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Maia Weinstock ’99 discusses her latest book, ‘Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus’

By Anna Kim | October 11

On Ada Lovelace Day — a day to celebrate women in STEM fields — Maia Weinstock ’99, discussed her latest book, “Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus,” elaborating on the life and work of the titular figure before a book signing and reception at the ...

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Brown Healthcare Advancement Journal to publish first issue this fall

By Jared Zhang | October 10

The Brown Healthcare Advancement Journal, a new undergraduate publication covering firms and organizations improving the U.S. healthcare system, is set to publish its first issue this semester.

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Brown to hold bivalent COVID-19 booster clinics on campus

By Haley Sandlow | October 5

The University is preparing to host six clinics with bivalent COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccines on campus over the course of this month, according to Vanessa Britto MSc’96, associate vice president for health and wellness.

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What you need to know about monkeypox

By Haley Sandlow | October 4

The U.S. Department of Health and Human services declared monkeypox, a potentially serious viral illness that belongs to the orthopoxvirus family and spreads through skin-to-skin contact, a public health emergency on Aug. 4. As of Oct. 3, there have been 26,049 total confirmed monkeypox/orthopox ...

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Brown professor awarded prestigious Roman Technology Fellowship by NASA

By Meena Pandit | October 4

Assistant Professor of Physics Jonathan Pober was recently awarded NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics to advance his work on a groundbreaking lunar telescope. ...

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Brown researchers collaborate with software developers to release pain-monitoring app

By Haley Sandlow | September 28

When you come back from an injury or surgery, you have a few options: resting the area, avoiding movements that cause pain or taking certain medications to ease discomfort. But what happens when you’re in pain for months — even years — after the area has healed? Researchers at ...

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Three Brown researchers named co-principal investigators of institute on sex, aging in genomics

By Jared Zhang | September 26

With a $12.5 million National Science Foundation grant, researchers from Brown and other universities across the country will study the “evolution of aging differences between females and males,” according to an Aug. 1 NSF award description.

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New Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine publishes work on inpatient care

By Kathleen Meininger | September 21

When several hospitalists at Miriam Hospital wanted to publish a case report on their findings from treating patients with COVID-19, they recognized a shortage of journals dedicated to hospital medicine. So they created their own.

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Why does light make us happier? Brown researchers may have an answer.

By Anna Kim | September 19

It is well known that light has a significant effect on mood: “If you’re looking for a new apartment, you go for the one with the nice big windows and not the basement with only artificial light,” Professor of Neuroscience David Berson said.

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Brown researchers test ultrasound device for treating mood disorders

By Kathleen Meininger | September 14

A team of University researchers is testing the use of noninvasive low-intensity ultrasound to treat mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.

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Graduate students present findings on pulmonary fibrosis, Alzheimer’s disease

By Haley Sandlow | September 13

At the Providence Area Aging Research Forum this Tuesday, researchers presented two papers — one on pulmonary fibrosis and one on Alzheimer’s disease, which are the sixth and seventh biggest causes of death in the U.S. respectively.

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Allan Tunkel to temporarily serve as health careers advisor following George Vassilev’s departure

By Haley Sandlow | September 8

Allan Tunkel was named the new health careers advisor expert in residence for the 2022-23 academic year, filling a vacancy left by the Aug. 3 departure of George Vassilev, former associate dean of the college for pre-professional advising.

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School of Public Health panel highlights new initiatives, areas of focus

By Kathleen Meininger | September 8

The School of Public Health hosted its 2022 State of the School Address at Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle Thursday. The event featured remarks from Provost Richard Locke P’18, Interim Dean of the SPH Ronald Aubert and Academic Dean Megan Ranney MPH’10, followed by a SPH faculty panel discussion about ...

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For UTRA recipients, opportunity brings new skills, mentorship, future research goals

By Gabriella Vulakh | September 7

This summer, students who received the Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards — a University program launched in 1986 — worked with faculty on research collaborations and teaching projects for 10 to 12 weeks, according to the UTRA website.

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Bolden Therapeutics pursues pharmaceutical research to combat neurodegenerative diseases

By Anna Kim | April 24

Bolden Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops therapeutics to promote the birth of new neurons in the adult brain for potential treatment of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. The company arose from a collaboration between the Fallon Lab and the Webb Lab and works ...

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Graduate students present research at annual ‘Research Matters’ event

By Kathleen Meininger | April 22

The Graduate School hosted an event entitled “Research Matters” Thursday evening in which 12 graduate students presented their research at Grant Recital Hall. The speakers showcased their research in their respective fields — ranging ...

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Researchers visualize how snakes can constrict prey without suffocating themselves

By Jared Zhang | April 22

A study published this month in the Journal of Experimental Biology led by University researchers used 3D imaging to visualize how boa constrictors adjust the ...

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UCLA psychiatrist-anthropologist explains ‘whiteness’ of opioid crisis

By Will Kubzansky | April 19

Since the 1990s, opioid deaths have skyrocketed, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From April 2020 to April 2021, 75,673 Americans died of opioid overdoses. The opioid crisis has long been associated with white Americans in parts of the country undergoing ...

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Brown researchers offer novel model to study human crowds

By Maya Davis | April 18

Recruited on the promise of complementary pizza and t-shirts, multiple groups of 20 research participants paced Sayles Hall as part of a new study from University researchers modeling flocking behavior in humans. The study, published ...

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Computing startup AtomICs aims to revolutionize data storage

By Anna Kim | April 12

AtomICs, a data storage and computing startup led by University researchers, won the first place prize of $25,000 at the 2022 Brown Venture Prize competition, The Herald previously reported. AtomICs is the first PhD student and faculty team to win a Brown Venture Prize and is led by Dana Biechele-Speziale ...