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Alumni & Friends

Miranda ADEkoje '04: Writer, Producer, and Actor

In this episode of the Women’s Voices Amplified podcast, ADEkoje discusses producing art amidst the pandemic, the political relevance of her work, and how Brown’s Open Curriculum empowered her to construct her own career path.
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Alumni & Friends

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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Alumni & Friends

Celebrating five years of Brown’s hub for entrepreneurship

Launched in 2016, the Nelson Center is championing “the Brown way” of entrepreneurship: combining learning, research, and practice to support students in realizing their next big idea.
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Alumni & Friends

A parent’s love, a lasting legacy

Through her daughter, Cristina García P’14 saw firsthand the power of a Brown education. Through her planned gift, she hopes to give other Latinx families the same experience.
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Alumni & Friends

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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Alumni & Friends

Uncovering alternatives to animal testing

Brown researchers are pursuing a promising new method that could transform toxicology testing, making it faster and more effective without the use of animals.
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Alumni & Friends

MD/PhDs: Training for the future of medicine

By blurring the line between patient care and clinical research, this dual degree might be our best chance to tackle some of the most pressing health issues of our time.
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Valerie Tutson '87 AM'90: Storyteller and Artist

Tutson reflects on the global influences that have inspired her, the healing power of stories that connect us with our past, and how her independent concentration at Brown allowed her to find her path.
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Alumni & Friends

Big Problems, Big Solutions

The Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship celebrates five years of supporting the development of innovative student ideas, teaching entrepreneurship as a set of skills, and helping the Brown community take advantage of a rich variety of entrepreneurial resources.
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Alumni & Friends

Escalating the fight against Alzheimer’s disease

Generous gifts totalling $30 million are supporting the establishment of the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at Brown, with a focus on early detection and viable treatments.
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Alumni & Friends

Reunion, with a 2021 Twist

With events both inspired by reunions past plus brand-new digital extras, Brown’s 2021 Virtual Reunion Weekend bypassed all geographic boundaries and headed straight into the living rooms of thousands of alumni around the world.
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News from Brown

Reunion events, Commencement forums capture, virtually, the spirit of community celebration, intellectual discovery

A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.
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Alumni & Friends

#BrownReunion 2021

We’ve been celebrating Reunions for generations—but we’ve never had a Reunion like this. For the first time ever, Reunion is going virtual.
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News from Brown

Letter from President Paxson: Justice for George Floyd; our work continues

Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin, Brown President Christina H. Paxson wrote to the community about the justice many have hoped for since the murder of George Floyd and the need for continued action to confront anti-Black racism.
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News from Brown

Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2021

Brown will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, educators, scholars and scientists during its Commencement and Reunion Weekend celebration from April 30 to May 2.
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Passages: Brown University President Emeritus Vartan Gregorian

The University’s 16th president from 1989 to 1997, Gregorian was an accomplished scholar, historian and transformative leader for Brown, the New York Public Library and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Brown admits 2,537 students to the undergraduate Class of 2025

The University offered admission on April 6 to prospective members of next year’s incoming class, who were chosen from Brown’s largest applicant pool to date in an admissions cycle impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alumni & Friends

Saving a "lost" summer: Reinventing experiential learning at Brown

The pandemic robbed many students of their summer internships and research opportunities. With the SPRINT program, the University created hundreds of new opportunities — and a new way to offer learning beyond the classroom.
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Alumni & Friends

Removing financial barriers — one promise at a time

The Brown Promise has made the dream of a Brown education possible for many exceptional students. Through an ongoing giving challenge, we're seeking to make it a permanent part of Brown's financial aid programs.
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