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Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society honored Brown faculty members from molecular biophysics and biochemistry and evolutionary biology for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.
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IBES at 10: A decade of innovative research and teaching

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”

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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Brown experts on public health in a changing climate

Brown University leaders Ashish K. Jha and Kim Cobb discuss the intersection of climate change and people’s health, the challenges of our information ecosystem, and how the University’s collaborative efforts are fostering innovative solutions and preparing future leaders.
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Unlocking the full genetic picture

Brown's new RNA center is expanding RNA research and positioning Rhode Island to be a leader in the development of advances to improve human health.
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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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Turning the body into a cancer hunter

At Brown’s Legorreta Cancer Center, Dr. Sean Lawler and his team of researchers are exploring a new treatment for cancer that uses the body’s own immune system to target brain tumors.
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Dedicated Brunonian leaves a legacy of environmental impact

Merging his love for Brown with his dedication to the environment, George Billings ’72 LHD’21 hon. made a gift through his estate that supports faculty and graduate students in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES).
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After leading federal COVID-19 response, Dr. Ashish Jha to resume role as dean of Brown’s School of Public Health

Jha has served for 14 months as White House COVID-19 response coordinator and will resume leadership of the School of Public Health on July 1 with a focus on transforming public health education, research and practice.
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50 Years of "A Humanistic Approach to Medicine"

As The Warren Alpert Medical School marks a historic milestone, we examine the many ways that its students, alumni, and professors bring the School’s deeply held values to life—and what this shared commitment means for the future.
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More than a numbers game: auditing algorithms through an economics lens

Algorithms are guiding more decisions in more industries than ever before. In a new workshop supported by the Orlando Bravo Center for Economic Research, scholars and students convened to examine how impartial and effective these calculations really are.
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Fighting climate change through "shared vision and purpose"

Kim Cobb, new director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, wants to leverage Brown’s deep and diverse expertise across campus to create solutions with lasting, scalable impact for our planet.
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Caring for women both near and far

Dr. Methodius Tuuli has been serving as the chair of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School for about a year. He is definitely in the right place at the right time.
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Breaking new ground in the battle against Alzheimer's

Early detection. Personalized treatments. Collaborative care. The Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research is positioning Brown to improve patient outcomes now and in the future.
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Foundation and corporate grants accelerate research at Brown

The past year was particularly successful for faculty working alongside Brown Advancement’s Corporate and Foundation Relations team, with more than $26 million in grants awarded to support promising projects in a range of disciplines.
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The best way to fight Alzheimer’s? Together.

By convening innovative researchers across academia, Brown’s new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research hopes to accelerate the pace of development for treatments and cures of this devastating disease.
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