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November 7, 2025
News from Brown
130 Years of Jewish Life at Brown: Celebration, connection and tradition
Packed with lively social events, panels, seminars, a timeline exhibition and more, a landmark alumni-led event celebrates the profound history of Jewish life at the University.
October 17, 2025
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Brown endowment provides record support for academic priorities, with 11.9% return in 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.
October 17, 2025
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Refreshed, upgraded Pembroke Hall is a fitting new home for Brown’s Pembroke Center
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.
October 17, 2025
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Brown University Family Weekend 2025: Moments, memories and campus connections
Packed with forums, tours, family activities, athletic events, student performances and more, the University’s annual Family Weekend welcomes thousands of parents and family members to College Hill.
October 13, 2025
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Brown University economics professor Peter Howitt wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics who joined the Brown faculty in 2000, was awarded “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”
October 9, 2025
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$11 million federal award to launch Brown-based center to accelerate RNA research in Rhode Island
With support from the National Institutes of Health, the COBRE Center for RNA Biology in Health and Disease will create a critical mass of trained RNA researchers and fund cutting-edge RNA technology for scientific use.
October 8, 2025
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Brown University anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Jusionyte, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs, won an $800,000 grant to advance her work.
October 7, 2025
News From Engineering
Engineering faculty rank among top two percent of world’s scientists
September 23, 2025
News from Brown
Brown ranks among nation’s top universities
From LinkedIn to Forbes to the Princeton Review, prominent rankings and lists in the last year recognized Brown for its student experience, high-impact research, career preparation and role as a top employer.
September 17, 2025
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A century of sport, pride and Brunonian traditions: Brown Stadium turns 100
Since its opening in 1925, Brown Stadium has served as the setting for some of the University’s most memorable moments on the field and in the community.
September 15, 2025
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Brown University medical students don white coats, kick off medical careers
The Warren Alpert Medical School celebrated new beginnings for the 145 medical students in the Class of 2029 at the school’s 27th annual white coat ceremony.
September 8, 2025
News From Engineering