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Photos: Brown Brain Fair makes brain science fun for all

March 18, 2023

As part of Brain Week Rhode Island, local families joined Brown University researchers and students for a full day of learning and fun.

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Health and Medicine

Brown medical students celebrate Match Day at their academic home during the school's 50th anniversary of medical education

March 17, 2023

For the first time since 2019, the medical community was able to convene in the grand atrium of Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and toast to student residency matches.

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University Initiatives

With deep local partnerships, Brown Dining Services helps to boost regional food economy

March 16, 2023

As part of its mission to serve fresh, healthy, high-quality foods, Dining Services at Brown directs its spending power to New England food producers, supporting small businesses and helping to spark growth.

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Science and Technology

Satellite built by Brown students and launched by SpaceX shows a low-cost way to reduce space junk

March 15, 2023

SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team of students using off-the-shelf parts, was confirmed to have successfully operated in orbit, demonstrating a practical, low-cost method to cut down on space debris.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s Hassenfeld Institute leader appointed vice chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

March 15, 2023

Dr. Michael Silverstein, director of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, will help lead a national task force working to improve health nationwide by making recommendations about clinical preventive services.

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Health and Medicine

Brown, Care New England ink agreement to accelerate bringing together biomedical research

March 14, 2023

As work to operationalize a three-party agreement between Brown, Lifespan and Care New England continues, Brown and CNE signed a separate agreement to align research operations.

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Science and Technology

NIH grants extend programs at Brown focused on student diversity, success in Ph.D. science programs

March 14, 2023

The federal awards enable the extension of two separate Brown initiatives with a shared goal: to prepare students from underrepresented groups to succeed in STEM graduate programs and launch careers in the sciences.

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News and Events

Brown extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 undergraduate admission cycle

March 10, 2023

The University has extended its policy making the submission of SAT or ACT scores optional for all first-year, transfer and Resumed Undergraduate Education applicants.

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News and Events

Brown student wins ‘Jeopardy!’, will be youngest contestant on Tournament of Champions

March 10, 2023

First-year student Justin Bolsen took first place in the ‘Jeopardy! High School Reunion’ tournament, landing him a $100,000 prize and a spot in the next Tournament of Champions.

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Social Sciences

In congressional hearing, Brown scholar addresses tensions between U.S. and China

March 9, 2023

Speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence, Tyler Jost called on federal leaders to stay focused on maintaining an uneasy status quo in Taiwan.

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Science and Technology

For one Brown professor, merging math with art results in gallery-worthy visualizations

March 8, 2023

Richard Schwartz is not only a renowned mathematician, but a writer and illustrator of children’s picture books — his secret is bringing math and art together.

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Science and Technology

Guardrails needed for responsible deployment of AI, Brown researcher tells Congress

March 8, 2023

Speaking before a U.S. Senate committee on the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence, computer scientist Suresh Venkatasubramanian urged lawmakers to establish regulations to govern AI-based systems.

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News and Events

Explore the wonders of the human brain at the Brown Brain Fair on March 18

March 7, 2023

As part of Brain Week Rhode Island, the Brown Brain Fair will offer kids and adults alike the chance to learn about brain research through interactive stations, art projects, games and lightning talks.

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News and Events

Paxson elected to American Council of Education board of directors

March 2, 2023

After serving as board chair for the Association of American Universities and the Boston Fed, Brown President Christina H. Paxson will begin a three-year term with the major coordinating body for U.S. colleges and universities.

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Health and Medicine

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain: “We have a responsibility to positively impact the health of our community.”

March 2, 2023

A physician-scientist and the eighth dean of medicine and biology at Brown, Jain shared insights on how the University’s biomedical community can improve human health and fuel economic growth in Rhode Island and beyond.

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News and Events

Brown Brain Bee brings brain science to local high schoolers

February 28, 2023

The annual neuroscience trivia competition hosted at Brown invites Rhode Island students to explore the wonders of the brain to inspire the next generation of scientists and researchers.

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Arts and Humanities

Publishing award recognizes Brown’s innovative digital scholarship

February 24, 2023

Created by Brown faculty and library staff, the digital publication “Shadow Plays” won a prestigious Professional and Scholarly Excellence Award from the Association of American Publishers.

