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In a private teleconference from the International Space Station, Brown alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir answered students’ questions about space exploration and the path that led her to explore the stars.

With five years of renewed federal funding, a third phase of Advance RI-CTR will expand research innovation and collaboration to benefit people and patients in Rhode Island.

The Brown University mathematician fully embraces AI as a means to answer questions that have eluded humanity for centuries.

Following a University report on AI, Brown leaders discuss aligning AI policy with academic excellence, safeguarding academic integrity, supporting faculty and students, and preserving critical thinking in the age of AI.

In a pair of letters to the Brown community, the leaders assert that a new strategic planning process should start with a new leader who will steward Brown’s next chapter, to be identified in a national search.

With crackling fires illuminating downtown Providence, Brown honored the first responders, neighbors, businesses and community partners who supported the campus through the aftermath of Dec. 13, 2025.

New workflow developed by Brown University researchers compresses hours of manual lab labor into a single automated process, unlocking reliable genetic sequencing for local public health labs.

During the spring semester, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown University faculty for their leadership, service, research and scholarship.

Construction managers offered a glimpse of Brown’s state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, which will be the largest academic laboratory building in Rhode Island.

Driven by a lifelong commitment to educational equity, the Class of 2026 graduate and Fulbright scholar will spend a year teaching English and developing community-based service projects in Mexico.

This year’s 39 Fulbright awardees will begin teaching and research assignments in 24 countries across five continents in Fall 2026.

A cognitive researcher at Brown University is leading the Rhode Island team in a multi-city initiative, called the HEAD study, focused on detecting tau to speed Alzheimer’s diagnoses.

When Tamara Coger wanted to make a career pivot to work in climate policy, she found the perfect vehicle in Brown University’s Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program. The program provided her with the tools she needed — including a solid grounding in economics and statistics — as well as the flexibility to adapt its curriculum to her specific needs.

A study led by Brown University researchers found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine currently used in the U.S. were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia within four years.

Following a milestone 75% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, the University will establish a new campus heating network that reduces emissions and dramatically increases efficiency and resiliency.

At the College Sailing Open Fleet Race National Championship, the Bears secured a historic win, earned individual honors and reinforced the team’s place among the nation’s top programs.