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Amid limited COVID-19 vaccine supply, Rhode Island leaders prioritize equity, lowered death rate, economy in vaccine rollout

By Tyler Jacobson | January 24

With limited supply of vaccines in Rhode Island, state officials have backed a three-phased prioritization plan to determine who receives doses first, with a focus on equity and minimizing hospitalizations. More than 66,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Rhode Island, according to ...

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Through Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, students aim to provide representation for asylum seekers

By Jessica Chiu | January 24

At the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice, an organization incorporated last July, undergraduate students are acquiring the tools to represent asylum seekers in immigration court. The organization recently partnered with the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at the Watson Institute ...

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Report outlines recommendations for decarceration in correctional facilities

By Marlene Goetz | January 24

A report released Oct. 19 provided recommendations for managing the COVID-19 pandemic in prisons and jails, which have become hotspots for the spread of COVID-19. The report, titled “Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity and Safety,” was put together ...

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VP Carey: Increased positive COVID-19 cases as students arrived on campus, but no outbreaks overall

By Claire Liu | January 23

37 University community members tested positive for COVID-19 through the asymptomatic testing program from Jan. 10 to Jan. 17, which included the move-in period for the spring semester, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard. Executive Vice President of Planning and Policy Russell Carey ...

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University sees record-high number of applicants for Class of 2025

By Will Kubzansky | January 21

Applications to the University reached an all-time high for the class of 2025, exceeding last year’s total by nearly 10,000 students, Dean of Admission Logan Powell told The Herald. Before the Jan. 5 deadline, 46,469 applicants — from both the early and regular decision pools — applied to the ...

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Students move to stage 2 of Quiet Period

By Ben Glickman | January 21

Students who recently arrived on campus can move into stage two of Quiet Period starting Jan. 23 at 6 a.m., according to a Thursday night email from Associate Vice President for Campus Life Vanessa Britto and Dean of Students Koren Bakkegard. During stage two of Quiet Period, students may pick up meals ...

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Pizza Marvin, a not-so classic pizza parlor, arrives on Wickenden Street

By Victoria Yin | January 21

Pizza Marvin, a collaboration between chef Robert Andreozzi and renowned bartender Jesse Hedberg, opened its doors on the corner of Wickenden Street and Governor Street last month. Andreozzi drew inspiration from “historic pizza joints,” he said. Pizza Marvin offers New Haven-inspired pies ...

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BCSC search for new director continues amid staff departures

By Nitya Thakkar | January 21

The Brown Center for Students of Color is in the process of searching for a new director, planning to pick someone to assume the position by the summer. The new director, along with new staff members who will eventually fill current vacancies, will play a large role in shaping the atmosphere of the ...

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UCS passes resolution calling to rename CIT, community reacts

By Shilpa Sajja | January 21

The Undergraduate Council of Students passed a resolution to rename the Thomas J. Watson Sr. Center for Information Technology after its Nov. 18 general body meeting. The resolution, which passed with 87.5 percent in favor, was sent to the Office of the President and the Advisory Committee on University ...

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Alpert Medical School adapts first-year anatomy course to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines

By Kathleen Meininger | January 21

Since the Warren Alpert Medical School moved the majority of its curriculum to a remote format beginning in fall 2020 to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, lectures have been given live over Zoom or pre-recorded. The components of the curriculum that do meet in person, such as the first-year anatomy course, ...

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University to hold in-person Commencement for class of 2021, cancels postponed class of 2020 ceremony

By Jack Walker | January 21

Updated at 8:16 p.m. 1/21/2021. Commencement for the class of 2021 will be held in-person May 1 and 2, but families and guests must attend the event virtually in light of public health conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced Thursday afternoon in a campus-wide email ...

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Brown community reacts to Biden inauguration on a day of firsts

By Liza Mullett | January 20

Joseph R. Biden has been inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. In an emotional inaugural ceremony that marked the transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to Joseph R. Biden Jr., speakers called for unity and healing. Biden inherits a nation facing the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

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Nanodropper, startup co-founded by Brown alum, named to Forbes 30 under 30 Healthcare 2021

By Claire Liu | January 20

Jennifer Steger ’13, co-founder of medical device startup company Nanodropper, was named alongside her cofounders to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare list of honorees this year. Nanodropper has designed a more cost-effective eye-drop bottle adapter of the same name, which reduces the size of eyedrops ...

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Providence Public Library raises climate change awareness through national grant

By Michael Seoane | January 20

The Providence Public Library hosted an online workshop Jan. 14 to spark community discussion on climate change and its varying impacts on people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. The webinar took place over Zoom as part of a larger pilot program called Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond ...

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Reports of sexual misconduct on campus rose in 2019-2020 year

By Mia Barzilay Freund | January 19

The Title IX and Gender Equity Office released its 2019-20 Annual Outcome Report Dec. 10, revealing a slight increase in the reported incidents of sexual misconduct at the University. There were a total of 109 allegations made in the reporting window of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, in comparison ...

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R.I. prisons face rampant COVID-19 spread amid calls for decarceration

By Corey Gelb-Bicknell | January 19

In Rhode Island, there have been 10 reported COVID-19 cases for every 100 people, according to the New York Times. But the rate in state prisons is currently more than five times that, with 51 cases per 100 incarcerated people as of Jan. 14, according to the Rhode Island Department of Corrections’ ...

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On-campus procedures and guidelines for the spring semester

By Jack Walker | January 19

At the outset of the spring semester, public health officials and the University both maintain the importance of adhering to public health guidelines, as January marks the greatest number of positive COVID-19 cases reported yet on a national level. Students returning to campus for the semester are currently ...

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Volunteer groups reflect on adapting service work to pandemic

By Karlos Bautista | January 19

While the pandemic forced University and local service organizations to limit in-person outreach and work, the needs of those they serve have only grown as Rhode Island battles economic and public health crises. Before 2020, the Refugee Dream Center, a post resettlement refugee agency in R.I., served ...

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Students, faculty analyze what Biden’s cabinet means for America

By Liza Mullett | January 19

The Senate began confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet Jan. 19, ushering in the new Biden administration and a cabinet set to be the most diverse in American history. Half of the 26 nominees to the cabinet are people of color and 12 are women. The Biden administration is set ...

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Paxson addresses vaccines, political polarization, sustainability in President’s Welcome

By Jack Walker | January 18

In her Jan. 13 President’s Welcome to the Class of 2024, President Christina Paxson P’19 greeted the class of first-years beginning their first official semester at the University, while also addressing concerns surrounding public health, community engagement and recent political turmoil. Similar ...