News From Brown

3 weeks ago | brown.edu | Corrie Pikul |Kevin Stacey

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — J. Michael Kosterlitz and Terrie Fox Wetle, two longtime Brown University faculty members who are accomplished researchers, leaders and educators, will receive the Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal of Honor during Brown’s 257th Commencement on Sunday, May 25. The medal is the highest honor the Brown University faculty can bestow, having been awarded just 36 times since its establishment in 1919.

Dec 18, 2024 | brown.edu

The team clinched its second national championship in Division I National Collegiate Rugby in a nail-biting 23-20 victory over Queens University of Charlotte.

Dec 11, 2024 | brown.edu

Results from this year’s R.I. Life Index survey, a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Brown University School of Public Health, revealed troubling trends about local quality of life.

Nov 1, 2024 | brown.edu

Following research, development and community collaboration, a team of Brown and RISD students unveiled “The Blind Urban Subject,” where passersby can experience the streetscape through common ocular conditions.

Oct 22, 2024 | brown.edu | Jenna Pelletier

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Maybe it’s anger about a relative’s inflammatory social media post. Perhaps it’s frustration over a candidate who just doesn’t understand a particular aspect of an issue, or it may be fear that an important part of one’s life will be negatively impacted by the outcome of the Nov. 5 elections.