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6 heartwarming alumni love stories

February 13, 2025

“We were pretty terrible at being apart.” In honor of Valentine’s Day, alumni couples reflect on how they found their better halves through their connection to Brown.

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How BrownTogether elevated Brown’s teaching, research, and innovative scholarship

January 27, 2025

The campaign delivered historic levels of support to a thriving academic community that is dedicated to advancing knowledge and discovery and making a positive impact on our world.

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Alumni & Friends

How BrownTogether redefined the student experience

January 27, 2025

For nearly a decade, campaign supporters have helped bring the world’s best students to Brown and give them the educational experience of a lifetime.

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How BrownTogether transformed Brown’s campus

January 27, 2025

The BrownTogether campaign ushered in a remarkable era of campus development, creating a lasting legacy for future generations.

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Aspirational / Achievable: BrownTogether campaign makes history

January 27, 2025

The collective impact of more than 76,800 donors has propelled the University to new heights and will have a lasting effect on future generations of Brunonians and the difference they can make in their communities and the world.

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Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in Fall 2024

January 8, 2025

In recent months, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship, humanitarian efforts and leadership.

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Alumni & Friends

2024 Highlights

December 20, 2024

Need a dose of inspiration? Revisit some of the best stories from 2024 in this roundup.

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News from Brown

Brown University men’s rugby team secures collegiate rugby national title

December 18, 2024

The team clinched its second national championship in Division I National Collegiate Rugby in a nail-biting 23-20 victory over Queens University of Charlotte.

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IBES at 10: A decade of innovative research and teaching

December 16, 2024

Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.

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From College Hill to Capitol Hill, Brown’s Pandemic Center is helping us prepare for “the next one”

December 16, 2024

Since its official opening in October 2022, the Pandemic Center has advanced the work of pandemic preparedness and strengthened the ability of Brown’s School of Public Health to impact the most urgent public health and national security challenges of our time.

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Alumni & Friends

Opening Brown up to students from around the world, and helping them when they land

December 16, 2024

Increasing access to a Brown education for more students from around the globe requires the financial aid to bring them to campus, and the support system that will help them thrive while they are here.

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Alumni & Friends

Though it’s a young scientific field, aging research has the potential to drastically improve lives

December 16, 2024

Innovative research at Brown is revolutionizing how we approach chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and heart disease.

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News from Brown

Brown admits 906 early decision students to the undergraduate Class of 2029

December 13, 2024

Selected from a pool of 5,048 applicants, the accomplished and talented admitted students reflect the University’s ongoing commitment to making a Brown education more accessible.

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News from Brown

Investment from Brown to support Rhode Island’s first life sciences startup incubator

December 4, 2024

Partnering with the Rhode Island Life Science Hub and Ancora L&G, Brown will provide leased space valued at $13 million over 10 years to support Ocean State Labs, a state-of-the-art biotechnology and medical incubator.

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Brown leaders outline new initiatives to sustain University’s commitment to diverse student body

December 4, 2024

The University has developed a set of concrete actions with a focus on recruitment, matriculation and retention of a diverse community of students as integral to its mission of academic excellence.

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News from Brown

With one of Rhode Island’s largest solar energy projects online, Brown moves toward net-zero emissions

November 20, 2024

Brown University is the sole off-taker for the Dry Bridge solar project in North Kingstown, a landmark renewable energy development generating enough power to offset about two-thirds of campus electricity use.

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Brown University senior Ariana Palomo named one of nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholars

November 16, 2024

A concentrator in international and public affairs and Latin American and Caribbean studies, Palomo will pursue a graduate degree at Oxford through one of the most prestigious awards for international study.

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News from Brown

Marching to the beat of their own drum: Brown Band celebrates 100 years

November 14, 2024

To mark the band’s centennial, generations of Brunonians reflect on the harmonious history, quick-witted spirit and enduring traditions of a singular 100-year-old student-led organization.

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News from Brown

Veterans Day ceremony at Brown emphasizes significance of service, unity

November 8, 2024

U.S. Sen. and Army veteran Jack Reed and Class of 2005 alumnus Will Burroughs joined University leaders, student veterans and Brown ROTC students in celebrating the service of the nation’s military members.

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Alumni & Friends

For a music exec, ‘disorientation’ is the ‘path to growth’

November 8, 2024

Former Mighty Mighty Bosstones guitarist Nate Albert ’01 is using lessons from his time at Brown in his role as president of an independent record label.

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News from Brown

President Biden awards National Humanities Medal to Brown President Emerita Ruth J. Simmons

October 29, 2024

In recognition of her impact as a trailblazing educator and leader, Simmons was honored with a prestigious National Humanities Medal at the White House.

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News from Brown

Passages: Nobel Prize winner and Brown professor of physics Leon Cooper

October 28, 2024

The distinguished physicist, who taught at Brown for more than five decades and was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the theory of superconductivity, died on Oct. 23.

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Students, loved ones reunite for Family Weekend at Brown

October 27, 2024

From student performances and athletic events to research forums and WaterFire, Family Weekend offered parents and families a taste of Brown University’s distinct academic and extracurricular life.

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News from Brown

Brown epidemiology scholar Jennifer Nuzzo elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 21, 2024

The professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health received the honor in recognition of her work to measure and improve national preparedness for infectious disease threats.

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Alumni & Friends

Black alumni celebrate impact of growing community at 3rd Annual Bruno on the Vineyard

October 8, 2024

Brunonians across class years gathered on Martha’s Vineyard for an afternoon of fellowship and collective philanthropy.

