What happens when the lab meets the studio? In the course “Binding Agents: Chemistry and Art,” students learn how the molecular structure of pigments, binders and other materials shapes the art we see every day and put their newfound understanding into practice through creating original artwork.

Interrupting one function of a protein that plays a key role in cell signaling could enable the development of new cancer treatments, according to a study led by Dr. Martin Taylor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Brown University Professor Emeritus of Economics Peter Howitt accepted the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Dec. 10 in Stockholm.

A $20 million gift from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch will provide transformative support for career exploration programs at Brown University that empower students to achieve meaningful lives and careers.

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LZ experiment sets a new record in the hunt for dark matter.

Brown’s annual Midyear Completion Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6, will honor the achievements and unique paths of “.5ers,” undergraduates who complete their degree requirements this month.

In a Q&A, Brown University economist and 2025 Nobel laureate Peter Howitt discussed his research, its lessons for today and his appreciation for Brown’s stimulating academic environment. Read the Q&A: buff.ly/Ps3mfFM

Research led by Brown University's Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is highlighted in two museums in Rio de Janeiro in exhibitions that focus on the global legacies of racial slavery.

After serving five years as dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, Dr. Ashish K. Jha will depart Brown the end of December 2025 to lead an initiative that aims to bolster the nation’s defenses against emerging pandemic and biological threats.

Brown University provided $41.3 million in voluntary payments and community contributions to the City of Providence in Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025), supporting local priorities including economic growth, K-12 education and medical care for residents.

Doctoral candidate Chanelle Dupuis is leveraging Brown's culture of open inquiry to advance research on the sense of smell through French language and literature, neuroscience and history.

How can we better protect infants and communities from RSV each year? New research from Brown's School of Public Health shows that providing year-round access to RSV immunization would minimize the risk of large seasonal outbreaks across the nation, including in both urban and rural areas.

Gobble, gobble! Thanksgiving recess is right around the corner. 🦃

Researchers from across the nation with expertise in computer science, psychology, neuroscience and other areas gathered at Brown University from Nov. 20-21 to formally launch Brown’s new National Science Foundation-funded AI research institute.

How does the brain shape the way we feel pain, experience anxiety or respond to the world around us? Frederike Petzschner, a researcher affiliated with Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science, is uncovering those mind-body connections — and using them to create real solutions for patients.

Brown engineers are shedding light on how sodium behaves inside sodium-ion batteries — insights that could help build more stable, higher-density and lower-cost energy storage.

Ingrid Daubar, an associate research professor at Brown, helps to lead the science team for NASA’s HiRISE camera, which caught images of the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas as it streaked past Mars — only the third object ever identified as entering our solar system from elsewhere in the galaxy.

Seventy-six years of history and harmony at Brown. 🎶🐻 Meet the Jabberwocks, Brown University's oldest a cappella group. From concerts on College Hill to international tours in places like Northern California and South Korea, the ’Wocks bring their sound to audiences around the world.

Does using cannabis actually influence how much people drink? Brown University researchers have published the first randomized, placebo-controlled trial to directly test whether smoking cannabis affects alcohol consumption.

As communications coordinator for Brown’s Department of Chemistry, Melissa Shein works to build community with students and colleagues while engaging the broader public on STEM education and the fight against cancer.

Brown University seniors Keidy Palma Ramirez and Coco Huang and Class of 2025 alumnus Nicholas Sanzi have been named Rhodes Scholars. The Rhodes Scholarship is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious academic awards available to undergraduate students.

Insights from nearly 150 research projects were on proud display at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School in mid-November as part of the medical school’s 19th annual academic symposium.

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...