On Campus University News Voices: December 13, 2025 Following the mass shooting at Barus & Holley, members of the Brown community shared their stories with the BAM. Read More University News The Road Back Lessons from colleges that have experienced mass shootings, and when normality might return to Brown. University News Campus Safety in an Era of Gun Violence Brown turns to experts in community policing to bolster security. First Person Free Mom Hugs Five minutes with Andrea Capotosto at the School of Public Health CARNEY INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE RESEARCHERS ID’ED A BIOMARKER THAT PREDICTS WHO WILL SOON GET ALZHEIMER’S. BROWN ASTRONOMERS FOUND A “BRIDGE OF STARS”—TWO GALAXIES BECOMING ONE—THE FIRST DOCUMENTATION OF THIS PHENOMENON. A BROWN DISCOVER THAT EVEN A FEW CANCER CELLS CAUSE CHANGES IN “BYSTANDER CELLS” COULD IMPROVE BLOOD CANCER TREATMENT STRATEGY. STATE ATTEMPTS AT SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM DIDN’T CLOSE FUNDING GAPS AND IN SOME CASES INCREASED THEM, BROWN RESEARCHERS FOUND. HERBIVORE 101 IS THAT BISON EAT GRASS, NOT TREES. EXCEPT FOR SOMETIMES, A BROWN STUDY AT YELLOWSTONE FOUND. University News In Memoriam In a campuswide service, the Brown community remembered Ella Cook ’28 and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov ’29. Ever True Defined by Purpose A letter from the President University News Our American Elm —a prayer University News Ever True Brown launches a trauma-informed recovery initiative. Science & Tech Decoding Digital Minds to Understand Our Own AI in mental health care could go very wrong. That’s why researchers are prioritizing it. Science & Tech Aspiring Astronaut PhD student studies bubbles—in space Science & Tech Software to the Stars Can AI solve the universe’s greatest mysteries? These professors are trying to find out. Student Life Singing About Ultimate Five minutes with Amanda Khoo ’21 ScM, ’22 PhD Student Life “Gamifying” Vietnamese An intro language course gets revamped as a video game–style quest. Sports & Recreation A Knockout Season Brown’s grappling and mixed martial arts club is the comeback team of the year.