Giving

Alumni & Friends

Volunteer Spotlight: Joy Zheng ’21 leads the way in giving back

March 17, 2026

As a volunteer for the Brown Annual Fund, Zheng is using her voice to inspire her classmates to support experiences that made their time on campus special.

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Alumni & Friends

Brown names Penner Field House in recognition of generous gift

January 16, 2026

The investment from the Penner Family Foundation is providing crucial support for Brown to create 76,000 square feet of indoor space for high-performance athletic training and year-round recreational opportunities.

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Alumni & Friends

Generous gift will enhance Brown’s comprehensive approach to career exploration

December 9, 2025

Brown has named the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Center for Career Exploration in honor of a gift from the parents of a Brown graduate. Their support will expand career advising, resources, and partnerships, and foster more connections between students and the broader alumni community.

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Alumni & Friends

A look back at 2025

December 9, 2025

From the remarkable finale of a historic fundraising campaign to celebratory gatherings deepening alumni connections, this year was one to remember.

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Alumni & Friends

Your gift guide: See what annual giving makes possible

December 4, 2025

Looking to make your end-of-year gift to Brown? Find the area of support that matters most to you with our Brown Annual Fund gift guide.

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Alumni & Friends

Behind the breakthroughs: Philanthropy makes medical student research possible

November 26, 2025

Donor-supported research opportunities give medical students the skills and insights they need to succeed as future clinicians and leaders.

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Alumni & Friends

New admission welcome center named in honor of the late Dr. Galen V. Henderson MD’93

November 12, 2025

Brimming with features 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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News from Brown

Brown expands financial support for graduate student veterans, enhances peer-mentorship program

November 11, 2025

In an important step toward expanded access, Brown will significantly grow funding for U.S. military veterans pursuing graduate degrees, while a generous donation will establish the Cisneros Veterans Scholars Program.

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Alumni & Friends

Brunonians explain: Shaping the future through philanthropy

November 10, 2025

Reginald Williams ’02 shares what inspires his giving, how it feels to give back to Brown, and his advice for fellow alums.

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Alumni & Friends

Where grit meets gratitude: How Brown water polo inspires two alums to give back

October 28, 2025

Toby Espinosa ’12 and Cyrus Mojdehi ’13 are paying it forward so future student-athletes can benefit from the varsity team experience.

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News from Brown

Brown endowment provides record support for academic priorities, with 11.9% return in 2025

October 17, 2025

Brown’s investments generated $853 million in gains, and the endowment provided an all-time high of $352 million for financial aid and student support, scientific research and other priorities in Fiscal Year 2025.

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News from Brown

Refreshed, upgraded Pembroke Hall is a fitting new home for Brown’s Pembroke Center

October 17, 2025

The newly renovated, centralized home for the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women will enhance collaboration and expand the use of the center’s extensive archives.

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Alumni & Friends

In recognition of generous gift, Brown University names the Giuliani RNA Center

September 29, 2025

The investment from Giammaria and Sabrina Giuliani P'28 will support scholars seeking to unlock the potential of RNA to make a positive impact on human health.

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Alumni & Friends

New grant funding advances AI research, student support, and brain science

September 26, 2025

Here are three ways that some of the latest grants to Brown are transforming lives and shaping the future.

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Alumni & Friends

Celebrating community and philanthropy at 4th annual Bruno on the Vineyard

September 24, 2025

Brown alumni gathered once again on Martha’s Vineyard to celebrate the collective impact of donors on the next generation of Brown scholars.

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Alumni & Friends

Generous gift to fund Prince Lab renovation at Brown, creating the Lassonde Innovation and Design Hub

September 19, 2025

Support from the Lassonde Family Foundation will enable a reimagined campus hub in the School of Engineering complex for Brown makers, engineers, entrepreneurs and artists to innovate and create.

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News from Brown

Topping-off ceremony at Brown celebrates future laboratories for integrated life sciences research

August 20, 2025

On schedule for completion in 2027, Danoff Laboratories will convene scientists to solve complex health and medical challenges and spur economic growth in Providence’s Jewelry District.

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News from Brown

National Science Foundation renews Brown’s national mathematics institute with $16.5 million

August 4, 2025

The grant will fund the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics through 2030, offering opportunities to explore mathematical concepts that underpin everything from AI to industrial design.

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News from Brown

Brown University to lead national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants

July 29, 2025

A new institute, based at Brown and supported by a $20 million National Science Foundation grant, will convene researchers to guide development of a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health.

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News from Brown

With $2 million Mellon grant, Brown scholars will unearth a treasure trove of African poetry

May 28, 2025

With support from a Mellon Foundation grant, Brown researchers will build a database of African poetry, complete with poet biographies, scholarship, news coverage and more.

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Alumni & Friends

5 ways grant-funded research at Brown is changing and saving lives

April 23, 2025

Every day, researchers at Brown are working on groundbreaking discoveries—made possible through federal and private grant funding.

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Alumni & Friends

Match Day: Red envelopes reveal next chapter for new physicians

April 21, 2025

Carrying on a medical school tradition, the MD Class of 2025 discovered where they’ll continue their medical journey at this year’s Match Day.

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News from Brown

Topping-off ceremony celebrates future home of Brown’s game-changing indoor turf facility

March 5, 2025

Expected to open in January 2026, the 76,000-square-foot facility will expand capacity to meet a growing demand for varsity athletics practice space, club and intramural sports, and recreational programming.

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Alumni & Friends

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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Alumni & Friends

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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Alumni & Friends

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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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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Alumni & Friends

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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Alumni & Friends

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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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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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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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

Brown experts on public health in a changing climate

June 13, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

Unlocking the full genetic picture

June 13, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

Could a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease be on the horizon?

June 10, 2024

At the Carney Institute for Brain Science, researchers are working to identify biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease that could open a new frontier of understanding and testing.

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Alumni & Friends

BrownTogether campaign passes $4 billion mark

April 3, 2024

As BrownTogether enters its final months, Brown’s community of donors are looking to make history.

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Alumni & Friends

Turning the body into a cancer hunter

March 4, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

Brown to go need-blind for international students

January 25, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

Pufferfish, pasta making, and painting: International trips bring Brown student-athletes abroad

January 17, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

From the vineyard to the hill, alumni gather to celebrate Black community and give back to Brown

January 17, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

Can eating and sleeping habits help us better understand Alzheimer’s?

January 17, 2024

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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Alumni & Friends

Research on the Rise

October 20, 2023

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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Alumni & Friends

Surpassing its initial fundraising goal, Brown to permanently fund full scholarships for student veterans

October 17, 2023

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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Alumni & Friends

I Heart Brown Day 2023

October 13, 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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Alumni & Friends

Remembering a friend, carrying on a legacy

October 5, 2023

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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Alumni & Friends

Authoring career journeys all their own

September 26, 2023

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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Alumni & Friends

Building Together: A look at the newest updates and additions to College Hill

September 26, 2023

With support from donors across Brunonia, we’re creating the buildings, facilities, and spaces where learning and innovation can thrive.

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