Research

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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Science and Technology

Study shows how machine learning could predict rare disastrous events, like earthquakes or pandemics

December 19, 2022

Researchers from Brown and MIT suggest how scientists can circumvent the need for massive data sets to forecast extreme events with the combination of an advanced machine learning system and sequential sampling techniques.

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Health and Medicine

Postpartum visits declined during COVID-19, especially among Black, young and uninsured women

December 2, 2022

A new study by researchers at Brown University showed that the pandemic further restricted access to postpartum care, potentially exacerbating existing health care disparities.

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Health and Medicine

Brown funds three biomedical technologies with potential to improve patient safety, care

November 30, 2022

In its fourth year, Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact is advancing the commercialization of Brown research and supporting the creation of new products aimed at saving and improving lives.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers demonstrate in mice a new way to deliver medication to malignant brain tumors

November 16, 2022

The new approach effectively delivered anti-cancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice, increasing survival rates and informing a potential pathway for one day treating human patients with brain cancer.

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Health and Medicine

Why do children learn more quickly than adults? New study offers clues

November 15, 2022

A new study led by a team of Brown University neuroscientists details the brain mechanisms that allow children to learn more efficiently than adults.

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Health and Medicine

Brown, Lifespan, Care New England sign agreement to align research operations

November 15, 2022

The new agreement will create a unified, streamlined approach to administering health and medical research, positioning physicians and scientists to conduct more research to benefit patients and populations.

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Health and Medicine

Psychological distress an important, easy-to-measure indicator of cardiovascular risk

November 7, 2022

A study led by Brown researchers found that a brief screener for psychological distress can be an efficient way to assess patient risk for cardiovascular disease.

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Health and Medicine

At overdose events, arrests by police and combative behavior are rare, study finds

November 7, 2022

An analysis of police reports in one Rhode Island city found few overdose situations involve safety concerns that required the presence of law enforcement.

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Health and Medicine

Extreme temperatures take deadly toll on people in Texas prisons, study finds

November 4, 2022

A research team led by scholars from Brown University found higher death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning compared to those in climate-controlled institutions.

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Science and Technology

Researchers develop new technology that could enable better control systems for prosthetic limbs

October 31, 2022

Team from MIT and Brown demonstrates the accuracy and safety of using magnetic sensors to track muscle length during movement, which could make it easier for people with amputations to control prosthetic limbs.

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News and Events

Brown, Wexford Science & Technology bringing new wet lab space to Providence

October 27, 2022

Multi-tenant, flexible wet lab space will add much-needed capacity for life sciences research and help to attract new commercial tenants.

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Health and Medicine

Families affected by rare disorder convene at Brown to learn about, and catalyze, latest research

October 26, 2022

Every two years, a unique gathering connects patients and family members contending with an autism-like condition called Christianson syndrome with brain scientists working to develop therapies and solutions.

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News and Events

Major public-private life sciences development breaks ground in Providence’s Jewelry District

October 24, 2022

Brown University was celebrated as a key partner and life sciences leader by state, federal officials during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new public health lab building, which will also house University and commercial lab space.

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News and Events

Brown releases final Operational Plan for Investing in Research

October 24, 2022

Building on substantial growth in its research enterprise over the last decade, the plan provides a roadmap for expanding scholarship at Brown to make an even greater positive impact in the world.

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Health and Medicine

Two accomplished architecture firms selected for Brown’s planned integrated life sciences building

October 17, 2022

Architects from Deborah Berke Partners and Ballinger will work together with Brown leaders and key stakeholders to design a hub for scientific collaboration and discovery in Providence’s Jewelry District.

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News and Events

Brown Class of 1975 graduate wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

October 10, 2022

Douglas W. Diamond, a University of Chicago scholar who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brown, was recognized for research on banks and financial crises.

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Science and Technology

'Non-native species aren’t the boogie man.' Brown biologist calls for more balanced view

October 6, 2022

In a new review article, biology researchers make the case for reevaluating maligned non-native species to consider benefits as well as costs.

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Social Sciences

Confronting Indigenous enslavement, one story at a time

October 5, 2022

A partner effort among Brown scholars, volunteers and Native American leaders, Stolen Relations has recovered thousands of Indigenous enslavement records, drawing attention to a topic rarely broached in school history lessons.

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Science and Technology

Brown computer scientist aims to protect people in an age of artificial intelligence

October 4, 2022

Suresh Venkatasubramanian served as a White House advisor for the nation’s first “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” helping to develop a guide to ethical practices in an era of data-driven technologies.

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Health and Medicine

With $15 million federal grant, researchers establish new national suicide prevention center

September 28, 2022

Researchers from Brown University, Michigan State and Henry Ford Health are leading a multi-institution research effort to reduce the national suicide rate.

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Science and Technology

Brown mathematicians’ algorithm to serve as cryptography standard for quantum computing era

September 21, 2022

The federal government selected four algorithms to serve as standards for public key security in the pending era of quantum computers, three of which are based on technology devised by a team of Brown experts.

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Science and Technology

Why do woodpeckers peck? New discovery about bird brains sheds light on intriguing question

September 20, 2022

A team led by a Brown biologist discovered that the same specialized brain area that helps songbirds learn their songs also exists in woodpeckers, suggesting that the communicative drumming evolved in a similar way.

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Science and Technology

NASA’s InSight hears its first meteoroid impacts on Mars

September 19, 2022

The Mars lander’s seismometer picked up vibrations and sounds from four impacts in the past two years, a development detailed in a study co-authored by Brown planetary scientist Ingrid Daubar.

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News and Events

Brown ranks among nation’s top universities, employers

September 16, 2022

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes, prominent rankings in the last year gave the University high marks for its distinctive student experience, world-class teaching and research, and inclusive environment.

