January–March 2025

The "genius" art of professor Tony Cokes

From programs in prisons to her own version of Barbie, pioneering ecologist Nalini Nadkarni ’76, “Queen of the Forest Canopy,” looks for ways to get us to connect with the arboreal world—and with one another.

After a year marked by student protests, and with the community still divided, the Brown Corporation closed the chapter on the issue of whether the University would divest from companies doing business with Israel. A flourishing of scholarship centered on the Middle East may bring new beginnings.

An alumni-run investment competition gives students a taste of high finance

Campus cardio machines are generating electricity, not using it

Fragments from the asteroid Bennu arrive on College Hill

Brown Pottery Club wins its long-fought battle for a studio

An art installation sheds light on what it’s like to be visually impaired

Dr. Lundy Braun researched racial bias in medicine and its effect on patient care.

In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is teeming with Brown alums.

A letter from the Editor

A letter from the President

Five minutes with Rachel Kamphaus ’25

From pro football to NASCAR Pit Crew

An Oscar-nominated new film from Professor RaMell Ross

Teri Williams ’79 heads OneUnited, a bank founded to help Black families get a leg up on wealth

A video series explores the shared language

AI brings historical icons back to life.

From Mom’s home cooking to James Beard and beyond

JJ Wiesler ’96 uses cutting-edge digital tools to make sounds that come at you from all angles.

Reviewed by Edward Hardy

Professor Willoughby Britton on the perils of meditation.

A popular class looks at how to leverage economics to save the environment.