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Campus safety actions at Brown: Letter from interim public safety leader Hugh Clements

The longtime law enforcement leader and Brown’s interim vice president for public safety said the Brown community will work ...
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With one of Rhode Island’s largest solar energy projects online, Brown moves toward net-zero emissions

Brown University is the sole off-taker for the Dry Bridge solar project in North Kingstown, a landmark renewable energy development generating enough power to offset about two-thirds of campus ...
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Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum to move from Bristol to Providence, enabling more research, engagement

The anthropology museum’s move to Providence’s Jewelry District, slated for Fall 2025, will open new possibilities for scholarship, community outreach and partnership with Indigenous communities ...
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Emulating how krill swim to build a robotic platform for ocean navigation

Developed by a team of Brown-led researchers, Pleobot is a krill-inspired robot offering potential solutions for underwater locomotion and ocean exploration, both on Earth and moons throughout the ...
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Agreement with federal government to restore Brown research funding, resolve compliance reviews

The voluntary agreement preserves the ability for students and scholars to teach and learn without government intrusion, and includes a $50 million commitment from Brown to support workforce ...
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Fifteen years after its publication, Brown’s watershed Slavery and Justice Report is reinvigorated

A second edition of Brown’s landmark report, which sparked a national conversation on higher education’s entanglements with racial slavery, offers new insights on the document’s persistent and ...
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Brown astronomers create new technique to eliminate signals disrupting sensitive radio telescopes

An unexpected television signal traced to an airplane led to a new method for pinpointing unwanted radio signals, as growing satellite activity threatens the future of radio astronomy. PROVIDENCE, R.I ...
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Dr. Eli Adashi on in vitro gametogenesis: ‘It’s time for the public to get a sense of the possible’

The Brown University professor, who chaired a National Academy of Medicine workshop on IVG, discussed the potential implications of creating eggs and sperm from any cell. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...
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Could new technique for ‘curving’ light be the secret to improved wireless communication?

In a breakthrough that could help revolutionize wireless communication, researchers unveiled a novel method for manipulating terahertz waves, allowing them to curve around obstacles instead of being ...
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With new investments and affiliation agreements, Lifespan to become Brown University Health

Lifespan and Brown University finalized agreements to expand their longtime affiliation, outlining new financial investments, academic and governance terms, and a new name for Rhode Island’s largest ...
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Research reveals possibly active tectonic system on the Moon

Strange spots scattered across the Moon’s nearside where bedrock is conspicuously exposed are evidence of seismic activity set in motion 4.3 billion years ago that could be ongoing today, the ...