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News and Events

Brown student reunites with former competitors in ‘Jeopardy!’ tournament

February 23, 2023

First-year student Justin Bolsen won his quarter- and semifinal rounds of the ‘Jeopardy! High School Reunion’ tournament, landing him a spot in the finals, airing March 8.

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Science and Technology

Are AI chatbots off the rails or doing just what they were designed to do? Brown expert explains

February 23, 2023

As hosts of new AI-powered chatbots and technology become widely available, and questions surface on their limits and power, Brown scholar Michael Littman offers insights into a debate that will only grow louder.

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Social Sciences

Brown Ph.D. student uncovers early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East

February 22, 2023

A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East — and potentially one of the oldest examples of leprosy in the world.

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Health and Medicine

Study provides roadmap for using convalescent plasma as an effective COVID-19 treatment

February 21, 2023

A new analysis shows how convalescent plasma can be used to prevent hospitalizations and ultimately save lives, both for COVID-19 and for the next viral pandemic that inevitably arrives.

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News and Events

In tribute to pair of late Black women thinkers, scholars and leaders urge the pursuit of justice

February 18, 2023

A symposium commemorating the legacies of Lani Guinier and bell hooks, two of the last century’s most influential Black women thinkers, convened discussions on their outsize influence on education, law and society.

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News and Events

Brown to provide full Pre-College scholarships to all admitted Providence public school students

February 16, 2023

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to its home city, Brown is providing Providence public school students full financial support to a robust summer experience to explore academic pathways and college life.

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News and Events

Sloan Foundation awards early-career fellowships to two Brown faculty members

February 15, 2023

Two assistant professors at Brown, in economics and physics, were among 126 scholars to receive the prestigious fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this year.

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News and Events

Brown Corporation sets tuition, fees and employee salary increase pool for 2023-24

February 13, 2023

As the country and the University continue to grapple with high inflation, Brown’s governing body approved a 4.75% increase in tuition and fees for 2023-24, and a 4% salary increase pool for faculty and staff.

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News and Events

Mike Martin becomes winningest coach in Brown basketball history as Bears defeat Cornell

February 12, 2023

The mid-February victory at Pizzitola Sports Center marked the 134th of Martin's career, breaking the 54-year-old record for head coach wins previously held by Stanley Ward.

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Science and Technology

Researchers detail never-before-seen properties in a family of superconducting Kagome metals

February 10, 2023

Scientists describe the microscopic structure of a recently discovered group of superconductors for the first time, a small step toward paving the way for future advances in superconducting technology.

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Science and Technology

Brown researchers develop new, automated, powerful diagnostic tool for drug detection

February 10, 2023

The work by a research team made up largely of Brown graduate and undergraduate students addresses a critical biomedical need and has the potential to be widely adapted by clinicians to monitor antidepressants in patients.

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News and Events

Brown ranked No. 3 nationally for 2022-23 Fulbright winners

February 10, 2023

With 30 Fulbright grants offered to students and recent alumni, the University is among the top Fulbright-producing institutions for the seventh consecutive year.

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Science and Technology

Brown scholars put their heads together to decode the neuroscience behind ChatGPT

February 9, 2023

The Carney Institute for Brain Science brought together faculty who study different aspects of artificial intelligence to discuss what it has in common with human intelligence, and its implications for society.

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Health and Medicine

Brown’s Health Equity Scholars program is changing the face of public health, one student at a time

February 7, 2023

A cohort-based program for master of public health students is providing the next generation of leaders with the skills and training to bring equity and justice to their public health careers.

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Health and Medicine

Night staff at nursing homes had lower rates of COVID-19 testing, vaccination than day shift, study finds

February 6, 2023

An analysis led by Brown University researchers showed that work shift is an important factor to consider when designing workplace health interventions.

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Science and Technology

Partly melted rocks under Earth’s surface offer insights into what makes plate tectonics possible

February 6, 2023

Using seismic waves, scientists detect widespread partially molten rock hidden under the Earth’s tectonic plates in a new way, a step in settling a long-held geological debate that has big implications in understanding plate motion.

