Fall 2025

What will it take for AI to think like a human? Where are we going with this technology? We sat down with AI expert David Kebudi, who has a longtime special interest in magic crystal balls.

Inside the world of anti-trafficking organizations, where former sex workers who attend Christian church services and weep in shame over their past behavior get reduced hours and higher wages.

Before World War II, the federal government didn’t fund research. But after scientists with the Manhattan Project helped win the war, the U.S. was convinced that university research was a great national investment. Until now. A look back at how we got here.

At campus eateries this spring, everything was coming up dairy

Move over, birbs. There’s a new treasure in town.

An amphitheater arrives!

A study looks at how we stay clean while dishing dirt

A new Statement of Values and Voice provides a roadmap for the future

Phyllis Whitman Beck ’49

Remembering Dean Eric Widmer

A course taught once each Brown generation re-enacts the ancient Battle of Kadesh.

A letter from the President

Mentors help young cancer survivors get back on track

A lifetime American history buff curates an exhibit on our founding document

Steve Cohen ’75 bypassed the LSAT, passing the bar in his 60s

Books by Jordan Roter ’97, Amy Larocca ’97, and Kenji Morimoto ’11

A blog charts the future of the Red Sox

A new children’s book fills a famous museum with felines

An unflinching memoir explores mental illness and family ties

How people and migrating butterflies connect across continents

Helping immigrants integrate into a small Finnish town

Can AI solve the universe’s greatest mysteries? These professors are trying to find out.