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Providence-area students experience a slice of college life at Brown’s annual College Day

Designed to spark curiosity about college and future pathways, Brown’s annual program welcomed nearly 400 high schoolers from ...
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This Brown professor worked on Apollo — here’s what he says about NASA’s latest foray to the Moon

With the launch of Artemis II, Jim Head — who helped train astronauts, select landing sites and analyze samples during the ...
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Brown appoints Col. Hugh T. Clements Jr. police chief and VP for public safety, emergency management

After three months in an interim leadership role, the Providence native and former Providence Police Department chief will ...
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Unexpected findings on lung cancer CT scans may point to other non-lung cancers, study finds

An analysis of lung screening data led by Brown University researchers helps identify which abnormalities detected outside ...
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Research showcase celebrates innovation, ideas from Brown public health students

National Public Health Week offered students at the Brown University School of Public Health the opportunity to discuss the ...
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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 ...
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In lecture at Brown, Yann LeCun discusses a new approach to AI

No stranger to controversy, AI pioneer Yann LeCun told a capacity crowd that large language models are not the future of AI ...
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Brown University scholar to become president of the Society of Architectural Historians

Itohan Osayimwese, a professor of the history of art and architecture, will serve a two-year term as vice president of the ...
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For optimal marathon performance, check training plan, gear, nutrition, weather — and air quality?

Analyzing 16 years of race results and air pollution levels, a team of researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that poor air quality had a negative effect on marathon times.
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Partly melted rocks under Earth’s surface offer insights into what makes plate tectonics possible

Using seismic waves, scientists detect widespread partially molten rock hidden under the Earth’s tectonic plates in a new way, a step in settling a long-held geological debate that has big ...