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Telescope makers at Brown revel in centuries-old craft

Working for months with staff members in the Department of Physics, a group of students and faculty from Brown and RISD ...
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Video: Amid World Cup fever, mechanics expert at Brown explains the science of soccer

In a series of short videos, Brown University engineering professor Roberto Zenit explores the physics of soccer as the World ...
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Staff Spotlight: Olivia Mathis builds connections, one Pre-College student at a time

As a Brown Pre-College program adviser, Olivia Mathis found a role that combines her love of connecting with people, solving ...
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Faculty at Brown earn prominent honors, distinctions in Spring 2026

During the spring semester, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown University faculty for ...
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A-Z Directory

The Advisory Committee on University Resources Management (ACURM) is an advisory body to the president of Brown University that considers how ethical and moral standards are applied across all of ...
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Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows

Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...
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Photos: A sneak peek inside Brown University’s under-construction Danoff Laboratories

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.
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New insights on polyomaviruses could inform future approaches to prevention, treatment

A team of international researchers, including from Brown University, made new discoveries about the molecular mechanisms of an infection usually fatal in people with severely compromised immune ...
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From Brown to the big screen: How Tim Blake Nelson’s classics degree propelled a Hollywood career

Actor, writer and director Tim Blake Nelson, a member of Brown University’s Class of 1986, talked about the impact of his time on College Hill during a conversation hosted by Brown Arts Institute.
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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 ...
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Physics-informed AI could accelerate development of controlled-release drug patches, bandages

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method for predicting the rate at which materials used in controlled drug-release ...
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‘1776 Across the Americas’: Exhibition at Brown examines year of American Revolution

A John Carter Brown Library exhibition explores events and milestones of 1776, from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the mapping of San Francisco Bay and beyond. PROVIDENCE, R.I.