In this interview, Yifan Guo, a second-year graduate student studying and teaching mathematics at Brown University, shares ...

In February 2025, the House of Hope opened the doors of ECHO Village, the first pallet shelter pilot community in Rhode Island. House of Hope is a non-profit corporation that originated in Rhode ...

Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center and Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University, reviews depictions of epidemics in Twilight (2008), The Last of Us (2023), Outbreak (1995), and ...

The Cook Islands, located in the South Pacific, are known for their lush volcanic peaks, tropical beaches, and vast emerald waters. With around 17,000 inhabitants, the 15 islands boast a total land ...

A Brown assistant professor with over 50 peer-reviewed publications, Jacqueline Nesi has garnered extensive media attention for her work studying the impacts of social media on adolescent mental ...

Nothing we do is possible without transition. In this photo collection, Leyad Zavriyev documents “in-between” moments in New York City and Boston, whether that be train rides, on-the-go lunches, or ...

US Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is Michigan’s newly elected junior senator. After serving three successive terms representing Michigan’s 7th and 8th Congressional districts, she outperformed Kamala ...

Xay Khamsyvoravong is the former mayor of Newport, Rhode Island, known for his focus on community development and sustainable growth. During his tenure, he prioritized initiatives aimed at preserving ...

Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the ...

Steven Brown has dedicated more than three decades to serving as the executive director of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Prior to his long tenure in Rhode ...

Fifty years ago, on April 13, 1975, the Lebanese Civil War officially began. The war devastated Lebanon’s economy, infrastructure, and social structure, and culminated in a sectarian model of ...

Dr. Megan L. Heckert ’00 is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at West Chester University. Her academic focus is urban sustainability initiatives, particularly how they intersect ...