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The Science of Silence
Meditation and mindfulness meet neuroscience in a young academic concentration.
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Control Issues
Coursework and research look at how to build better robots—and how to make sure they don’t take over.
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Applied Academics
Engaged scholars put what they’re learning into immediate action
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Figure It Out!
A biomedical engineering class addresses real-world problems
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Student Journalists, Statewide Impact
An undergrad-reported series on elder abuse may influence Rhode Island policy.
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The Art of Display
Brown’s extensive collections give an art history PhD student the opportunity to put curation theory into practice.
Humanities & Culture
Toilet Papers
A course on the history and science of human excrement is not a “gut.”
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Classmates Behind Bars
What happened when students at Brown and at a nearby prison took the same course—together.
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The Stigma Slayer
A student-founded arts organization combats silence around mental illness.
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Radical Vision
Life, death, love, and humanity through the eyes of Toni Morrison.
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From Scholarship to Shelter
Student research bolstered legislation to stop housing discrimination in R.I.
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Floating Ideas
A new course combines the history of boat building with hands-on construction.
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Epidemics 101
Students taking BIOL 0940A could never have dreamed how personally relevant the course would soon become.
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Remote Reimagined
Thrown onto Zoom last spring, professors prep for whatever “back to school” might mean.
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Love, Actually
A lit class examines love and desire through academic, intellectual, and deeply personal lenses.
Politics & Law
Capitalism on the Couch
A history course analyzes the social, political, and cultural underpinnings of our economic system.
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