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Brown historian Vazira Zamindar unveils Salomon Award-funded graphic novel

October 30, 2026

Zamindar received a 2022 Salomon Award which supported the creation of her recently published graphic novel.

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Innovation@Brown Showcase Accelerates Rhode Island’s Startup Momentum

October 23, 2026

The fourth annual gathering brought together inventors, investors, and entrepreneurs at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Providence to celebrate Brown’s commercial research engine, spark campus entrepreneurship, and build high-impact partnerships.

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At Brown Invents Startup Challenge, investors get a firsthand look at Brown-born ventures

September 24, 2026

During Rhode Island Startup Week, faculty and student entrepreneurs pitched emerging technologies to investors, industry leaders and potential partners to move research discoveries toward real-world solutions.

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10th Annual Celebration of Research honors record high number of awards

September 15, 2026

Brown’s premier research awards event recognizes 85 awards in Sayles Hall on September 15, 2026.

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A Record-Breaking Debut: Brown for Science Diplomacy

May 19, 2026

The University’s first graduate student organization devoted to science policy gains national honors for transforming local engagement and mutual aid.

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Positioning Brown Faculty for Research Success in 2026

March 19, 2026

Brown investigators gain actionable insights into 2026’s evolving federal priorities, equipping them to lead high-impact teams and more competitive proposals.

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Brown University president details Brown Ever True healing and recovery effort

January 5, 2026

The joint project of repair will bring together resources, programming and services focused on mental health, psychological wellness and ensuring a sense of physical security for the Brown community.

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Innovation@Brown Showcase powers Rhode Island’s startup scene

October 17, 2025

Third annual event at the Cambridge Innovation Center brought together founders, partners, and innovators driving the next wave of discovery.

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Brown and Brookhaven partnership accelerates Northeast research

September 29, 2025

Academic and national lab powerhouse positions the region as a leading hub for scientific innovation.

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News from Brown

Brown researchers bring bold ideas to life at Innovation@Brown Showcase

September 25, 2025

During Rhode Island Startup Week, faculty and student entrepreneurs pitched new technologies and connected with investors, partners and industry experts to turn cutting-edge research into real-world solutions.

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News from Brown

Agreement with federal government to restore Brown research funding, resolve compliance reviews

July 30, 2025

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 development in Rhode Island.

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Brown ranks again among top universities securing new patents for research discoveries

July 9, 2025

Brown University scholars work to turn breakthroughs and discoveries into technologies that enhance lives, placing the University among the nation’s top utility patent holders in 2024.

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Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in Spring 2025

July 1, 2025

Over the spring semester, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, teaching, service and leadership.

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2025 Celebration of Research

May 5, 2025

The ninth annual Celebration of Research held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Sayles Hall honored 33 Brown researchers.

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Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 23, 2025

With their election to the prestigious honor society, eight members of the Brown University faculty join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.

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Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships

April 16, 2025

The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Yannis Hamilakis, a professor of archaeology and modern Greek studies, and Tracy Steffes, a professor of education and history.

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Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows

March 27, 2025

The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society honored Brown faculty members from molecular biophysics and biochemistry and evolutionary biology for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.

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Empowering faculty: Insights from a federal proposal writing workshop

March 12, 2025

Division of Research proposal development workshops help faculty secure NSF CAREER awards, Center Grants, and early career awards.

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News from BTI

Kimani Toussaint appears on The Angel Nest Podcast

March 5, 2025

Kimani Toussaint and Melissa Simon recently appeared on The Angel Nest Podcast to discuss Toussaint's work on pulse oximeters.

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Whose data is it, anyway?

February 26, 2025

Data ownership, health data, and AI among Love Data Week 2025 events

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Kerri Evans-Ruggieri receives Excellence Award for Leadership

February 12, 2025

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News from Brown

Accomplished geophysics scholar Greg Hirth named vice president for research at Brown

February 4, 2025

After serving in the role on an interim basis since September, the internationally recognized geologist and geophysicist has been appointed Brown’s vice president for research.

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Philanthropy made it possible: Brown celebrates its most successful fundraising campaign to date

January 28, 2025

Launched publicly in 2015, BrownTogether transformed Brown through a decade of unprecedented support that advanced excellence in teaching and research, financial aid, community impact and more.

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Brown University researchers visit Brookhaven National Lab

January 10, 2025

Led by Brown's Interim Vice President for Research Greg Hirth, a team of Brown researchers visited Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) to discuss its cutting-edge research and possible future collaborations.

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IMPACT Research at Brown magazine receives CASE District I Award

December 13, 2024

IMPACT 2023 is the sixth edition of the research magazine produced by the Division of Research.

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News from BTI

Brown Innovation Fellows: Providing real-world experience in technology evaluation and commercialization

November 21, 2024

Brown Innovation Fellows is a program that trains graduate students, postdocs, and medical students in technology evaluation, market research, patenting, and commercialization.

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Climate change and human health

October 31, 2024

Brown’s IDeA Symposium on the Health Effects of Environmental Change reveals climate change issues have an unrelenting impact on our health and broad implications for the medical community.

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News from Brown

Brown epidemiology scholar Jennifer Nuzzo elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 21, 2024

The professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health received the honor in recognition of her work to measure and improve national preparedness for infectious disease threats.

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Division of Research name reflects service model

October 2, 2024

I write to share that Brown is renaming the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and launching a new website as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen services and support for conducting research at the University.

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News from Brown

Brown modern culture and media scholar Tony Cokes wins prestigious MacArthur ‘genius grant’

October 1, 2024

The longtime Brown University faculty member, who is celebrated for his video works that recontextualize historical and cultural moments, was awarded an $800,000 grant to advance his practice as an artist.

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Three Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 25, 2024

With their election to the prestigious honor society, Francis J. Doyle III, Prudence Carter and Greg Hirth join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities.

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News from Brown

Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships

April 16, 2024

The prestigious fellowships will support the creation of new books by Matthew Pratt Guterl, a professor of Africana studies and American studies, and Laird Hunt, a professor of literary arts.

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News from Brown

Brown engineering dean Tejal Desai elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 7, 2024

Named a member of the academy’s Class of 2024, the accomplished biomedical engineer and academic leader received the honor in recognition of her work in nanotechnology and therapeutic delivery.

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News from Brown

President Biden awards National Medal of Science to Brown engineer Subra Suresh

October 24, 2023

In a ceremony at the White House, Biden awarded Suresh, a professor at large at Brown University’s School of Engineering, the nation’s highest scientific honor.

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Seven years later, Brown’s Michael Kosterlitz reflects on his Nobel win and ponders what comes next

September 28, 2023

On the eve of Nobel Week 2023, Kosterlitz looked back on his experience after winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared what he’s working on now and how he’s thinking about the future.

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