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News from Brown

IBES at 10: A decade of innovative research and teaching in environment and society

October 4, 2024

Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.

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News from Brown

Brown earns national recognition for commitment to diversity, inclusion

October 3, 2024

The Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award recognizes the University’s campus-wide commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion across all facets of its community.

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Alumni & Friends

What’s the secret to the Center for Career Exploration’s success? Its people.

September 25, 2024

One year after its launch, the staff at Brown’s revamped career center are helping to transform career support for students through reflection, connection, and exploration.

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News from Brown

Renovated Andrews House reopens its doors as new humanities hub at Brown

September 24, 2024

A breathtaking renovation has transformed the historic building, which housed Brown’s Health Services for eight decades, into a modern, collaborative and flexible space to advance humanities scholarship.

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News from Brown

Higher education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities, employers

September 24, 2024

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes and Princeton Review, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience and high-impact teaching and research.

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News from Brown

Four Brown juniors awarded Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service

September 23, 2024

Known as the Voyager Scholarship, the program aims to support future public service leaders through meaningful work-travel experiences, generous financial aid and a robust mentor network.

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News from SPH

Mentorship and Inclusion, Together

September 23, 2024

Rosenny Taveras and Dioscaris Garcia, Ph.D. ’12 are devoted to one another, and to the programs they oversee supporting underrepresented students at Brown. This DEI power couple is enriching the Brown campus community and diversifying our health care workforce, one student at a time.

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News from Brown

Brown launches digital hub to expand community, career exploration for students, alumni

September 17, 2024

The new BrownConnect+ network will broaden career development opportunities, mentorship and connections among more than 100,000 Brunonians worldwide.

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Alumni & Friends

6 ways alumni can use BrownConnect+

September 16, 2024

From community-building tools to events calendars to networking opportunities, take a peek inside the new online platform for Brown alumni.

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Alumni & Friends

Brown names William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories in recognition of generous gift

September 16, 2024

A planned state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, Danoff Laboratories in Providence’s Jewelry District will convene scientists to solve complex, interconnected health and medical challenges.

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Alumni & Friends

Indoor Turf Facility a big win for Brown community

September 16, 2024

A versatile new space will optimize training for varsity teams and enhance club sport, intramural, and wellness opportunities.

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News from Brown

At 261st Opening Convocation, a magical welcome for Brown University’s newest students

September 3, 2024

As students heralded the start of their academic journeys at Brown, University leaders urged them to build relationships across difference, be curious and courageous, and embrace the magic of the Brown experience.

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News from Brown

Brown welcomes talented group of 67 new faculty members

September 3, 2024

Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, the scholars join the Brown community to guide student-centered learning and engage in high-impact research.

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International Orientation welcomes new undergraduates from more than 80 nations

September 3, 2024

A successful Brown program for a quarter-century, International Orientation focuses on offering new undergraduates from outside the U.S. mentorship, relationship-building, fun and a smooth transition to college.

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Alumni & Friends

Honoring Diné culture with words

August 2, 2024

Danielle Shandiin Emerson ’22.5 amplifies the literary traditions of Indigenous peoples with stories centered on family, community, and healing.

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News from Brown

With focus on supporting HBCU faculty, Brown library expands access to scholarly digital publishing

July 26, 2024

The Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing institute introduces scholars, many of whom are from historically Black and other minority-serving institutions, to best practices in online scholarly publishing.

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News from Brown

An Olympic effort, from Providence to Paris

July 25, 2024

Brown University students and swimmers Amie Barrow and Zehra Bilgin are headed to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games, joining a trio of Brown alumni competing in rowing and coaching rugby.

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Ilija Nikolov: Bringing a quantum leap to Boston’s largest investment company

July 25, 2024

A condensed matter researcher and Brown Ph.D. student, Nikolov is spending his summer at Fidelity Investments, exploring how quantum-inspired neural networks could revolutionize financial analysis and security systems.

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‘Wonder in their eyes’: Brown’s Pre-College Programs introduce teens to a collegiate experience

July 23, 2024

Each summer, thousands of high school students study on campus and around the globe in Brown’s Pre-College Programs, which offer intensive academics, cultural immersion, research experiences and more.

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News from Brown

Yuna Yang: Protecting Rhode Island’s water resources through advocacy and education

July 18, 2024

From supporting environmental legislation to educating community members about sustainability, the rising Brown sophomore is taking a deep dive into local environmental advocacy this summer.

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Photos: Community concert, program for local musicians cap off dynamic residency at Brown

July 16, 2024

The University’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center hosted the sold-out Global C.A.F.E., a free and open-to-the-public concert curated by Rhode Island hip-hop artist Chachi Carvalho.

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Brown’s Bell Gallery awarded prestigious two-year Warhol Foundation grant

July 12, 2024

An award from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will enable the University’s David Winton Bell Gallery to expand public programming for exhibitions in 2025 and 2026.

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For longtime chancellor Samuel Mencoff, a journey from student to steward of Brown

July 2, 2024

After eight years leading the Corporation of Brown University, the Providence native and Class of 1978 graduate leaves a legacy as a deeply ethical leader, an astute decision-maker and a values-driven chancellor.

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Student-curated exhibition explores history of LGBTQ student experiences at Brown

June 21, 2024

"So That We May Write and Be Heard," on view at Stonewall House, unearths and expands on a decades-old collection of collaborative journals written by students at Brown, and adds alumni reflections.

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Alumni & Friends

Tapping into the transformative power of dance

June 17, 2024

After initially pursuing a career in medicine, choreographer Ho-Shia Thao ’09 is putting the complexities of the human experience front and center on the stage.

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