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Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships

April 16, 2024

The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Matthew Pratt Guterl, a professor of Africana studies and American studies, and Laird Hunt, a professor of literary arts.

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Student Life

24th annual Ivy Film Festival brings screenings, readings, speakers to College Hill

April 9, 2024

One of the world’s largest student-run film festivals, the annual event at Brown offers student filmmakers a glimpse into their futures — and offers the public a glimpse into their creative inspirations.

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Science and Technology

Hundreds flock to College Green at Brown to wonder at partial solar eclipse

April 8, 2024

With Brown students and scientists as their hosts, enthusiasts from across campus and the local area convened for an eclipse viewing event on Monday, April 8.

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Every spring break, Brown’s earth science students go over rocks and under trees in the Southwest

April 3, 2024

As part of annual field trip tradition geared toward students in Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, students continue an annual journey of exploration, discovery and shared adventure.

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Brown admits 2,521 talented students to the undergraduate Class of 2028

March 28, 2024

The University offered admission to 1,623 prospective members of next year’s incoming class on Thursday, March 28, who join 898 early decision applicants offered admission in December.

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Health and Medicine

Open for leading-edge science: New Brown wet labs open at Point 225 in Providence

March 26, 2024

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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STEM Day at Brown brings science to life for local high schoolers

March 26, 2024

The annual event brings hundreds of students from the Providence area to College Hill for a day of interactive workshops and discussions about science and college access.

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Brown physicists, planetary scientists, students share expertise, excitement for April 8 solar eclipse

March 22, 2024

Astronomers and enthusiasts across campus are gearing up for the big eclipse, with educational and viewing events at Brown and trips to prime watch spots in the path of totality.

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Arts and Humanities

Inaugural FLIP Festival celebrates Spanish-language writers with weekend-long event series

April 1, 2024

The open-to-the-public Festival of Ibero-American Literature of Providence, organized by Brown’s Department of Hispanic Studies, will feature prominent novelists, poets and short-story writers, from April 5 to 7.

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Celebrating the contributions of Brown staff, supporting well-being

March 26, 2024

Through workshops, a guest keynote, excellence awards and a community celebration, Brown’s concurrent BEAR Day and Global Day of Inclusion events honored and boosted Brown employees.

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Student Life

Photos: Disco-pop flash mob shimmies onto College Green

March 21, 2024

At the first sign of spring, the Attitude Dance Company brought College Hill to life with a spontaneous outdoor dance routine performed by more than 100 students.

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Health and Medicine

Sex Ed by Brown Med empowers teens in Central Falls to take charge of their health and futures

March 18, 2024

Spearheaded by a team of Brown medical students, the sex education program at Calcutt Middle School is equipping kids with skills to navigate sexual health and personal relationships with confidence and responsibility.

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Brown medical students meet their matches

March 15, 2024

At Match Day 2024, students from the Warren Alpert Medical School celebrated the next stage of their careers and their lives.

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Photos: Brown Brain Fair sparks curiosity and wonder in local kids, families

March 16, 2024

The brainy bash brought the Brown and Providence communities together for a day of learning and fun with brain science games, exhibits and discussions.

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Social Sciences

Tricia Rose and ‘Metaracism:’ Unpacking the complexities of racism in housing, education and more

March 14, 2024

A leading voice on race in the U.S., the Brown University scholar shared insights from her new book, “Metaracism,” at a talk organized by Brown’s Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America.

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Student Life

Senior thesis exhibition at Brown explores ritual, decay of fishing industry

March 13, 2024

"Liturgy of the Shelf" draws on student Mick Chivers’ experiences as an artist, commercial fisherman, aspiring surgeon and advocate for sustainable food production.

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At Brown, former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney emphasizes the importance of upholding the Constitution

March 12, 2024

Speaking at the University’s 103rd Ogden Memorial Lecture, the former Wyoming congresswoman shared her views on the significance of civic engagement and the dangers of following “cult of personality” leaders.

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Student Life

To infinity and beyond, then back to Brown: Design challenge repurposes 1960s moon footage

March 7, 2024

Hosted by Brown’s Multimedia Labs, the Moon Design Challenge encouraged community members to transform vintage NASA materials into out-of-this world art projects.

