- Butch Rovan Explores Sound and Motion
"Let us imagine a straight line," a new interactive installation by Brown faculty composer and performer Butch Rovan, explores movement, motion, philosophy, and science through image, text, and sound. - Stimulus Package funding information for Brown Researchers
OVPR has created a new webpage with updated information and a searchable database of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding opportunities. - Brown Researchers on 60 Minutes
Professors John Donoghue and Leigh Hochberg talked to 60 Minutes about BrainGate, a mind-to-movement system developed in Donoghue's lab. On camera, one of their paralyzed subjects steered a wheelchair with her thoughts. - Brown Books: Why Columbus Sailed
Professor Nicolás Wey Gomez gives a new spin on an old story in "The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies." - Distinguished Lecture Series: Computing Across the Diciplines: Academic Year 2008-09
This Lecture Series is Co-sponsored by: The C.V. Starr Lectureship, Center for Computation and Visualization (CCV), Center for Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB), Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), and the University Library. - Brown Researchers Create Mercury-Absorbent Container Linings for Broken CFLs
Brown University researchers have discovered a nanomaterial that can absorb the mercury emitted from a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). - Gilad Barnea named one of 20 Pew Scholars in biomedical sciences
Gilad Barnea, assistant professor of neuroscience, was named one of 20 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences on June 12, 2008, joining a cohort described as "America's most promising scientists." - Assistant Prof. Richard Bennett named Burroughs Wellcome Investigator
Assistant Professor of Biology Richard Bennett of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology in the Division of Biology in Medicine has been named a Burroughs Wellcome Investigator in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease. - Mathematician Scores Career Honor
An NSF Career Award has been presented to Professor Govind Menon in support of his work in the area of scaling and self-similarity in nonlinear science-education and research. - Brown Opens Nano Institute
In April, the University celebrated the opening of its Institute for Molecular & Nanoscale Innovation. The IMNI aims to design products, processes and therapies involving molecular science and nanotechnology, the scientific toolboxes of the 21st Century. - Brown Mathematician Elected To American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor David Gottlieb has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the honorary society that includes the world's leading thinkers in scholarship and science, public affairs and business, and the arts and humanities. - Johanna Schmitt Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Johanna Schmitt, a Brown University evolutionary ecologist, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a scientist or engineer. - Two Brown Faculty Receive 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships
Brown faculty members Deborah Cohen and Forrest Gander have received Guggenheim Fellowships for 2008. They are among 190 scholars and artists selected from more than 2,600 applicants for this honor. - Seed Award Reaps Fast Results
Brown Chemist Finds Platinum Nanocube Enhances Fuel Cell Operation. - International Study Awards for Undergraduates Announced
Eight international study awards, which go to 14 Brown undergraduates, have been announced by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of International Affairs. - Library's Undergraduate Research Award Winners Announced
In partnership with the Office of the Dean of the College, the Brown University Library is pleased to announce that Caitlin McKenna and Sara Damiano are the recipients of the second annual Undergraduate Research Awards. - NIH Presentation at Brown, December 2006
NIH Presentation at Brown, December 2006
Vivian Ota Wang, Ph.D.
Jeffery A. Schloss, Ph.D.
William Riley, Ph.D. - NSF Presentation at Brown, May 2007
NSF Presentation at Brown, May 2007
Margaret E.M. Tolbert, Ph.D., Senior Advisor
Saran Twombly, Program Director, Division of Environmental - The NSF Is Coming to Brown
Looking for FUNDING from the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION? Now is your chance to meet someone right here ON CAMPUS. DR. SEMAHAT DEMIR, the Program Director for Biomedical Engineering at the NSF, will present TWO SESSIONS on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16. - The Sky's The Limit
Come hear Jack Fellows, Vice President of the
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
explain how UCAR membership opens the sky to students and faculty.
~ Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research - Report: Stagnant NIH Budgets May Derail Promising Researchers
Brown University and six other academic research institutions today released a report that concludes that five years of flat funding for the National Institutes of Health puts a generation of science at risk. - Brown Scientist Answers How Peruvian Meteorite Made It to Earth
Brown University professor Peter Schultz's study of the Peruvian meteorite has yielded some interesting conclusions that could upend the conventional wisdom about the size and type of meteorites that can strike Earth. - Brown Receives NEH Grant for Guatemala Dig
Brown University archaeologist Stephen Houston has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to explore the virtually untouched ruins of El Zotz, an ancient Maya kingdom in Guatemala. - Modern Physics Is Critical to Global Warming Research
Brown University physicist Brad Marston makes the case that statistical physics can provide a better understanding of global weather patterns – information critical for more accurately predicting climate change. - X Ray Vision
High tech X rays that track cancer. GIS mapping of a 17th century monastery. Energy created from nanoparticles. Just a few of the groundbreaking projects that won Seed Awards this year. - Brown-Led Study Rearranges Some Branches on Animal Tree of Life
An international research project led by Brown University evolutionary biologist Casey Dunn traces new roots and shoots in the animal tree of life. - Possible Alcoholism Therapy
Neuroscience graduate student Jodi Gilman of Brown's Graduate Partnerships Program with the NIH is the second author of a paper in the journal Science that suggests a brain circuit associated with stress is a promising treatment target for alcoholism. - Brown Mathematicians Prove New Way To Build a Better Estimate
Brown University applied mathematicians have found a new way to sift through mountains of data and draw reliable inferences from it – a Holy Grail in science and technology. - Study Shows Pre-Op Hematocrit Affects Post-Op Outcomes
Elderly men with even slightly abnormal red blood cell counts have a higher risk of dying or having a serious cardiac event after major surgery, according to a new study. - Brown Library Launches Digital Archive of Military Collection
Thousands of prints, watercolors, and drawings from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection are now available online as part of a newly launched digital archive of 15,000 individual works in the collection. - Growing Nerve Cells in 3-D
Nerve cells grown in three-dimensional environments deploy hundreds of different genes compared with cells grown in standard two-dimensional petri dishes, according to a new Brown University study spearheaded by bioengineer Diane Hoffman-Kim. - Simple Equations Track Listeria Trails
A simple and robust mathematical description of the movement of Listeria monocytogenes yields insights into the mechanisms that drive this pathogenic bacterium. - Whodunit? Computer Scientists Bring Clarity to Grainy Surveillance Video
Professor Michael Black's computer science class received a police commendation for using computer vision algorithms to identify a suspect's car from blurry and distorted surveillance footage. - PSTC receives two major grants
Two major grants are heading to the Population Studies and Training Center (PSTC) to support its research and training activities. - Brown physicists and collaborators open a new window on nature
A recent announcement from the DZero Collaboration at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has created a major stir in the particle physics community which includes a number of Brown physicists, including Associate Professor Meenakshi Narain. - Assembly of supercollider detector reaches halfway point
Three Brown physics professors and many Brown graduate students and postdoctoral researchers celebrated the installation of one of the largest components of the CMS detector, scheduled to start operating at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) later this year. - Bracero History Project Receives NEH Grant
The Bracero History Project, led in part by Brown's Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, has received a $350,000 grant from the NEH to support the development of a collaborative, bilingual, online archive. - Transporting Diamonds
In the journal "Nature," Brown's Jim Head and colleagues propose an integrated and dramatic mechanism for the formation of kimberlites, the enigmatic structures bearing most of the world's diamonds. - Morphine Makes Lasting Change in the Brain
Morphine stops the synapse-strengthening process in the brain known as long-term potentiation at inhibitory synapses, according to new research conducted by Brown University brain scientist Julie Kauer. - Brown Professors Win Mellon New Directions Fellowships
Marc Perlman and Susan Short have been awarded New Directions Fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. These highly selective fellowships support faculty in the humanities who wish to acquire systematic training outside their own disciplines. - Digitizing Rare Magazines
The Modernist Journals Project, a joint effort by Brown University and the University of Tulsa, has been awarded a $332,823 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to expand its digital archive of rare periodicals. - Biologists Prove Critical Step in Membrane Fusion
Brown University biologists have, for the first time, observed a critical step in membrane fusion, the process that allows for fertilization, viral infection and nerve cell communication. The research sheds new light on this essential biological process. - Nanotextured Implant Materials: Blending in, Not Fighting Back
Texture turns out to be nearly as important as chemistry when designing materials for use in the human body. Brown engineers have found that cells respond differently to materials with identical chemistry but different surface textures. - How to Work with the NSF
The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs are pleased to invite you to participate in an interactive program with National Science Foundation staff here on campus. - Five Brown Faculty Members Receive 2007 Guggenheim Fellowships
Five members of the Brown faculty have received Guggenheim Fellowships for 2007. They are among 189 scholars and artists selected from more almost 2,800 applicants for this honor. - Slick and Springy: Protein's Role in Joints
Experiments led by Brown physician and engineer Gregory Jay, show a new role that the protein lubricin plays in synovial fluid – the slimy stuff jammed in joints. Lubricin, the team found, not only reduces friction but also boosts resiliency in joint - Analysis of Black Bloggers in the Blogosphere
In the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers, Brown University's Antoinette Pole found that bloggers of color are using this burgeoning medium to encourage political participation and activism. - MRI Detects Opposite Breast Cancers in Women
When added to a medical workup after a breast cancer diagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can significantly improve the chances of detecting cancer in the opposite breast. - Chromium 6 and Vitamin C Don't Mix
