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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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Accomplished engineer, academic leader Francis J. Doyle III appointed 14th provost of Brown University

December 15, 2022

The current dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will take on the role of Brown’s chief academic officer, effective July 1, 2023.

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Photos: Brown Provost Richard M. Locke’s decade of distinguished leadership

December 8, 2022

After 10 years at Brown and seven as the University’s 13th provost, Locke will begin a new role as dean and vice president of Apple University next month.

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Brown establishes Enrollment Division to align recruitment, financial aid and student records

November 30, 2022

Logan Powell, the University’s dean of undergraduate admission since 2016, will oversee the College Admission, Financial Aid and Registrar offices in the elevated role of associate provost for enrollment.

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Health and Medicine

Dr. Megan Ranney elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 17, 2022

The deputy dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health and professor of emergency medicine received the honor in recognition of her work as a public health leader, communicator and innovative problem-solver.

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Science and Technology

Brown computer scientist aims to protect people in an age of artificial intelligence

October 4, 2022

Suresh Venkatasubramanian served as a White House advisor for the nation’s first “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” helping to develop a guide to ethical practices in an era of data-driven technologies.

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Sharon P. Pitt named Brown’s vice president for information technology

September 27, 2022

An accomplished leader with decades of information technology experience in higher education, Pitt will advance innovative technology, data and digital solutions for faculty, students and staff.

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Science and Technology

Brown mathematicians’ algorithm to serve as cryptography standard for quantum computing era

September 21, 2022

The federal government selected four algorithms to serve as standards for public key security in the pending era of quantum computers, three of which are based on technology devised by a team of Brown experts.

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NASA’s InSight hears its first meteoroid impacts on Mars

September 19, 2022

The Mars lander’s seismometer picked up vibrations and sounds from four impacts in the past two years, a development detailed in a study co-authored by Brown planetary scientist Ingrid Daubar.

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Brown ranks among nation’s top universities, employers

September 16, 2022

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes, prominent rankings in the last year gave the University high marks for its distinctive student experience, world-class teaching and research, and inclusive environment.

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Meet Elvy, a Labrador retriever and the newest member of Brown’s Department of Public Safety

September 9, 2022

The addition of Elvy, a service dog who came to the University via Puppies Behind Bars, will help to strengthen relationships between public safety personnel and Brown students, faculty, staff and neighbors.

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Brown welcomes talented group of 62 new faculty members

September 6, 2022

Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, the scholars join the Brown community this year to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

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With new senior leadership role, Brown to strengthen commitment to Providence and Rhode Island

August 31, 2022

As Brown’s first vice president for community engagement, Mary Jo Callan will grow positive engagement locally by developing, leading and coordinating programs, partnerships and other activities.

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After 15 years leading Brown financial aid, Dean Jim Tilton to retire

August 25, 2022

Since joining the University as dean of financial aid in 2006, the longtime education leader has helped to grow Brown’s financial aid program into one of the most comprehensive and inclusive in the country.

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Provost Richard M. Locke to step down as Brown provost in December 2022

August 11, 2022

Following nearly a decade of distinguished leadership at Brown University, Locke is named vice president and dean of Apple University.

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Science and Technology

NASA fellowship to fund Brown physicist’s work on groundbreaking lunar telescope

August 10, 2022

Jonathan Pober, an assistant professor of physics, was one of six early-career researchers from across the U.S. to receive NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics.

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Academic strength, inclusion and collaboration among top priorities of Graduate School's interim dean

July 18, 2022

Thomas A. Lewis will lead the school by tapping into the values that distinguish the graduate education experience at Brown — productive collaboration, effective communication and comprehensive student support.

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Brown professor develops AI system to detect danger in blood vessels

July 15, 2022

The lab of George Karniadakis, professor of applied mathematics and engineering, leads the charge of developing physics-informed neural networks to diagnose and predict the severity of arterial aneurysms.

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Driven by a mission: Staff Development Day returns to College Hill

June 16, 2022

More than 1,000 Brown staff convened on campus for a spirited day packed with workshops, tours, community impact projects and more at the 28th annual Staff Development Day — the first held in-person since 2019.

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Brown economist named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022

May 23, 2022

Professor of Economics Emily Oster received the distinction for her work in translating data into simple, rational guidance for parents worldwide.

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Environment

Climate scientist Kim Cobb to lead Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

May 11, 2022

A climate scientist and professor who comes to Brown from Georgia Tech, Cobb will lead IBES, an academic hub for scholars exploring the interactions between natural, human and social systems.

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Research Achievement Awards honor early, mid-career Brown scholars

May 2, 2022

The annual awards program recognizes outstanding faculty scholarship; new this year were awards for Brown inventor and startup of the year.

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Arts and Humanities

Kent Kleinman appointed faculty director of the Brown Arts Institute

April 27, 2022

Kleinman, who currently serves as provost at Rhode Island School of Design, will lead the development and implementation of academic programs within Brown University’s Arts Institute.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown music historian weighs in on racism, Russia and Wagner’s legacy

April 18, 2022

Michael Steinberg, a professor of music and history at Brown, has curated a new exhibition on Richard Wagner, one of the 19th century’s most influential and problematic cultural figures, in Berlin.

