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Amid pressure to retract his research, a Brown University professor says it’s important to ‘be brave’

An environmental studies professor at Brown University is at the center of a fight that he says underscores the politics of wind energy.  J. Timmons Roberts and the Climate and Development Lab at Brown he leads published work documenting the connections between the fossil fuel industry and groups opposed to offshore wind farms. Now, a […]

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How Trump’s first 100 days reverberate at Brown University

April 30 marks the one-year anniversary since Brown University students packed up their pro-Palestinian encampment on the school’s Main Green. Students agreed to end the protest after school leaders said they would hold a vote on a proposal to divest from companies that support Israel, drawing both criticism and praise.  April 30 also marks President […]

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