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Arts and Humanities

Exhibition at Brown grapples with generations of sexism, power imbalances in cinema and culture

February 6, 2023

“The Listening Takes,” opening Feb. 9 at the Bell Gallery, exposes the film industry’s decades-long tendency to silence women who speak up about sexism and sexual assault on set.

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Science and Technology

Study offers neurological explanation for how brains bias partisans against new information

February 1, 2023

People who share a political ideology have more similar ‘neural fingerprints’ of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a new analysis led by Brown University researchers.

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Health and Medicine

Brown physician-scientist Dr. Megan Ranney appointed dean of Yale School of Public Health

January 31, 2023

An innovative public health leader, educator, physician who serves as a leading voice on urgent health and medicine issues, Ranney will depart Brown after two decades to serve as dean of Yale’s public health school.

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News and Events

Three Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

January 31, 2023

The world’s largest general scientific society honored Brown faculty members from engineering, mathematics and medical science for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.

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Environment

Biden administration appoints Brown climate scientist Kim Cobb to President’s Intelligence Advisory Board

January 26, 2023

Cobb, a Brown University professor and director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, will join a White House advisory board charged with providing independent counsel on U.S. intelligence matters.

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News and Events

With spring semester underway, Brown welcomes midyear arrivals

January 25, 2023

Whether they're undergraduates transferring from other institutions, students starting master's programs or visiting scholars committing to finishing their degrees on College Hill, nearly 200 students embarked on their Brown journeys in late January.

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Science and Technology

Hundreds of local high schoolers get a glimpse at life as a scientist during STEM Day at Brown

January 24, 2023

The annual event, which features a day of interactive workshops and experiments on College Hill, helps high schoolers explore the fundamentals of science and learn about college access.

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Arts and Humanities

How to find the recipe to a good life, according to a Brown philosopher

January 24, 2023

Professor of Philosophy Bernard Reginster argues that the key to well-being isn’t a new meditation routine or a tropical vacation — it’s a willingness to ask tough questions about what defines a life well-lived.

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Health and Medicine

Leaders convene with Brown public health scholars to discuss solutions to Rhode Island’s opioid crisis

January 19, 2023

As deadly synthetic opioids poison communities nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined state and law enforcement officials, and researchers at Brown’s School of Public Health, to discuss a coordinated response.

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Science and Technology

Researchers uncover secrets on how Alaska’s Denali Fault formed

January 18, 2023

A study by Brown researchers finds that changes in tectonic plate thickness across the Denali Fault in Alaska impacts where it is located, shedding light on how major faults and earthquakes occur.

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Social Sciences

Longtime Congressman James Langevin to serve as senior fellow at Brown’s Watson Institute

January 17, 2023

The retired U.S. congressman and native Rhode Islander will lead an undergraduate study group confronting the topic of cybersecurity, giving students unique insight into his more than three decades of governing experience.

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Health and Medicine

Clinical trials show encouraging safety profile for brain-computer interface turning thoughts into action

January 13, 2023

In an important step toward a medical technology that could help restore independence of people with paralysis, researchers find the investigational BrainGate neural interface system has low rates of associated adverse events.

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Health and Medicine

Pharmacists can start patients on road to recovery from opioid use disorder, study shows

January 11, 2023

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that pharmacies can offer a safe and accessible treatment starting point for patients with opioid use disorder and keep them better engaged than usual care with a physician.

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News and Events

With support from Brown, SkillsRI connects job-seekers with new, gainful employment opportunities

January 10, 2023

Brown University and other top employers in the state are helping Skills for Rhode Island’s Future match unemployed residents with meaningful job opportunities and paths toward economic mobility.

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Health and Medicine

Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations

January 9, 2023

A new study conducted by researchers at Brown and NYU provides additional evidence that expanding Medicaid can contribute to better health for new parents.

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Science and Technology

Passages: Professor of Physics Meenakshi Narain

January 4, 2023

A renowned physicist who collaborated with researchers globally and mentored young scientists exploring physics careers, Narain spent 15 years on the Brown faculty and was the first woman to chair the physics department.

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Science and Technology

How climate change impacts the Indian Ocean dipole, leading to severe droughts and floods

January 4, 2023

A study led by Brown researchers showed how melting ice water from massive glaciers can ultimately lead to droughts and flooding in East Africa and Indonesia.

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