Among many other notable rankings, the University landed the No. 14 slot in the annual U.S. News and World Report guide to the nation’s best universities, including Top 5 honors for undergraduate teaching.
As Class of 2021 students begin their academic journeys at Brown, we asked five of them to tell us where they've been and what they hope for now that they're here.
In a new review paper, scientists explain the vexing complexities that make it hard to predict whether a new genetic trait will take over a population or die out, a key challenge for many fields including infectious disease.
The temporary structures, which can be degraded away with a biocompatible chemical trigger, could be useful in fabricating microfluidic devices, creating biomaterials that respond dynamically to stimuli and in patterning artificial tissue.
As Brown undergraduates return to College Hill from across the globe, they reflect on where their summers took them and what they learned along the way.
As students commenced their academic careers at Brown, University President Christina Paxson and Professor of Anthropology Daniel Jordan Smith urged them to listen carefully, seek new perspectives and reject an “us vs. them” mentality to advance and repair the world.
Hailing from a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, 40 new faculty members join the Brown community this year to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.
In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Brown’s president, provost and campus life vice president commit to doing everything legally possible to protect students, faculty and staff.
The exhibition, titled “What Remains,” includes pieces completed in the last two years and encompassing three unique series by the longtime Brown University artist and scholar.
