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.

Commitment to equal opportunity prompts analysis that finds no gender-based differences between men and women faculty in some areas at Brown, and others where the University must take steps to improve.

Brown University plays a vital role in the economy of Providence and Rhode Island — as a top employer, community partner, and driver of economic development. Brown is a leading nonprofit university that injects hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy each year. With a deep and longstanding commitment to investing in the community it calls home, the University is the largest…