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BrownTogether campaign passes $4 billion mark
As BrownTogether enters its final months, Brown’s community of donors are looking to make history.
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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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Brown to go need-blind for international students
BrownTogether donors helped the University meet its $120 million fundraising goal to launch need-blind admission for international undergraduate students beginning with the Class of 2029.
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From Italy to the Dominican Republic to Australia, several Brown varsity teams traveled abroad this past year, competing against international talent and providing student-athletes with once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
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Events like Bruno on the Vineyard and the 2023 Black Alumni Reunion have brought the Black alumni community together in large numbers—and shown the power of their philanthropy.
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Researchers at the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research are examining how risk factors and neuropsychiatric patterns may hold the key for early detection, and early intervention, in this fast-growing disease.
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Research on the Rise
Brown’s vision for collaborative research and discovery is working, and it’s improving the health of both individuals and populations.
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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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I Heart Brown Day 2023
Thousands of Brunonians came together to support what they love most about Brown, raising more than $2.5 million for this Brown Annual Fund giving day.
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Remembering a friend, carrying on a legacy
With the creation of a new SPRINT award, a group of Brunonians aims to memorialize the life and legacy of their friend, Leon L. Haley ’86.
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Authoring career journeys all their own
With the launch of the Center for Career Exploration, Brown is providing students with expanded advising, experiences, and alumni connections that will help them discover what’s next.
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With support from donors across Brunonia, we’re creating the buildings, facilities, and spaces where learning and innovation can thrive.
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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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Inside the Brown Design Workshop, out-of-the-box ideas come together
From bookshelves to satellites to Formula 1 car chassis, there’s no limit to what students are creating inside the University’s makerspace.
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Avery Willis Hoffman on finding creativity in ‘the space between’
With expanded Brown Arts Institute programming, the opening of the donor-funded Lindemann Performing Arts Center, and the multi-semester IGNITE series, Brown Arts is about to command the spotlight on campus.
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Decoding computer science, the Brown way
The influence of computation and data analysis is not slowing down anytime soon. With BrownTogether support, the Department of Computer Science is building on its expertise to make sure society is ready for whatever comes next in technology.
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The Ronald O. Perelman Arts District will highlight the prominence of arts teaching, scholarship, and performance at Brown.
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Exploring autism through stem cell technology
Assistant Professor Sofia B. Lizarraga and her lab are working to translate discoveries at the bench into therapeutic treatments for autism.
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7 Brunonians who are paying it forward
From cooking meals for the homeless to advocating for Indigenous sovereignty to feeding the troops in Ukraine, Brown alumni share the ways they’re giving back to their communities.
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5 ways you can be part of Brunonians Pay It Forward Day
From social posts to gifs to BearShare, explore how you can get involved and help spread the word about this year's giving day.
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In celebration of 10 years of impact and the exceptional generosity of its donors, the center’s new name honors Brown’s president emerita, who sparked a landmark effort to uncover the University’s historical ties to slavery.
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To the friends we made along the way
With her generous gift, Tama Greenberg ’74 hopes to honor the life and legacy of her friend and fellow Brunonian, Debi Coleman ’74.
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Want to understand chronic pain? There’s an app for that.
Developed by researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science, the SOMA app will enable clinicians to improve treatment options for patients.
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As the inaugural director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health, Jennifer Nuzzo is positioning Brown to lead the way forward in stopping pandemics and the harms they pose across society.
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Keeping our promise
More than 7,000 donors came together to support The Brown Promise— permanently removing loans from all undergraduate, University-packaged financial aid awards.
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Cementing a future that supports students from all income levels, The Brown Promise initiative exceeded its ambitious $120 million fundraising goal to replace loans with scholarships in University financial aid packages.
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Brunonians Pay It Forward Day 2023
The Brown community helped raise more than $2.5 million for the Brown Annual Fund.
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The vision and generosity behind Brown’s new LGBTQ+ Center
Inspired donors and dedicated staff and students collaborated to create Stonewall House, a new campus space for community care and support that’s already having an impact.
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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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Neurosurgery, economics, creative writing: Teidrick J. Banks ’25 wanted to pursue all three. Thanks to financial aid from Brown, he’s doing just that.
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124 and counting: Brown surpasses campaign faculty milestone
Through generous gifts to the BrownTogether campaign, donors have established 124 endowed faculty chairs to expand both inspired teaching and research in service to society.
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Why I Love Brown
From cherished moments to life-changing experiences, Brunonians share why Brown holds a special place in their hearts.
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5 Questions for a Brunonian: Navy Veteran Richard Edgar ’47
From Vermont farm boy to retired naval officer and engineer, Richard Edgar reflects on the role Brown has played in his life — and how he pays it forward.
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5 ways you can show your love for Brown this giving day
Want to get involved and give back this I Heart Brown Day? Here’s how you can support and spread the word about our newest giving day.
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I Heart Brown Day 2022
The Brown community helped raise more than $3 million for the Brown Annual Fund's first-ever I Heart Brown Day.
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One of two buildings under construction on Brook Street set to open in 2023, the Danoff Residence Hall’s new name comes in recognition of a gift from Ami Kuan Danoff and William Danoff.
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A golden anniversary becomes a golden opportunity
As Brown works to expand its research enterprise, the Division of Biology and Medicine will play a central role in discovering and disseminating solutions to the world’s most pressing medical problems.
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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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How (and why) the Brown Annual Fund reached $50M
Powered by a record-breaking year, the Annual Fund is fulfilling its mission to support Brown where it’s most needed in more ways than ever before.
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The gift from Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff and his wife, Ann. S. Mencoff, will endow the vice president for athletics and recreation — becoming the largest known endowed athletics leadership position in the Ivy League.
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Advancing emergency medicine in Rhode Island and beyond
Patients can’t always prepare for a medical emergency. With donor support, Brown’s Department of Emergency Medicine can make sure the physicians who treat them are.
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Promoting health equity, one scholar at a time
With BrownTogether support, the Health Equity Scholars program is creating a network of diverse and transformational leaders who will use their training to bring equity and justice to public health.
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Health on a global scale
Unlocking innovation to treat vulnerable populations around the world
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The largest gift for international financial aid in University history, from alumni Aysha and Omar Shoman, will expand Brown’s ability to educate the most exceptional international students from all socioeconomic groups.
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Brown unveils name of new performing arts center
Named in recognition of a generous gift from Frayda Lindemann and to honor her late husband George Lindemann Sr., The Lindemann Performing Arts Center is set to open its doors in 2023
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The enduring legacy of the Royce Fellowship
Since 1996, the Royce Fellowship has empowered Brown students to pursue independent research projects of their own design.
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5 ways you can pay it forward this giving day
Want to help make this Brunonians Pay It Forward Day our biggest yet? Here’s how you can get involved and spread the word about this giving day.
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Brunonians Pay It Forward Day 2022
This year’s giving day saw the Brown community help raise more than $2.6 million for the Brown Annual Fund.
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Upping our game
BrownTogether has already helped elevate Brown’s Division of Athletics and Recreation. M. Grace Calhoun ’92, the division’s new vice president, is determined to keep the momentum going.
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What’s next for BrownTogether?
We’re now heading toward $4 billion. See where the next phase of BrownTogether will take us.
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