Marking its fourth title in program history, the team took first place in the Division I college championship in a 15-11 victory over rival California Polytechnic State University.
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A workforce development program launched by the Brown Arts Institute is helping to create a pipeline of local arts professionals who build artistic, administrative and technical skills to power campus performances.
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University Initiatives
Making a ‘clean break’ before graduation, in support of local communities
Each May, Brown’s Office of Sustainability and Resiliency gathers a wide range of donated items from students moving out of residence halls to donate to organizations in and around Providence.
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The team’s study describes enhancements that make a popular lunar mapping technique more streamlined and precise than ever at a time when space agencies are gearing up for lunar missions.
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In a major step toward expanded research and teaching, the new school will extend Brown’s commitment to advancing knowledge and preparing the next generation of global policymakers and leaders.
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Brown’s governing body elected each new member based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research.
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News and Events
Brown Corporation approves operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025
The budget includes investments in student scholarships, salaries and benefits for faculty and staff, plans to advance research, a new approach to career preparation, voluntary contributions to Providence, and more.
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News and Events
Brown confers honorary doctorates on eight distinguished leaders
During its 256th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 26, Brown University bestowed honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, artists, writers and scholars.
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In Commencement celebrations on Sunday, addresses from Brown’s senior orators and University president noted the graduates’ strong bonds formed during challenging moments and how those have prepared them for the future.
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With advice from the astronaut and Brown alumna, the Class of 2024 celebrated the Baccalaureate with a lively service marked by wisdom, hope and gratitude.
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News and Events
Brown to confer 3,244 degrees at 256th Commencement
On Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, the University will confer a total of 3,244 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.
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The Brown University School of Public Health dean urged members of the House Committee on Ways and Means to better support the dwindling number of doctors in private practice.
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Brown’s big weekend offers graduation ceremonies, alumni reunions and a multitude of other opportunities for graduates, alumni, family and friends to honor accomplishments and reunite.
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At the Commencement ceremony for the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2024, Sudheesha Perera will reflect on how training during COVID will help future doctors adapt to a new era of health care.
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Rena R. Wing, a longtime medical school professor who focuses on prevention and treatment for obesity and related health complications, will receive the Rosenberger Medal of Honor during Commencement and Reunion Weekend.
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News and Events
Brown University’s 256th Commencement set for Sunday, May 26
Sunday's procession and University Ceremony on the College Green will cap Brown's three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2024.
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Arts and Humanities
Student research sheds light on history of Andrews House on Brown campus
As Brown’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities prepares to move into Andrews House, the institute engaged two undergraduates in a semester-long research internship to explore the building’s history and significance.
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In a nostalgic homage to early 2000s Bollywood, Brown Badmaash served up both memories and moves during its annual spring show, ‘Jawaani.’
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Emily Oster’s new book uses data to help pregnant women make informed decisions related to complications ranging from miscarriage to postpartum depression.
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A late-night venture to Shippee Sawmill Pond for a rare Northern Hemisphere sighting of the aurora borealis resulted in stunning photos for Robert Horton, who manages Brown’s Ladd Observatory.
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Senior Naya Lee Chang created five temporary public art installations that respond to existing works of art on Brown’s campus, including a monument of Caesar Augustus.
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Meir, a graduate of Brown’s Class of 1999, will return to the University during Commencement and Reunion Weekend to share insights from her record-setting experiences and advice for the Class of 2024.
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Using the scientific principles behind fluid mechanics, students in a School of Engineering course produced stunning imagery brought to life via high-speed photography.
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The first five graduating seniors in the critical Native American and Indigenous studies concentration shared reflections on their research and expanding a community of scholars.
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As Brown celebrates its 256th Commencement, Nadia Tsado and Deanna Stueber will address their peers in separate master’s and Ph.D. ceremonies on College Hill.
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Musicians from the New York Classical Players provided expert insights and performed Brown students’ original works as part of a Seminar in Composition course.
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Health and Medicine
Study provides comprehensive analysis of Rhode Island’s unregulated drug supply
An analysis of drugs seized by law enforcement agencies revealed the frequency of potentially lethal substances, including fentanyl, in counterfeit pills.
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Brown University’s Facilities Management team branches out across campus to carefully steward and add to nearly 2,500 trees on and around College Hill in the face of threats from pests, disease and climate.
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Science and Technology
For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as 'expressway' to deeper depths, study finds
New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
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Arts and Humanities
Student-led walking tours highlight Brown’s diverse collection of public art
Through free weekly outdoor tours, Brown students offer guided narration for a selection of works in the University’s expansive public art collection.
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The University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, artists, writers and scholars during its Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 26.
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Science and Technology
Researchers find unexpected roadblock to conductivity in Mott insulators
The new understanding from a research team at Brown fundamentally explains for the first time why one type of Mott insulator, which has puzzled scientists for decades, has resisted conducting electricity.
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Students agreed to remove the encampment and refrain from further actions that would violate Brown’s conduct code through the end of the academic year, which includes Commencement and Reunion Weekend.
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With the goal of informing more effective for treatment for military veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder, a study led by Brown researchers will test the effectiveness of use of the drug MDMA plus talk therapy.
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In keeping with a Brown tradition that dates back more than two and a half centuries, seniors Marielle Buxbaum and Caziah Mayers will address their fellow graduates on Sunday, May 26.
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Through the installation of educational public art in urban neighborhoods, the Brown sophomore hopes to inspire mutual understanding of the blind and visually impaired community.
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In an event organized by Brown’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Ahmed encouraged campus communities to deepen their knowledge and familiarity with Muslim peoples and history.
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Since 1993, more than 1,000 students have traded the familiarity of College Hill for the bustle of Paris in an unforgettable semester of language and cultural immersion.
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Arts and Humanities
Photos: Open studio event showcases creativity of Brown University artists
Students and faculty in Brown’s Department of Visual Art opened their studios and classrooms to display and converse about their creative work at an open-to-the-public event.
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With their election to the prestigious honor society, Francis J. Doyle III, Prudence Carter and Greg Hirth join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.
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An innovative course is bringing together students in Rhode Island and Mississippi to conduct an impactful public health research project focused on a rural community in Gloster, Mississippi.
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About 350 students from Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls visited Brown University to immerse themselves in various aspects of the college experience as part of an inspirational and informative daylong program.
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Health and Medicine
New center at Brown to study health care systems across countries
A discussion comparing health policy challenges facing the U.S. to those faced by other high-income countries illustrated how the Center for Health System Sustainability aims to improve health care systems through research.
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A technology leader with an extensive track record of success in Brown’s IT department, Keith will lead innovative technology, data and digital solutions to support education, research and business operations.
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For the first time in more than 20 years, the student organization brought its traditional lū’au back to Brown for a night of community dance, music, storytelling and games.
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The daylong conference brought together scientists, engineers and technical experts from Brown and the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories to strengthen existing partnerships and enable new collaborations.
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News and Events
Photos: A Day on College Hill offers a taste of life at Brown
More than 1,000 admitted students convened on College Hill for two days of introductory experiences and activities organized for Brown’s Class of 2028.
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Appointed Brown’s VP and Chief Investment Officer in 2018, Dietze and her team steward the endowment to advance Brown’s mission.
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Brown’s two Truman scholars will pursue a future career in public policy, while three students will continue STEM research as Goldwater scholars.
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As part of a class taught by Brown neuroscientist David Badre, undergraduates embrace the rare opportunity to conduct experiments and engage in research with state-of-the-art MRI technology.
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