NASA's Dawn spacecraft arrived in orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres last spring. Mission scientists, including Brown geologist Carle Pieters, have published the first round of findings from data collected during the spacecraft's approach and high-orbit phases.
Results of a randomized, controlled trial provide evidence that seniors who receive meal deliveries at home report significantly less loneliness than those who do not.
The Dalai Lama has convened a conference in India Dec. 14-17 to examine the science and spirituality of perception, cognition, and the self. Brown University expert Cathy Kerr is one of a select group of scientists invited to speak.
Brown University has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lifespan, Care New England, the University of Rhode Island, and the Providence VA to share information and collectively plan in support of each other’s programs in brain science research, teaching, and health care.
Researchers from Brown have come up with a new approach to analyzing images of neurons taken from microscopes. The Neuron Image Analyzer uses new techniques to pick out delicate neuron structures, helping scientists better assess the growth of cells.
Despite the focus in recent decades on fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new study reveals that little is known about one of the area’s most vulnerable populations: children living in households with HIV-infected adults.
As the fall semester ends, so do the Brown studies of 119 undergraduates who completed their degree requirements at midyear. The “.5ers,” each with a unique story to tell, were honored at the 2015.5 Midyear Completion Celebration Dec. 5.
Computer scientist David Laidlaw set out to create the ultimate virtual reality display. The result — the YURT — is a fully immersive VR device, with a 360-degree screen that matches the resolution discernible by the human eye.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $2.2-million grant to a team of education researchers led by Daniel Bisaccio, lecturer in education, for a summer program to test a model that gives STEM undergraduates an opportunity to teach science and math to high school students.
