January–March 2023

At 50, the Warren Alpert Medical School has become a national leader. We talk to founding alums who took a leap of faith.

At the dawn of Mao’s China, Professor Zhuqing Li’s aunts were separated by opposing ideologies.

Professor Glenn Loury is a leading conservative voice in America, from his home base at Brown.

Funk Night returns to Brown

Would-be policy wonks score a semester at the source

A dual-degree student turns bookstore leftovers into fashion must-haves

U.S. histories often neglect to mention the millions of enslaved Native Americans. A Brown database aims to help change that.

COVID may have delayed them, but Germany was still calling.

Five minutes with Jake Garfinkle ’23

Books by Brian Jones ’95, Diane Thiel ’88, ’90 MFA, and Rachel M. Harper ’94

Shortbread and milk bread bring together three alums.

Inspiring conservation through radio

Gaurab Chakrabarti ’10 may just transform the chemical industry

For Jessie Goldfarb ’81, giving psychic readings was a side interest—until now

Is the grain the next superfood?

The Nines brings a cozy elegance to Manhattan’s NoHo

How Ryan Broussard ’19 MFA pivoted from professional baseball to coveted television roles

Putting power back into the hands of California’s Native tribes.

At the intersection of choreography and engineering, a course looks at how robots move—and whether we’re programming them toward good or evil.

The new director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society shares her insights on climate science and solutions.

Disinformation is making us sick, literally. Asking the right questions and training the right people may be the cure.