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More ways to play: Penner Field House expands access to athletics and recreation at Brown
February 11, 2026
Since opening its doors in January, the University’s new, all-season indoor turf facility is already changing the game for both competition and community on campus.
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Brown names Penner Field House in recognition of generous gift
January 16, 2026
The investment from the Penner Family Foundation is providing crucial support for Brown to create 76,000 square feet of indoor space for high-performance athletic training and year-round recreational opportunities.
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New admission welcome center at Brown opens its doors to prospective students and families
November 5, 2025
Brimming with design details that bring the Brown experience to life, the Galen V. Henderson Admission Welcome Center captures the warm and welcoming energy of the alumnus for whom it is named.
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Brown hits a high note with new Stephen Sondheim Amphitheater, revamped Simmons Quad
October 23, 2025
Home to the newly dedicated amphitheater, Brown’s renovated Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle improves accessibility for community members with physical disabilities and adds a gathering and performing space in the heart of campus.
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Generous gift to fund Prince Lab renovation at Brown, creating the Lassonde Innovation and Design Hub
September 18, 2025
Support from the Lassonde Family Foundation will enable a reimagined campus hub in the School of Engineering complex for Brown makers, engineers, entrepreneurs and artists to innovate and create.
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A century of sport, pride and Brunonian traditions: Brown Stadium turns 100
September 17, 2025
Since its opening in 1925, Brown Stadium has served as the setting for some of the University’s most memorable moments on the field and in the community.
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Health and Medicine
Topping-off ceremony at Brown celebrates future laboratories for integrated life sciences research
August 20, 2025
On schedule for completion in 2027, Danoff Laboratories will convene scientists to solve complex health and medical challenges and spur economic growth in Providence’s Jewelry District.
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Simmons Quad renovations will add amphitheater, improve accessibility
June 23, 2025
Set for completion in Fall 2025, a project to renovate Brown’s Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle will feature a terraced amphitheater designed for learning, gathering and performing in the heart of the University campus.
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Brown to create dedicated center to welcome prospective students, families to campus
May 19, 2025
In the heart of campus, a new admission welcome center in Brown’s historic Manning Hall will serve as an inviting, dedicated hub for prospective students and families when it opens in the fall.
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Topping-off ceremony celebrates future home of Brown’s game-changing indoor turf facility
March 5, 2025
Expected to open in January 2026, the 76,000-square-foot facility will expand capacity to meet a growing demand for varsity athletics practice space, club and intramural sports, and recreational programming.
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University Initiatives
Philanthropy made it possible: Brown celebrates its most successful fundraising campaign to date
January 28, 2025
Launched publicly in 2015, BrownTogether transformed Brown through a decade of unprecedented support that advanced excellence in teaching and research, financial aid, community impact and more.
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Environment
With one of Rhode Island’s largest solar energy projects online, Brown moves toward net-zero emissions
November 20, 2024
Brown University is the sole off-taker for the Dry Bridge solar project in North Kingstown, a landmark renewable energy development generating enough power to offset about two-thirds of campus electricity use.
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Arts and Humanities
Renovated Andrews House reopens its doors as new humanities hub at Brown
September 24, 2024
A breathtaking renovation has transformed the historic building, which housed Brown’s Health Services for eight decades, into a modern, collaborative and flexible space to advance humanities scholarship.
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Health and Medicine
Brown unveils design for signature life sciences research facility in Providence
September 12, 2024
Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.\ \
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Brown names William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories in recognition of generous gift
September 12, 2024
A planned state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, Danoff Laboratories in Providence’s Jewelry District will convene scientists to solve complex, interconnected health and medical challenges.
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Student Life
Brown’s military-affiliated students find fitting, functional and dedicated new space on campus
September 11, 2024
A new home for the Office of Military-Affiliated Students offers collaborative spaces, accented with odes to the veteran community, that enable Brown to support a growing community of student veterans and ROTC participants.
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Arts and Humanities
Student research sheds light on history of Andrews House on Brown campus
May 15, 2024
As Brown’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities prepares to move into Andrews House, the institute engaged two undergraduates in a semester-long research internship to explore the building’s history and significance. \
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Preserving historic trees amid disease, climate shifts — and saying goodbye to a treasured American elm
May 4, 2024
Brown University’s Facilities Management team branches out across campus to carefully steward and add to nearly 2,500 trees on and around College Hill in the face of threats from pests, disease and climate.
