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Ieva Jusionyte Awarded the 2025 Salomon Award in Social Sciences
Brown University’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded Ieva Jusionyte a Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award in social sciences for her project titled “Extradition: Can Justice Be Exported?”
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Eight scholars from Brown University looked back at the pandemic with an eye toward how its lessons can help the United States and other nations prepare for the next global health crisis.
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How Rwanda's health system stopped Marburg in its tracks
This fall there was a deadly disease outbreak in the east African country of Rwanda. But you may not have heard about it, and according to Professor Craig Spencer, that’s a good thing.
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“The Power of Faces,” an exhibition by two Rhode Island-based photographers on view through Dec. 20, displays portraits of people living in refugee camps across the world.
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In a major step toward expanded research and teaching, the new school will extend Brown’s commitment to advancing knowledge and preparing the next generation of global policymakers and leaders.
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The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies was named one of the partners to receive rapid research funding from the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health in the event of a future disaster.
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The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies recently secured funding from the Pembroke Faculty Seed Grant for its research on "The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Middle East."
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Over winter break, ten Brown students learned the ins and outs of journalism focused on global issues and the nuances of international reporting in an evolving media landscape at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a prestigious Washington, D.C. think tank. In one week, they learned more than they could have imagined.
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