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The art of slowing down: Pottery@Brown offers students space to create and contemplate

Established in 2024, the student-led club hosts daily studio sessions where Brown and RISD students learn the craft, create their own pieces, and enjoy the meditative benefits of making pottery.
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Brown University scientists discover neuron pair in fruit flies that makes life or death decisions

Researchers at Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science identified a pair of neurons that integrate sweet and bitter ...
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Swapping syllabi for the stage, Brown faculty and students build connections through dance

Hosted by the Ballroom Dance Team, “Dancing with the Professors” pairs faculty across disciplines with student dancers for a ...
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Data on cost, political inclusion counters negative higher ed narrative, Brown president says at AEI event

American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Frederick M. Hess and Brown President Christina H. Paxson discussed the future of ...
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Brain computer interface enables rapid communication for two people with paralysis

Implantable device research from the BrainGate clinical trial enables communication through rapid typing for a patient with ...
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Photos: Rhode Island families enjoy a day of discovery at the Brown Brain Fair

Hundreds of local residents came to campus to explore brain puzzles, art projects and hands-on science experiments, all ...
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What can dogs tell us about how robots can locate objects? Gestures may be as important as words

By incorporating insights from canine companions, researchers enable robots to use both language and gesture as inputs to help fetch the right objects.
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New research shows how to diagnose people with Alzheimer’s plus a hard-to-identify dementia type

The findings could help clinicians use neuropsychiatric symptoms to prepare patients and families for a type of dementia ...