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2024 Highlights
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The new BrownConnect+ network will broaden career development opportunities, mentorship and connections among more than 100,000 Brunonians worldwide.
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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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Brown welcomes talented group of 67 new faculty members
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships
The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Matthew Pratt Guterl, a professor of Africana studies and American studies, and Laird Hunt, a professor of literary arts.
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The University offered admission to 1,623 prospective members of next year’s incoming class on Thursday, March 28, who join 898 early decision applicants offered admission in December.
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The sixth floor of 225 Dyer St. has been outfitted with much-needed life sciences lab space to welcome Brown University researchers and encourage innovation and collaboration.
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Brown medical students meet their matches
At Match Day 2024, students from the Warren Alpert Medical School celebrated the next stage of their careers and their lives.
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A new Equity in Policy Scholars pilot program at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs strives to expand representation and leadership development for the next generation of global leaders.
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The ambitious goal of the new Brown RNA Center is to untangle the mysteries of human RNA, which could be instrumental in preventing and developing treatments for a wide variety of complex diseases.
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The anthropology museum’s move to Providence’s Jewelry District, slated for Fall 2025, will open new possibilities for scholarship, community outreach and partnership with Indigenous communities worldwide.
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A research project called MAPPS is convening a wide array of community members to better understand how social mixing contributes to virus spread, and how that may inform future pandemic response.
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The Nelson Fitness Center is piloting the use of energy-generating workout equipment, thanks to a proposal developed by junior Elina Pipa as part of a Climate Solutions course.
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The Legorreta Cancer Center is hosting two visiting oncologists from Kyiv whose work and lives were interrupted when Russia invaded their country in 2022.
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Packed with building tours, family activities, a ribbon-cutting and the center’s inaugural public performance, the weekend offered countless opportunities for community members to celebrate the arts at Brown.
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A year ahead of schedule, the University has doubled student veteran enrollment and exceeded its fundraising goal, cementing a future that supports veterans from all income levels and U.S. military backgrounds.
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From forums and a football game to an evening at the city’s renowned WaterFire, Family Weekend offered three days of social, academic and cultural activities on Brown’s campus and beyond.
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The Warren Alpert Medical School’s 25th annual white coat ceremony marks the journey into medicine for the Class of 2027.
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