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Fashion@Brown launches biggest annual runway show to date

By Rose Farman-Farma | March 18

Last Friday night, more than 400 people swarmed to Davol Square to attend one of the University鈥檚 most anticipated events of the year: Fashion@Brown鈥檚 annual runway show 鈥� their largest one to date.

MCM Department presents 鈥極R119鈥� screening, followed by film director Q&A

By Isabel Hahn | March 8

On Wednesday, the Modern Culture and Media department hosted a screening of 鈥淥R119鈥� 鈥� an experimental musical film directed by Jacqueline Goss 鈥�89 and Peggy Ahwesh 鈥� at the Martinos Auditorium in the Granoff Center for Creative Arts. Jennifer Montgomery, adjunct assistant professor of MCM, ...

Ellen Mirojnick, Denise Wingate talk storytelling through costume design in 鈥楤ridgerton,鈥� 鈥楧aisy Jones and the Six鈥�

By Daphne Dluzniewski | April 12

Costume designers Ellen Mirojnick and Denise Wingate discussed their work at the Ivy Film Festival.

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Elisabeth Subrin鈥檚鈥楾he Listening Takes鈥� contemplates role of women in film industry

By Ned Kennedy | March 10

The exhibition, on display at David Winton Bell Gallery, was funded by Brown Arts Institute.

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Seven student theater performances to watch out for this semester

By Rya Vallabhaneni | February 12

Seven student-led theater groups announced productions for the spring 2023 semester.

Sounds@Brown welcomes live student performances back to campus

By Aalia Jagwani | October 3

Sounds@Brown held its first live event since the start of the pandemic Sept. 30 in the Brown University Maddock Alumni Center. In compliance with University COVID-19 guidelines, the evening event took place outdoors in the Alumni Garden, an intimate setting that lent the perfect atmosphere to the ...

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Book about opioid addiction and treatment released Sept. 14

By Casey Chan | October 3

Co-edited by University Professor Josiah 鈥淛ody鈥� Rich and Harvard Professor Sarah Wakeman and released Sept. 14, the book 鈥淭reating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings鈥� addresses opioid addiction and treatment and draws on the expertise of a wide range of co-authors.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann discusses ongoing crisis in Afghanistan

By Canqi Li | September 30

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and President of the American Academy of Diplomacy Ronald Neumann spoke to members of the Brown community Wednesday about the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan and its implications.

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Professor Sarah Williams discusses midwifery, indigeneity in the Mexican state

By Canqi Li | September 27

Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies Sarah William discussed reproductive healthcare and midwifery on the Yucat谩n peninsula of Mexico in a Sept. 24 lecture titled 鈥淎lways Already Vanishing: Midwifery, Indigeneity, and the Mexican State.鈥�

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Students reflect on Mid-Autumn Festival celebration

By Victoria Yin and Canqi Li | September 22

As the sun descended on College Hill Tuesday, Sep. 21, students of Asian heritage celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, by gathering on the Main Green for mooncakes and community.

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Hundreds gather to celebrate postponed St. Patrick鈥檚 Day Parade

By Victor Chang | September 19

The sound of drumbeats and sirens rang through the air as hundreds of people descended upon Smith Street for the Providence St. Patrick鈥檚 Day Parade on Sept. 18.The parade, which usually takes place on St. Patrick鈥檚 Day on March 17, was canceled earlier this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Instead, ...

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Watson panel discusses costs of post-9/11 wars

By Jack Tajmajer | September 15

Over 20 years after the attack, researchers are still unpacking the effect of 9/11 on U.S. foreign conflicts and the human lives they affect. 鈥淲hat would it mean for the U.S. to win the war that has no boundaries?鈥� asked Ieva Jusionyte, moderator of 鈥淭he Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. ...

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First WaterFire lighting of the season held in honor of COVID-19 heroes

By Sameer Sinha | September 15

The Providence River was lit up for the first time in nearly two years Sept. 4 as WaterFire held a special lighting in honor of 鈥淐OVID heroes鈥� 鈥� Rhode Islanders who served as essential workers throughout the pandemic. Last year鈥檚 break due to the pandemic was the first time in the event鈥檚 ...

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Gwyneth Paltrow talks wellness company Goop in final installment of Fashion Week speaker series

By Rebecca Carcieri | March 23

Actress, model, entrepreneur and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow joined聽 Fashion@Brown鈥檚 Fashion Week as the fifteenth and final speaker of its series Monday evening.聽 She was introduced and interviewed by Fashion@Brown President Sasha Pinto 鈥�21 who began the conversation by asking Paltrow鈥檚 ...

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Polling giant Mark Mellman discusses 2016, 2020 elections, future of polling in Taubman Center talk

By Liza Mullett | February 19

Mark Mellman, the president of the American Association of Political Consultants and chief executive officer of The Mellman Group, joined Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg to discuss the current state and future of political polling with the Taubman Center for ...

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Mohamed Malim discusses nonprofit work in fashion industry

By Samantha Molina | March 3

Social entrepreneur Mohamed Malim spoke at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Monday afternoon at the behest of the Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies about how he strives to reframe the refugee narrative in the United States by spreading social awareness through fashion ...

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Fashion@Brown hosts annual runway show

By Chanikarn Kovavisarach | February 28

A bright array of bold, vibrant looks designed and modeled by Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students captivated audience members in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts Thursday at Fashion@Brown鈥檚 10th annual runway show. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a terrific landmark,鈥� wrote Sasha Pinto 鈥�21, president ...

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Visiting professor Narges Bajoghli discusses decade of research on Iran

By Claire Liu | January 28

Narges Bajoghli, professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, discussed the decades-long research behind her 2019 book in a talk at the Watson Institute Monday night. Bajoghli鈥檚 book "Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic" is the culmination of an ethnographic ...

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World-famous street artist Shepard Fairey joins RISD board, paints 100th mural

By Emily Teng | October 28

鈥淏rilliant, original, thorough, quirky and funny.鈥� Rhode Island School of Design Senior Lecturer Tom Roberts read to audience members his evaluation of then-college sophomore Shepard Fairey, who took his 鈥淪ocial Commentary and Propaganda鈥� course in 1991. Three decades since graduating from RISD ...

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Recent alums make waves in New York comedy circles

By Annabelle Woodward | September 10

It鈥檚 mid September, the time of year that heralds fall-flavored lattes for most and, for a brave, funny few, the start of comedy club auditions. Long-established University institutions like IMPROVidence, Out of Bounds, Starla and Brown-Rhode Island School of Design Stand Up Comics will hold auditions, ...