February 22, 2023

A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East — and potentially one of the oldest examples of leprosy in the world.

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Researchers detail never-before-seen properties in a family of superconducting Kagome metals

February 10, 2023

Scientists describe the microscopic structure of a recently discovered group of superconductors for the first time, a small step toward paving the way for future advances in superconducting technology.

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Brown researchers develop new, automated, powerful diagnostic tool for drug detection

February 10, 2023

The work by a research team made up largely of Brown graduate and undergraduate students addresses a critical biomedical need and has the potential to be widely adapted by clinicians to monitor antidepressants in patients.

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Health and Medicine

Night staff at nursing homes had lower rates of COVID-19 testing, vaccination than day shift, study finds

February 6, 2023

An analysis led by Brown University researchers showed that work shift is an important factor to consider when designing workplace health interventions.

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Science and Technology

Partly melted rocks under Earth’s surface offer insights into what makes plate tectonics possible

February 6, 2023

Using seismic waves, scientists detect widespread partially molten rock hidden under the Earth’s tectonic plates in a new way, a step in settling a long-held geological debate that has big implications in understanding plate motion.

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Study offers neurological explanation for how brains bias partisans against new information

February 1, 2023

People who share a political ideology have more similar ‘neural fingerprints’ of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a new analysis led by Brown University researchers.

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News and Events

Three Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

January 31, 2023

The world’s largest general scientific society honored Brown faculty members from engineering, mathematics and medical science for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.

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Health and Medicine

Leaders convene with Brown public health scholars to discuss solutions to Rhode Island’s opioid crisis

January 19, 2023

As deadly synthetic opioids poison communities nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined state and law enforcement officials, and researchers at Brown’s School of Public Health, to discuss a coordinated response.

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Science and Technology

Researchers uncover secrets on how Alaska’s Denali Fault formed

January 18, 2023

A study by Brown researchers finds that changes in tectonic plate thickness across the Denali Fault in Alaska impacts where it is located, shedding light on how major faults and earthquakes occur.

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Health and Medicine

Clinical trials show encouraging safety profile for brain-computer interface turning thoughts into action

January 13, 2023

In an important step toward a medical technology that could help restore independence of people with paralysis, researchers find the investigational BrainGate neural interface system has low rates of associated adverse events.

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Health and Medicine

Pharmacists can start patients on road to recovery from opioid use disorder, study shows

January 11, 2023

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that pharmacies can offer a safe and accessible treatment starting point for patients with opioid use disorder and keep them better engaged than usual care with a physician.

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Health and Medicine

Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations

January 9, 2023

A new study conducted by researchers at Brown and NYU provides additional evidence that expanding Medicaid can contribute to better health for new parents.

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Science and Technology

Passages: Professor of Physics Meenakshi Narain

January 4, 2023

A renowned physicist who collaborated with researchers globally and mentored young scientists exploring physics careers, Narain spent 15 years on the Brown faculty and was the first woman to chair the physics department.

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Science and Technology

How climate change impacts the Indian Ocean dipole, leading to severe droughts and floods

January 4, 2023

A study led by Brown researchers showed how melting ice water from massive glaciers can ultimately lead to droughts and flooding in East Africa and Indonesia.

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Health and Medicine

A type of simple, DIY air filter can be an effective way to filter out indoor air pollutants

December 23, 2022

A study from researchers at Brown University and Silent Spring Institute found that inexpensive, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants.

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