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Brown purchases its portion of South Street Landing in Providence’s Jewelry District
December 13, 2023
With a commitment to the long-term stewardship of the historic property and continued growth and vibrancy in the neighborhood, the University exercised an option to purchase its share of the building.
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Arts and Humanities
Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum to move from Bristol to Providence, enabling more research, engagement
November 9, 2023
The anthropology museum’s move to Providence’s Jewelry District, slated for Fall 2025, will open new possibilities for scholarship, community outreach and partnership with Indigenous communities worldwide.
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Student Life
Brown student’s class project generates excitement, energy at campus gym
November 7, 2023
The Nelson Fitness Center is piloting the use of energy-generating workout equipment, thanks to a proposal developed by junior Elina Pipa as part of a Climate Solutions course.
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Arts and Humanities
With alumni gathered for Black Alumni Reunion, Brown dedicates transformed Churchill House
October 29, 2023
Alumni and community members celebrated the newly transformed home of Africana Studies and Rites and Reason Theatre as part of a weekend of lectures and events focused on the Black experience at Brown.
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Arts and Humanities
Celebrating the arts at Brown: Sights, sounds and stories from The Lindemann’s opening weekend
October 20, 2023
Packed with building tours, family activities, a ribbon-cutting and the center’s inaugural public performance, the weekend offered countless opportunities for community members to celebrate the arts at Brown.
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Collaboration in concert: Brown composer and poet pen piece for The Lindemann’s opening
October 16, 2023
“Open again a turn of light,” written by Brown faculty members Eric Nathan and Sawako Nakayasu, will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 21, part of the inaugural public performance at The Lindemann Performing Arts Center.
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University Initiatives
Part I: Charting a bold path forward, Brown Athletics reimagines the student-athlete experience
October 11, 2023
The first installment in a two-part series highlights how the University is making gains in varsity and club sports competitiveness and expanding recreational programs for athletes at every level of play.
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University Initiatives
Part II: Charting a bold path forward, Brown Athletics reimagines the student-athlete experience
October 11, 2023
The second installment in a two-part series highlights the many ways in which fan participation and community engagement are front and center in a new era for Brown Athletics.
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News and Events
Sasaki to lead design for new Brown Athletics indoor turf facility
October 10, 2023
Brown selected the accomplished architecture firm based largely on its skill and expertise in creating active indoor athletics projects on other campuses.
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Arts and Humanities
Brown honors skilled workers who brought the Lindemann Performing Arts Center to life
September 23, 2023
University leaders hosted a special celebration to recognize key project partners, skilled craft workers who dedicated hundreds of thousands of hours to the planning, design and construction of the state-of-the-art venue.
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New kosher, halal and allergen-aware kitchens serve up inclusivity, nourishment at Brown
September 21, 2023
Dedicated kitchen spaces in Sharpe Refectory provide students from a wide range of religious identities and cultural backgrounds with consistent, convenient access to high-quality meals.
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City approval enables Brown to proceed with life sciences building, athletics practice facility
September 20, 2023
Providence’s City Plan Commission approved a new Brown Institutional Master Plan, offering a key approval to create laboratory space for cutting-edge life sciences research and a new indoor athletics training facility.
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Student Life
On Brook Street, Brown’s newest residence halls welcome first undergraduate residents
August 29, 2023
Two new residence halls on College Hill offer flexible, sustainable living spaces for undergraduates while helping to alleviate the demand for off-campus rental units for Brown students in Providence.\
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Pawtucket's Hazel Origin Coffee to open new café location in Brown's Brook Street residence hall
August 9, 2023
Designed to include ground-floor retail space open to the public, the University's newest student housing project will bring a unique, family-owned coffee shop to College Hill beginning this fall.
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Arts and Humanities
Brown to mark Lindemann Performing Arts Center opening with public celebration in October
August 2, 2023
Musician Jon Batiste, violinist Itzhak Perlman and countless creators from Brown will take part in a day of performances, discussion, tours and a parade to celebrate the unique performing arts center in Providence.
