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Explore two decades of data on Brown’s payments in lieu of taxes

By Rhea Rasquinha | April 27

Brown is set to pay roughly $4.5 million to Providence this year.

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Explore the data from Brown University's admitted class of 2027

By Owen Dahlkamp and Ty Pham-Swann | March 30

Delve into data about financial aid, intended concentrations, geography and more.

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Brown has largest acceptance rate gap between men, women in Ivy League

By Owen Dahlkamp | March 21

In the 2021-22 application cycle, 6.73% of male applicants were accepted to Brown, while only 4.06% of women were.

The Herald’s Spring 2023 Poll

By Rhea Rasquinha , Charlie Clynes and Sam Levine | March 19

Welcome to The Herald’s spring 2023 poll. Between March 7 and 9, Herald staffers polled over 1,000 undergraduate students on a variety of questions ranging from demographics and lifestyle to the approval ratings of campus leaders and policies.

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Explore The Herald's spring 2023 poll here

By Rhea Rasquinha , Charlie Clynes , Sam Levine , Max Karpawich , Calvin Eng , Anushka Kataruka , Ty Pham-Swann and Lizzy Zhang | March 19

Explore how different student demographics feel about everything from affirmative action to their social life.

Second annual Love Data Week explores social good of data

By Aubrey Li | February 16

The Office of the Vice President for Research and the University Library co-sponsored Brown's Love Data Week, which was hosted online this year in the form of webinars and workshops during the week of Valentine’s Day. LDW’s various events are designed to celebrate, raise awareness and build community ...

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Study indicates global shift in sleep patterns after COVID-19 lockdown

By Benjamin Schornstein | January 31

A significant shift in sleep patterns was observed worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic among a group of more than 100,000 people whose sleep data was analyzed in a study led by Jeff Huang, associate professor of computer science and key member of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. “In most countries, ...

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Predicting outcomes of COVID-19: Brown professors describe the ‘art’ of drawing the curve in epidemiological modeling

By Emilija Sagaityte | September 28

Picture thousands of undergraduate students unpacking their bags at an isolated Brown University campus free from outside contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this simplified scenario, a certain number of these students are carrying stowaway SARS-CoV-2 particles. Others have yet to be exposed to the ...

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Love Data Week events highlight applied research

By Emilija Sagaityte and Maia Rosenfeld | February 12

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the Office of Research Integrity and the University Library have organized a series of events featuring data use in research across disciplines as part of worldwide Love Data Week, which runs from Feb. 10 through 14.

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UFB forum on student group funding stirs discussion on its policies

By Sarah Wang | December 6

Following the Undergraduate Finance Board’s publication of the funding totals for nearly 200 students groups last week, students expressed concerns about some of the principles that guide the Board’s funding decisions at a forum UFB hosted Wednesday evening. “UFB’s goal is to help all of the ...

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Professor beloved for parenting advice reflects on career

By Cate Ryan | November 8

During the uniquely anxious months of pregnancy and early years of parenthood, many turn to Professor of Economics Emily Oster’s data-based books. They ask themselves, “What would Emily do?” Oster has become a household name for “Expecting Better” and “Cribsheet,” which mix data synthesis ...

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Quarter of undergrads sleep 6 hours or less

By Emilija Sagaityte | April 19

Sleep rejuvenates the body and the mind, and drooping eyelids, nodding heads and the temptation to succumb to a nap in lecture point to the potential risks caused by lack of sleep among some at the University. Nearly a quarter of undergraduate students who participated in The Herald’s spring 2019 ...

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University event highlights complexities of data power

By Maia Rosenfeld | February 21

The oft-touted power of big data is a double-edged sword, with the potential to both uphold and dismantle entrenched systemic inequalities, according to panelists at yesterday’s “Algorithmic Justice: Race, Bias and Big Data” event. The University’s Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity ...

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Panel examines intersection of data science, neuroscience

By Chris Schutte | December 6

On Wednesday evening, three University researchers gathered in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society to discuss their ongoing multidisciplinary research on “Decoding the Human Brain with Data.” As the next installment of the “Building on Distinction” lecture series, the conversation ...

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Vulnerabilities found in terahertz communication

By Chris Schutte | October 31

While the future of data transmission may lie in the hands of terahertz technology, there is still a ways to go until it is crowned heir to the tech throne. A recent study showed that transmissions in terahertz waves are still as vulnerable to eavesdropping as other forms of communication such as microwave ...

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Miller '19: I, not a robot, wrote this article

By Emily Miller | February 27

Computer science has impacted almost every aspect of our world, linking individual minds in a searchable format. Every field has responded to, and many have benefited from, the innovations brought by the computer and its increasing capabilities. Journalism has been no exception. Artificial intelligence ...

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Kaufmann '18: Data (mis)match

By Nikki Kaufmann | February 11

Math dictates almost every process in our lives: It can determine if an infectious disease will become an epidemic, how quickly a biochemical system will reach its equilibrium and the circumstances under which a certain species will become extinct. However, though I am firm in my conviction that math ...

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Brown, RISD grads craft online statistics resource

By Chris Schutte | February 8

Daniel Kunin’s ’17 statistical visualization project “Seeing Theory” has recently garnered attention from students, schools and educators. Working alongside Tyler Devlin ’17, Daniel Xiang ’17 and Rhode Island School of Design graduate Jingru Guo, Kunin created visually stunning representations ...

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Scientists seek to raise efficiency of molecular data storage

By Chris Schutte | January 31

A group of University engineers and chemists, led by principal investigators Assistant Professor of Chemistry Brenda Rubenstein ’07 and Assistant Professor of Engineering Jacob Rosenstein ’05, has received a $4.1 million award to analyze new ways to store data using synthetic molecules. The research ...

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U. researchers to begin first tests of ultra-fast wireless communication

By Jonathan Douglas | September 27

Your memes may be capable of downloading even faster — although you might have to wait a generation or two for the technology. The Federal Communications Commission has approved the University as the first testing site for wireless communication using ultra-fast terahertz frequencies, which could ...