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Coleton Hast: Bridging technology and community to help preserve Taiwan’s endangered languages

Supported by a U.S. Department of State scholarship, the Brown University doctoral student is spending the summer in Taiwan, ...
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Q&A: How Brown University is navigating the rise of generative AI use in the classroom

Following a University report on AI, Brown leaders discuss aligning AI policy with academic excellence, safeguarding academic ...
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New admission welcome center at Brown opens its doors to prospective students and families

Brimming with design details that bring the Brown experience to life, the Galen V. Henderson Admission Welcome Center captures the warm and welcoming energy of the alumnus for whom it is named.
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Why do people’s pupils dilate when they’re surprised? Brown researchers explain

Spikes in physical alertness are a sign that the brain is hitting the “refresh” button to help it better process new and unexpected information, according to a new study. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...
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From fresh perspectives to future plans, Pre-College students look back on a summer of discovery at Brown

As another summer of Pre-College Programs at Brown comes to a close, six high schoolers share what drew them to the experience and the foundational lessons that will inform their journeys ahead. Over ...
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WaterFire brings Brown and Providence together for a night of remembrance and gratitude

With crackling fires illuminating downtown Providence, Brown honored the first responders, neighbors, businesses and community partners who supported the campus through the aftermath of Dec. 13, 2025.
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Passages: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Brown professor emeritus of history Gordon S. Wood

The prolific and preeminent historian of the American Revolution who taught at Brown for nearly four decades died on Sunday, June 7, at age 92. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Gordon S. Wood, a ...
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Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the U.S., yet falling in many peer nations

A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that avoidable mortality rose across all U.S. states from 2009 to 2021, while it declined in most other high-income ...
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U.S. maternal deaths doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, among other findings in new study

Public health researchers untangle two decades of maternal mortality data and find that while early increases were driven by reporting changes, real increases followed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study suggests shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk

A study led by Brown University researchers found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine currently used in the U.S. were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia within four years. The ...
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Agreement with federal government to restore Brown research funding, resolve compliance reviews

The voluntary agreement preserves the ability for students and scholars to teach and learn without government intrusion, and includes a $50 million commitment from Brown to support workforce ...
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Study offers neurological explanation for how brains bias partisans against new information

People who share a political ideology have more similar ‘neural fingerprints’ of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a new analysis led by Brown University ...