Hitting baby dolls with rocks might not sound like something worthy of course credit, but for some undergraduate classes it might be. As students continue pairing down their course lists, many of those who decide to take courses in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences will ...
Over the past few years, the University has seen a significant rise in the number of departments offering fifth-year master’s programs that are exclusive to Brown students. Sixteen programs currently exist, spanning the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Sociology, the newest addition, will ...
When Professor of Material Engineering Nitin Padture arrived at Brown in 2012, he felt his past research had been significant, but that he could start using research to also make a difference. Given the demand for renewable energy, Padture and his team turned to the field of photovoltaics, in which ...
Researchers recommend new pneumonia drug dosage for obese patients A new study conducted by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which is affiliated with the Brown Alpert Medical School, examines the ideal dose of medicine for administration to obese and extremely obese patients presumed ...
Looking at bright screens before bed can impair sleep quality, especially among children between ages nine and 14.7, according to a study by University researchers, which was published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism last month. Headed by Professor of Psychiatry and Human ...
Hepatitis C affects millions of people nationwide, but the disease is especially prevalent in prisons: Approximately 17 percent of Rhode Island inmates are infected, according to a new study by University researchers. Diagnosing and treating all of these cases incurs a large financial burden on the ...
This article is the third in a three-part series exploring the history and current state of women’s role in STEM education. “I ask myself this constant stream of questions: have I proven myself? Do I belong here? Is my whole life going to be a struggle if I continue with this?” said Amy Butcher ...
Serving as an opportunity for graduating seniors to share experiences and studies across their four years at Brown, the sixth annual Theories in Action conference will take place in various locations around campus Sunday. The conference will offer students a chance to present their theses, research ...
This article is the second in a three-part series exploring the history and current state of women’s role in STEM education. While the gender gap in academia is often most salient at the student level, equally apparent disparities among graduate students and faculty members are often overlooked. These ...
This article is the first in a three-part series exploring the history and current state of women’s role in STEM education. When Jane Connor ’65 began her college experience in the fall of 1961, excited to learn and grow with her peers at the all-female Pembroke College, what set her apart was her ...
Physician attentiveness and communication have a strong relationship with the quality of the care for nursing home residents, according to a study led by University researchers, which was published online in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association April 7. The researchers collected ...
This article is part of an ongoing series, Science at the Cinema, which explores research and researchers portrayed in film. “Still Alice,” released last December, catalogs the insidious cognitive decline of a woman with Alzheimer’s Disease. With a narrative about an illness that afflicts tens ...
Merging physics and environmental science, an interdisciplinary team including a University researcher recently published a paper examining how feedback loops influence ecosystem changes. The paper, published online March 30 in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, discusses how feedback loops ...
Do children believe in free will? They believe more and more as they grow older, according to a new psychology research study. A group of researchers from Brown, Cornell, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Michigan carried out the study on children between the ages of four ...
While “pregaming” before a party is an integral part of many college students’ social scenes, it could have more adverse consequences than are typically expected, according to a new study involving a University researcher. The research team, composed of psychologists and sociologists from Lehigh ...
Researchers outline diagnosis criteria for pregnant women with headaches A recent study led by a physician affiliated with the Alpert Medical School suggests a framework for diagnosing pregnant women who come to the emergency room with headaches. The paper detailing this framework was published in last ...
“Right now, as we speak, there are 10,000 dark matter particles going through your body per second,” said Savvas Koushiappas, assistant professor of physics, referring to the substance that comprises around 80 percent of our universe, yet one we know very little about. Koushiappas, in collaboration ...
In response to student feedback on sexual health resources provided last month, BWell Health Promotion will launch an outreach campaign aiming to improve informational materials on health insurance and increase student awareness about the sexual health services and contraception offered on campus. Members ...
Results from an open trial studying the effect yoga has on pregnant women with depression indicates that yoga could serve as therapy to reduce the symptoms of the illness. The nonrandomized pilot study, led by a team of University researchers, was detailed in a paper published in the March-April issue ...
For the problems caused by oil, “We can’t just blame African countries and oil companies, we must also examine the actions of our own government and lifestyles,” said Kairn Klieman, associate professor of history at the University of Houston in a lecture entitled “The Politics of Oil Dependence.” Addressing ...
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