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Health and Medicine

New grant aims to improve understanding of aging differences between females and males

September 9, 2022

Three Brown scholars are part of a multi-institutional research team studying how multiple biological processes contribute to differences in aging between the sexes.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers discover how a brain area implicated in Alzheimer’s may be vulnerable to degeneration

September 1, 2022

In a finding that could inform therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, a team of Brown University neuroscientists reports on a mechanism of degeneration for the locus coeruleus region of the brain.

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Science and Technology

With superconducting diodes, scholars advance work toward ultra-efficient quantum electronic devices

August 30, 2022

A research team including Brown University faculty and students created a superconducting diode without a magnetic field in multi-layer graphene, a development that could form the basis for future “lossless” electronics.

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Environment

Nina Lee: Investigating the impact of noise pollution on children’s health outcomes

August 30, 2022

As a research assistant in the Brown Community Noise Lab, Nina Lee has spent years monitoring noise levels across New England, advocating for environmental justice every step of the way.

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Science and Technology

Using new technique, researchers make surprising discoveries about how flies’ brains respond to tastes

August 22, 2022

The study is an example of how brain imaging technology — in this case developed by researchers at Brown University — can be adapted to advance knowledge of brain processes and prompt new questions about behavior.

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Rebecca Ward-Diorio: Diving deep into research in the Galápagos

August 22, 2022

In a culmination of her Brown biology education, the rising senior is studying the biodiversity of marine life in the Galápagos Islands for the effects of decreased human presence due to the pandemic.

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Environment

Olivia McClain: Exploring hyperlocal air pollution in Providence

August 17, 2022

As a summer research assistant in Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, McClain is supporting research and building community connections.

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Science and Technology

NASA fellowship to fund Brown physicist’s work on groundbreaking lunar telescope

August 10, 2022

Jonathan Pober, an assistant professor of physics, was one of six early-career researchers from across the U.S. to receive NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics.

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Health and Medicine

Brown professors offer a program to reduce suicide in high-risk individuals

August 10, 2022

A new guide for clinicians, researchers and mental health practitioners details an evidence-based suicide prevention program to save lives and reduce strain on an overtaxed mental health care system.

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Social Sciences

People who disagree with scientists often overestimate their own scientific knowledge, study finds

August 9, 2022

After surveying thousands of Americans on the COVID-19 vaccine, climate change and other contested issues, scholars found a correlation between how much people think they know and deviation from scientific consensus.

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News and Events

Research teams at Brown to investigate solutions to nine pressing pandemic challenges

July 29, 2022

The projects, which address problems ranging from mental health to food security to the impact on K-12 education, will receive $643,029 in research support from a new Peter G. Peterson Foundation fund.

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Health and Medicine

Brown epidemiologist breaks down ‘forever chemicals’ and the research on their health effects

July 28, 2022

As communities confront the persistent presence of chemical pollutants, Joseph Braun, an associate professor of epidemiology, discusses new research findings and what individuals can do to decrease their exposure.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers aim to save lives by testing illicit drugs for secret, often-deadly ingredients

July 27, 2022

A partnership with local harm reduction organizations and Rhode Island Hospital’s toxicology lab aims to decrease overdose deaths by revealing the amount of fentanyl and other unknown substances in the local drug supply.

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Science and Technology

Defense Department to fund Brown faculty work on neural networks for AI

July 20, 2022

George Karniadakis, a professor of applied math and engineering, was one of nine faculty scientists and engineers from across the U.S. to receive a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship.

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Social Sciences

Renovation of Churchill House, Rites and Reason Theatre to usher in new era for Africana studies

July 20, 2022

The 50-year home to Africana studies at Brown, Churchill House will undergo an expansion to make room for new faculty, give graduate students more space, and create new opportunities for one of America’s oldest Black theaters.

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Social Sciences

Study identifies barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the powerful influence of family and friends

July 20, 2022

Research led by staff from Brown’s Policy Lab found that perceptions of others’ behavior predict intentions to get vaccinated, raising implications and questions around public health policy and intervention strategies.

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Social Sciences

Using newly unsealed archives, Brown professor takes fresh lens to Pope Pius XII at war

July 15, 2022

Professor David Kertzer and his research team delved into the controversial question of Pius XII during WW-II, specifically tackling his failure to publicly condemn the Holocaust.

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Science and Technology

Brown professor develops AI system to detect danger in blood vessels

July 15, 2022

The lab of George Karniadakis, professor of applied mathematics and engineering, leads the charge of developing physics-informed neural networks to diagnose and predict the severity of arterial aneurysms.

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Environment

Brown researchers turn up the heat on climate change solutions

July 15, 2022

From researching the history of Indigenous land stewardship to developing nonpartisan policy ideas, collaborative scholarship at Brown aims to overcome obstacles to meaningful action on climate change.

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Arts and Humanities

Expressive arts program at Brown grants freedom of movement, peace of mind

July 15, 2022

Co-founded by distinguished lecturer Julie A. Strandberg and her former student, Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP) symposiums enable people with certain neurological disorders to find joy, connection and longed-for freedom.

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Health and Medicine

For Brown biostatistician, machine learning is key to unraveling DNA

July 15, 2022

Lorin Crawford, an assistant professor at Brown’s School of Public Health, takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding gene interactions.

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Social Sciences

Program spearheaded by Brown’s Annenberg Institute translates research into results for educators

July 15, 2022

In partnership with the policy group Results for America, EdResearch for Recovery provides resources to effectively implement evidence-based strategies in schools nationwide to combat pandemic-related learning losses.

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