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Brown University (US)

Brown University (US)
The latest news and top stories on Brown University. A prominent Providence, Rhode Island based private Ivy League research university, Brown University is dedicated to discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge through free inquiry. Established in 1764, it is one of the United States' oldest higher education institutions. Its main areas of activity include comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programmes, medical education and extensive research in fields such as health, science, technology and humanities. Brown is notable for its innovative Open Curriculum allowing students to design their own studies and for its significant contributions to academia and public service.
A poster seeking information about the shooting suspect is seen on the campus of Brown University on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Gun violence in the US

Will homeless man who helped FBI find Brown shooter get US$50,000 reward?

Investigators struggled for days to locate the suspect – until they got a tip about a Reddit post by a man living in the building’s basement.

Gun violence in the US

How right-wing misinformation hurt the Brown University shooting investigation

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Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings

Gun violence in the US

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead

Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist.

Images of the suspect Claudio Neves Valente displayed at a press conference announcing he had been found dead. Photo: Reuters
Gun violence in the US

Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman

The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students.

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Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release detained man

Investigation going in a ‘different direction’ hours after an attack that left two students dead and nine injured.

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Suspect arrested in US after 2 students shot dead at Brown University

Nine others were injured in Saturday’s attack in Providence, Rhode Island. US President Donald Trump called the shooting ‘terrible’.

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Law enforcement officials walk on a street in a neighbourhood near Brown University. Photo: AP
Internet

Are China’s stars leading fans to be more nationalist – or the other way round?

Study out of the US and Britain looks at how nationalism flows and influences others on Chinese social media.

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Opinion | Hong Kong’s international students should leave with more than an education

Trump’s ‘compact’ for higher education institutions adds to international students’ uncertainty; Hong Kong must cultivate integration to be attractive.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Amid US-China rivalry, Nobel Prize winner’s oeuvre offers food for thought

The work of one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics offers a way to think through the divergence between the West and the Rest.

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A worker is seen at a workshop of a new energy cell material company in the Qinzhou port area in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on November 29, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
Israel-Gaza war

US gave over US$21 billion in military aid to Israel since Gaza war began: report

Study released on the two-year anniversary of the war shows US support was key to sustaining Israel’s campaign against Hamas.

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A bomb falls towards al-Ruya Tower in Gaza City during an Israeli strike on September 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay US$500 million

The Ivy League school will operate trade schools and teach classes on AI and ‘lots of things’, the US president says.

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TV shows and streaming video

Where is Cousins Beach IRL? Filming locations in The Summer I Turned Pretty

Yes, Cousins is fictional: much of the filming took place at Wilmington, North Carolina, where Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill were also shot.

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United States

Harvard mulls paying US$500 million for job training to end Trump feud

Agreement on how to pay a penalty would bring the university closer to ending a months-long stand-off with the White House.

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The campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: AP
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