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AddressProvidence, RI 02912, USA
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... Mr Awartani is in his third year of studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island...

Vermont: Three Palestinian students shot near US campus

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... The other two have been named as Brown University student Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ahmed, who attends Trinity College in Connecticut...

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... A recent paper published by Opportunity Insights, a research group based out of Harvard University and Brown University (two Ivy Leagues who themselves practice legacy admissions), found that legacy applicants were four-times as likely as non-legacy applicants with the same test scores to be admitted...

Afghan women escape for a chance at education

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... These students have been sent to AUW s own university in Bangladesh, or partner colleges such as Brown University in the US, and Oxford and Manchester in the UK...

TikTok users shrug at China fears: 'It's hard to care'

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... The popularity of TikTok, a tech giant from outside of Silicon Valley, has brought home to the US questions that other countries have long faced about what governments should do to protect their citizens data, says Timothy Edgar, a professor of computer science at Brown University who advised former President Barack Obama on cyber security issues...

Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul arrested for drink-driving

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... Mrs Pelosi was delivering an address at Brown University when the incident happened...

Dr Aaron Beck: Cognitive behavioural therapy pioneer dies aged 100

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... He studied at Brown University and later graduated with a medical degree from Yale...

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... ceremony, and priorities play a role in strengthening the way in the legislative bodies function, Prof Richard Arenberg, an expert in congressional history and procedures at Brown University, and a former Capitol Hill staffer, give told the BBC...

Dr Aaron Beck: Cognitive behavioural therapy pioneer dies aged 100

Feb 16,2020 6:02 am

Dr Aaron Beck, an American psychiatrist considered The Father of cognitive behavioural therapy, has died aged 100.

CBT, which was originally developed to manage depression, aims to help change The Way people think to improve how they feel and alter their behaviour.

Dr Beck's work is considered hugely influential. He published hundreds of articles and 25 books in his career.

A statement from his daughter said he had " transformed The Field of Mental Health " with his life's work.

Dr Beck died peacefully At Home on Monday Morning , according to a statement from the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy that he and his daughter co-founded.

Aaron Beck was born In July 1921 in Providence, Rhode Island to parents who were Russian Jewish immigrants. He studied at Brown University and later graduated with a Medical Degree from Yale.

After his initial training, Dr Beck began to question the basis of typical Freudian psychoanalysis which focused on uncovering conflicts buried within people's pasts.

Instead of focusing on a person's unconscious, he sought to counter negative thoughts within his patients.

People who undergo CBT are encouraged to question their own self-disparaging assumptions and thought processes to change how they see themselves and The World around them. Unlike other talking therapies, it focuses on a patient's current problems to improve their daily outlook.

The technique grew steadily in popularity and became widespread from the 1990s.

It is now commonly used to manage anxiety and depression, but it can also be used for other Mental Health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorders.

A statement by Dr Judith Beck, his daughter, said she and her father had " succeeded beyond our expectations" with their institute's work.

" We now honour My Father 's legacy as we continue his work and further his mission of helping individuals live healthier, happier and more meaningful lives, " her statement said.

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