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Student Life

Nigel Evans: From Army boots to Arabic books

August 13, 2025

Inspired by his military service and driven by a desire to work internationally, the rising Brown University senior is spending the summer learning Arabic as a U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholar.

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University Initiatives

Matched with Rhode Island’s top employers, local students take first steps toward future careers

August 12, 2025

Since 2018, Brown University has hosted dozens of interns through PrepareRI, a statewide initiative that helps high schoolers explore careers, build skills and shape Rhode Island’s future workforce.

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Arts and Humanities

Original manuscript of George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is a highlight of Brown’s literary archives

August 11, 2025

The one-of-a-kind artifact in Brown University Library’s special collections offers students and scholars insights into the novelist’s writing process.

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News and Events

Agreement with federal government to restore Brown research funding, resolve compliance reviews

July 30, 2025

The voluntary agreement preserves the ability for students and scholars to teach and learn without government intrusion, and includes a $50 million commitment from Brown to support workforce development in Rhode Island.

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Social Sciences

Initiative at Brown’s Annenberg Institute aims to advance research on schools and climate change

August 6, 2025

The Sustainable Education Research Initiative will build collaborations between scholars, policymakers and practitioners to generate insights that inform Pre-K-12 education policy and practice.

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Health and Medicine

Frances Moriniere: Rising early to advance sleep research in dream job

August 6, 2025

This summer, Brown junior Frances Moriniere is training as a sleep scientist through the Sleep Apprenticeship program at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Bradley Hospital.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: Students master their mediums in summer art courses at Brown

August 6, 2025

From sculpture and digital media to drawing and painting, undergraduate students embrace creativity and advance their skills in visual art courses during the University’s Summer Session.

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Science and Technology

National Science Foundation renews Brown’s national mathematics institute with $16.5 million

August 4, 2025

The grant will fund the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics through 2030, offering opportunities to explore mathematical concepts that underpin everything from AI to industrial design.

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Health and Medicine

Empowering graduate students to think entrepreneurially about brain technology

August 1, 2025

Graduate students from Brown University and Ben-Gurion University put their brains together in a unique summer practicum to invent and pitch ideas for neurotechnology startups.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: A community builder at heart, Dilania Inoa carves out a lasting career in service

August 1, 2025

As senior manager of community partnerships at the Swearer Center, Inoa has expanded educational opportunities for thousands of local kids while strengthening Brown’s ties to the Providence community.

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Student Life

Equipped with new knowledge and experiences, Pre-College students reflect on their summer at Brown

July 31, 2025

As Brown’s summer Pre-College Programs conclude, five high schoolers shared their motivations for enrolling and the lessons they’ll carry into the next chapter of their lives.

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Science and Technology

Brown University to lead national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants

July 29, 2025

A new institute, based at Brown and supported by a $20 million National Science Foundation grant, will convene researchers to guide development of a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health.

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Student Life

Kessler Scholars Program at Brown receives $1.1 million grant renewal

July 29, 2025

The renewed funding will support advising, financial assistance and academic and career development opportunities for first-generation undergraduates at Brown.

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Arts and Humanities

In Pre-College course, students uncover new ways of writing through the forgotten and the familiar

July 25, 2025

Instructed by two Brown graduate students, Secondhand Writing encourages young writers to explore archives, museums and antique shops as a way to advance their own creative-writing practices.

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University Initiatives

Brown’s Pre-College Programs see local enrollment climb for third straight year

July 25, 2025

With more partnerships and a new scholarship model, the University’s Pre-College Programs are increasing local turnout, enabling more Rhode Island teens to explore academic pathways and college life.

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Environment

Sophia Wu: Crab wrangler, ocean dreamer

July 30, 2025

Brown sophomore Sophia Wu is spending her summer at Save the Bay in Rhode Island, wrangling crabs, supporting summer camps for kids and exploring a future in marine science.

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News and Events

B-Lab 2025: Student entrepreneurs develop solutions in health care, tech, wellness and more

July 24, 2025

Through an eight-week summer accelerator focused on personal and commercial development, the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship’s Breakthrough Lab is supporting 13 student-led ventures.

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Brown and Providence

Across education, research, community engagement and the economy, Brown University is deeply intertwined with its home city of Providence, Rhode Island. From improving medical care and public health, to supporting local schools and fueling the regional economy, Brown’s commitment to the success of the local community is reflected in many ways.

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Research News

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Health and Medicine

Even a few mutated cells can significantly impact how blood cancers develop, study finds

August 7, 2025

New findings about the effect of certain mutated cells on the entire blood-forming system and its environment could change how doctors treat patients with blood cancers.

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Science and Technology

‘Bridge’ of stray stars reveals active merger of two galaxy clusters

August 5, 2025

In a preview of observations that will be made routinely by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, astronomers found evidence indicating that a galaxy cluster is merging, a first for a nearby (astronomically speaking) cluster.

