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Science and Technology

Why is Mars red? Scientists may finally have the answer

February 25, 2025

A new study led by Brown University researchers shows how a water-rich mineral could explain the planet’s color, hinting at a wetter, more habitable past on the Red Planet.

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Health and Medicine

Brown University researchers show how humans learn to optimize working memory

February 24, 2025

New findings from scientists from the Carney Institute for Brian Science explain memory limits and shed light on dopamine-related disorders such as Parkinson’s, ADHD and schizophrenia.

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News and Events

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

February 18, 2025

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

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Health and Medicine

Biological clock plays critical role in driving teens’ late-day eating habits

February 17, 2025

Researchers found that adolescents in the obese weight range ate more food later in the day than their peers of healthy weight, and that their eating behaviors were strongly influenced by their internal body clock.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers discover how opsin 3, a light-sensitive brain protein, regulates food consumption in mice

February 14, 2025

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat less, raising new questions about the mechanisms involved in regulating human metabolism.

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Science and Technology

Brown astronomers create new technique to eliminate signals disrupting sensitive radio telescopes

February 12, 2025

An unexpected television signal traced to an airplane led to a new method for pinpointing unwanted radio signals, as growing satellite activity threatens the future of radio astronomy.

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News and Events

Brown urges U.S. courts to block federal actions that threaten funding to support high-impact research

February 7, 2025

Two declarations from the University’s vice president for research outline impacts to research that benefits Rhode Island and the nation, should reductions in indirect costs rates or a federal pause on financial assistance take effect.

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News and Events

Accomplished geophysics scholar Greg Hirth named vice president for research at Brown

February 3, 2025

After serving in the role on an interim basis since September, the internationally recognized geologist and geophysicist has been appointed Brown’s vice president for research.

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Health and Medicine

More primary care physicians are affiliated with hospitals, leading to increased patient costs

January 28, 2025

A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health analyzed recent consolidation trends for primary care physicians and the resulting impacts on costs to patients.

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Health and Medicine

Fewer than 1% of U.S. clinical drug trials enroll pregnant participants, study finds

January 17, 2025

An analysis by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that most studies exclude participants who are pregnant, potentially leaving critical safety and efficacy questions unanswered.

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Health and Medicine

What the surgeon general’s warnings about alcohol mean for individual drinkers and public health

January 14, 2025

In a Q&A, Peter Monti, a professor of alcohol and addiction studies at Brown University and a leading researcher of alcohol and disease exacerbation, shared his perspective on alcohol and cancer.

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Science and Technology

Discovery of new class of particles could take quantum mechanics one step further

January 8, 2025

A study led by a team of Brown University researchers could lead to new ways of exploring quantum phenomena, with implications for future advances in technology and computing.

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Health and Medicine

Scientists at the Center on the Biology of Aging are rapidly advancing research on aging

January 7, 2025

Now settled into a state-of-the art space that fosters collaboration and discovery, Brown scientists are tackling the emerging field of aging research with the goal of extending healthy longevity.

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Arts and Humanities

From the Lab: Christelle Alvarez illuminates ancient Egyptian insights, encoded in hieroglyphs

December 19, 2024

A collaboration between an Egyptologist and data scientists at Brown aims to make the Pyramid Texts, the world’s oldest surviving corpus of religious texts, widely accessible to a modern audience.

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Arts and Humanities

Brown’s Simmons Center co-organizes major Smithsonian exhibition on global legacies of slavery

December 18, 2024

“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture prominently features Brown University research, scholarship and artifacts.

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Health and Medicine

For optimal marathon performance, check training plan, gear, nutrition, weather — and air quality?

December 18, 2024

Analyzing 16 years of race results and air pollution levels, a team of researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that poor air quality had a negative effect on marathon times.

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Health and Medicine

How a shared super-resolution microscope propels breakthrough brain research at Brown

December 17, 2024

Researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science are taking creative approaches with a super-resolution microscope to advance their neuroscience investigations in different directions.

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Health and Medicine

Rhode Islanders perceive continued challenges in access to housing, cost of living, food security

December 11, 2024

Results from this year’s R.I. Life Index survey, a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Brown University School of Public Health, revealed troubling trends about local quality of life.

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Health and Medicine

Hospital payment caps could save millions of dollars for state employee health plans

December 11, 2024

A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health highlights the potential for significant savings without compromising hospital care.

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Health and Medicine

What to know about the first overdose prevention center in the U.S., from the researchers studying it

December 10, 2024

With the first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center about to open in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University epidemiologist Brandon Marshall explained how researchers will measure its impact.

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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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Environment

Study reveals effectiveness of environment-focused litigation in the U.S., but also large inequalities

November 25, 2024

A team of researchers analyzed more than 25,000 civil lawsuits, gleaning insights on regional disparities in environmental law and opportunities to broaden impact.

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Health and Medicine

$13 million grant to Brown to enable research on impact of health policies on people with Alzheimer's

November 19, 2024

Researchers from Brown University’s School of Public Health will lead a federal grant to address urgent health policy gaps for people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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Health and Medicine

Using personal care products during and after pregnancy can increase exposure to toxic chemicals

November 11, 2024

An analysis by Brown University researchers found an association between the use of personal care products and concentrations of PFAS in people who were pregnant or lactating.

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Health and Medicine

Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat

November 8, 2024

Biologists at Brown University found what makes some types of tomatoes more heat tolerant, yielding insights that could help crops adapt to climate change.

