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Brown Corporation approves base budget for Fiscal Year 2022

June 1, 2021

The approved $1.34 billion base budget strikes a deliberate balance between long-term financial sustainability, economic recovery from COVID-19, and continued investments in academic excellence and support for students.

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Brown Corporation elects three new fellows, seven trustees

June 1, 2021

Brown’s governing body elected each new member based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research.

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Science and Technology

New algorithm could help enable next-generation deep brain stimulation devices

June 1, 2021

Brown University researchers have developed a technique that could allow deep brain stimulation devices to sense activity in the brain and adjust stimulation accordingly.

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Joint $500,000 gift from Brown, R.I. Foundation, Partnership for R.I. to support Nonviolence Institute

May 27, 2021

For two decades, the Nonviolence Institute has been an instrumental force in preventing violence and providing support to victims in Rhode Island; the joint contribution will support its work amid a surge in gun violence.

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Social Sciences

With more two-way dialogue, school board meetings could draw more diverse audiences, study finds

May 24, 2021

A study shows that giving the public more opportunities to converse with school board leaders could increase civic engagement and lead to more public trust in officials — especially among low-income groups and people of color.

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Brown outlines COVID-19 vaccination requirements for faculty, staff and students

May 20, 2021

In an effort to achieve near-universal vaccination and return to more traditional operations, Brown will require all faculty, staff and students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Science and Technology

Scientific computing technology should benefit all, Brown researcher tells Congress

May 19, 2021

Speaking before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, computer scientist Seny Kamara urged lawmakers to make sure computing technology benefits society at large, not just a privileged few.

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Arts and Humanities

‘Large Concretised Monument to the Twentieth Century’ installed on Brown’s College Green

May 19, 2021

The University’s public art collection will host British artist Rebecca Warren’s huge bronze sculpture, a comment on gender, identity and the role of monuments in public space, for the next five years.

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Health and Medicine

Making mindfulness meditation more helpful starts with understanding how it can be harmful

May 18, 2021

A study led by Willoughby Britton, an associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown, shows the importance of defining and measuring the adverse effects of mindfulness.

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Science and Technology

Researchers use ‘hole-y’ math and machine learning to study cellular self-assembly

May 18, 2021

A new study shows that mathematical topology can reveal how human cells organize into complex spatial patterns, helping to categorize them by the formation of branched and clustered structures.

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Health and Medicine

Rare blood clots more likely after COVID-19 infection than from vaccine, report finds

May 14, 2021

An analysis led by Brown University neurologist Dr. Karen L. Furie in partnership with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, put the post-vaccine risk of CVST in perspective.

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Social Sciences

Politically polarized brains share an intolerance of uncertainty

May 13, 2021

A new study on political polarization led by a Brown University team showed how an aversion to uncertainty is often associated with black-and-white political views.

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News and Events

New health and wellness center and residence hall welcomes first undergraduate residents

May 12, 2021

About 114 Brown sophomores, juniors and seniors have moved into the new building, where they will reside while enrolled for this year’s summer term; the building’s full opening will coincide with the Fall 2021 semester’s launch.

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Finance and administration leader Barbara Chernow to retire after six years of Brown leadership

May 12, 2021

Since joining Brown as executive vice president in 2015, the Class of 1979 graduate has transformed administrative operations in areas ranging from Finance and Facilities to Human Resources, Dining and Business Operations.

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Health and Medicine

Brain-computer interface creates text on screen by decoding brain signals associated with handwriting

May 12, 2021

Using a brain-computer interface, a clinical trial participant was able to create text on a computer at a rate of 90 characters per minute just by thinking about the movements involved in writing by hand.

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Social Sciences

With new special collections policy, John Hay Library aims to diversify the historical canon

May 11, 2021

The John Hay Library’s new collection policy is intended to support new trends in scholarship on campus and to diversify the personal and community stories told in Brown’s archives and special collections.

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Health and Medicine

Brown-based IMPACT Collaboratory expands massive effort to track COVID-19 vaccine effects

May 10, 2021

A $1.4 million federal grant will enable the research team to add customer data from Walgreens, doubling the scope of the largest monitoring system of safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations for elderly people.