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Health and Medicine

Brown University neuroscientists help identify a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease progression

August 1, 2025

Researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science have identified electrical activity in the brain that could predict progression to Alzheimer’s disease.

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Health and Medicine

How hot is too hot for health? Brown emergency room doctor shares heat-related red flags

July 30, 2025

Amid cresting heat waves around the globe, Dr. Katelyn Moretti of the Warren Alpert Medical School relays the risks of high temperatures and how to keep cool and prevent dehydration.

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Health and Medicine

$1.3 million grant to Brown to expand research on the role of blood-brain barrier in decision making

July 18, 2025

Researchers from Brown’s Carney Institute will investigate how the blood-brain barrier is involved in transmitting information to the brain, informing potential treatments for brain diseases and disorders.

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Science and Technology

Divers led by Brown marine biologist discover surprising changes to offshore kelp forest

July 18, 2025

A research trip to a biodiversity hotspot in the Gulf of Maine underscores the importance of continued monitoring of marine ecosystems.

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Health and Medicine

New research challenges animal dietary classifications in Yellowstone National Park

July 14, 2025

A federally funded analysis led by Brown University biologists found that different species of large herbivores have diets that are more diverse and complex than previously known.

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Science and Technology

Faster topology optimization: An emerging industrial design technique gets a speed boost

July 2, 2025

A new algorithm helps topology optimizers skip unnecessary iterations, making optimization and design faster, more stable and more useful.

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Health and Medicine

Antimicrobial common in everyday items linked to allergic conditions in children

July 2, 2025

Researchers at Brown University’s School of Public Health found that children exposed to higher levels of triclosan may be more likely to develop eczema and allergy symptoms.

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Health and Medicine

Brown University researchers discover how people gossip without getting caught

July 1, 2025

Researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science spill the tea about the complicated mental computations that allow people to gossip successfully.

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Brown in the News

New York Times Magazine

It was a promising addiction treatment. Many patients never got it.

August 7, 2025

ABC News

Is the US headed toward a recession? Experts weigh in

August 6, 2025

Quanta Magazine

Earth’s core appears to be leaking up and out of Earth’s surface

August 4, 2025

Boston Globe

‘Great news but a weird twist.’ After the NIH moved to restore hundreds of grants, researchers remain in limbo.

August 3, 2025

Student Stories

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Health and Medicine

Zainab Iftikhar: Helping humans use artificial intelligence to better support mental health

May 14, 2025

The Brown Ph.D. student collaborates with psychologists and computer scientists across campus to find ways AI can support, but not replace, human-centered mental health counseling.

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Student Life

Ayoola Fadahunsi: Anchored by community at Brown, she leads with love, justice and joy

April 30, 2025

Informed by her Nigerian-American identity and guided by her spiritual compass, the Brown University senior is advancing migration-policy research, humanitarian law and public service.

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Student Life

Eva Erickson: Blending science, sports and the ultimate test of survival

March 20, 2025

Whether she’s captaining the men’s club hockey team or participating as the first openly autistic cast member on “Survivor,” the Brown graduate student in fluid and thermal science finds success in authenticity.

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Student Life

Kanayo Duru: The Brunonian behind the baton has a heart that beats for music and medicine

March 4, 2025

The Brown University senior and head conductor of the Brown Band embraces a wide range of musical, academic and volunteer pursuits as he marches toward a career in medicine.

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Arts and Humanities

Elijah Golden: Embracing storytelling from the Grand Ole Opry stage to Brown’s classrooms

December 17, 2024

Brown University senior Elijah Golden pursues a varied academic and extracurricular life at Brown while also performing and touring with his family’s three-generation country music band.

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Health and Medicine

Dominique Pablito: Advancing science while inspiring fellow Indigenous students in STEM

November 26, 2024

As she investigates cancer treatments and pursues her own path toward becoming a physician-scientist, the Brown University doctoral student is supporting fellow Indigenous students interested in science and medicine.

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Student Life

Mia Tretta: Drawing on her experience as a school shooting survivor to advance gun safety

October 22, 2024

Wounded in a school shooting in California in 2019, the Brown sophomore has dedicated herself to preventing gun violence nationwide, harnessing her education at Brown to forge a career in advocacy.

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Environment

Corinne LePage: Embracing a love of horticulture to support domestic violence survivors

September 18, 2024

Through determination, courage and a supportive community, LePage is flourishing as a nontraditional student at Brown and using her own experiences to help others on campus and beyond.

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Student Life

Daniel Solomon: Visualizing a more inclusive, accessible future through public art

April 30, 2024

Through the installation of educational public art in urban neighborhoods, the Brown sophomore hopes to inspire mutual understanding of the blind and visually impaired community.

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Student Life

Kaliko Kalāhiki: Bringing Indigenous communities together at Brown and beyond

March 20, 2024

From a small farm in Hawaii to College Hill to the corridors of the White House, Brown senior Kaliko Kalāhiki is making inroads as an advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, queer visibility and sustainable land use.

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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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