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Research Resources: Brown University 7/31/2019 This resource listing is intended as a source of information that can be selectively cut, pasted and edited into Facilities and Other Resources sections of grant submissions. BROWN ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES (QUICK SECTION LINKS) ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS ACADEMIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, DEPARTMENTS, CENTERS, INSTITUTES AND PROGRAMS CLINICAL RESEARCH SUPPORT COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SERVICES CORE AND SHARED RESEARCH FACILITIES DIVERSITY PROGRAMS EDUCATION AND MENTORING RESOURCES EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES LIBRARY RESOURCES MULTISPECIALTY PRACTICE GROUPS RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH BUILDINGS RHODE ISLAND & RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT RHODE ISLAND STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS BROWN ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES – DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS WITH LINKS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS Brown University – Long Brown University - Short University of Rhode Island (URI) ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS Lifespan Health System Care New England (CNE) Health System Providence VA Medical Center (PVAMC) ACADEMIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, DEPARTMENTS, CENTERS, INSTITUTES AND PROGRAMS Center - Advance-CTR: Comprehensive Center - Advance-CTR: Comprehensive - Alternative Center - Advance-CTR: Summary Center - Advance Predictive Biology Center - Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) Center - Biology of Aging Center - Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics (BCBI) Center - Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk Center - Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME) Center - COBRE Center for Computational Biology of Human Disease (CBHD) Center - COBRE for Central Nervous System Function Center - Computation and Visualization (CCV) Center - Computational Molecular Biology (CCMB) Center - Evidence Synthesis in Health (CEHS) Center - Gerontology and Healthcare Research Center - Plant Environmental Center Center - Primary Care and Prevention (CPCP) Center - Sheridan Center for Advanced Teaching and Learning 1 7/31/2019 Center - Statistical Sciences (CSS) Center - Swearer Center Center - Writing Center Department - Behavioral and Social Sciences Department - Biostatistics Department - Chemistry Department - Computer Science Department - Department of Ecology an Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Department - Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry (MCB) Department - Department of Neuroscience (Neuro) Department - Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Department - Epidemiology Department - Health Services, Policy & Practice (HSPP) Department - Mathematics Department - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) Department - Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology (MPPB) Department - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department - Physics Division - Applied Mathematics Division - Biology and Medicine Initiative - Data Science Initiative (DSI) Initiative - Unified Research Data Sharing and Access (URSA) Initiative Institute - Brown for Environment & Society (IBES) Institute - Carney Institute for Brain Science Institute - Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute (HCHII) Institute - Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) Institute - Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation Research Facilities (IMNI) Program - Biology Program - MD, PhD Programs - Medical Education School - Engineering School - Professional Studies School - Public Health School - Warren Alpert Medical School School - Warren Alpert Medical School – Alternative School and Affiliates - Warren Alpert Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals CLINICAL RESEARCH SUPPORT BioMed - Brown University Oncology Group (BrUOG) COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) Rhode Island Public Health Institute (RIPHI) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS Swearer Center Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights Rhode Island Foundation COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SERVICES Computing and Information Services (CIS), Brief Computing and Information Services (CIS), Comprehensive Computing and Information Services (CIS), Summary CCV - Cave CCV - YURT 2 7/31/2019 Center - Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics (BCBI) Center - CCV- Computation and Visualization (CCV): Comprehensive CIS - Business Intelligence Team CIS - Data Science Practice (DSP) High Bandwidth Fiber Connectivity Initiative - Unified Research Data Sharing and Access (URSA) Initiative Program - Cybersecurity Stronghold Research Environment for Data Compliance CORE AND SHARED RESEARCH FACILITIES BioMed Core Research Facilities BioMed - Animal Care