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Book about opioid addiction and treatment released Sept. 14

By Casey Chan | October 3

Co-edited by University Professor Josiah “Jody” Rich and Harvard Professor Sarah Wakeman and released Sept. 14, the book “Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings” addresses opioid addiction and treatment and draws on the expertise of a wide range of co-authors.

Gumus GS: The academic focus of PhD programs leaves graduates ill-equipped to enter the job market

By Selahaddin Gumus | September 29

If you are a PhD student, you have probably heard something along the lines of “this is a PhD, figure it out by yourself.” While PhD students enter their programs expecting to become highly independent researchers, we do not expect to graduate completely unprepared for the job market. ...

Brown-based Advance Center for Translational Research receives $19.9M in federal funding

By Kathleen Meininger | September 8

Last month, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the University’s Advance Clinical and Translational Research program a $19.9M grant. This grant provides additional funding following an initial sum received in 2016. The Advance-CTR program promotes biomedical and public ...

Brown researchers find political partisanship greatest predictive factor of COVID-19 safe behaviors

By Jared Zhang | July 16

Neither perceived risk nor actual risk of COVID-19 infection predict rates of mask wearing and social distancing, according to a study published by researchers from the University’s Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences department in June. Instead, the study found that political partisanship, ...

Researchers test treatments for mutations causing rare neurodevelopmental disease

By Gabriella Vulakh | April 5

Christianson syndrome, also referred to as CS, is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder associated with seizures, various degrees of intellectual disability and difficulty standing or walking. Research suggests that cells expressing characteristics related to the condition respond differently to treatment ...

2021 Salomon Awards grant funds 16 projects

By Jared Zhang | March 30

The Office of the Vice President for Research announced 16 recipients of the 2021 Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards Mar. 10. The awards, named in honor of Chancellor of Brown 1977 to 1988 Richard Salomon, “recognize excellence in scholarship,” wrote Vice President for Research Jill Pipher ...

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High rates of burnout burden lesbian, gay, bisexual medical students

By Kathleen Meininger | March 29

Lesbian, gay and bisexual medical students are more likely to experience burnout and to report perceived mistreatment by other members of the medical community than their heterosexual classmates are, according to a study published last month conducted by Brown and Yale researchers. Burnout, which ...

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Political science professor publishes “African American Political Thought: A Collected History”

By Kaitlyn Torres | March 25

In an effort to expand and nuance the literary canon of political theory, Associate Professor of Political Science Melvin Rogers published an essay collection last month titled “African American Political Thought: A Collected History.” The book, which Rogers co-edited with Jack Turner III, associate ...

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University researchers monitor effects of COVID-19 vaccines in nursing home residents

By Jared Zhang | March 15

A University researcher is leading a national effort to track vaccine adverse events in nursing home residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine adverse events are health issues that arise following inoculation with a vaccine; these events may be caused by the vaccine itself or be completely ...

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University researchers study Apollo rock samples to understand Moon’s early history

By Anna Kim | March 8

Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Alberto Saal and his colleague, late Carnegie scientist Erik Hauri analyzed sulfur isotopes in samples of volcanic glass collected during NASA’s Apollo 15 and 17 missions to understand the Moon’s formation and early history in a study published ...

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2021 Seed Awards grant 18 projects $1 million in total

By Gabriella Vulakh | March 8

Recipients of the 2021 Seed Awards will receive a total of $1 million in funding according to a Feb. 22 Today@Brown announcement from the Office of the Vice President for Research. 18 projects across a variety of fields, predominantly physical and life sciences, will receive funding through Seed. The ...

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U. Cancer Center pilot projects: developing cancer therapeutics

By Kathleen Meininger | March 1

[lwptoc depth="3" skipHeadingLevel=""] The Cancer Center at Brown University announced the funding of eight pilot projects that aim to innovate and pioneer in the field of cancer research last December. The intent of the funding was to “provide investigators with the opportunity to collect preliminary ...

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’21 Rising study investigates social networks, alcohol use for class of 2021

By Claire Liu | February 25

’21 Rising, an ongoing social network study led by Principal Investigator and Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Nancy Barnett, enrolls members from the class of 2021 in biannual surveys to find out how social networks play a role in their health behaviors. Students participate in the study ...

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Four University students recognized by Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards

By Benjamin Schornstein | February 22

Four University computer science students were recognized during the selection process of the 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards. Nishanth Kumar ’21 was selected as one of 23 finalists, and Sarah Bawabe ’21, Dylan Sam ’21 and Homer Walke ’21 were acknowledged as honorable mentions. The ...

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Brown researchers posit region of brain’s role in planning movements based on sound

By Gabriella Vulakh | February 21

University researchers collaborated with the BrainGate clinical trial to identify the role of the middle frontal gyrus — an area in the front region of the brain — in planning movements based on auditory stimuli, including words and other sounds, through observations of a single participant in the ...

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Second annual Love Data Week explores social good of data

By Aubrey Li | February 16

The Office of the Vice President for Research and the University Library co-sponsored Brown's Love Data Week, which was hosted online this year in the form of webinars and workshops during the week of Valentine’s Day. LDW’s various events are designed to celebrate, raise awareness and build community ...

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UTRA program changes application process, now to fall under SPRINT

By Rahma Ibrahim | February 5

The Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards will now fall under SPRINT’s purview in order to centralize funding opportunities, according to a Jan. 26 Today@Brown announcement. As a result, students will have to use a different application process to receive UTRA grants compared to past years. The ...

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Schmidt '21: STEM students can still find research opportunities during the pandemic

By Rachael Schmidt | September 21

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the healthcare system, the job market and the simple ability to conduct activities that once took place in person. This disruption also extends to summer internships and other professional development opportunities for students that went remote or were canceled altogether, ...

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Resuming Research Guidance details students’ return to the lab bench as Brown offers remote research opportunities

By Emilija Sagaityte | September 13

After most University labs slipped into a lull in March following the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduates are anxious to partake in hands-on research investigations once again. But with a pandemic still pushing onward, popping into a laboratory at one’s whim is no longer feasible. Resuming ...

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To examine the effects of COVID-19 on communities, Brown researchers turn to data

By Emilija Sagaityte | September 10

With the assistance of the University’s COVID-19 Research Seed Fund, some research groups have focused their microscopes on the viral particles behind the infection, while others have built technology to approach the pandemic’s challenges from various angles. Another set of University projects is ...