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Health and Medicine

School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish K. Jha to depart Brown

December 4, 2025

After arriving in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jha will leave at the end of December 2025 to dedicate time to an initiative to confront pandemic and biosecurity threats.

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Arts and Humanities

Exhibitions in Brazil showcase global slavery oral history project led by Brown’s Simmons Center

December 3, 2025

Research led by the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is highlighted in two museums in Rio de Janeiro in exhibitions that focus on the global legacies of racial slavery.

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News and Events

Brown provided $41 million in voluntary payments, community contributions to Providence in FY25

December 3, 2025

The University made $11.1 million in direct voluntary payments to the city, and its community contributions for K-12 education, nonprofit organizations and other local priorities were valued at $30.2 million.

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Arts and Humanities

Chanelle Dupuis: Finding sweet success in smell studies at Brown

November 24, 2025

The doctoral candidate is leveraging Brown's culture of open inquiry to advance research on the sense of smell through French language and literature, neuroscience and history.

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Researchers launch Brown University-based national institute on AI in mental health

November 21, 2025

ARIA, a Brown-based research consortium supported by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, welcomed scientists from across the U.S. to kick off its five-year program with a launch event in Providence.

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Two Brown University seniors, Class of 2025 graduate named 2026 Rhodes Scholars

November 15, 2025

Brown University seniors Keidy Palma Ramirez and Coco Huang and Class of 2025 alumnus Nicholas Sanzi will pursue graduate degrees at Oxford through one of the most prestigious awards for international study.

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Health and Medicine

From the Lab: Frederike Petzschner maps mind-body connections for improved well-being

November 20, 2025

The Brown University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain and body interact, with the goal of translating insights into treatments and solutions for patients facing a variety of health challenges.

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University Initiatives

Brown employees take the stage in first-ever ‘Battle of the Bands’ to benefit United Way of Rhode Island

November 13, 2025

The lively concert at the Lindemann Performing Arts Center raised funds for Brown Gives, the University’s annual campaign supporting United Way programs across Rhode Island.

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Arts and Humanities

Art exhibitions at Brown University honor and interpret historic campus elm tree

November 14, 2025

A current solo show and an in-development group exhibition invite the Brown community and the public to create new meaning out of the wood from an American elm that previously flourished on campus.

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University Initiatives

Brown expands financial support for graduate student veterans, enhances peer-mentorship program

November 11, 2025

In an important step toward expanded access, Brown will significantly grow funding for U.S. military veterans pursuing graduate degrees, while a generous donation will establish the Cisneros Veterans Scholars Program.

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News and Events

Staff Spotlight: Melissa Shein takes chemistry to the community

November 17, 2025

As communications coordinator for Brown’s Department of Chemistry, Shein works to build community with students and colleagues while engaging the broader public on STEM education and the fight against cancer.

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News and Events

130 Years of Jewish Life at Brown: Celebration, connection and tradition

November 7, 2025

Packed with lively social events, panels, seminars, a timeline exhibition and more, a landmark alumni-led event celebrates the profound history of Jewish life at the University.

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New admission welcome center at Brown opens its doors to prospective students and families

November 5, 2025

Brimming with design details that bring the Brown experience to life, the Galen V. Henderson Admission Welcome Center captures the warm and welcoming energy of the alumnus for whom it is named.

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Health and Medicine

Academic symposium spotlights medical students’ research

November 14, 2025

During an event at the Warren Alpert Medical School, nearly 150 medical students shared what they learned and what they found during summer research projects.

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News and Events

At Brown, Hillary Clinton reflects on her career, encourages the pursuit of truth and diplomacy

October 30, 2025

With both humor and candor, the former first lady, U.S. senator, secretary of state and U.S. presidential candidate discussed foreign policy, global affairs, disinformation and the importance of upholding democracy.

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Brown hits a high note with new Stephen Sondheim Amphitheater, revamped Simmons Quad

October 23, 2025

Home to the newly dedicated amphitheater, Brown’s renovated Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle improves accessibility for community members with physical disabilities and adds a gathering and performing space in the heart of campus.

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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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Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics

November 26, 2025

Researchers found differences in how respiratory syncytial virus spreads among children in rural versus urban communities and concluded that year-round immunizations would minimize risks of large seasonal outbreaks.

