Two University researchers were recently elected into the National Academy of Medicine for their work in public health and policy, earning a distinction annually conferred to fewer than 70 individuals. Vincent Mor, professor of health services, policy and practice, and James Morone, director of the ...
Three pieces of breaded chicken from the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall on Chicken Finger Friday packs in 430 calories, according to the Brown Dining Services’ nutrition website. One serving of vegetarian spinach strudel — an entree at the Sharpe Refectory on Thursday — contains 519 calories and 96 ...
Updated on Wednesday Nov. 4 at 11:00pm. Researchers in the Department of Molecular Biology are investigating a protein thought to be associated with degenerative diseases like cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The protein, named “fused in sarcoma,” ...
A group of Rhode Island Hospital surgeons investigated medical conditions associated with failure to rescue — death after a treatable complication — using statistics from the hospital, said Andrew Stephen, assistant professor of surgery and coauthor of the study. The paper was recently published ...
Selection bias A study led by a School of Public Health researcher examines the effect of selection bias in cohort studies, following the same group of people over many years. The paper was published online Oct. 19 in the journal Epidemiology. Selection bias can occur when a non-random subgroup drops ...
A team of University researchers recently found that interpersonal therapy — therapy that focuses on communicating with others — reduced the onset of postpartum depression among women during a six-month period after giving birth. The study detailing these findings was published online in the Journal ...
In July 1960, Jane Goodall packed her bags and traveled from England to Gombe National Park in Tanzania, where she began what would become her lifelong project and passion: a 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. Her observations redefined what we know about animal intelligence. ...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences renewed funding for the Brown Superfund Research Program last month, granting $10.8 million to support four projects over the next five years, said Kim Boekelheide, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the SRP. The four ...
Some of the University’s most valuable scientific works lie behind unlocked doors. Granted, the room is alarmed, said Holly Snyder, librarian and curator of American Historical Collections, as she walked into the Lownes Reading Room, located on the second floor of the John Hay library. The room is ...
This profile is part of a series focused on Brown faculty members and students engaged in science and research, with the purpose of highlighting and making more accessible the work being pursued at all levels across disciplines. For all researchers, including economists, a paper is only as good as ...
University researchers have found a way to grow a brain in a Petri dish. About a third of a millimeter in diameter, these “mini-brains” are composed of neurons and supporting cells that form synaptic connections and produce complex networks. They have a three-dimensional, spherical shape known as ...
When Peter Norvig ’78 P’16 P'18, director of research at Google, enrolled at Brown, he knew almost nothing about computer science — a nascent field in which classes had just begun to be offered and for which there was no concentration. “I thought it was an obscure and strange branch of mathematics ...
The efficacy of antidepressants over placebos is a long-standing question in the practice of psychiatry. This question, and the narrowing gap in success rates between antidepressants and placebos prescribed for depressed patients, were explored in an article co-authored by Professor of Clinical Psychiatry ...
University researchers recently led a study comparing the success of students in the eight-year Program in Liberal Medical Education with the performance of students admitted to the Alpert Medical School through the traditional route. The study, published online in the journal Academic Medicine Sept. ...
The University has launched the Brown Pre-College Scholars Program in Engineering, a new program that allows students at a private, Catholic, all-girls school in Brooklyn, New York to take an online course led by a Brown professor during class time, said Ren Whitaker, director of online development ...
The results of a new University study suggest a link between an area of the brain called the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex and the ability to stay on track in a sequence of tasks. The paper — published in the journal Neuron and authored by David Badre, associate professor of cognitive, linguistic ...
A paper recently published by a University researcher reports on the causes of burnout among doctors, as well as the impact of burnout on the quality of patient care. Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Joseph Rabatin, lead author of the article, worked alongside faculty from universities across ...
Mayor Jorge Elorza joined three other panel members, including University of Chicago Professor of Surgery Dana Suskind, to discuss Providence Talks — a 2013 initiative designed to improve children’s vocabularies — at a policy forum in Petteruti Lounge Monday. The panel members focused on the necessity ...
Editors' Note: This story contained numerous factual errors that came to light after its publication. The gravity of these errors is such that the story is unfit for publication, and the story has thus been retracted. The Herald regrets the errors.
The Providence-based DNA sequencing company Nabsys is shutting its doors after nearly eight years in operation. Nabsys was formed in 2007 as a merger between two research projects started by University scientists. The company’s mission was to improve genome mapping and analysis using “strategic ...
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