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Science and Technology

‘Molecular glue’ makes perovskite solar cells dramatically more reliable over time

May 6, 2021

In a study that could help to bring inexpensive, efficient perovskite solar cells one step closer to commercial use, researchers found a way to strengthen a key weak point in the cells, dramatically increasing their functional life.

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News and Events

Brown awards six honorary doctorates during Commencement

May 2, 2021

During its 253rd Commencement on Sunday, May 2, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, educators, scholars and scientists.

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Brown faculty confers highest honor on public health, dance scholars and educators

May 2, 2021

At the University’s Commencement 2021 celebration, the Brown faculty presented their peers Vincent Mor and Julie Strandberg with Rosenberger Medals of Honor, awarded just 33 times in more than a century.

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Student speakers take center stage at Brown’s Commencement

May 2, 2021

George Kubai and Siddhi Nadkarni, Brown’s undergraduate student orators, encouraged classmates to work toward a better and more equitable future for themselves and those around them.

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News and Events

In spirited celebration, Brown community commemorates Class of 2021’s resilience, ability to improvise

May 2, 2021

In two College ceremonies on Sunday, Brown President Christina H. Paxson and other speakers lauded graduates who, by successfully finishing their degrees during a pandemic, have proven they can handle whatever comes next.

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News and Events

Reunion events, Commencement forums capture, virtually, the spirit of community celebration, intellectual discovery

May 2, 2021

A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.

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News and Events

New Brown M.D.s convene to honor achievements, celebrate and reflect after exceptionally intense year

May 1, 2021

At Brown’s medical school Commencement ceremony, the 119 graduates in the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2021 marked four years of intense academic and clinical training in joyous, jubilant solidarity.

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News and Events

In socially distanced Graduate School ceremony, speakers call on peers to ‘show up’ and ‘do good work’

May 1, 2021

With an eye toward lives and careers that make an enduring and positive impact, 763 master’s and Ph.D. graduates earned Brown degrees in a Saturday afternoon Commencement ceremony on the College Green.

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News and Events

Driven to purpose by passion, Class of 2021 celebrates the Baccalaureate, virtually

April 30, 2021

In a virtual address during the annual celebration of cultures and traditions, former NFL player, business leader and Brown alumnus Steven Jordan urged graduates to uncover their purposes in life by examining their passions.

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Student Life

PHOTOS: For soon-to-be graduates, pre-Commencement events cap their Brown student experiences

April 30, 2021

In the days leading up to their Commencement ceremonies, members of the Class of 2021 attended campus events preparing them for graduation day and celebrating their academic accomplishments at Brown.

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News and Events

Brown to confer 2,505 degrees at its 253rd Commencement

April 30, 2021

At its 253rd Commencement — which will take place across two days of ceremonies on May 1 and 2, 2021 — Brown University will confer a total of 2,505 undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary degrees.

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News and Events

In address to Brown public health grads, U.S. Surgeon General shares lessons both professional and personal

April 29, 2021

As part of a virtual celebration for the School of Public Health’s soon-to-be Class of 2021 graduates, Dr. Vivek Murthy drew on his experience as a public health leader to offer advice for the challenges ahead.

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Brown to celebrate Commencement and Reunion Weekend with mix of in-person, virtual events

April 29, 2021

A series of in-person, socially distanced Commencement ceremonies for graduates and a wide range of virtual events for students, families and Brown alumni will take place from April 30 to May 2 — here is what to expect.

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Health and Medicine

With $30 million in support, Brown launches Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research

April 28, 2021

By bringing together biomedical research and discovery with world-class physician-scientists advancing care for patients with Alzheimer’s, the center aims to accelerate the pace of development for novel treatments and cures.

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News and Events

Experienced human resources leader Marie Williams to lead HR at Brown

April 28, 2021

As vice president for human resources, Williams will bring experience and vision to strategic initiatives focused on operational excellence, employee development, and equity and inclusion.

