Research and teaching are the core of any academic enterprise. They drive learning at every level. The Brown approach to research combines an unprecedented degree of multidisciplinary, integrative scholarship; porous boundaries between departments; a world-class medical school; a highly innovative engineering school; and a deepening partnership with RISD, the nation’s top art and design college, to name a few, to create a unique academic culture. As a result, Brown faculty and students continue to make significant discoveries in a broad range of disciplines, covering the arts and sciences, many with practical applications.
Centers devoted to research and scholarship abound at Brown, in the physical sciences and life sciences, the social sciences and humanities, providing myriad opportunities for today’s undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students to lead and participate in individual and team research.
These opportunities have led to Brown’s contributions in brain science and rocket science, in biomedical engineering and computational molecular biology, in public health and population health, in physics and archaeological discovery, in the visual, performing and literary arts and much more.
Viewing the Night Sky
For more than 120 years, Ladd Observatory has inspired students of all ages.
A meticulously preserved Victorian-era observatory, Ladd is a superb example of an intact 19th century observatory, fully...
The Archaeology of College Hill
From the 1770 College Edifice (now University Hall) to the fragments of historic glass bottles and porcelain plates now buried in campus soil, all physical reminders of Brown University’s long history are all around us....
The Lost Museum
While the Jenks Museum, founded as Brown’s Museum of Natural History and Anthropology in 1871, may be relegated to history, the questions raised by its curious story are as relevant today as they were in 1894. What do we...
Medical Education at Brown
In 1811 Brown became the third university in the nation to offer academic medical education. In its brief 16-year history, this program attracted several illustrious teaching physicians who went on to play roles on the...