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Arts and Humanities

Simmons Center exhibition examines art and incarceration, through Mumia Abu-Jamal works

March 15, 2024

“Art and the Freedom Struggle: The Works of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” on view at Brown’s Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, underscores the impact of creation during incarceration.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown’s Bell Gallery celebrates groundbreaking performance artist Barbara T. Smith

March 6, 2024

An exhibition of Smith’s work and objects is the only East Coast presentation of a show organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

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Arts and Humanities

For this Brown University scholar, grey parrot trade offers a peek into both human and environmental history

February 29, 2024

As part of an enduring scholarly focus, Nancy Jacobs celebrates the exceptional characteristics of the grey parrot and examines complex ties between trade of the species and historical eras including the transatlantic slave trade.

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Social Sciences

New initiative at Brown’s Watson Institute aims to broaden access to education, careers in public policy

March 4, 2024

A new Equity in Policy Scholars pilot program at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs strives to expand representation and leadership development for the next generation of global leaders.

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Health and Medicine

Brown launches fully online master’s degree in biostatistics

March 4, 2024

An online version of the School of Public Health’s biostatistics master’s program, with an emphasis on health data science, will offer learners nationally and around the world an opportunity to gain valuable training and skills.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown University literary arts professor named Rhode Island poet laureate

March 4, 2024

Appointed by the governor, Colin Channer looks forward to expanding opportunities for writers and enabling more literary experiences for Rhode Islanders, including K-12 students, during his five-year term.

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Health and Medicine

Marvel at the mysteries of the human brain at the Brown Brain Fair on March 16

March 1, 2024

Free and open to the public, the annual family-friendly event invites Rhode Islanders to learn about brain science through interactive stations, creative art projects, lively games and engaging lighting talks.

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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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Could new technique for ‘curving’ light be the secret to improved wireless communication?

April 9, 2024

In a breakthrough that could help revolutionize wireless communication, researchers unveiled a novel method for manipulating terahertz waves, allowing them to curve around obstacles instead of being blocked by them.

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Health and Medicine

New technique for predicting protein dynamics may prove big breakthrough for drug discovery

March 27, 2024

A novel A.I.-powered method developed by a team of Brown University researchers offers a fast, cost-effective way to understand protein structures in multiple dimensions, making it a useful tool for pharmacology.

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Science and Technology

Distant ‘space snowman’ unlocks mystery of how some dormant deep space objects become ‘ice bombs’

March 27, 2024

A new study on how comets evolve reveals that deep space objects like Kuiper Belt Object 486958 Arrokoth may be time capsules containing ancient ices from billions of years ago.

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Health and Medicine

Research showcase brings to life the breadth and depth of public health research at Brown

April 2, 2024

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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Science and Technology

Brown researchers develop brain-inspired wireless system to gather data from salt-sized sensors

March 19, 2024

The novel approach helps advance wireless sensor technology and paves the way for one day using large populations of inconspicuous sensors in implantable and wearable biomedical microdevices.

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Health and Medicine

Lack of focus doesn’t equal lack of intelligence — it’s proof of an intricate brain

March 8, 2024

A study by neuroscientists at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science illustrates how parts of the brain need to work together to focus on important information while filtering out distractions.

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Health and Medicine

Virtual reality exposure plus electric brain stimulation offers a promising treatment for PTSD

March 6, 2024

Results from a clinical trial show that an innovative combination of two treatments can be an effective, efficient and enduring way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans.

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Health and Medicine

Firearm ownership is correlated with elevated lead levels in children, study finds

March 1, 2024

Brown-led research found that firearm-related lead ammunition use is an unregulated source of lead exposure in the U.S. that may disproportionately impact children.

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Social Sciences

Entries from Brown anthropologist’s Pandemic Journaling Project now accessible to researchers

February 16, 2024

Accessible through a long-term home at Syracuse University, the vast repository co-founded by Brown’s Katherine A. Mason includes nearly 27,000 personal stories, photos and more from people living during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers launch resource to educate public about overdose prevention centers

February 14, 2024

With two publicly recognized overdose prevention centers open in New York and the nation’s third expected to open in Rhode Island, the project includes recent research about the centers to answer questions and address misconceptions.

