# News from Brown

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# News about Undergraduate Research

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Arts and Humanities

### [Exhibition of drawings by Israeli and Palestinian children is on view at Brown](https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-01-29/innocent-knowledge-exhibition-simmons-center)

 January 29, 2026

“Innocent Knowledge,” a project developed in a public humanities course at Brown, shares the perspectives of children living amid conflict through their drawings, and is on view at the University through Feb. 20.\

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Health and Medicine

### [Close encounters with Rhode Island’s plants, for education, enlightenment, environmental stewardship](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-12-10/rhode-island-flora-course)

 December 10, 2025

An undergraduate field seminar at Brown teaches aspiring biologists and backyard botanists alike how to identify the flora of the Ocean State and engage with the natural environment.

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News and Events

### [Brown names the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Center for Career Exploration, recognizing generous gift](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-12-09/lizzie-and-jonathan-tisch-center-career-exploration)

 December 9, 2025

Support from the Tischs, who are the parents of a Brown graduate, will expand career advising, resources, programs and partnerships to position Brown University students to achieve successful lives and careers.

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News and Events

### [Two Brown University seniors, Class of 2025 graduate named 2026 Rhodes Scholars](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-15/rhodes-scholars-ramirez-sanzi-huang)

 November 15, 2025

Brown University seniors Keidy Palma Ramirez and Coco Huang and Class of 2025 alumnus Nicholas Sanzi will pursue graduate degrees at Oxford through one of the most prestigious awards for international study.

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Arts and Humanities

### [Refreshed, upgraded Pembroke Hall is a fitting new home for Brown’s Pembroke Center](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-10-17/pembroke-center-hall-renovations)

 October 17, 2025

The newly renovated, centralized home for the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women will enhance collaboration and expand the use of the center’s extensive archives.

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Arts and Humanities

### [Exhibition that originated in Brown course highlights artwork by Israeli and Palestinian children](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-10-06/innocent-knowledge-exhibition-israeli-palestinian-childrens-artwork)

 October 6, 2025

“Innocent Knowledge,” now on view at New York’s Central Synagogue, shares the perspectives of children living amid conflict through their drawings. \

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News and Events

### [Brown ranks among nation’s top universities](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-09-23/rankings-top-university)

 September 23, 2025

From LinkedIn to Forbes to the Princeton Review, prominent rankings and lists in the last year recognized Brown for its student experience, high-impact research, career preparation and role as a top employer.

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Arts and Humanities

### [From medieval manuscripts to 19th-century laundry, student researchers find history in the Hay](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-09-04/hay-library-undergraduate-research-fellowship)

 September 4, 2025

The John Hay Library Undergraduate Fellowship Program offers Brown students a unique summer opportunity to engage in intensive, self-guided research with one-on-one support from library mentors.

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Health and Medicine

### [Frances Moriniere: Rising early to advance sleep research in dream job](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-08-06/frances-moriniere-sleep-apprenticeship)

 August 6, 2025

This summer, Brown junior Frances Moriniere is training as a sleep scientist through the Sleep Apprenticeship program at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Bradley Hospital.

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Environment

### [Sophia Wu: Crab wrangler, ocean dreamer](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-07-30/sophia-wu-save-bay)

 July 30, 2025

Brown sophomore Sophia Wu is spending her summer at Save the Bay in Rhode Island, wrangling crabs, supporting summer camps for kids and exploring a future in marine science.

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Student Life

### [At Brown, independent concentrators pursue academic paths as unique as their ambitions](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-05-19/independent-concentrations)

 May 19, 2025

In this Q&A, four Brown students reflect on the experience of designing their own concentrations that defy conventional categories, from empathy in practice to computational neuroscience.

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News and Events

### [Brown students, recent alumni earn prestigious graduate scholarships](https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-04-25/scholarships)

 April 25, 2025

Three Brown University undergraduates and two recent alumni were named among this year’s classes of Goldwater, Truman, Gates Cambridge and Ellison scholars.

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