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Social Sciences

Government interventions can reduce deadly air pollution in South Asia, study finds

November 1, 2024

Through an analysis of a decade of wind, fire and health data, Assistant Professor of Political Science Gemma Dipoppa found government action can help curb dangerous air pollution in India and Pakistan.

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Science and Technology

Bennu asteroid samples get close-up look at Brown for clues into life’s origin

October 29, 2024

Pieces of the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, are being studied at Brown as part of an effort to better understand the solar system’s early history and the origins of materials necessary for life on Earth.

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Science and Technology

Passages: Nobel Prize winner and Brown professor of physics Leon Cooper

October 28, 2024

The distinguished physicist, who taught at Brown for more than five decades and was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the theory of superconductivity, died on Oct. 23.

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Science and Technology

Celestial wonders: Once-in-80,000-year comet and northern lights illuminate October skies

October 23, 2024

Brown University astronomers captured stunning images of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and vibrant auroras across the skies above Rhode Island.

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Science and Technology

Researchers show how AI tools can be tuned to reflect specific political ideologies

October 22, 2024

As large language models play an increasing role in public discourse, a new study led by Brown researchers raises important ethical questions about the potential ways AI tools can be adapted by users.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researchers show how gut hormones control aging in flies and how it relates to human biology

October 16, 2024

The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications can be used to treat obesity and diabetes in humans.

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Health and Medicine

Putting pressure on mini-brains helps to model compression injuries

October 16, 2024

A research team led by Diane Hoffman-Kim, an associate professor of neuroscience and engineering at Brown, found a way to use cortical spheroids to study a type of brain injury that develops over time.

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Science and Technology

IBES at 10: A decade of innovative research and teaching in environment and society

October 4, 2024

Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.

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Health and Medicine

Federal government may be paying twice for care of veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans

October 4, 2024

An analysis by researchers at Brown's School of Public Health shows how the federal government may be paying twice for care for veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans and the Veterans Health Administration.

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Health and Medicine

With $3.8M grant, new Brown center to research health impacts of climate change on aging populations

October 2, 2024

Funding from the National Institute on Aging will enable Brown researchers to study the negative health effects of climate change and develop practical solutions that promote healthy aging.

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Health and Medicine

With $12.3M federal grant, Brown to expand research on substance misuse and chronic disease

October 2, 2024

With renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation will build on its research to understand mechanisms linking substance use with chronic disease.

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Health and Medicine

People navigate social networks same way they navigate transportation networks: by studying maps

September 24, 2024

A study by cognitive scientists at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science deciphered how the human brain represents the complex social connections among acquaintances, friends, and friends of friends.

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News and Events

Higher education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities, employers

September 24, 2024

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes and Princeton Review, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience and high-impact teaching and research.

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Arts and Humanities

Studying fossil extraction on Native lands and exploring the depths of untold histories

September 23, 2024

Supported by a Mellon Foundation grant, a Brown historian teamed up with a Lakotan scholar to illuminate overlooked histories of fossil extraction on Native American lands.

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Environment

How do coexisting animals find enough to eat? Biologists unlock insights into foraging habits in Yellowstone

September 19, 2024

Brown University ecologists teamed with National Park Service scientists in Yellowstone to answer a vexing question about how different wildlife species find enough to eat.

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Health and Medicine

Brown unveils design for signature life sciences research facility in Providence

September 12, 2024

Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.

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News and Events

Brown names William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories in recognition of generous gift

September 12, 2024

A planned state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, Danoff Laboratories in Providence’s Jewelry District will convene scientists to solve complex, interconnected health and medical challenges.

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Science and Technology

From the Lab: Brown chemical biologists impact health by focusing on the molecular level

September 11, 2024

By understanding tiny, powerful molecules, a collaborative research team led by Professor of Chemistry Ming Xian develops innovative chemical tools that could lead to new medical treatments.

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Science and Technology

New mass spectrometry technology from Brown scientists could transform tiny sample analysis

September 9, 2024

A new method developed by the Brown team dramatically reduces sample loss, paving the way for more accurate and efficient protein analysis.

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Science and Technology

Advancing the quest for dark matter: New insights from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment

August 26, 2024

Faculty and student researchers from Brown contributed key expertise on the LZ team’s latest findings, refining the search for dark matter particles and pushing the boundaries of detection technology.

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Health and Medicine

Brown researcher to study environmental health impacts of wood pellet production

August 22, 2024

Erica Walker of the Brown University School of Public Health received a federal grant to assess the effects of wood pellet plants in Mississippi on the health of residents in surrounding communities.

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Health and Medicine

Cutting-edge technology at Brown to support new discoveries on diseases by Rhode Island scientists

August 20, 2024

A $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant will bring a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer to Brown to advance the work of researchers studying the biology of disease and exploring potential treatments.

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Science and Technology

Brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to ‘speak’ again

August 14, 2024

In a clinical trial and study supported by Brown scientists and alumni, a participant regained nearly fluent speech using a brain-computer interface that translates brain signals into speech with up to 97% accuracy.

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Health and Medicine

Q&A with Brown biochemist on RNA, the molecule causing global excitement among scientists

August 13, 2024

Juan Alfonzo, the director of Brown’s new RNA Center, discusses the formerly “forgotten cousin” of DNA and explains what the center is doing to maximize RNA’s potential.

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Science and Technology

New study unveils 16,000 years of climate history in the tropical Andes

August 12, 2024

Brown University researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period.

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