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PERCENTAGES OF BROWN DINING SERVICES’ PURCHASES THAT MEET STRICT SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA, LIKE BUYING LESS RED MEAT. ANNUALLY, BROWN COMPOSTS ABOUT 560 TONS. DINING SERVICES BUYS LOCAL WHEN POSSIBLE, INCLUDING 68% OF POULTRY.


No More Excuses

U.S. histories often neglect to mention the millions of enslaved Native Americans. A Brown database aims to help change that. Read More

HIBERNATION MAY BE THE NEXT TARGET FOR ANTI-AGING RESEARCH. THE PRACTICE SLOWS DOWN AGING IN BATS BY 40%, BROWN NEUROSCIENTISTS FOUND.

THE PAPERS OF MUMIA ABU-JAMAL WILL ANCHOR A JOHN HAY LIBRARY COLLECTION FOCUSED ON FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS OF INCARCERATION.

A BLACK LAB NAMED ELVY IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF BROWN'S PUBLIC SAFETY. THE COMFORT DOG WILL ASSIST ON MENTAL HEALTH CALLS.

PULSE OXIMETERS OVERESTIMATE BLOOD OXYGEN IN PEOPLE WITH DARK SKIN, WITH DANGEROUS RESULTS, A BROWN STUDY DISCOVERED.

FLOOD MAPS SHOW THE CONTAMINATION RISK FROM OLD INDUSTRIAL SITES IS HUGELY UNDERESTIMATED, PROF. SCOTT FRICKEL FOUND.