Facility (ACF) BioMed - Bioimaging Facility Leduc BioMed - Drosophila Media Facility BioMed - Flow Cytometry and Sorting BioMed - Genomics BioMed - Herbarium BioMed - Informatics BioMed - Magnetic Resonance Imaging BioMed - Molecular Pathology Core Research Laboratory BioMed - Mouse Transgenics and Gene Targeting BioMed - Proteomics BioMed - Rodent Behavioral Phenotyping BioMed - Water Flume BioMed - X-ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology BioMed- Structural Biology Chemistry - Electronics Shop Chemistry - Machine Shop Chemistry - Mass Spectrometry Facility Chemistry - NMR Facility Chemistry - Research Facilities DEEPS - Climate& Environmental Facilities DEEPS - Geochemistry/Mineralogy/Petrology (GMP) Facilities DEEPS - Geophysics Facilities DEEPS - Mass Spectrometer Analytical Facility IMNI - Electron Microscopy IMNI - Microelectronics Facility IMNI - NanoTools Facility Physics - Ladd Observatory DIVERSITY PROGRAMS Brown Graduate School Diversity Commitment Brown Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan (DIAP) Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) Office - Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI) Student Groups EDUCATION AND MENTORING RESOURCES BioMed Faculty Administration (BMFA) CareerLab Leadership Alliance LinkedIn Learning RCR - BioMed Responsible Conduct of Research RCR - Brown Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research (BEARCORE) EDUCATION PROGRAMS 3 7/31/2019 Graduate Programs - Biology and Medicine Graduate Programs - Brown University Graduate Programs - Public Health Program - Biological Sciences Program - Liberal Medical Education Program - Program in Innovation, Management and Entrepreneurship (PRIME) Programs - Computational Biology EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES Center - Digital Scholarship CIS Academic Technology Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) Digital Teaching and Learning Instructional Technology Group (ITG) Library - Teaching and Research Multimedia Labs Online Learning and Innovation Team Rockefeller Digital Studio LIBRARY RESOURCES Library - Brown Comprehensive Library - Brown University: Brief Researchers at Brown (VIVO) Scientific Data Management MULTISPECIALTY PRACTICE GROUPS Brown Physicians Inc. (BPI) RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Office - Vice President for Research BioMed - Research Administration (BMRA) BioMed - Translational Development: Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact (BBII) Office - Industry Engagement and Commercial Venturing (IECV) Office - Research Administration Information Services (RAIS) Office - Research Development (RD) Office - Research Integrity (ORI) Office - Research Integrity and IRB Office - Sponsored Projects (OSP) RESEARCH BUILDINGS Brown Research Buildings RHODE ISLAND & RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Rhode Island Clinical Environment Rhode Island Collaborative Culture CoresRI and ClinicalResearchRI RHODE ISLAND STATEWIDE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS Rhode Island Statewide Collaborative Programs Advance-CTR (IDeA-CTR) Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Programs in Rhode Island Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program IDeA Network for Excellence in Biomedical Research (INBRE) RI NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) 4 7/31/2019 5 7/31/2019 ACADEMINC INSTITUTIONS Brown University: Long https://www.brown.edu/about Brown University: Brown was founded in 1764 — the third college in New England and the seventh in Colonial America. Brown was the first Ivy League school to accept students from all religious affiliations, a testament to the spirit of openness that still typifies Brown today. Originally located in Warren, Rhode Island, and called the College of Rhode Island, Brown moved to its current spot on College Hill overlooking Providence in 1770 and was renamed in 1804 in recognition of a $5,000 gift from Nicholas Brown, a prominent Providence businessman and alumnus, Class of 1786. Women were first admitted to Brown in 1891. The Women’s College was later renamed Pembroke College in Brown University before merging with Brown College, the men’s undergraduate school, in 1971. The northern section of campus where the women’s school was situated is known today as the Pembroke Campus. The first master’s degrees were granted in 1888 and the first doctorates in 1889. The first medical degrees of the modern era were presented in 1975 to a graduating class of 58 students. Today, Brown awards approximately 100 MD degrees annually from the Warren Alpert Medical School. Undergraduate education changed dramatically in 1970 with the introduction of what has become known as the Open Curriculum. The idea for this change came from a report written by undergraduates Ira Magaziner, of the undergraduate Class of 1969, and Elliot E. Maxwell, of the undergraduate Class of 1968, as part of a GISP (Group Independent Study Project) that examined education at Brown. The new curriculum eliminated core requirements
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