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Arts and Humanities
New public art at Brown showcases the magic and humor of books
July 27, 2023
“What I Know About Magic,” now on display on the first floor of Friedman Hall, shows books about magic and the occult artfully arranged in clever, humorous and thought-provoking ways.
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‘Love is strong as death’: The monumental history behind Carrie Tower
July 17, 2023
An iconic focal point of Brown’s Quiet Green, the 113-year-old clocktower was built as a memorial to the granddaughter of Brown University’s namesake.
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Environment
Brown makes strides toward fully electrifying its vehicles, groundskeeping equipment
June 29, 2023
As the University works toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, decreasing air and noise pollution is part of Brown’s broader commitment to sustainability.
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Arts and Humanities
At the John Carter Brown Library, physical and digital renovations usher in a new era of accessibility
June 26, 2023
The JCB, an independent research library on the Brown University campus, has refreshed its entryway and online collections access, further opening its physical and digital doors to scholars researching the history of the Americas.
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Brown to publicly present plans for life sciences building, athletics practice facility in June
June 1, 2023
Pending approval from the City of Providence, the University plans to build a new laboratory space for cutting-edge life sciences research and boost its athletics program with a proposed new indoor training facility.
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Arts and Humanities
$25 million from Perelman Family Foundation to establish arts district at Brown
April 18, 2023
The Ronald O. Perelman Arts District will highlight the prominence of arts teaching, scholarship and performance at Brown.
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Proposed project on I-195 land includes adjacent Brown property for long-term mixed-use vision
April 12, 2023
CV Properties proposal includes land from Brown University and a long-term master planning opportunity for an economically beneficial mix of commercial and residential development.
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University Initiatives
Dedicated kosher, halal and allergy-friendly kitchen spaces coming to Sharpe Refectory
November 22, 2022
The under-construction spaces, set to open in Fall 2023, deepen Brown’s commitment to supporting students from a wide range of religious identities and cultural backgrounds.
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Student Life
Accessible, collaborative, visible: LGBTQ Center’s new home at Stonewall House opens
November 17, 2022
Thanks to a generous donation, Brown’s LGBTQ Center significantly expands space, programming and resources for the University’s queer community with its new location, known as Stonewall House.
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Brown commits to all-union labor, Building Futures support on construction projects over $25 million
November 14, 2022
Deepening its economic impact and commitment to supporting construction careers for local residents, Brown signed a labor agreement with the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council and Building Futures.
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Brown wins historic preservation award for relocation, renovation of Sharpe House
October 31, 2022
The Providence Preservation Society hailed the University’s “creative approach” to conserving the 1873 building, which houses part of the Department of History.
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Major public-private life sciences development breaks ground in Providence’s Jewelry District
October 24, 2022
Brown University was celebrated as a key partner and life sciences leader by state, federal officials during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new public health lab building, which will also house University and commercial lab space.
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In recognition of a generous gift, Brown University names the William and Ami Danoff Residence Hall
October 19, 2022
One of two buildings under construction on Brook Street set to open in 2023, the Danoff Residence Hall’s new name comes in recognition of a gift from Ami Kuan Danoff and William Danoff.
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Brown plans for tenancy in major public-private life sciences development in Providence
October 4, 2022
To help attract a thriving mix of entities focused on health and medicine, Brown signed a letter of intent with Ancora L&G to lease 20,000 square feet of lab space in a building that will house new State Health Laboratories.
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Social Sciences
Renovation of Churchill House, Rites and Reason Theatre to usher in new era for Africana studies
July 20, 2022
The 50-year home to Africana studies at Brown, Churchill House will undergo an expansion to make room for new faculty, give graduate students more space, and create new opportunities for one of America’s oldest Black theaters.
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Topping-off ceremony celebrates future Brook Street residence hall
July 11, 2022
When completed next year, the two-building project will house roughly 350 third- and fourth-year undergraduate students, inspiring community connections and alleviating the demand for off-campus rental units on College Hill.
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Brown acquires portfolio of Jewelry District properties to support aspirations for research growth
June 29, 2022
In support of a plan to expand its overall research activity, the University closed on the purchase of 10 parcels home to four Care New England buildings, all in close proximity to existing Brown research and education spaces.
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