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Arts and Humanities

As Carnegie fellow, Brown scholar to study psychological toll of civil rights activism on Black Americans

April 28, 2021

A Carnegie Fellowship will provide support for Françoise Hamlin, an Africana studies and history scholar, to write a book on the risks that young people assumed on the front lines of the civil rights movement.

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News and Events

Brown mathematician elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 27, 2021

Kavita Ramanan, a professor of applied mathematics, is honored for her work in probability theory and random processes.

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University Initiatives

Brown awards $474,000 to support academic excellence, equity initiatives in Providence schools

April 27, 2021

With its first payout since reaching $10 million in endowed funds, the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence will support critical initiatives outlined in the Turnaround Action Plan for Providence Public Schools.

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Student Life

Zanagee Artis: Promoting climate justice through environmental policy reform

April 22, 2021

The Brown junior and co-founder of Zero Hour, one of the world’s first youth-led climate justice organizations, is working to preserve humankind’s future by promoting environmental policy change.

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Science and Technology

Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds

April 22, 2021

New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of chemical energy that supports microbial life deep beneath Earth’s surface.

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Science and Technology

How Brown neuroscientists are using CRISPR to accelerate brain research — and more

April 22, 2021

Brown University neuroscientist Kate O’Connor-Giles discusses how the revolutionary gene editing technology can help reveal secrets of the brain’s function and role in disease.

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Science and Technology

NASA to launch new Brown student satellite

April 21, 2021

NASA has agreed to provide space on a future rocket launch for a new satellite designed and built by Brown University students to test the performance of next-generation solar cells in space.

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News and Events

Letter from President Paxson: Justice for George Floyd; our work continues

April 20, 2021

Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin, Brown President Christina H. Paxson wrote to the community about the justice many have hoped for since the murder of George Floyd and the need for continued action to confront anti-Black racism.

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Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2021

April 20, 2021

Brown will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, educators, scholars and scientists during its Commencement and Reunion Weekend celebration from April 30 to May 2.

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Arts and Humanities

With Guggenheim fellowship, media and performance scholar to study oceanic history in dance

April 19, 2021

Rebecca Schneider will draw on the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, performance traditions in the Caribbean and the South, and Black feminist thought to understand how performance is linked to oceanic history.

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News and Events

Passages: Brown University President Emeritus Vartan Gregorian

April 17, 2021

The University’s 16th president from 1989 to 1997, Gregorian was an accomplished scholar, historian and transformative leader for Brown, the New York Public Library and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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News and Events

Senior orators will encourage graduates to dream big and build community

April 15, 2021

In keeping with a Brown tradition of elevating student voices at Commencement, seniors George Kubai and Siddhi Nadkarni will encourage their classmates to strengthen communities and remove barriers.

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News and Events

Graduate School speakers to emphasize community, connection at Commencement

April 15, 2021

Bardiya Akhbari, a Ph.D. graduate in biomedical engineering, and Sonya Brooks, a master’s graduate in urban education policy, will speak about the power of human connection, especially in the midst of a global pandemic.

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Arts and Humanities

New center will expand research support, community outreach at Brown Library

April 14, 2021

The Brown University Library’s new Center for Library Exploration and Research promises to strengthen scholarly inquiry and support for high-impact research by scholars on campus and beyond.

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Student Life

Hossam Zaki: Innovating medical care through artificial intelligence

April 13, 2021

The Brown University junior was recently awarded a Goldwater scholarship for his contributions to research that uses AI technology to improve medical care.

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Student Life

Thomas Usherwood: Better health care through biomedical engineering

April 13, 2021

The Brown undergraduate and newly named Goldwater Scholar draws from multiple math and science disciplines to help devise innovative ways to improve health care through biomedical engineering.

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News and Events

Three students win prestigious Goldwater scholarships for excellence in science

April 13, 2021

Joseph Cavanagh, Thomas Usherwood and Hossam Zaki each received Goldwater scholarships, which support students who plan to pursue research careers in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Student Life

Joe Cavanagh: Exploring big questions through tiny matter

April 13, 2021

Brown undergraduate Joe Cavanagh researches the principles governing the tiniest elements of matter — work that recently earned him a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

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