PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Antimicrobial common in everyday items linked to allergic conditions in children * Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical that was for decades added to everyday items like soap, toothpaste, cosmetics and even kitchen utensils and athletic wear, until concerns about potential health risks led manufacturers to phase it out of some products.  New research suggests there may be even more reason for concern.  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 3 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Video: Brown computer scientist on generative AI's opportunities, threats * The advent of large language models and generative AI has been accompanied with a certain amount of fear. Will it take away creativity? Will it eliminate jobs? Will it take over the planet? Brown University Professor of Computer Science Suresh Venkatasubramanian believes many of those fears are overblown. In a brief video intervie more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown professor to U.K. Parliament: To improve upward mobility, consider social networks, 'soft skills' * In a United Kingdom Parliament hearing on Thursday, June 26, John Friedman, a professor of economics and international and public affairs at Brown University, urged British lawmakers to consider the crucial role that a person's social network and so-called "soft skills" play in gaining upward mobility. more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University researchers discover how people gossip without getting caught * Cognitive neuroscientists at Brown University investigated one of humanity's favorite pastimes and discovered how people can spread gossip without the subject of that gossip finding out -- at least not right away.  In a study supported by a federal grant from the National Science Foundation, the researchers found that gossipi more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 4 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * 'Career Launch' course gives Bryant first-year students a head start on their future By Bob Curley At a time when many first-year college students are still trying to figure out a major, those at Bryant University are already starting to think about their post-collegiate careers. Now entering its third year as a required component of Bryant's Impact Core curriculum, "Career Launch" is a one-credit course more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 3 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Up, up, and awry: Movie superheroes' never-ending battle with real-world physics By Emma Bartlett Superman is flying into theaters on July 11, and moviegoers around the world are gearing up to watch the latest chapter in the iconic superhero's never-ending battle for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow. The character, his powers, and his history are well known to audiences but, despite what DC Studios  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in Spring 2025 * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Over the course of the Spring 2025 semester, Brown University faculty members were honored with a wide variety of awards, appointments and accolades for outstanding research, teaching, service and leadership. The scholars, whose fields range from computer science to music to medicine to history, earn more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Faster topology optimization: An emerging industrial design technique gets a speed boost * With the rise of 3D printing and other advanced manufacturing methods, engineers can now build structures that were once impossible to fabricate. An emerging design strategy that takes full advantage of these new capabilities is topology optimization -- a computer-driven technique that determines the most effective wa more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Recent Brown alumni, current graduate students earn 36 Fulbright scholarships * Thirty-four recent Brown University graduates and two current Brown graduate students have received Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year to conduct research projects or teach English in locations across the globe.  Brown has consistently ranked as one of the top three student Fulbright producers in the nation, earni more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Setting the stage for the Watson School: 7 key moments in international and public affairs at Brown * A half century ago, the now-Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs was little more than an idea languishing in the bottom drawer of Brown University political scientist Newell Stultz's desk. But over time, his vision expanded into something concrete -- first the Council of International Studi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Sunscreen and skin cancer: Brown University dermatologist answers the burning questions * Sunscreen should be simple: Apply it properly, and it will do its job shielding skin from the sun's damaging rays. Yet despite the fact that sunscreen has enjoyed popularity for decades -- and that it's recommended for universal use by the American Academy of Dermatology -- it is often misunderstood and misused.  Dr. more PR