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#BrownReunion 2023
Welcome back! This Memorial Day Weekend, Brown alumni are getting ready to make new memories in the place where it all began.
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Brown community to honor Eli Wolff ’00 during Reunion Weekend
A memorial event will recognize the life of the disability rights advocate and his legacy at Brown and beyond.
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Brunonia Now | May 11, 2023
A glimpse of the latest Brown happenings and news in a timely digest—curated just for alumni and friends.
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The youth development leader and president of the Brown Alumni Association will return to his alma mater to deliver the Baccalaureate address on Saturday, May 27.
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Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2023
The University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, public servants and scholars during its Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 28.
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Lemley lecture series guest and alumnus Dr. Arthur Horwich discussed how medical school at Brown sparked a passion for basic science and medicine, a combination that has led to discoveries of significance to Alzheimer’s and more.
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As told by alumni: 10 reasons to return for Reunion
Debating whether to dive in and come to Reunion this year? Here are a few reminders of what makes this weekend so special.
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Thomas A. Lewis named Brown’s new dean of the Graduate School
An accomplished scholar, mentor and administrator, Lewis will lead efforts to shape and strengthen the academic experience for Brown’s nearly 3,000 graduate students.
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Fluid mechanics researchers from Brown University and the University of Toulouse found that surfactants give the celebratory drink its stable and signature straight rise of bubbles.
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Brunonia Now | April 27, 2023
A glimpse of the latest Brown happenings and news in a timely digest curated just for alumni and friends.
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In late May, Class of 2023 members Kailiang Fu and Margherita Micaletti-Hinojal will encourage their peers to explore widely and take chances after graduation, just as they did as Brown students.
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In an essay titled ‘The gravest threats to campus speech come from the state, not the students,’ Christina H. Paxson says those who try to ban the advancement of knowledge will find themselves ‘on the wrong side of history.’
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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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Brunonia Now | April 13, 2023
A glimpse of the latest Brown happenings and news in a timely digest curated just for alumni and friends.
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Nearly 350 high schoolers from Providence, Central Falls and Pawtucket explored Brown’s multitude of classes, athletic programs and community engagement opportunities, inspiring them to factor college into their plans.
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The newly launched Initiative for Sustainable Energy will serve as a campus hub for driving technological advances in sustainable energy and preparing the next-generation of leaders in net-zero-carbon energy solutions.
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International Space Station experiments co-led by Peter Lee, a Brown scholar, cardiothoracic surgeon and longtime space researcher, will help inform understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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Sixteen schools have partnered to form the STARS College Network, a new effort to help students from small-town and rural backgrounds enroll in and graduate from the undergraduate program of their choice.
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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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News from Brown
Brown admits 1,730 students to the undergraduate Class of 2027
The University offered admission on Thursday, March 30, to prospective members of next year’s incoming class, who were selected from Brown’s largest applicant pool to date.
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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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Brunonia Now | March 30, 2023
A glimpse of the latest Brown happenings and news in a timely digest curated just for alumni and friends.
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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 Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, founded in the 2012-13 academic year, has become a leading force for original research, international engagement and public conversation on the legacies of racial slavery.
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Alumni Award Spotlight: Attorney and volunteer Mandy Tachiki ’95
Years after finding her passion for volunteering as a student, this corporate lawyer continues to bring her drive, energy, and love for the Brown community to her work.
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For the first time since 2019, the medical community was able to convene in the grand atrium of Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and toast to student residency matches.
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Brunonia Now | March 16, 2023
A glimpse of the latest Brown happenings and news in a timely digest curated just for alumni and friends.
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First-year student Justin Bolsen took first place in the ‘Jeopardy! High School Reunion’ tournament, landing him a $100,000 prize and a spot in the next Tournament of Champions.
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Richard Schwartz is not only a renowned mathematician, but a writer and illustrator of children’s picture books — his secret is bringing math and art together.
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Brunonia Now | March 3, 2023
A glimpse of the latest Brown happenings and news in a timely digest curated just for alumni and friends.
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Created by Brown faculty and library staff, the digital publication “Shadow Plays” won a prestigious Professional and Scholarly Excellence Award from the Association of American Publishers.
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As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to its home city, Brown is providing Providence public school students full financial support to a robust summer experience to explore academic pathways and college life.
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News from Brown
Brown ranked No. 3 nationally for 2022-23 Fulbright winners
With 30 Fulbright grants offered to students and recent alumni, the University is among the top Fulbright-producing institutions for the seventh consecutive year.
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A cohort-based program for master of public health students is providing the next generation of leaders with the skills and training to bring equity and justice to their public health careers.
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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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As the immediate past president and longtime volunteer for the Inman Page Black Alumni Council, Eldridge H. Gilbert III has harnessed the power of alumni volunteers to welcome the newest generation of Brunonians.
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From Rhode Island to Texas to Guatemala, one thing remains constant for Martinez: his conviction to give back to those around him.
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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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The year in stories — 2022
From historic milestones to memorable moments, calendar year 2022 marked a notable year in research, teaching and innovation at Brown University, as illustrated by these 21 stories.
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Class of 2022.5 member Max Pushkin will study at Oxford as a recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, while senior Meghan Murphy will pursue a graduate degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar.
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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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