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5/14, New York, NY
"Throw People" by choreographer Chris Elam '98
5/18, San Francisco, CA
"A Long Christmas Ride Home" Dinner and Theatre with Prof. Paula Vogel
5/18, Darien, CT
22nd Annual Scholarship Dinner with Dean Carolyn Dean
5/28, Berlin, Germany
Brown in Berlin
6/14, Providence, RI
Brown Club of RI Annual Dinner with Prof. Kenneth Miller
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Peter Kovacs '78, Stephanie Grace '87, and Mary Swerczek '98 are among those sharing a Pulitzer Prize awarded to the staff of the New Orleans Times-Picayune for coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. James Risen '77 of The New York Times also received a Pulitzer.
Tommy Urban '05’s unique combination of Army training and anthropology will take him to Iraq to help collect evidence in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr '94, CEO and president of Businesses United in Investing, Lending, and Development (BUILD), received the Sand Hill Group Foundation 2006 Social Entrepreneur award.
Marilyn Deldonno '76 was honored by Amgen, a biotechnology company, for excellence in science teaching.
Brian Knep '90, ScM'92 is Harvard Medical School's first artist-in-residence.
Dany Levy '95 and her staff have published "Daily Candy A to Z: An Insider's Guide to the Sweet Life."
The women's rugby team made history in Uganda, becoming the first non-African women's team to play in East Africa.
Verner Wilson '08, a Yup'ik Eskimo from Alaska, is leading a delegation to D.C. to convince Congress to combat global warming in the 49th state.
After taking a year off to develop a tech company, Simon Salgado '07 is back at Brown creating software that may save lives.
Patrick Cook-Deegan '07 will bike 900 miles solo through Laos to raise money for schools in local villages.
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Geography and Politics in Post-Katrina New Orleans The Big Easy may elect a white mayor for the first time in nearly 30 years. According to a report by Brown sociologist John Logan, director of the Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) Initiative, Hurricane Katrina has reshaped the political map of New Orleans, diminishing the voice of black neighborhoods. See also Times-Picayune article on this topic. |
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Bold Kickoff to Class of 2006 Senior Gift With a 70-percent Brown Annual Fund participation goal, the class of 2006 has set its sights on a record-setting Senior Class Gift to support Boldly Brown: Campaign for Academic Enrichment. See coverage of the class's May 4 kickoff event online. |
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Brown Celebrates Reunions and 238th Commencement From May 26 through 28, Brown welcomes nearly 20,000 friends, family members, and alumni to participate in the events of Reunion and Commencement Weekend. Senator Claiborne Pell, children's advocate Geoffrey Canada, and economist Paul Volcker are among the honorees. Also read about: recipients of honorary degrees, the Rosenberger Medal, and the Graduate School and Medical School ceremonies. |
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College Commencement Ceremony to Follow New Plan Due in part to the large size of the class of 2006, seniors will assemble in front of the First Baptist Church in America, rather than inside. After debating several options, the solution to the space crunch aims to preserve class unity and tradition. The ceremony will be webcast online. |
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Brown Hosts Largest-Ever Gathering of McSweeney's Authors Organized by the Brown Literary Arts program and billed as "literally the most McSweeney's authors in one place, ever," the Rectangular Festival featured nine writers from the publishing company founded by Dave Eggers LitD'05. (Speakers advocated continued independence for the Brown Bookstore; as of May 4, the administration concurred.) |
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Brown Alumni Magazine Receives Seventh Consecutive Case Award The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has honored Brown Alumni Magazine (BAM) with a bronze medal. Since 2000, the BAM has received more than 20 national awards for writing and design. |
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Successful Treatment of Alcoholism Found at The Doctor's Ordinary doctors and nurses can successfully treat alcoholism on an outpatient basis with supervision and medication, reducing the need for costlier, more intensive programs, says a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Robert Swift and Richard Longabaugh, professors of psychiatry and human behavior, were involved in the study. See also Providence Journal* article on this topic. (* Free registration required). |
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Mussel Die-Off Could Predict Trouble for Narragansett Bay A study conducted by Brown researchers finds that mussels, one of Narragansett Bay's best natural filters, died in large numbers after a massive algae bloom blamed for depriving the bay of oxygen in 2001, possibly creating a dangerous cycle that could create worse conditions in the future. See also Providence Journal* and Boston Globe article on this topic. (* Free registration required). |
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Bacterium Makes Nature's Strongest Glue A team of physicists, including assistant professor Jay Tang, has identified nature’s stickiest substance, a natural adhesive from a common bacterium. Its strength is "like something from the world of superheroes." The finding could lead to new and better surgical glues. See also Discovery Channel article and NPR segment on this topic. |
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Cruising for Science From March 28 to May 3, four freshmen, seven graduate students, and faculty members Don Forsyth and Alberto Saal lived and worked aboard the research vessel Knorr while examining the East Pacific Rise, one of the largest seafloor-producing ocean ridges on the planet. Read about their experience and research, and see photos, in a blog created by the freshmen. |
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History's Vital Role In America "The meaning of Patriots Day has slipped from our memory," says professor of history Gordon Wood. Wood argues for the importance of teaching history to our nation's schoolchildren. "Americans have had to invent nationhood," he writes. "We need to recognize how essential a thorough grounding in the history of our nation is for our citizenry." |
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Reunion Weekend: Rejoin Your Community, May 26-28 Browse the highlights below, see the full schedule, or register online. Class-Specific Events, Attendance Lists, and Elections |
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Calling All Brown Med Alumni Don't miss this jam-packed weekend with your classmates! Friday night's Medical School Gala kicks off a weekend of fun for MD alumni. Meet with Dean Eli Adashi at an informal reception before heading to individual class dinners on Saturday night. A detailed schedule and registration forms are online. |
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Affinity Groups Elect New Leadership Members of Brown's Inman Page Black Alumni Council (IPC) and Latino Alumni Council (BULAC) recently cast their votes for leaders who will take office this summer, and the Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance (A4) ballot is about to hit the mail. |
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Kings of The Court: Men's Tennis Wins Ivy Crown The men's tennis team made history by defeating Yale, 4-3, to claim a share of the Ivy League title. The title is the third in the program's existence, and all three have come since 2002. |
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Men's Crew Defeats Three-Time Defending National Champion Harvard
The crew also faced big challenges from Dartmouth, Princeton, Northeastern, and Boston University, emerging with only one loss in their regular season. |
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Brown Basketball Coach Miller Signs with Pennsylvania Coach Glen Miller, who won more games over seven seasons than any coach in Bears history, will become the new basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania. See also Providence Journal* article on this topic. (* Free registration required). |
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