PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 9 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * 'Presence of Absence' explores death and connection with unexpected joy PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The death of a loved one presents a dichotomy: they are physically gone yet still very much present in memories, in the shape of other relationships and in the artifacts they have left behind. It is this paradox that underlies Brown University senior Elysee Barakett's new exhibition, " Presence of  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to National Science Foundation grant funding PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University has joined a federal lawsuit challenging an action announced on Friday, May 2, by the National Science Foundation to limit indirect cost reimbursements to a 15% rate for its research grants to higher education institutions. Brown is a named plaintiff in the suit f more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown to confer honorary degrees on seven distinguished leaders at Commencement 2025 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- During its Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 23 to 25, Brown University will confer honorary doctorates on seven candidates who have achieved great distinction in a variety of fields. The candidates are: * Jon Batiste -- Award-winning musician * Allyson Felix -- Olympic gol more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Ground control: Lessons in leadership from outer space and the heart of industry By Stephen Kostrzewa Charles J. Camarda has escaped the surly bonds of Earth and has faced death in the cold vacuum of space -- and returned to share the story with students in Trustee Professor of Management Mike Roberto's Leadership Seminar. During his 46 years at NASA, Camarda, a former astronaut, director of engineering a more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant's annual Healthcare Summit explores AI's role in healthcare solutions By Emma Bartlett On May 2, clinicians, legal experts, strategists, entrepreneurs, and tech-based organizations gathered at Bryant University for the third annual Healthcare Summit. Convening under the theme "Transforming Healthcare Through AI: Innovation, Ethics, and Impact," attendees explored how professionals could leverage art more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Collaborative project yields new digital archive on hidden history of Indigenous enslavement Scholars estimate that between 1492 and the 1900s, at least 2.5 million Indigenous people in the Americas were taken from their communities and forced into enslavement and servitude. Just like the transatlantic slave trade, the phenomenon shaped United States history -- yet few schoolchildren learn about it today.   more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Graduate student speakers at Commencement will encourage peers to engage with curiosity, compassion PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- In keeping with Brown's tradition of elevating student voices during Commencement and Reunion Weekend, the Graduate Student Council selected Akashleena Mallick and Melaine Ferdinand-King as 2025's graduate student speakers. In separate remarks at the University's master' more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * On a warm Saturday morning in early May, families from across Providence gathered at the Brown University Bookstore for a bilingual story hour that brought together storytelling, crafts and community.  With support from Brown's Department of Education, the event featured Rhode Island author Anika Aldamuy Denise, who read from her award-winning picture book "Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyte more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Researchers develop AI motion 'translation' model for controlling different kinds of robots PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can generate movement in robots and animated figures in much the same way that AI models like ChatGPT generate text. The model, called MotionGlot, enables users to simply type an action -- "walk fo more PR