Guido Imbens MA ’89, PhD ’91, applied econometrics professor and professor of economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, sits in front of two square images of his children playing chess. Both of his sons started playing the game more during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. ...
After several semesters of virtual learning, STEM instructors were eager to return to traditional in-person classes this fall semester. Still, many have incorporated virtual teaching methods to their classes this semester. The Herald spoke with five STEM instructors about their experiences with virtual ...
University researchers received a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in protecting the nursing home population.
The Office of Naval Research awarded $6.5 million of grant funding in September to faculty researchers at the Brown School of Engineering, who will focus on undersea vehicle and platform research in collaboration with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport.
The number of positive asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on campus has continued to decline for the past four weeks, with only six cases during the week of Oct. 10 to Oct. 15, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard. ...
At the Plant Environmental Center, located on the rooftop of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society at 85 Waterman St., plants ranging from a bonsai tree over 25 years old to a collection of cycads — a prehistoric plant — find a space to grow and bloom. The Center consists of six ...
The School of Public Health’s Innovations in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences Seminar Series held its first lecture this year on Friday, Oct. 8, with Yale Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Angela Haeny presenting on the impact of racial trauma on substance use treatment for Black adults and ...
There have been 14 asymptomatic positive COVID-19 cases on campus during the week of Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard. Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell Carey ’91 MA’06 called this a “substantial decline” in COVID-19 cases and a “foundational ...
From how to capture CO2 in the atmosphere to how to deliver lifesaving drugs, scientists can answer a variety of questions by studying the movement of nanoparticles.
The past week has seen a significant decrease in positive asymptomatic COVID-19 cases on campus, with eight total confirmed cases during from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3., according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard.
Co-edited by University Professor Josiah “Jody” Rich and Harvard Professor Sarah Wakeman and released Sept. 14, the book “Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings” addresses opioid addiction and treatment and draws on the expertise of a wide range of co-authors.
If you are a PhD student, you have probably heard something along the lines of “this is a PhD, figure it out by yourself.” While PhD students enter their programs expecting to become highly independent researchers, we do not expect to graduate completely unprepared for the job market. ...
As the threat of climate change grows more imminent, educating children about the phenomenon that will come to define their future has become increasingly important. A new children’s book by Zanagee Artis ’22 and environmental activist Olivia Greenspan aims to help fill this growing need. ...
A University student-led satellite project called SBUDNIC has been building an exceptionally quickly and efficiently developed research nanosatellite.. The satellite, a 3U Cubesat built on a $10,000 budget over the course of a year, would be the first of its kind built solely from terrestrial parts ...
After the United States pulled out of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan Aug. 30, in his remarks on the end of the war, President Joe Biden cited the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs’ Costs of War project and its findings that “more than $2 trillion (was) spent in Afghanistan” ...
Two student co-founders have created and released Emit, a social media app created to help users find social events through user-released “flares,” alerting others of new and nearby events.
Almost immediately after taking office, former President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13769, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” banning travel and immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, ...
Of the millions of people who have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, most have recovered within a few weeks, according to the Mayo Clinic. ...
The University reported 61 positive COVID-19 tests from Sept. 12 to Sept. 18 through the asymptomatic testing program as of Sunday night, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard. The positive cases are primarily among undergraduate students, according to Executive Vice President for Planning ...
The University reported 70 positive COVID-19 cases through the asymptomatic testing program from Sept. 5 to Sept. 11, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard as of Sunday afternoon. While the number of positive cases is a “significant increase,” “we’ve done a lot more tests” during ...
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