Experience Brown in Your Town From Boston to California and around the globe, Brown Clubs and Associations offer a warm welcome to all Brunonians. To see what's up near you, visit the Brown Club listings and click on the nearest club's site or call its leader.

Regional kickoffs announcing Boldly Brown: Campaign for Academic Enrichment continued in March with exciting events in Boston and New York. Find stories and photo galleries online.

Celebrate Your Lifelong Connection to Brown (114 K pdf) Purchase a brick in the Alumni Walkway and add your name - or the name of any alumnus/a you wish to honor - to the centerpiece of the Maddock Alumni Center Garden. Your tax-deductible gift supports important BAA services.

Dear Fellow Alumni,

Career Week marked its fifth anniversary a few weeks ago (see story below). Although on the surface this annual event entails 150 alumni coming back to "help" students, it actually goes much deeper. In gathering to meet, advise, and share experiences across time, race/ethnicity, social background, and any other category you can imagine, we are expressing the lifelong community that we share through Brown.

I heard from the panelists that they gave their time and received back much more, both from students and from fellow alumni. Their efforts, and yours, make our community real. Thanks for all that you do!


Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar '87, '90 A.M.
President, Brown Alumni Association

The Academy In Context Series
A new seminar series for graduate students focuses on the role of ethics in research and scholarship. Over 200 graduate students from 31 programs have participated to date, strengthening ties across programs.


COE Concentration Gains Momentum
This spring, for the first time, sophomores will be able to register for Brown's new concentration in commerce, organizations, and entrepreneurship. See the spring 2005 article about its origins.


New BAF Web Site Shows the Impact of Your Gift
Your Brown Annual Fund gift supports the Plan for Academic Enrichment and counts towards campaign goals. Visit the updated Web site to see the impact of your gifts on faculty, students, campus life, and academic programs.

Brown to Divest from Sudan in Response to Genocide
The Brown Corporation voted unanimously to stop investing in companies whose activities support government-sanctioned genocidal actions and human rights violations in the Darfur region of Sudan. President Simmons called the board's vote "a critically important and strong statement." See also Providence Journal article* on the topic. (*Free registration required.)




Brown's Provost Named U. Chicago President
Provost Robert J. Zimmer has been elected the 13th president of the University of Chicago. Read President Simmons's message to Brown faculty, staff, and students.



Report Examines Student Drinking on Campus
Should intoxicated students be barred from campus social events? That is one recommendation in a report issued recently by an ad hoc University committee on parties and alcohol abuse. See also Providence Journal article* on the topic. (*Free registration required.)


Brown Budget to Rise 8.2%; Tuition and Fees Up 4.7%
The Corporation approved a fiscal year '07 budget of $664.1 million, up 8.2 percent over the current year. Total undergraduate fees will rise to $43,754, including a 5-percent rise in tuition to $33,888. Factors include rising costs for energy, construction materials, and health insurance.

Supercomputers Get to the Heart of the Matter
A massive, interconnected computer system helps a Brown research team build a 3-D computer model of arterial blood flow. Ultimately their work will aid doctors who treat a variety of circulatory diseases.





How a Mutant Protein Hurts Hearts
Two new research studies detail the damage a mutant protein does to blood vessel cells of humans and mice. The discoveries offer increased hope for a cure for progeria, a genetic condition fatal in children, and may also provide insights into the cause of adult heart disease.


Young People and Bipolar Disorder
Compared with adults, children and teen-agers with bipolar disorder struggle with longer-lasting and more rapidly changing symptoms. This is the initial finding of the largest, most comprehensive study of young people with bipolar disorder, conducted in part by researchers at Brown Medical School.


Faculty Book Spotlight: Control and Freedom
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, assistant professor of modern culture and media, discusses her new book, "Control and Freedom: Power and Paranoia in the Age of Fiber Optics," in an online chat hosted by the Washington Post.

Career Week Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
More than 150 alumni from 20 states and from the classes of 1963 to 2005 returned to campus on February 8-11 to share their career experiences with 1,100-plus students. View photos from the event, and see speaker bios on the Career Week Web site.




Diversity News from Campus and Alumni
Want to know the latest news on Brown's diversity efforts? Interested in hearing from the BAA's Multicultural Alumni Committee (MAC) and the multicultural affinity groups? Make sure you're on our mail/e-mail lists! Find more information and sign up online.



Register for Brown Spring Forum; April 28-30
"Brown Spring Forum: Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Technology" includes panels on corporate social responsibility; behavioral investing; the U.S., China, and India; technology trends; and rebuilding the World Trade Center. Speakers are Brown professors, alumni, and industry figures. A full agenda and registration are online.

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