Chromium 6, the cancer-causing compound that sparked the legal crusade by Erin Brockovich, can be toxic in tiny doses. Brown University scientists have uncovered the unlikely culprit: vitamin C. - NSF Grant Will Help Educate Future Scientists
Brown University has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation to support fellowships for physics, geology and engineering graduate students to lead after-school and classroom activities in nine Providence schools. - Brown Scientists Explain Inception of Perception
All of human sensation – sight, sound, taste – begins in the brain when information moves from the thalamus to the neocortex. Brown University researchers explain how cortical cells get activated during this critical transfer. - Brain Processes Memories During Sleep
A Brown neuroscientist has, for the first time, recorded activity inside the cells of the hippocampus while simultaneously measuring activity in the neocortex, the two regions of the brain that are the seats of memory creation and storage. - Rhodes Gift Establishes Center for International Economics
A $10-million gift from Brown alumnus and trustee emeritus William R. Rhodes will fund a new professorship and Center for International Economics to expand the University's teaching and research in international trade and finance. - Research Challenges Theory of Memory Storage
During sleep, freshly minted memories move from the hippocampus ("old" brain), to the neocortex ("new" brain), for long-term storage. Brown research offers surprising evidence that challenges critical details of this theory of learning and memory. - Listening in on the Birth Pangs of Earth's Crust
Brown faculty and students on a routine ocean-floor mapping cruise discovered that many of the seafloor seismometers they were supposed to collect had been buried by a recent lava flow. Data from the remaining instruments yielded some interesting results. - Research on Fruit Flies Sheds Light on Sexual Development
The fruit fly gene "doublesex" is responsible for ensuring that male flies look male and females look female. New research shows that doublesex not only helps shape bodies but also shapes behavior, including courtship routines and responses. - From Limbs to Wings
Brown University and Harvard University scientists created a 3D model of a gliding pigeon, put alligators on a treadmill, and examined rare Chinese fossils to better understand the evolution of flight. - Bats in Flight Reveal Unexpected Aerodynamics
Brown University engineers and biologists have joined forces to record the fine details of wing and body movement in bat flight, together with the patterns of air movement that generate lift, offering a potential model for engineered micro air vehicles. - Brown Team Finds Crucial Protein Role in Deadly Prion Spread
Brown University biologists have made another major advance toward understanding the deadly work of prions, the culprits behind fatal brain diseases such as mad cow and their human counterparts. - Restoring Independence To People With Disabilities
Neurotechnology has restored hearing to the deaf and someday will help the blind to see and the paralyzed to move again. A Brown University neuroscientist explains how brain-computer interfaces are propelling these major leaps in rehabilitative medicine. - Building a Better Painkiller
For the first time, Brown University neuroscientists explain why Morphine and other opioids work so well on calcium channels in the pain pathway. The findings may aid in the effort to develop safer pain-relieving drugs. - Brown Cancer Biologists Identify Major Player in Cell Growth
The transcription factor GABP, a member of a family of crucial gene-regulating proteins, is required to jump-start the process of cell division. Brown scientists uncover a new way to control cell growth that may lead to new cancer treatments. - Migration Influenced Spread of HIV
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of HIV infection. New research, led by Brown University professor Mark Lurie, shows that the movement of workers between urban and rural areas played a key role in the spread of the epidemic. - Brown Researchers Win Keck Foundation Award
The W.M. Keck Foundation is supporting this groundbreaking project straight out of Superman – the power to peer through flesh and watch bones move in three dimensions. - Long-Term Care and the Baby Boom
Vincent Mor and Edward Miller issued a report for the National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care outlining key concerns as "the long-term care system in the US is threatening to collapse under the massive weight of the aging Baby Boom generation." - Rethinking Moon Eruptions
Several lines of evidence suggest that the moon may have seen eruptions of interior gasses as recently as 1 million years ago, rather than 3 billion years ago – the date that had been most widely accepted. - Our Cousin, the Sea Urchin
Brown University professors Gary Wessel and Sorin Istrail helped reveal the secrets of the urchin by identifying individual genes and creating the first high-resolution map of genes activated in its embryo. The work appears on the cover of Science. - Jan Hesthaven named Director of the Center for Computing and Visualization
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to announce that Jan S Hesthaven, Professor of Applied Mathematics, will be the new Director of the Center for Computing and Visualization. - Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth
A small but growing number of engineers are using DNA to create nanomaterials that can be used in everything from medical devices to computer circuits. A team from Brown and BC is the first to use DNA to direct construction of complex nanowires. - Nanotech Surfaces Aid Orthopaedic Implants
For the first time, engineers have created surfaces for orthopaedic implants that reduce the presence of bacteria. The research, led by Brown University engineer Thomas Webster, may lead to a new class of artificial joints. - Brown Teams Up with Oak Ridge for Materials Science Research
Brown University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have established a formal affiliation to support research and teaching with an emphasis in materials science, an area of strength at both institutions. - Ingredient list for an asteroid
For the first time, a group of scientists have an intimate look at a small asteroid, this one dubbed Itokawa. Asteroids contain materials relatively unchanged since the birth of the solar system, offering clues to how the system has evolved over time. - Cold, hard, climate facts
Arctic ice formed about 45 million years ago – roughly 14 million years ahead of previous predictions. An international team of scientists, including Brown's Steven Clemens, says this startling evidence shows glaciers formed in tandem at Earth's pole - Motion and Munching
Flagella, the wee whips that set some microorganisms in motion, also help colonies of green algae take in additional nutrients. This finding may help explain how some organisms make the evolutionary leap to multicellularity.
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