The wood from a beloved American elm tree that shaded Brown’s College Green for decades before its necessary removal in 2024 is seeing new life through two campus art exhibitions — one currently on view and one that is planned for Spring 2026.

Three bands featuring Brown University employees took center stage at Brown's Lindemann Performing Arts Center for the first-ever Brown Gives Battle of the Bands in support of United Way of Rhode Island. 🎶 Explore the full concert recap: www.brown.edu/news/2025-11...

Fall really understood the assignment this year. 🍁✨

Brown University marked Veterans Day with two significant steps forward in its ongoing work to expand access and strengthen support for military veterans enrolled as Brown students.

At Brown’s Veterans Day ceremony, speakers including Brown President Paxson, Sen. Jack Reed, Rear Adm. Darryl L. Walker, and Staff Sgt. Kloey Albertson ’27 honored veterans’ service — and celebrated new initiatives supporting student veterans.

Nearly a thousand Brown University alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends are convening on campus from Friday, Nov. 7, to Sunday, Nov. 9, to celebrate 130 Years of Jewish Life at Brown.

Brown community members flexed their muscles for a cause in early November at the 21st annual Bench Press for Cancer on the College Green, organized by Brown University's football team.

On Nov. 7 and 8, physicists from across the region will gather at Brown for the annual meeting of the APS New England Section. Brown Professor Brad Marston, president-elect of the American Physical Society, shares his vision for leading the nation’s largest community of physicists.

How can a tiny woodpecker drill holes into solid wood without injury? New research from Brown biologists reveals that these birds rely on more than just strong necks — they use their entire bodies and their breathing to deliver powerful, precisely coordinated strikes.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined Brown President Christina H. Paxson for a conversation on leadership, mentorship and public service during the University’s 105th Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture on International Affairs.

The doors to the Galen V. Henderson Admission Welcome Center, a dynamic new space that will welcome prospective students and families visiting Brown University from across the world, opened on Monday, Nov. 3, in the heart of campus in the University’s historic Manning Hall.

Brown researchers, backed by a $12M @NIH grant, will study how programs in RI, MA and VT are addressing rising rates of substance use, HIV, hepatitis C and overdose — aiming to identify barriers to care and improve prevention efforts.

After surviving acute liver failure and a transplant at 17, Brown senior Andrew Herring channels resilience and gratitude into everything he does — on and off the squash court.

In late October, physicists from around the world gathered at Brown University for the annual Higgs Conference to explore fundamental unanswered questions about what we know — and what we still need to discover — about the Higgs boson particle.

🎃🐻 Bruno’s got that glow! Who says bears can’t carve out some Halloween spirit? Have a safe, sweet and slightly spooky Halloween, Brunonians — or should we say, BOO-nonians? 👻

Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Brown on Oct. 30 for the University’s 104th Ogden Memorial Lecture, offering a candid look at leadership, diplomacy and democracy drawn from her decades of experience in public life.

Explore the night sky — and some #RI history! 🔭 Brown’s Ladd Observatory, a Providence landmark since 1891, hosts free public viewing nights every Tuesday, weather permitting. Attendance is free, but reservations are required. 🔗 Save your spot: shorturl.at/t7yBg

Meet Brown Formula Racing, one of 400+ student groups at Brown, where students from across academic backgrounds work side by side to design, build and race a formula-style car for the annual FSAE Michigan competition — one of the largest collegiate engineering competitions in North America.

The Campus Climate Survey for all students is open. Your voice shapes a better Brown. Complete the survey and receive a $20 gift card. Take the survey: rankinconsulting.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

On Oct. 25, Brown University celebrated the launch of the newly established Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs with a keynote address and Q&A with Gen. Mark A. Milley — the nation’s highest-ranking military officer from 2019 to 2023. www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...