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Photos: With Pre-College programs underway, young learners embrace their curiosity at Brown

Each summer, thousands of high school students study on campus and around the globe in Brown’s Pre-College Programs, which ...
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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 ...
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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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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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In visit to Brown, Jaron Lanier says people are thinking about AI all wrong

Artificial intelligence has the potential to help to make new scientific discoveries, but only if people remember that the technology is composed of purely human insight and innovation, the celebrated ...
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Study finds outdated Medicare rule delays nursing care, wastes hospital resources

A new study by Brown University researchers found that Medicare’s “three-day rule” keeps patients in the hospital longer than needed without improving health outcomes or lowering Medicare costs.
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Higher education rankings place Brown among world’s top universities, employers

From U.S. News and World Report to Forbes and Princeton Review, prominent rankings and surveys in the last year gave Brown high marks for its distinctive student experience and high-impact teaching ...
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Philanthropy made it possible: Brown celebrates its most successful fundraising campaign to date

Launched publicly in 2015, BrownTogether transformed Brown through a decade of unprecedented support that advanced excellence in teaching and research, financial aid ...
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Brown University scholar and curator’s work gets international spotlight at Venice Biennale

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University curator and scholar Gwendolyn Collaço knows firsthand why the Venice Biennale exhibition is known as the Olympics of the art world. “You really ...
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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 Cup tournament rolls toward its conclusion. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...
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From Delhi to Providence, Karan Mahajan’s ‘The Complex’ culminates 10 years of research, writing

In this Q&A, Brown University Associate Professor of Literary Arts Karan Mahajan discusses his forthcoming novel, teaching and multi-genre writing career that spans fiction, criticism and essays.
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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 ...