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Brown community members join JFCN for morning gathering on Main Green
Tuesday morning — when 20 Jewish students arrested at a Nov. 8 sit-in were scheduled to be arraigned until the University dropped charges against them — roughly 150 community members assembled for ...
Man shot outside Islamic Center of Rhode Island, no suspects identified
A man was shot selling goods outside the Islamic Center of Rhode Island Friday afternoon, according to the Providence Police Department. According to Patricia Socarras, director of communications for ...
City Council passes Building Energy Reporting Ordinance
On Nov. 2, the Providence City Council passed the Building Energy Reporting Ordinance, which mandates that owners of large buildings — those over 20,000 square feet — must track and report their energy ...
Students arrested in sit-in charged with trespassing, await hearing
Each of the 20 Brown students arrested on Nov. 8 following the sit-in at University Hall face a trespassing charge, according to University Deputy Director for News and Editorial Development Amanda McGregor. ...
BioBlitz creates community through scientific exploration of the natural world
Back in 2000, when then Brown PhD candidate David Gregg PhD’00 was reading the Providence Journal over his fiancée’s shoulder, a small invitation caught his eye: The Rhode Island Natural History ...
Pumpkins, parties, pranks: A look at how Brunonians past have celebrated Halloween
Amid the frenzy of this year's Halloween festivities, The Herald took a moment to reminisce on the scares of Octobers past, going back through its archives to find out how previous Brown students celebrated ...
Ocean State roundup: RIPTA launches new iteration of fare-free program
RIPTA board launches new iteration of fare-free program
Artist Heather McMordie bridges science, storytelling through art of printmaking
While conducting research on subjects ranging from salt marshes to plant-soil relationships, Artist Heather McMordie was inspired to push the boundaries of herbarium collections and explore intimate narratives ...
R.I. coalition raises awareness around issues of domestic violence in state, at University
Roughly one in three women in Rhode Island have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is the alarming statistic the ...
Get to know the climate platforms for Rhode Island’s CD1 candidates
On Nov. 7, Democrat Gabe Amo and Republican Gerry Leonard will face off in the general election for Rhode Island’s 1st U.S. Congressional District.
HerbUX team shares research findings, proposals for accessible herbarium interfaces
In 2019, a team of researchers based at Brown and the University of Minnesota launched the HerbUX project, The Herald previously reported. Focused on making digital herbarium collections more accessible, ...
Brown must release FERPA records related to six Title IX cases, district court orders
Content warning: This article includes references to sexual assault.
‘Let nature heal’: ReSeeding RI amplifies number of native species in state’s supply chain
Since January, horticulturist Barbara Shaughnessy has been growing 19 native Rhode Island plant species in her South Kingstown backyard. For three days in early winter, volunteers gathered in her wooden ...
Rhode Island Special Commission to explore placing solar panels on highway medians
A special legislative commission studying the placement of solar panels on interstate highways was announced in a September press release from the Rhode Island state House of Representatives. In their ...
Lawsuit by Brown undergraduate alleges University mishandled Title IX complaint
Content Warning: This article includes references to sexual assault.
IMPACT Magazine makes campus research accessible to more than 45,000 readers
While IMPACT magazine might only be six years old, its mission to “capture and illustrate the breadth” of research at Brown has already attracted an audience of more than 45,000 readers, wrote Sherri ...
RISD BioPods aim to rewild Providence River, purify waterways
Silently floating through the Providence River, a handful of BioPods are naturally working to reestablish a whole ecosystem. The modular, wedding-cake sized pods — built out of mycelium mushrooms and ...
Former football coach arrested over alleged school shooting threats to Brown, UConn
Content warning: This article contains discussions of gun violence and suicide.
‘You can’t put a price tag in that’: Little Compton addresses lack of affordable housing
In Little Compton, Patrick Bowen is growing 700 apple trees. The goal is to produce organic apples, which Bowen explained can be a challenge. But he is optimistic, hoping to sell fresh apples, eggs and ...