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At a recent afternoon practice, dozens of student-athletes launched from the Ted Turner '60 Sailing Pavilion, part of the rebuilt Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston, into the #NarragansettBay waves, navigating strong winds under cloudy skies.
Fresh off a pair of second-place finishes at the New England Fall Championships, both teams will continue competition this weekend at @collegesailing's Singlehanded National Championships.
For 125 years and counting, @BrownAthletics has been a powerhouse for #sailing: Its varsity coed and women's teams consistently rank among the top 10 in the nation, and just six months ago, the women's team captured second in the College Sailing Women's National Championship.
We all need to hear about this, from this man.
@kylepowyswhyte will be live in our speaker series online Friday at 3:30pm.
Here's the link to the talk: eventbrite.com/e/the-timing-o…
Here's a great piece on new @science article: nytimes.com/2021/10/28/cli…
@BrownEnvt @ClimateSSN
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[email protected] EST | @SalmanRushdie in conversation with Gauri Viswanathan, Shahzad Bashir, and @ProfVarshney | Join us in-person or watch live: bit.ly/3H2CnRl | @WatsonInstitute @Columbia
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Watch Dr. Brandon Marshall from @pph_collective give opening remarks at the COBRE Hackathon!
“There’s a real opportunity here, now, for us to move American drug policy into the future. A future focused on health, on reducing harm, & care and compassion."
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VIDEO: Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University discusses COVID vaccinations for ages 5-11 and what’s next for schools.
@ashishkjha @Brown_SPH @wpri12
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Join the Brown University community in recognizing local veterans with a #VeteransDay ceremony on Thursday, November 11, at Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. A procession will depart from the College Green flagpole at noon.
The Vaccine Whisperer: Find out how Katrina Byrd F'22, MD, helped overcome COVID vaccine hesitancy in Rhode Island and beyond.
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Retweeted by Brown University "I belong to a weird cohort of highly-specific nerds who are artists but also techies but also care about humanity ..." Megan Gessner talks about an emerging discipline she's been exploring in Choreorobotics 101, a new Brown CS/TAPS course: bit.ly/2ZR1h5h
Retweeted by Brown University Engineering Meets Art: Engineering alum Mahesh Madhav's pursuit of filmmaking comes from a desire to tell compelling, unique stories through a creative lens. brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2021-…
Retweeted by Brown University Brown senior and first-generation student Elvia Perez has launched EmpowerU, an ed-tech startup that addresses educational disparities by providing students from low-income families access to resources.
Read more: brown.edu/news/2021-11-0…
This week, @CLACSBrownU is offering a community #DiaDeMuertos altar in the @WatsonInstitute lobby. All are welcome to visit and write the names of their loved ones in the community journal and bring photos/objects of departed loved ones.
Retweeted by Brown University Around 12,000 years ago, something scorched a vast swath of Chile’s #AtacamaDesert with heat so intense it turned the sandy soil into glass. Now, Brown researchers have come to a conclusion about what caused the inferno.
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More than a year ahead of its planned end date, #BrownTogether, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in University history, has eclipsed its original goal. Brown will continue raising funds for student #scholarships and faculty research.
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After at least 145 hours of hands-on experience and completion of public health deliverables, the Applied Public Health Experience poster showcase completes the #BrownMPH's APHE! Congratulations to all the presenters and thanks to Dean @ashishkjha for stopping by!
Retweeted by Brown University Thanks to the work of Brown history Ph.D. student @michael_dorney, high school students across the country are studying political cartoons to better understand the American zeitgeist early in the #COVID19 pandemic.
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When it opens in 2023, the PAC promises to be both a home for cutting-edge arts scholarship at Brown and a one-of-a-kind performance venue in the @cityofPVD that will welcome members of the community.
With COVID-19 safety protocols still in place, a team of local construction workers (including apprentices from @goapprenticeRI) has installed the main performance hall’s many gantries — moveable platforms that allow the space to transform into one of five configurations.
Even a year and a half away from completion, Brown’s under-construction Performing Arts Center already defies convention. 👇A short 🧵 of 📸 by Nick DentamaPgl
By observing how strange particles called #anyons dissipate heat, a team of Brown researchers has shown that they can probe the properties of these particles in systems that could be relevant for topological #quantumcomputing.
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Professor Kenneth Wong elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration @napawash
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Retweeted by Brown University .@RebeccaReCap, author of the book “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire,” will get to the heart of what’s wrong with modern #capitalism, and how to fix it, in her 10/27 talk, part of the Lemley Family Leadership Lecture Series.
Register now: eventbrite.com/e/lemley-lectu…
With $1.4M from @NIH, Brown researchers and local community organizations are working to address barriers to #COVID19 testing and vaccination among the Latinx population as well as high-risk children in Rhode Island.
