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Brown professor co-leads project studying heart tissues, aging on space station

By Ryan Doherty | April 28

A Brown professor is helping lead a multi-institutional project to understand aging.

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‘Legal and bureaucratic terrorism’: State physicians discuss court challenges to medication abortions

By Owen Dahlkamp | April 27

Recent rulings on mifepristone leave R.I. physicians confused and frustrated.

University professors awarded total of over $225 thousand in grants for pandemic-related research

By Ryan Doherty | April 26

Pandemic-related research projects will address student mental health, vaccination credentials.

Professor Alberto Saal elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

By Ryan Doherty | April 26

Saal's research has "spurred a re-evaluation of the moon's formation."

Study about Venus could provide insight into Earth’s future

By Noah Chen | April 25

Report identifies five Venus-like planets to study to enable modeling of Venus' history.

Brown Neurosurgery Department tests artificial intelligence models on written, oral neurosurgery board exam questions

By Gabriella Vulakh | April 25

The article found that GPT-4 outperformed the other LLMs, receiving a score of 82.6% on a series of higher-order case management scenarios presented in mock neurosurgery oral board exam questions.

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Nine Brown faculty members honored with 2023 Research Achievement Awards for research efforts

By Mira White | April 16

Faculty representing multiple departments were selected for both early-career success and distinguished research accomplishments.

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Brown EMS launches newsletter to increase community access to on-campus CPR, first aid resources

By Ryan Doherty | April 13

Brown EMS’s newsletter created to increase access to training and centralize CPR resources.

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Beech leaf disease is killing Rhode Island’s American beeches, experts say

By Haley Sandlow | April 10

Beech leaf disease threatens Providence's American beech trees.

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NYU President Andrew Hamilton speaks at 100th annual chemistry department lecture

By Ryan Doherty | April 7

NYU President Andrew Hamilton gives lecture on organic chemistry for annual John Howard Appleton Lecture.

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Health services offers 5NP ear acupuncture to address emotional, physical distress

By Noah Chen | April 5

Health Services will now offer 5NP acupuncture for stress relief in students.

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SPH hosts annual Public Health Research Day conference

By Mira White | April 4

The School of Public Health hosted its annual Public Health Research Day conference, which featured 151 posters from undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students.

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School of Public Health podcast explores ‘depth and breadth’ of field beyond COVID-19

By Ryan Doherty | April 2

Graduate students have found a platform to share their personal stories in the public health field through the “Humans in Public Health” podcast.

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2023 OVPR Seed Awards grant $1.4 million across 21 faculty projects

By Kathleen Meininger | April 2

Awards support early-stage projects to help researchers attract more competitive outside funding.

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Biomed Center restorations will last through April

By Robayet Hossain | March 24

Biomedical Center renovations lead to office displacement and reduced research capacity.

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Brown, Care New England sign agreement to integrate, support biomedical research

By Ryan Doherty | March 24

The agreement aims to stimulate research through state-of-the art equipment and large sums of funding.

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Brown researchers create improved, automated system for antidepressant drug detection

By Robayet Hossain | March 24

The new technique is cost-effective and more accurate than previous methods.

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Warren Alpert Medical School opens #WallsDoTalk exhibit

By Mira White | March 22

As part of its 50 Years of Medicine at Brown celebration, the Warren Alpert Medical School hosted the opening of the #WallsDoTalk exhibit.

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‘Inspire the next generation of neuroscientists’: Brown to host Brain Fair this weekend

By Owen Dahlkamp | March 14

The event aims to raise awareness about brain research at Brown and in Rhode Island.

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Motherhood, canon, climate change: Professor Elizabeth Rush gives glimpse into upcoming book

By Haley Sandlow | March 13

Rush's book, “The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth,” will be released in August.