News about Undergraduate Research
At Brown, undergraduates are creators, leaders and doers who are not satisfied with merely raising questions — they learn to confront, address and solve problems facing society, the nation and the world.
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An innovative course is bringing together students in Rhode Island and Mississippi to conduct an impactful public health research project focused on a rural community in Gloster, Mississippi.
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As part of a class taught by Brown neuroscientist David Badre, undergraduates embrace the rare opportunity to conduct experiments and engage in research with state-of-the-art MRI technology.
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National Public Health Week offered students at Brown’s School of Public Health the opportunity to discuss the impact of their research projects and learn about the work of others.
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The sixth floor of 225 Dyer St. has been outfitted with much-needed life sciences lab space to welcome Brown University researchers and encourage innovation and collaboration.
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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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Maddie McCarthy is the first student from Brown to earn the award, which enables graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.
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After seven years of excavation at the former site of a 19th-century Providence family home, Brown students have begun searching for artifacts at a new location on campus.
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Through real-world projects, Brown environmental course explores contemporary climate issues
Environmental Studies 0110 is both an introductory course on environmental change in the 21st century and a hands-on lab where students engage with how local communities and the natural environment intersect.
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Opportunities through Brown’s Swearer Center and the Brown-Tougaloo partnership ignited the Brown senior’s passion for engaged community research and a focus on advancing public health.
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Kyle Paul: From Vienna, India and Providence, advancing understanding of amphibian behavior
The rising Brown University junior and pre-med concentrator was eager to dive into field research to study how frog species respond to stimuli in their environment.
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Building on a deep interest in synthetic biology, the rising Brown University senior spent his summer helping to develop a sustainable alternative to arsenic detection and removal methods.
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Seventy undergraduates from across the U.S. are engaging in research at Brown this summer through the Leadership Alliance, a nationwide consortium originally founded at the University in 1992.
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