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Brown University News from Brown Site Navigation Featured Events For Journalists Search Menu Science and Technology Photos: Brown astronomer captures spectacular images of rare Northern Lights display in Rhode Island May 13, 2024 A late-night venture to Shippee Sawmill Pond for a rare Northern Hemisphere sighting of the aurora borealis resulted in stunning photos for Robert Horton, who manages Brown’s Ladd Observatory. Read Article Open details for Photos: Brown astronomer captures spectacular images of rare Northern Lights display in Rhode Island Featured Headlines All News Student Life The emperor’s new arm: Brown-RISD student reimagines art, monuments on campus May 10, 2024 Senior Naya Lee Chang created five temporary public art installations that respond to existing works of art on Brown’s campus, including a monument of Caesar Augustus. Read Article Open details for The emperor’s new arm: Brown-RISD student reimagines art, monuments on campus News and Events NASA astronaut and Brown alumna Jessica Meir to deliver Baccalaureate address May 9, 2024 Meir, a graduate of Brown’s Class of 1999, will return to the University during Commencement and Reunion Weekend to share insights from her record-setting experiences and advice for the Class of 2024. Read Article Open details for NASA astronaut and Brown alumna Jessica Meir to deliver Baccalaureate address News and Events Graduate student speakers will offer insights at Commencement on navigating setbacks to reach goals May 7, 2024 As Brown celebrates its 256th Commencement, Nadia Tsado and Deanna Stueber will address their peers in separate master’s and Ph.D. ceremonies on College Hill. Read Article Open details for Graduate student speakers will offer insights at Commencement on navigating setbacks to reach goals Science and Technology Science meets art in Brown engineering course, as students capture the beauty of fluid mechanics May 7, 2024 Using the scientific principles behind fluid mechanics, students in a School of Engineering course produced stunning imagery brought to life via high-speed photography. Read Article Open details for Science meets art in Brown engineering course, as students capture the beauty of fluid mechanics Recent Highlights All News Arts and Humanities Photos: Professional musicians bring final projects by Brown student composers to life May 7, 2024 Musicians from the New York Classical Players provided expert insights and performed Brown students’ original works as part of a Seminar in Composition course. Read Article Open details for Photos: Professional musicians bring final projects by Brown student composers to life News and Events ‘This is no small feat’: Celebrating Brown’s first graduating cohort of Indigenous studies scholars May 7, 2024 The first five graduating seniors in the critical Native American and Indigenous studies concentration shared reflections on their research and expanding a community of scholars. Read Article Open details for ‘This is no small feat’: Celebrating Brown’s first graduating cohort of Indigenous studies scholars News and Events Preserving historic trees amid disease, climate shifts — and saying goodbye to a treasured American elm May 4, 2024 Brown University’s Facilities Management team branches out across campus to carefully steward and add to nearly 2,500 trees on and around College Hill in the face of threats from pests, disease and climate. Read Article Open details for Preserving historic trees amid disease, climate shifts — and saying goodbye to a treasured American elm News and Events Senior orators to extol community, collaboration and care at Brown’s 256th Commencement April 30, 2024 In keeping with a Brown tradition that dates back more than two and a half centuries, seniors Marielle Buxbaum and Caziah Mayers will address their fellow graduates on Sunday, May 26. Read Article Open details for Senior orators to extol community, collaboration and care at Brown’s 256th Commencement Arts and Humanities Student-led walking tours highlight Brown’s diverse collection of public art May 2, 2024 Through free weekly outdoor tours, Brown students offer guided narration for a selection of works in the University’s expansive public art collection. Read Article Open details for Student-led walking tours highlight Brown’s diverse collection of public art News and Events Brown to confer honorary degrees on nine distinguished leaders at Commencement 2024 May 2, 2024 The University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, artists, writers and scholars during its Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 26. Read Article Open details for Brown to confer honorary degrees on nine distinguished leaders at Commencement 2024 News and Events Agreement between University, student leaders will end ‘divestment’ encampment at Brown April 30, 2024 Students agreed to remove the encampment and refrain from further actions that would violate Brown’s conduct code through the end of the academic year, which includes Commencement and Reunion Weekend. Read Article Open details for Agreement between University, student leaders will end ‘divestment’ encampment at Brown News and Events Speaking at Brown, Amer Ahmed shares strategies to confront discrimination, Islamophobia April 29, 2024 In an event organized by Brown’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Ahmed encouraged campus communities to deepen their knowledge and familiarity with Muslim peoples and history. Read Article Open details for Speaking at Brown, Amer Ahmed shares strategies to confront discrimination, Islamophobia Student Life Daniel Solomon: Visualizing a more inclusive, accessible future through public art April 30, 2024 Through the installation of educational public art in urban neighborhoods, the Brown sophomore hopes to inspire mutual understanding of the blind and visually impaired community. Read Article Open details for Daniel Solomon: Visualizing a more inclusive, accessible future through public art News and Events Brown in Paris marks 30 years of innovative, immersive study abroad April 26, 2024 Since 1993, more than 1,000 students have traded the familiarity of College Hill for the bustle of Paris in an unforgettable semester of language and cultural immersion. Read Article Open details for Brown in Paris marks 30 years of innovative, immersive study abroad Arts and Humanities Photos: Open studio event showcases creativity of Brown University artists April 26, 2024 Students and faculty in Brown’s Department of Visual Art opened their studios and classrooms to display and converse about their creative work at an open-to-the-public event. Read Article Open details for Photos: Open studio event showcases creativity of Brown University artists News and Events Three Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 25, 2024 With their election to the prestigious honor society, Francis J. Doyle III, Prudence Carter and Greg Hirth join the nation’s leading scholars in science, public affairs, business, arts and the humanities. Read Article Open details for Three Brown scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Health and Medicine Students from Brown University and Tougaloo College investigate public health challenges in rural areas April 25, 2024 An innovative course is bringing together students in Rhode Island and Mississippi to conduct an impactful public health research project focused on a rural community in Gloster, Mississippi. Read Article Open details for Students from Brown University and Tougaloo College investigate public health challenges in rural areas Health and Medicine New center at Brown to study health care systems across countries April 24, 2024 A discussion comparing health policy challenges facing the U.S. to those faced by other high-income countries illustrated how the Center for Health System Sustainability aims to improve health care systems through research. Read Article Open details for New...