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Campus safety actions at Brown: Letter from interim public safety leader Hugh Clements

The longtime law enforcement leader and Brown’s interim vice president for public safety said the Brown community will work ...
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With one of Rhode Island’s largest solar energy projects online, Brown moves toward net-zero emissions

Brown University is the sole off-taker for the Dry Bridge solar project in North Kingstown, a landmark renewable energy development generating enough power to offset about two-thirds of campus ...
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Simultaneous cocaine, alcohol use linked to suicide risk

A new study of hundreds of emergency department visits finds that the links between substance misuse and suicide risk are complex, but that use of cocaine and alcohol together was particularly ...
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Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum to move from Bristol to Providence, enabling more research, engagement

The anthropology museum’s move to Providence’s Jewelry District, slated for Fall 2025, will open new possibilities for scholarship, community outreach and partnership with Indigenous communities ...
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Emulating how krill swim to build a robotic platform for ocean navigation

Developed by a team of Brown-led researchers, Pleobot is a krill-inspired robot offering potential solutions for underwater locomotion and ocean exploration, both on Earth and moons throughout the ...
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Brown astronomers create new technique to eliminate signals disrupting sensitive radio telescopes

An unexpected television signal traced to an airplane led to a new method for pinpointing unwanted radio signals, as growing satellite activity threatens the future of radio astronomy. PROVIDENCE, R.I ...
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Could new technique for ‘curving’ light be the secret to improved wireless communication?

In a breakthrough that could help revolutionize wireless communication, researchers unveiled a novel method for manipulating terahertz waves, allowing them to curve around obstacles instead of being ...
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Fifteen years after its publication, Brown’s watershed Slavery and Justice Report is reinvigorated

A second edition of Brown’s landmark report, which sparked a national conversation on higher education’s entanglements with racial slavery, offers new insights on the document’s persistent and ...
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Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the U.S., yet falling in many peer nations

A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that avoidable mortality rose across all U.S. states from 2009 to 2021, while it declined in most other high-income ...
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Golden eyes: How gold nanoparticles may one day help to restore people’s vision

A team of Brown University researchers has identified a promising new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other retinal disorders.
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Smell sensitivity varies with circadian rhythm, study suggests

A person’s ability to smell may vary throughout the day in accordance with their circadian rhythm, according to new evidence in a small study by Brown University researchers who are looking at how ...