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Science and Technology

Telescope makers at Brown revel in centuries-old craft

July 8, 2026

Working for months with staff members in the Department of Physics, a group of students and faculty from Brown and RISD learned the art and science of high-precision optics to make their own powerful telescopes by hand.

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Video: Amid World Cup fever, mechanics expert at Brown explains the science of soccer

July 8, 2026

In a series of short videos, Brown University engineering professor Roberto Zenit explores the physics of soccer as the World Cup tournament rolls toward its conclusion.

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Health and Medicine

Providence high schoolers help design a health program built for them

July 7, 2026

Through a partnership between Brown researcher Kristine Durkin and Providence nonprofit Young Voices, local teens are shaping an adolescent health program while gaining firsthand experience in research.

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University Initiatives

Staff Spotlight: Olivia Mathis builds connections, one Pre-College student at a time

July 2, 2026

As a Brown Pre-College program adviser, Olivia Mathis found a role that combines her love of connecting with people, solving problems and exploring new possibilities.

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Health and Medicine

Photos: A sneak peek inside Brown University’s under-construction Danoff Laboratories

July 1, 2026

Construction managers offered a glimpse of Brown’s state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, which will be the largest academic laboratory building in Rhode Island.

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Faculty at Brown earn prominent honors, distinctions in Spring 2026

July 1, 2026

During the spring semester, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown University faculty for their leadership, service, research and scholarship.

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Arts and Humanities

‘1776 Across the Americas’: Exhibition at Brown examines year of American Revolution

June 25, 2026

A John Carter Brown Library exhibition explores events and milestones of 1776, from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the mapping of San Francisco Bay and beyond.

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Recent Brown University alumni, current graduate students earn 39 Fulbright scholarships

June 24, 2026

This year’s 39 Fulbright awardees will begin teaching and research assignments in 24 countries across five continents in Fall 2026.

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Health and Medicine

Brown scholar offers Congress actionable solutions for Medicare Advantage overpayment issues

June 24, 2026

Speaking before the Joint Economic Committee, Brown University public health researcher David Meyers offered policy options to improve Medicare Advantage integrity and reduce waste for taxpayers.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers launch tool to map World Cup players, fans and potential to spread disease

June 10, 2026

Using data from FIFA, Brown epidemiologists developed a tracking tool aimed at assisting public health experts in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.

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Social Sciences

Initiative led by Brown researchers boosts mental health support in R.I. public schools

June 24, 2026

A new network led by researchers from Brown’s Annenberg Institute and Warren Alpert Medical School supports local school districts in implementing evidence-based solutions to improve student mental health.

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Student Life

With college readiness boot camp, veterans and service members take on a new mission at Brown

June 18, 2026

In partnership with Warrior-Scholar Project, Brown University hosts its fourth cohort of veterans and active-duty service members for a weeklong event designed to support the transition to college life.

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News and Events

Brown’s small business supplier summit builds bridges between campus, local businesses

June 17, 2026

The annual event brings together local suppliers and University purchasers to strengthen connections, create new pathways for businesses to compete for Brown contracts, and support economic growth across the region.

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Arts and Humanities

Photos: Elementary students uplift their voices in Brown poetry program

June 12, 2026

Vartan Gregorian Elementary School fifth graders shared original poems created during a writing residency led by Eleni Sikelianos, a professor of literary arts at Brown, and her students.

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News and Events

Brown professors devise course to explore generative AI in computer science education

June 11, 2026

With a course offered this past spring semester, professors and students alike have begun grappling with the role automated AI agents have in teaching students the basics of software development.

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Health and Medicine

Healthcare price transparency is necessary to improve affordability, Brown scholar tells Congress

June 10, 2026

Speaking before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee, public health researcher Christopher Whaley called upon Congress to improve healthcare price and organizational transparency.

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University Initiatives

With major strides toward decarbonization, Brown to create sustainable thermal energy system

June 10, 2026

Following a milestone 75% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, the University will establish a new campus heating network that reduces emissions and dramatically increases efficiency and resiliency.

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News and Events

Passages: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Brown professor emeritus of history Gordon S. Wood

June 8, 2026

The prolific and preeminent historian of the American Revolution who taught at Brown for nearly four decades died on Sunday, June 7, at age 92.

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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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Science and Technology

Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows

July 9, 2026

Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules.

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Health and Medicine

New insights on polyomaviruses could inform future approaches to prevention, treatment

July 6, 2026

A team of international researchers, including from Brown University, made new discoveries about the molecular mechanisms of an infection usually fatal in people with severely compromised immune systems.

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Science and Technology

Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages

July 6, 2026

By baking fundamental physical laws into neural networks, researchers have created a model that predicts drug-release timelines using a fraction of the usual lab data.

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Science and Technology

Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska’s Aleutian Islands a later-life lift

June 25, 2026

Researchers at Brown have shown the first direct evidence for a massive geologic uplift of the entire Aleutian Island archipelago driven by a rotation of the Pacific tectonic plate.

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Health and Medicine

Follow the tau: This brain protein presents a possible path to earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis

June 17, 2026

A cognitive researcher at Brown University is leading the Rhode Island team in a multi-city initiative, called the HEAD study, focused on detecting tau to speed Alzheimer’s diagnoses.

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Health and Medicine

Study suggests shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk

June 15, 2026

A study led by Brown University researchers found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine currently used in the U.S. were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia within four years.

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Science and Technology

In a potential nanoscale breakthrough, scientists at Brown reveal 80-atom boron ‘buckyball’

June 10, 2026

Chemists at Brown University have shown the first experimental evidence that carbon buckyballs, which launched the nanotechnology revolution, have a cousin made from 80 atoms of the element boron.

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Brown in the News

Fortune

The Pentagon said Iran War costs $29 billion, but the real cost is closer to $200 billion and counting

June 24, 2026

Recent Brown University alumni, current graduate students earn 39 Fulbright scholarships

June 24, 2026

New York Times

A look inside the welcome bags planned for white South African refugees

June 23, 2026

Connecticut Public Radio

CT gathering helps Native Americans become more visible in the American story

June 23, 2026

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Student Life

Rishika Kartik: Advancing accessibility through a blend of science, art and advocacy

April 30, 2026

Through a self-designed independent concentration, the Brown University senior has used art and design to expand agency, dignity and representation for people with disabilities.

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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

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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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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