Know of a Distinguished Graduate School Alum? Brown’s Graduate School is seeking nominations for the Horace Mann Medal, awarded annually to Graduate School alumni who have gone on to distinguished careers inside or outside the academy. Learn more and submit your nominations by July 5.

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Dear Brown Alumni,

As my two-year term as your president winds down, our latest research reports that more alumni than ever feel strongly connected to Brown. Meeting so many of you has been uniquely rewarding. My experience confirms that the creativity, entrepreneurial bent, and independent curiosity Brown fosters in its students keeps right on going after graduation!

Many people have contributed to our great results these past two years, and chief among them is Vice President of Alumni Relations Lisa Raiola ’84, whose stellar leadership of her department and wise counsel to the BAA will have a profound and lasting impact. We wish Lisa good health and every continued success as she transitions to a key role in Brown’s upcoming campaign.

With thanks,

Eileen M. Rudden ’72, President, Brown Alumni Association

Next issue: July 26

Sheila Bonde Appointed New Dean Of Grad School
Sheila Bonde, an internationally renowned scholar in medieval French art and architecture and a member of the Brown University faculty for more than 20 years, will become dean of the Brown Graduate School in July, succeeding Karen Newman.




Karen Newman Reflects On Her Term As Grad School Dean
Assuming her post in 2002, just as the Plan for Academic Enrichment was taking shape, Karen Newman took on the Plan’s ambitious agenda to improve and expand graduate education at Brown. Her record of accomplishment speaks for itself.


June 30 Deadline To Meet $25 Million Brown Annual Fund Goal
With the University's fundraising year closing tomorrow, your support is urgently needed to ensure that the 2004-2005 Brown Annual Fund goal of $25 million is achieved. Please make your gift and join the 22,000 alumni who’ve already supported the Plan for Academic Enrichment: online or by phone at 800-662-2266 or 401-863-2374.

Reunion and Commencement
On May 29, 2005, the Van Wickle Gates opened outward as alumni symbolically welcomed new graduates into the world beyond Brown. Intellectual highlights included talks on women, math and science, human rights in Afghanistan, and international finance, while senior orations recounted both personal and intellectual discoveries. Several are on the web:

Dr. Sima Samar, “Human Rights and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan”

Sage Morgan-Hubbard ’05, “Story and Voice: Passing On Brown’s Legacy”

Joshua Wilson ’05, “Dreams, Diversity and Dixie”

Commencement Slide Show


Exhibition Celebrates Launch Of Library’s Public Online Image Database
“Imagining America/Imaging America,” an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library, features an eclectic sampling of images newly available to the public through its online Archive of Early American Images.

Brown-Harvard Team Solves Mobile DNA’s Surgical Sleight-Of-Hand
How mobile DNA enters a target DNA to insert genes is a complex snip-and-solder trick used to spread antibiotic resistance, Lyme disease, and even tumor viruses. A Brown/Harvard Medical School team has solved the structure of a protein-DNA complex that orchestrates this “surgery.”


What’s Inside A Comet? Brown Geologist Helps NASA Find Out
On July 4, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will witness fantastic fireworks when comet Tempel 1 slams into a space probe at 23,000 miles per hour. Brown University professor and NASA mission member Peter Schultz will help analyze collision data to determine what’s inside this primordial ball of ice.

Teens Drowsy? May Indicate Sleep Disorder
While most teens are tired because they are sleep-deprived, chronic drowsiness may, in some cases, be a symptom of an underlying sleep disorder, say Brown researchers in the journal “Pediatrics.”

It’s S’00 Good To Be Back
So read a sign carried by an ’00 alumna in this year’s Commencement procession. After two weeks of rain and a final shower on Friday evening, the skies cleared for a picture-perfect Reunion Weekend. Look for your friends (and preview your next reunion?) in the Reunion ’05 Photo Gallery.


Vote By July 25 For A4 Leader
Ballots to select a new president-elect for Brown’s Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance (A4) are on their way to all Asian and Asian American alumni. Return your ballot by July 25! Questions? E-mail Momoho Takao '03. 




At Homecoming, Continue Your Brown Experience
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Where else can you find faculty, friends, and football (or other sports) in one place? Plan to meet your friends on campus and enjoy faculty forums, student performances, and the game of your choice. Save the date and watch the Homecoming Web site for updates.

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