The Beauty of the Brain
Brown students and faculty volunteer for Brain Week Rhode Island events around the state.
Author Corrie Pikul
Students Celebrate Match Day 2023
The celebration returns to The Warren Alpert Medical School for the first time since 2019.
NIH Renewals Endorse Diversity Efforts
Grants extended for STEM graduate programs that prepare students from underrepresented groups to succeed.
A Responsibility to Rhode Island
In a Q&A, Dean Jain explains how BioMed can improve human health and fuel economic…
COVID Treatment Could Help in Next Pandemic
A new analysis shows how convalescent plasma can prevent hospitalizations and save lives.
Surgery Professor Elected AAAS Fellow
The world’s largest general scientific society honored Alfred Ayala and two other Brown faculty members.
Pharmacists Can Start Opioid Addiction Treatment
Study shows patients can safely begin care in community pharmacies without physician visit.
Some Zip Codes More Deadly Than War Zones
Study puts risk of firearm death in perspective, calls attention to urgent need for violence…
New Method Gets Meds to Brain Tumors
The approach effectively delivers anti-cancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice.
Mental Health Screen Can Assess CV Risk
A study led by Brown researchers found that a brief questionnaire for psychological distress can…
In Prisons, Heat Waves Kill
More people died in Texas prisons without air conditioning than in those with it, study…
New Tech Could Help Control Prosthetic Limbs
Researchers demonstrate accuracy, safety of using magnetic sensors to track muscle length during movement.
Summit Encourages Medical Careers for Underrepresented Youth
Black Men in White Coats aims to diversify health and medicine in Rhode Island.
Architects Selected for Life Sciences Building
Two firms will work together to design a hub for scientific collaboration and discovery in…
Megan Ranney elected to National Academy of Medicine
The professor of emergency medicine received the honor in recognition of her work as a…
‘Non-native Species Aren’t the Boogie Man’
Biology researchers make the case for reevaluating maligned creatures to consider benefits as well as…
Class of MD’26 Dons White Coats
Brown’s newest medical students celebrate a traditional rite of passage.
Researchers Establish National Suicide Prevention Center
With $15 million federal grant, scientists from Brown help lead effort to reduce the suicide…
Why Do Woodpeckers Peck?
New research at Brown finds that drumming is neurologically similar to singing in other birds.
What to Know About Monkeypox Now
Brown University experts offer key facts and insights on the persisting public health emergency.
What Can Flies Teach Us About Taste?
New brain imaging technology helps researchers understand brain processes and behavior.
High Schoolers Get a Taste of Med School
Local students find out what it’s like to pursue a medical career in new enrichment…
Hypothyroidism May Boost Dementia Risk
Study suggests the condition may be more likely to develop in older people with underactive…
Shining a New Light on Mood
Researchers discover pathway that connects light-sensitive cells with brain regions involved in mood, cognition.
SMART Move
The Medical School partners with Central Falls Schools to spark student interest in health careers.