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Science and Technology

Research provides new design specs for burgeoning sodium-ion batteries

November 20, 2025

A study provides new guidance for designing sodium-ion batteries, which are emerging as a less expensive and more environmentally friendly complement to lithium-based batteries.

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News and Events

Stalwart Mars camera snaps image of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas

November 19, 2025

A Brown University researcher helps to lead the science team for NASA’s HiRISE camera, which caught images of the comet as it streaked past Mars.

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Health and Medicine

As ‘California sober’ catches on, study suggests cannabis use reduces short-term alcohol consumption

November 19, 2025

A new study led by researchers at Brown University suggests that while other risks remain, smoking marijuana can temporarily cut down how much people drink.

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Health and Medicine

Suicide prevention program decreases risks, saves lives among people recently released from jail

November 10, 2025

An experimental program for people in jail tested by researchers from Brown and Michigan State reduced the number of suicide attempts by more than half in the year after jail detention.

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News and Events

Brown hosts American Physical Society meeting highlighting research from across New England

November 7, 2025

Both longtime and aspiring physicists will showcase their work at Brown during the New England regional meeting of the American Physical Society.

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Health and Medicine

More Americans, especially Black adults, are dying before they can access Medicare benefits

November 7, 2025

A study by researchers at Brown University and Harvard University shows that a rising premature death rate means Medicare isn’t helping as many people as intended.

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Health and Medicine

Pecking with power: How tiny woodpeckers deliver devastating strikes to drill into wood

November 6, 2025

A new study reveals how woodpeckers combine breathing and whole-body coordination to drill into trees with extraordinary force.

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Health and Medicine

Brown team to co-lead $12M study to improve well-being of people who use drugs in New England

November 4, 2025

With a focus on Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont, a project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse will analyze trends in drug use and barriers to care with the goal of strengthening treatment.

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Science and Technology

New study: AI chatbots systematically violate mental health ethics standards

October 21, 2025

Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards, underscoring the need for legal standards and oversight as use of these tools increases.

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Health and Medicine

New federal grant enables study of policing strategy that may decrease overdose deaths

October 21, 2025

With an award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a team led by Brown University researchers will conduct the first scientific analysis of a policing program in Philadelphia and Baltimore that connect drug users to care.

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Health and Medicine

$11 million federal award to launch Brown-based center to accelerate RNA research in Rhode Island

October 9, 2025

With support from the National Institutes of Health, the COBRE Center for RNA Biology in Health and Disease will create a critical mass of trained RNA researchers and fund cutting-edge RNA technology for scientific use.

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Science and Technology

With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon’s mantle

October 6, 2025

Sealed Apollo 17 samples analyzed with new techniques reveal that the Moon’s interior contains sulfur isotopes unlike those found on Earth, according to research led by a Brown University scientist.

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Health and Medicine

Kids are not getting as much sleep as their parents think, study finds

October 2, 2025

Researchers at Brown University found that many Rhode Island kids sleep less than their parents realize, with Latino children logging the least amount of rest.

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Science and Technology

New research center will work toward better, more reliable computer simulations

October 1, 2025

The center will unite mathematicians, engineers and computer scientists at Brown, NYU and Georgia Tech to tackle longstanding problems in how simulations handle extreme physical events.

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Social Sciences

New study: School finance reforms increased funding inequities based on student race and ethnicity

September 10, 2025

Brown University sociologist Emily Rauscher co-led an analysis that uncovered the failure of state-led school finance reforms to address funding disparities based on the racial and ethnic composition of students.

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Science and Technology

New research suggests path toward more durable smartphones and flexible electronics

September 9, 2025

Researchers from Brown University’s School of Engineering have discovered new details about how destructive cracks form in flexible electronic devices — and how to prevent them.

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Brown in the News

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Oldest and biggest Maya temple was built to depict the cosmos

November 5, 2025

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The hottest club in town? The convent

November 4, 2025

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UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than outside ones, study shows

November 3, 2025

NPR

The time change is a chance to reset your sleep schedule – especially for teens

November 2, 2025

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Student Life

Andrew Herring: Squashing limitations after second chance at life

October 31, 2025

After a life-saving liver transplant at 17, the Brown University senior and standout squash player has embraced a life driven by resilience, community and gratitude.

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Social Sciences

Paige Censale: A nontraditional student and community advocate, driven to uplift the unseen

October 2, 2025

The Brown University junior balances a dedication to public affairs and documentary filmmaking with a personal calling as a caregiver and advocate for families confronting dementia.

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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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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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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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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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