The Record

Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth

In a study of predominantly African-American women, School of Medicine researchers showed that a decrease in the diversity of women’s vaginal microbes between the first and second trimesters is associated with preterm birth.

Two medical students named Howard Hughes fellows

Two medical students at the School of Medicine have been selected to receive mentored training with top biomedical scientists through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Medical Research Fellows Program.

Shaking Schrödinger’s cat

Frequent measurement of a quantum system’s state can either speed or delay its collapse, effects called the quantum Zeno and quantum anti-Zeno effect. But so too can “quasimeasurements” that only poke the system.

Board of Trustees grants faculty appointments, promotions

At the university’s recent Board of Trustees meeting, some faculty members were appointed with tenure or promoted with tenure, effective July 1.

Brown School faculty work on parenting project in Haiti

Brown School faculty and researchers worked together on a project to improve parenting and child development in Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries. Mothers learned about topics from parenting skills to safe water.