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A Sea Star Named Pop Tart

Can these keystone predators help reforest the ocean?

Humanities & Culture

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For the Love of the Game

Heidi Erwin ’21 is a young star in the world of game design. Does this grant her a life of no work and all play?

Politics & Law

A Democratic Revival in the Heartland?

Americans are upset about the state of U.S. politics. Can Democratic candidate Rob Sand ’05.5 ride this anger to the governor’s mansion in red-state Iowa?

Medicine & Health

An illustration of a pregnant person on their back looking up.

Risk of Pregnancy

Abortion bans pose significant risks to pregnant women

Alumni Stories

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Medicine & Health

Finding Rebecca

Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black female doctor in the U.S., is finally given her due—in a children’s book.

History

“Murderous Mary” Lives

Joe Penza ’03 has found his calling as an archivist of arcana for a rural Tennessee community.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Port Authority

Self-driving vehicles are a key link in the global supply chain, said Heidi Wyle ’78.

The Arts

Cloister Confessions

Two scholars (and best friends) seek life advice in the writings of 16th-century nuns.

Medicine & Health

There’s Help Outside

Nick Horton ’04 co-leads a Providence nonprofit aiming to prove that GLP-1s can help people beat addiction.

Nick Horton chats with Open Doors client Julissa Gomez.

Science & Tech

The Godfather of Surfonomics

Environmental protection. One wave at a time.

Science & Tech

Poke the Squid

Since Perrin Roosevelt Ireland ’08 published her comic book about animal sex, two more species have become endangered.

The Arts

On Campus

Ever True

Pressed into Memory

Brown preserves a collection of the Dec. 13 memorial flowers

In Memoriam

Gordon S. Wood

A titan of American history and beloved pillar of the University

Student Life

The Bike Trip

Lachlan Kirby ’28 spent the summer on a solo cross-country cycling trip.

Politics & Law

Politics of Oil

Political science professor Jeff Colgan discusses the economic fallout from the Iran war.

Student Life

Brown loves PVD

Musicians thank Providence

Politics & Law

Students studying in Stephen Robert '62 Hall during reading period.

Watson Mentors

The Watson School of International and Public Affairs completes its inaugural year.

Student Life

The Classes

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