Eric M. Patashnik, professor of public policy and political Science, co-authored a new book titled "Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine” and joined the Washington Post to share the book's most significant findings. Patashnik said that contrary to popular belief, doctors begin to use treatments before their effectiveness is evaluated and that once ineffective treatment starts it can be difficult to stop.

In an op-ed that examines whether white supremacist views should be openly discussed in forums or debates on the grounds of free speech, Matthew Guterl, professor of Africana studies, explains that universities are right to promote the free and fair exchange of ideas, but to do so with the intent to foster new ideas and better understandings. Guterl suggests there is danger to giving space to "broken-down theories disproved long ago" with awful, bloody consequences, and he pointed to lessons that can be learned from W.E.B. Du Bois when he confronted one of the chief architects of white supremacy at the time.

Research data by Brown Associate Professor Amy Nunn may offer clues to the public health mystery of high HIV infection rates among heterosexual black women in Philadelphia.

With the help of researchers from Brown University, the health department tested water systems in Rhode Island that found unsafe levels of chemicals in the Oakland Association water system, which provides water for some Burrillville residents. About 175 people in Burrillville were advised not to boil their tap water because it concentrates two chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases.

A growing body of evidence lends support to the phrase, "Eyes are the window to the soul." This article cites a study led by Brown University researcher James Cavanagh that found pupils became more dilated when people had to make tradeoffs between two different, but difficult choices.

Vincent Mor, professor of health services, policy and practice at the Brown University's School of Public Health, comments on how the quality of care in nursing homes might suffer if Medicaid cuts are made.

"Welcome to Camp America: Beyond Gitmo" is a photographic exhibit now at the Carriage House Gallery at the Brown University Center for Public Humanities. For this month’s Artscape, the visual artist Debi Cornwall talks to Rhode Island Public Radio's Chuck Hinman about making pictures at teh Guantanamo Bay detention camp at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Researchers say the U.S. government's call to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels is a step in the right direction. Healthline spoke with Jennifer Tidey, an associate professor at Brown University who co-authored a study on nicotine addiction, to discuss why the new approach is important and her skepticism with a tobacco company's campaign to end cigarette smoking.

Scientists from Brown University are part of a Rhode Island research consortium that will study how man-made and natural climate changes are affecting ecosystems in Narragansett Bay.

Felicia Nimue Ackerman, professor of philosophy, wrote an op-ed about her issue with the national push for individuals to share one's secrets, especially when revealing that information can cause a rift between people.

Sylvester James Gates, a renowned researcher of theoretical physics and professor at Brown University, has recently become known for his involvement in forensic science and has contributed to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's efforts to strengthen forensic science. In an interview with Rich Press, Gates discussed efforts to move forensic science forward using established scientific principles and why he is optimistic about the the field's future.

A fundraising campaign at Brown University aims to eliminate all student loans beginning with next fall's incoming students.

With the Cassidy-Graham bill on its last legs, Watson Institute visiting lecturer Richard A. Arenberg wrote in his latest op-ed that Sen. John McCain and others may have saved the GOP from damaging itself in the long run.