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Social Sciences

Brown social scientist wins prestigious Bradley Prize

March 25, 2022

The Bradley Foundation’s $250,000 award to Glenn Loury, a professor at Brown, recognizes the scholar’s influential role in promoting viewpoint diversity in academia.

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Health and Medicine

Ronald Aubert to serve as interim dean of Brown’s School of Public Health

March 25, 2022

An epidemiologist with unique and varied public health experience, Aubert will serve as interim dean while Dr. Ashish Jha is on short-term leave for an assignment leading the nation’s COVID-19 response.

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Academic innovation leader Shankar K. Prasad to lead Brown’s School of Professional Studies as dean

March 22, 2022

As the next dean of the School of Professional Studies, Prasad will oversee a portfolio of master’s degree programs for executives and a suite of flexible and innovative non-degree programs for individuals and organizations.

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Academic leader and scholar Leah VanWey appointed Brown’s next dean of the faculty

March 18, 2022

An accomplished administrator, researcher and teacher, VanWey will lead recruitment, retention and development of Brown faculty across the humanities, social sciences and a portfolio of physical and life sciences departments.

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Amid crisis in Ukraine, Brown community unites to provide support, host discussions

March 3, 2022

Scholars and others at Brown are joining together to provide support for Ukrainian scholars and people directly affected in the country, and to convene scholarly discussions about the unfolding war with Russia.

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Brown Corporation approves lowest tuition increase, highest employee salary pool in last decade

February 14, 2022

Brown’s governing body approved a 2.85% increase in tuition and fees for 2022-23, a 4.25% salary increase pool for faculty and staff, and bonuses for 4,600 employees; the Corporation also elected its next vice chancellor.

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Faculty at Brown earn prestigious awards, distinctions

January 27, 2022

From late 2020 to early 2022, many of Brown’s faculty received prominent awards, fellowships and other recognition for their path-breaking scholarship and bold ideas.

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Kevin McLaughlin to complete extended term as Brown’s dean of the faculty

November 30, 2021

The accomplished dean and professor, who oversaw the creation of renowned academic centers and recruited world-class faculty, will return to research and to teaching English, comparative literature and German studies after a sabbatical.

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Health and Medicine

Physician-scientist Dr. Mukesh K. Jain appointed dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown

October 20, 2021

A cardiovascular specialist and health care leader at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Dr. Jain will lead biomedical research and education, and serve as Warren Alpert Medical School dean.

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Photos: Staff and student celebrations at Brown offer chance to reconvene in community

October 7, 2021

Brown employees and students turned out by the hundreds for Staff Appreciation Day and a Student Welcome Celebration, respectively, as the University continues its return to near normal operations.

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Social Sciences

Brown economist Jesse Shapiro wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

September 28, 2021

Shapiro, a professor of economics, won $625,000 in no-strings-attached funds to advance his innovative research using data to understand and confront complex social issues.

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Sarah C. Latham appointed Brown’s executive vice president for finance and administration

September 20, 2021

Currently the vice chancellor for business and administrative services at the University of California Santa Cruz, Latham will lead all administrative, business and financial operations for Brown effective Jan. 1, 2022.

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Arts and Humanities

9/11 at 20: Two decades later, Brown faculty artist reflects on ‘Tribute in Light’ and 9/11 aftermath

September 9, 2021

Paul Myoda, co-designer of the installation that lights up New York City skies every year on Sept. 11 and now a Brown associate professor of visual art, vividly remembers the day the piece debuted nearly 20 years ago.

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52 accomplished scholars join Brown faculty as 2021-22 academic year begins

September 7, 2021

As the 2021-22 academic year begins, Brown welcomes a diverse and dynamic group of talented new faculty members and scholars to campus.

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Health and Medicine

With first chief wellness officer, Brown’s medical school emphasizes well-being for future physicians

August 26, 2021

As the inaugural chief wellness officer for the Warren Alpert Medical School, Kelly Holder is advising aspiring doctors to heal thyselves, and working to build programs and infrastructure to support that goal.

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Environment

Brown environmental expert testifies on equity in renewable energy before U.S. House committee

July 16, 2021

Myles Lennon, an assistant professor of environment and society and anthropology, urged members of Congress to support renewable energy research and innovation that could aid and protect marginalized communities in the U.S.

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Health and Medicine

Brown to fund four biomedical technologies with potential for patient benefit, commercial viability

July 6, 2021

Now in its third funding cycle, Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact will award four faculty projects to accelerate promising medical solutions into commercial technologies.

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Accomplished higher ed leader Sylvia Carey-Butler to lead institutional equity and diversity at Brown

June 24, 2021

Currently the chief diversity officer for Kennesaw State, Carey-Butler will lead the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, overseeing Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan implementation, Title IX and gender equity, and more.

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Arts and Humanities

$5 million gift to fuel new ideas, welcome new leadership at Brown’s Pembroke Center

June 16, 2021

The gift from Class of 1976 Brown alumna Shauna Stark, the largest in the Pembroke Center’s history, will establish an endowed directorship and support bold feminist research by scholars from multiple fields of study.

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To plan a transformative future, Brown staff reflect on lessons from a year like no other

June 10, 2021

Over four days, hundreds of employees participated in a slate of programs that combined traditional Staff Development Day favorites with pervasive themes of the past year: care, connection and community.

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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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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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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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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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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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