Working Vacation
Eight undergrads told us where and how they spent their summer
Under the Elms
Portraits of Love
A student uplifts women with cancer and their care teams
Robots Gone Rogue
New in cyber insecurity: hackable research robots
The Gears of Racism
Exposing the structural bias behind Trayvon Martin’s murder
Malaria Man
Seeking the vaccine for the world’s #1 child killer
Dealmaking Doctor
The Executive Master Program helped this OB-GYN refine cancer care in Puerto Rico
Military Mentorship
A new veterans network aids students who’ve served during or before Brown
State of the Nation
A crowded forum featured DNC chair Tom Perez ’83
Border Reversal
Silvia Giorguli PhD ’04 explores new U.S.-Mexico dynamics
Out the Gates, Into the Fray
The 250th graduating class made it through!
$100M for Brain Science
Alum makes Brown Institute one of best-endowed in U.S.
Don’t Sit, Walk.
Snow boots and solidarity
From Concept to Cure
A $50M gift aims to turn research into medicine, stat.
Don’t Sit, Walk.
Brown joins the National School Walkout against gun violence.
Celebrating Coover
Literary luminaries gathered in April to toast Robert Coover’s 33 years at Brown.
Radical Empathy
Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement, spoke about healing, empathy, and what it means to be a survivor of sexual assault.
Miss America, Feminist
Brown’s first Miss America, Cara Mund ’16, talks swimsuits and empowerment.
Tuition is up again—but so is accessibility.
The Brown Corporation approved a 4 percent undergraduate tuition increase, but the budget for 2019 also included increased funding for financial aid and for diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Supreme Perspective
Sonia Sotomayor tells students to listen to those with opposite views.
Graffiti Archaeology
Senior administrator Russell Carey ’91 was touring Wilson Hall, currently under renovation, when he spotted this graffiti in the eaves.
Humans and Animals
Christian Suarez ’18 developed an independent concentration to view animals as more than leather and meat.
RoboCat
Researchers from Brown and Hasbro are exploring the use of animatronic robots to remind senior citizens to take their pills.
Training Uniters
We checked in with Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez ’83, who is now a Watson Institute fellow.
Lost In Space
Brown undergrads are sending a mini-satellite to the International Space Station to test batteries.