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#AntiBlackRacism is a foundational and enduring part of American society. @RaceEthnicity's Race & America series returns this year with five discussions on how race affects our lives through poetry, environment, music and more.
University leaders and community members gathered for a series of events, tours and receptions that celebrated an innovative new residence hall and student services hub committed to promoting health and helping students thrive.
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“The…growth in Brown’s endowment and the success of the #BrownTogether campaign provide an opportunity to build on these two commitments,” she added, “ensuring (we) continue to attract the…brightest students from all over the world, and expanding college-going in Rhode Island.”
“Brown has a longstanding commitment to matriculate talented students from all income backgrounds,” Paxson said. “The University is also committed to promoting educational achievement among children from our surrounding communities.”
Making major investments in financial aid to lower the cost of a Brown education for moderate-income families will further reduce obstacles for exceptionally talented students to apply to the University.
With these new financial aid investments, Brown will fully cover tuition for families earning $125,000 or less with typical assets. In addition, students of families making less than $60,000 a year with typical assets will receive scholarships that cover all expenses.
- significantly increase #scholarships for moderate-income students, and reduce the summer earnings expectation for high-need students;
- move toward need-blind admissions for intl. students; and
- develop a program that prepares talented @pvdschools students for college.
In a Monday, Oct. 25, letter to the Brown community following weekend meetings of the Corporation of Brown University, President Christina H. Paxson announced initiatives in three areas. Brown will:
Brown announced it will make significant investments to expand #financialaid and improve #collegeaccess, bolstered by the extraordinary performance of the University’s endowment and the success of its #BrownTogether comprehensive fundraising campaign. 🧵
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Chemical engineer @pauldauenhauer, who is developing new technologies for converting organic materials into the building blocks of products currently sourced from fossil fuels, will give this year’s Dourdeville Lecture on Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m.
Register at: …urdeville-lecture-2021.eventbrite.com
A research team from Brown and the @UofMaryland has developed a new material for use in #solidstatebatteries that’s derived from an unlikely source: trees.
Read more: brown.edu/news/2021-10-2…
.@RebeccaReCap, author of the book “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire,” will get to the heart of what’s wrong with modern #capitalism, and how to fix it, in her 10/27 talk, part of the Lemley Family Leadership Lecture Series.
Register now: brow.nu/henderson-tw
The creation of Brown graduate Barnaby Evans, @WaterFireProv has not only helped to transform the city culturally and economically, it still offers one of the most unique urban experiences in the nation.
Read more about Evans: brow.nu/evans-tw
#AntiBlackRacism is a foundational and enduring part of American society. @RaceEthnicity's Race & America series returns this year with five discussions on how race affects our lives through poetry, environment, music and more.
Dr. Mukesh K. Jain, an accomplished academic and health care leader and a physician-scientist who specializes in cardiovascular medicine, has been appointed dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown.
Read more: brown.edu/news/2021-10-2…
“This exceptional display of public art has brought new life to the capital, new economic activity to once-quiet streets, and new opportunities for residents and visitors alike to take pride in Providence,” Paxson said.
University President Christina H. Paxson said Brown’s cosponsorship of the lighting is an investment not just in this weekend’s event, but also in the transformative long-term economic and cultural impact the one-of-a-kind experience continues to make in @CityofProv and @rigov.
During each lighting, more than 80 sparkling bonfires, the fragrant scent of wood smoke, the flickering firelight on the city’s arched bridges, the torch-lit vessels traveling down the river, and the enchanting music from around the world engage the senses.
Launched in the mid-1990s by Brown Class of 1975 graduate Barnaby Evans, the award-winning WaterFire has been acclaimed by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence’s renaissance.
Brown co-sponsored a full lighting of @WaterFireProv on Saturday, Oct. 16, the same weekend the University welcomed parents and family members of current students from across the globe to Providence for its annual #BrownFamilyWeekend. 🧵X
As Brown welcomes parents and family members of current students from across the globe to @CityofProv for its annual #BrownFamilyWeekend, the University will co-sponsor a full lighting of @WaterFireProv on Saturday, Oct. 16.
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#BrownFamilyWeekend begins today! Welcome to all our visitors, virtually and those here on campus.
See the schedule of events at brow.nu/fw-tw
Last week, @BrownCareerLAB helped hundreds of students build their professional brand by providing free LinkedIn headshots. ✨ Looking sharp, Brunonians! ✨
Students: follow CareerLAB to learn more about future headshot sessions and other career-related programs and resources.
In the four months following the arrival of #COVID19 in the U.S., the number of patients initiating treatment for kidney failure declined by 30%, according to a new study in @JAMANetworkOpen led by @Brown_SPH’s @KevinHNguyen18.
Read more: brown.edu/news/2021-10-1…
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