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Brown research study finds decades-long decline in Black male, Native American, Alaskan Native medical students

By Kathleen Meininger | May 27

Despite efforts by medical schools to increase diversity in their student bodies, the percentage of students that make up medicine’s most underrepresented groups — Black men and Native American and Alaskan Native men and women — has decreased over the last four decades, according to a recent study ...

University News

University’s peer institutions announce COVID-19 vaccination requirements

By Sameer Sinha | May 27

More schools are announcing a vaccine requirement for students returning to campus for the 2021-22 academic year, signaling a return to normalcy. The University announced that vaccines would be required in the fall in a letter from President Christina Paxson P’19 April 6 and it was among the first ...

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U. reduces COVID-19 testing frequency, updates mask-wearing, social distancing guidelines

By Jack Walker | May 27

Updated 3:10 p.m., May 27, 2021. The University announced “significant changes” to its COVID-19 guidelines that will “enable increased campus activities” in light of improving public health conditions both on campus and across the state, according to a community-wide email Thursday from Executive ...

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‘It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon’: Protesters reflect one year after murder of George Floyd

By Livia Gimenes | May 26

Silence fell around the steps of the Rhode Island State House, allowing only the noise of passing cars to echo through the marble steps and open green. A year after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin, the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee ...

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Brown RISD Catholic Community to open new community center

By Sarah McGrath | May 26

The Brown RISD-Catholic Community is opening a new community center on Prospect Street, a space which BRCC hopes will become a new hub for Catholic life on campus. The building was acquired last January as a part of BRCC’s Build Together Capital Campaign, which raised nearly $3.5 million in its ...

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As COVID-19 continues to ravage India, students weigh in

By Jasper Yeh | May 25

As the second wave of COVID-19 infections continues in India, images of devastating loss — such as people lining up outside hospitals with empty oxygen cylinders — have captured the world’s attention. “We were doing completely fine,” said Soumya Karwa ’23, who is spending the summer at ...

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More than 300 protesters in Providence demand the U.S. stop funding military aid for Israel

By Ashley Guo | May 25

More than 300 protesters rallied at Burnside Park on Friday, raising signs reading “U.S. Aid Kills Palestinian Children!” and “Solidarity with the Palestinian People’s Struggle.” The protest was organized to demand that “Rhode Island’s four federal legislators co-sponsor a joint resolution ...

Health

R.I. legislators propose tax on sugary beverages

By Emily Faulhaber | May 25

Rhode Island legislators proposed a pair of bills that would impose a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages such as non-diet soda, sports drinks and fruit drinks with added sugars. The revenue from the tax would go toward providing a 50 percent discount on fruits and vegetables to those who qualify ...

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Mask mandate in Rhode Island lifted following CDC guidance, remains in effect at University

By Sameer Sinha | May 24

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee lifted the statewide mask mandate May 18 following the release of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that fully vaccinated individuals no longer have to wear a mask in most settings. One of the first steps in a return to normalcy, ...

University News

One week in, students offer mixed opinions on summer term

By Jasper Yeh | May 24

Unlike in previous years, summer on College Hill is bustling with students taking full-time courses, which began May 13. All first-years and some sophomores are spending this summer fully enrolled in classes as part of the University’s de-densified tri-semester system amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While ...

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No time to waste: Taubman panel recaps Biden’s first 100 days

By Liza Mullett | May 24

What letter grade does President Biden deserve for his first 100 days in office? The Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs sought to answer that question and assess Biden’s presidential progress in a panel May 24. With marks ...

Science & Research

Nearly one third of all students, half of employees have documented COVID-19 vaccination with University

By Gabriella Vulakh | May 23

Almost a third of total students — 31.1 percent — and 44.7 percent of employees have documented their COVID-19 vaccinations with the University as of May 21, according to Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06. Of the students currently on campus, 44.6 percent ...

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DishUp RI launches 13 products from local restaurant entrepreneurs

By Victoria Yin | May 23

May 21 wasn’t just the day COVID-19 capacity restrictions were lifted after over a year for Rhode Island restaurants. It was also the day some restaurateurs ventured into retail by releasing locally made products — like a spice mix with flavors from Kabob and Curry or Elena’s Sweet Corn Cakes ...

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PPSD Superintendent Harrison Peters resigns

By Kate Dario | May 23

Providence Public Schools Superintendent Harrison Peters and the Rhode Island Department of Education reached an agreement Friday to terminate Peters’ contract amid growing concerns over his hiring of a school administrator charged with assaulting a teenage boy and his knowledge of five allegations ...

University News

Students move into new Health and Wellness Dorm for summer semester

By Esha Kataria | May 20

The University welcomed residents into a new 162-bed dormitory and wellness center located on 450 Brook St. May 9, marking the opening of the first new dorm in nearly 35 years. The building will also house the University’s health and wellness services. By locating health and wellness services inside ...

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Phi Beta Kappa elects 139 seniors

By Gaya Gupta | May 20

On May 5, three days after commencement, 139 graduated seniors were elected to the University’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, wrote Julie Plaut, assistant dean of the college & director of Engaged Scholarship and the chapter’s secretary, in an email to The Herald. Phi Beta Kappa is considered the ...

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Brown students create Trainsolo app for customized soccer drills

By Jack Walker | May 20

When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck Brown’s campus in March 2020, Abby Carchio ’20 and Alex Cooper-Hohn ’23.5 found themselves isolated on campus without access to the coaching and soccer practices essential to their careers as student athletes. Together, they trained with improvised routines ...

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Admitted on a 'stroke of serendipity': John Aiso, Brown’s first Asian American graduate

By Kashif Ansari | May 20

While on a trip to Washington D.C. for a national oratorical contest, John Aiso ’31 visited the Japanese Ambassador. It was there that the Ambassador referred Aiso to his friend, Brown University President William Faunce, in what Visiting Scholar John Eng-Wong called a “stroke of serendipity.” Aiso ...

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University to require all employees, on-campus students to receive COVID-19 vaccine by July 1

By Jared Zhang | May 20

The University will require that all employees and all students engaged in on-campus activities receive both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by July 1, according to a May 20 letter sent to the Brown community by President Christina Paxson P’19. The new requirements accelerate Brown’s initial timeline, ...

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Faculty react to summer term, express hopes for return to normalcy

By Alex Nadirashvili | May 20

The University’s first full summer term in recent history kicked off with the start of virtual classes May 12. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, professors have had to adapt their courses and teaching techniques to online learning via Zoom. For many, this has meant being more flexible with ...