Bell Gallery presents ‘Walter Feldman: A Memorial Exhibition’
August 31, 2018
On display will be paintings, prints, drawings and books created over a span of 68 years by the late Brown professor and artist of wide-ranging interests.
From the Magazine
Author and Brown alumna Madeline Miller writes mythology for the #MeToo era
August 30, 2018
Miller's latest novel gives the goddess and enchantress Circe a sympathetic and empowering new story.
Questions for Rashid Zia
Brown’s new dean of the college on ‘learning how to learn’
August 30, 2018
With the 2018-19 academic year set to begin next week, longtime faculty member and new dean of the college Rashid Zia shared his insights on the Open Curriculum, undergraduate education and more.
Summer Experiences
VIDEO: Hannah Rosenstein: Putting policy into practice
August 30, 2018
Through a BrownConnect internship, Rosenstein spent the summer interning at a Boston-based refugee resettlement center.
Class of 2022
College Hill welcomes #Brown2022
August 30, 2018
Thousands of new Class of 2022 undergraduates, graduate students and medical students are about to begin their Brown University academic careers — and the campus is bustling with anticipation and activity.
From the Magazine
Brunonians take on the human trafficking crisis through legislation, healthcare and more
August 29, 2018
Students, faculty and alumni at Brown are finding innovative ways to combat one of the greatest human rights abuses of our time.
Former RNC chair Michael Steele to join Brown’s Watson Institute
August 28, 2018
As a faculty fellow, the conservative political commentator and former chair of the Republican National Committee will lead a seminar on American politics and cohost two public events focused on the midterm elections.
Questions for Xavier Coubez
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider find key Higgs decay process
August 28, 2018
Brown University researchers at the LHC made important contributions to a finding that reveals the fate of the majority of Higgs particles.
Child lead exposure study finds substantial reductions possible
August 27, 2018
Intervention by researchers reduced household lead below levels previously deemed achievable and reduced blood lead concentrations in more highly exposed children, though the decrease did not result in significant neurobehavioral improvements in children
Brown statement on gender dysphoria study
August 27, 2018
Following the decision to remove a news story on research into "rapid-onset gender dysphoria," the University has issued a series of statements to the Brown community.
Summer Experiences
Marcos Rodriguez: Analyzing forest growth
August 22, 2018
For the ecology and evolutionary biology concentrator, a summer spent in a Massachusetts forest offered the chance to explore forest ecology and a future career in research.
From the Magazine
Brown alumna takes the helm at the Paris Review
August 22, 2018
Emily Nemens, a 2005 graduate, has plans to feature more new voices in the venerable magazine.
Brown establishes new research partnership with NIST
August 21, 2018
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide funding for Brown researchers working in the physical sciences to collaborate with NIST researchers and access NIST’s specialized labs.
Researchers discover exposed ice deposits on Moon’s surface
August 21, 2018
The deposits, found near the Moon’s north and south poles, could be a potential resource for future lunar exploration.
Brown anthropologist earns grant to develop new archaeological survey technology
August 21, 2018
Parker VanValkenburgh’s digital platform will study how the mass resettlement of indigenous Andean peoples by the Spanish Empire impacted Peru’s social and political landscape.