Asleep somewhere new, one brain hemisphere keeps watch
April 21, 2016
Have trouble sleeping on your first night in a new place? A new study explains what’s going on in the brain during that “first-night effect.”
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Questions for Barry Prizant
Positive, humane and practical — a new paradigm for understanding autism
April 20, 2016
Barry Prizant’s work with autism spectrum disorders focuses on understanding underlying causes for non-neurotypical behavior and connecting individuals with their strengths and talents.
Applications to Graduate School programs rise
April 19, 2016
More than 300 new students will join Brown’s 51 doctoral programs next fall; master’s program applications are up as the admissions process continues.
ICERM director to deliver Presidential Faculty Award lecture on cryptography
April 19, 2016
Award-winning mathematician Jill Pipher will discuss her work on Tuesday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. in the John Carter Brown Library as part of the series launched by President Paxson in 2013.
Phosphorus ‘tax’ could be huge if tropical farming intensifies
April 18, 2016
If the world turns to intensive farming in the tropics to meet food demand, it will require vast amounts of phosphorus fertilizer produced from Earth’s finite, irreplaceable phosphate rock deposits, a new analysis shows.
Questions for Dave Binder
The feel-good musician celebrates 30 years of Spring Weekend concerts
April 15, 2016
Known for his sing-along tunes and playful spirit, Binder turned a friendly connection to Brown in 1987 into three decades of entertainment for generations of Brown students.
Europa’s heaving ice might make more heat than scientists thought
April 14, 2016
A new set of experiments sheds light on how much heat is created when ice is deformed, which could help scientists understand the possibility of a subsurface ocean on one of Jupiter’s moons.
Brain scan method may help detect autism
April 14, 2016
Scientists report a new degree of success in using brain scans to distinguish between adults diagnosed with autism and people without the disorder, an advance that could lead to the development of a diagnostic tool.
Students win prize for sustainable aquaculture idea
April 13, 2016
Two environmental science concentrators in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society have won an international prize for their idea to make Kenyan fish farming more sustainable.
Brown’s David Winton Bell Gallery presents the work of 30 student artists
April 13, 2016
The 36th annual student exhibition, open to students from all disciplines, was juried by Jan Howard, chief curator at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and Clara Lieu, an artist, teacher and Huffington Post columnist.