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Health and Medicine

Exposure to Agent Orange damages brain tissue in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease

February 13, 2024

The neurotoxic effects of Agent Orange have important implications for the long-term brain health not only of veterans, but of all people exposed to biologically similar herbicides.

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Health and Medicine

In a ‘transformative moment in medical research,’ Human RNome Project launches at Brown

February 8, 2024

The Warren Alpert Medical School hosted the first international working group meeting for a project that aims to sequence all of humanity’s RNA, mirroring the approach of the Human Genome Project in the 1990s.

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Health and Medicine

Three things every woman should know about stroke risk

February 1, 2024

A Brown University researcher who has studied women and stroke for over a decade shared crucial information about factors emerging in studies as important risk indicators.

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Science and Technology

New study sheds light on how much methane is produced from Arctic lakes and wetlands

December 12, 2023

Brown research team finds small unmapped lakes in the Arctic are far less abundant than previously thought, greatly reducing the cumulative methane emissions they were thought to contribute to Earth’s atmosphere.

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Health and Medicine

Study identifies urgent need for improved research on how to respond to misleading health information

November 17, 2023

A detailed evidence review from a team at the Brown University School of Public Health informed recommendations to make research on misinformation more informative and actionable.

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Environment

Climate change effects hit marine ecosystems in multiple waves, according to marine ecologists

November 15, 2023

A Brown professor and two Brown-trained scientists co-authored a research review proposing a ‘more realistic’ conceptual model for understanding current and future changes to marine ecosystems in the wake of climate change.

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Health and Medicine

Overdose prevention sites not associated with increase in crime, according to study

November 13, 2023

An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher found that the nation’s first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.

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Science and Technology

The secret to longer lasting batteries might be in how soap works, new study says

November 8, 2023

Researchers found that one of the most promising electrolytes for designing longer lasting lithium batteries has complex nanostructures that act like micelle structures do in soaped water.

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Brown in the News

Business Insider

Big corporations are quietly taking over your medical practice. Some doctors and experts say it's ruining healthcare.

April 11, 2024

The Oaklandside

Could tearing up an Oakland freeway undo decades of racial injustice?

April 10, 2024

Mississippi Today

Trouble in the wood basket: How a global push for renewable energy took advantage of rural Mississippi

April 9, 2024

Reason Magazine

Study: Social media don't displace in-person hangouts for teens

April 8, 2024

Highlighting Brown’s Distinction

University Initiatives

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in entrepreneurship

July 18, 2019

Offering courses, programs and support to students at every stage of the entrepreneurial process, the Nelson Center has become a nexus for entrepreneurship at Brown in just three years since launch.

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Social Sciences

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in international and public affairs

July 18, 2019

Brown’s scholars in international and public affairs are addressing inequality, convening conversations that move the needle on tough issues and connecting students with practitioners on the ground.

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Science and Technology

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in energy and environmental engineering

July 18, 2019

Researchers in Brown’s School of Engineering are developing next-generation renewable energy technologies, advancing energy efficiency in computing and finding new ways to detect and clean contaminants in the environment.

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Arts and Humanities

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in the arts

July 18, 2019

The University is advancing its reputation for excellence in the arts by forming new partnerships with artists and scholars and making major new investments in programming and facilities.

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Health and Medicine

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in brain science

January 10, 2019

Brown researchers are building understanding of the brain, restoring movement for patients with paralysis, unlocking the secrets of devastating diseases and devising new treatments to address brain-related disorders.

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Social Sciences

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in economics

January 10, 2019

With an increased focus on unearthing novel data sources for analysis, Brown’s economics scholars are bringing new insights to complex problems and teaching the next generation of researchers and policymakers to do the same.

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News and Events

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in educational innovation

January 10, 2019

Learning at Brown is a collaborative, hands-on experience — one in which students often lead their own research projects or conduct research alongside their instructors.

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Arts and Humanities

Highlighting Brown’s distinction in the humanities

January 10, 2019

Humanities scholars at Brown are energizing comparative work that informs a deeper understanding of the most challenging questions of global common concern.

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