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4/11, New York City, NY
Classes of the ’80s Cocktail Hour
4/11–15, Providence, RI
Ivy Film Festival
4/18, Houston, TX
4/19, Austin, TX
The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness
(Prof. Michael Stein, M.D.)
4/25, New York City, NY
Dave Binder Concert
4/25, Providence, RI
Dining Mediterranean Style
(Prof. Mary Flynn)
4/27, Portland, OR
Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul
(Prof. Kenneth Miller)
4/28, Seattle, WA
A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution
(Prof. Kenneth Miller)
4/29, Washington, DC
Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History
(Prof. James Morone)
4/29, Rye, NY
Climate and Human- Induced Changes in New England Estuaries
(Prof. Warren L. Prell)
5/3, Dallas, TX
Guest Workers, Free Trade, and the Making of U.S. Immigration Policy
(Prof. Matthew Garcia)
5/5, Providence, RI
Brown Athletic Hall of Fame Induction
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Dr. Griffin Rodgers ’76, ’79 M.D. was appointed director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
The TV version of radio's This American Life with Ira Glass ’81 premiered last month on Showtime.
2007 Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded to Sarah Oppenheimer ’95, Mary Louise Roberts ’91 Ph.D., and Daniel Rodgers ’64, who are on the faculty at (respectively) Yale, Wisconsin, and Princeton.
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr ’94 was honored with a CBS Jefferson Award for her work with public high school students in low-income communities.
Josh Marshall ’93 MA, ’03 Ph.D. and his blog, Talking Points Memo, are featured in an article about the way blogs are reshaping journalism.
After a stroke at the age of two, Eli Wolff ’00 went on to become a star soccer player while working to level the playing field for disabled athletes around the world.
Tyler Denmead ’98*, founder and director of New Urban Arts, an after-school arts studio for high school students, is leaving to study at the University of Cambridge.
David Gockley ’65, ’93 D.F.A. hon., director of the San Francisco Opera, has helped ink a deal with a local radio station to broadcast the company’s operas for the first time in 25 years.
Peter Allgeier ’69, visiting deputy US trade representative, met with Chinese officials to help move the stalled Doha global trade negotiations forward.
A new memoir by Glasgow Phillips ’92, The Royal Nonesuch, chronicles his last 10 years - since his move to Los Angeles with the insurance payout from a motorcycle crash.
Michael Chorost ’87 wrote Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human and was featured in a PBS documentary about the cochlear implant in his skull that allows him to hear.
Benjamin Percy ’01 has won the $10,000 Plimpton Prize for the best work of fiction published in The Paris Review, for his story Refresh, Refresh.
U.S. database software provider Sybase Inc., which has bought nine companies in the last four years, is continuing its acquisition spree, says Chief Executive John Chen ’78.
In a Washington Post op-ed, Richard Holbrooke ’62 examines Russia’s reaction to likely phased independence for Kosovo.
Sean Morey ’99 signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
Daniel Orenstein Ph.D. ’06 discusses what he calls a “failure” in the Israeli environmental movement in an op-ed published in Israel’s Ha’aretz newspaper.
Cocalero, the first documentary by Alejandro Landes ’03, follows Bolivian President Evo Morales’s populist campaign.
New York Magazine named Jonathan Van Gieson ’96 (“Jonny Porkpie”) and his wife Christina Nicosia ’98 (“Nasty Canasta”) as Best Burlesque in their “Best of New York 2007” issue.
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Caitie Whelan ’07.5 was named a 2007 Truman Scholar.
Participants in the Adolescent Leadership Council, a program at Hasbro Children’s Hospital that pairs chronically ill teenagers with student mentors from Brown* who are also chronically ill, produced a mural that reflects the complexities of their lives.
The Village Voice spotlights work by Ann Marie Healy GS in a weekly column featuring favorite playwrights.
Elizabeth O’Neill ’08 spent spring break hitchhiking from the U.K. to Morocco to raise money for education in Africa.
Henry Shepherd ’08 is creating a networking Web site for students, academics, journalists, and policy makers interested in international affairs.
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| Register Today for Reunion 2007! Reunion Weekend is May 25-27. Fast and easy online registration is now open. Find event details, useful planning information, and more on the BAA Web site. |
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Robert A.M. Stern to Design New Fitness Center * Plans are underway for the construction of Brown’s Jonathan Nelson Fitness Center, slated to open in 2010. A $45 million project, the 65,000-square-foot center will be designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and will transform the University's fitness and recreation offerings. (* Free registration required.) (photo: Peter Goldberg) |
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Simmons Gives $20,007 toward Senior Class Gift President Ruth Simmons is apparently feeling especially optimistic about this graduating class. Simmons, who in years past donated an amount equal to the seniors' graduating year - $2,004, $2,005, $2,006 - this year announced that she will give $20,007 to the '07 class gift campaign. |
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Campaign Nears $1 Billion Ahead of Schedule Now more than halfway to completion, the Campaign for Academic Enrichment is ahead of pace. As of March 21, the campaign had raised over $960 million – 68 percent of its $1.4 billion goal - with 54 percent of the campaign time elapsed. |
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2:1 GOLD Match Ends April 30 Until April 30, two anonymous Brown parents will provide a 2:1 match on any Brown Annual Funds gifts from graduates of the last decade. |
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Invest in Brown’s Growing Endowment A recent private letter ruling by the Internal Revenue Service provides Brown alumni and friends with life income gifts an opportunity to participate directly in the University’s endowment through a qualifying charitable remainder trust. For more information, visit the Office of Planned Giving online. |
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Three from Brown are 2007 Gates Cambridge Scholars Of 48 recipients from the United States, Brown will send three Gates Cambridge Scholars to study at the University of Cambridge in England this year - Kate Brandt ’07, Ariana Green ’04, and Eric Koskinen GS. (photo: Sean T. McHugh, Cambridge in Colour Photography) |
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Grant Expands Brown Collaboration with Providence Schools * Brown has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation to help enrich science programs in Providence schools. The grant will support fellowships for physics, geology, and engineering graduate students to lead hands-on, inquiry-based lessons in area high schools and elementary schools. (* Free registration required.) |
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Chinese Ambassador Speaks on U.S.-China Relations Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, delivered a lecture on China’s foreign policy and its relationship with the United States. Watch archived webcast on C-SPAN or Watson Institute Web site. |
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Committee Appointed to Plan for Study of Slavery A committee to design a major academic initiative related to slavery and justice – one of the first steps toward implementing the University’s response to its historic ties to slavery – was announced by the University on April 3. |
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Saving Libraries from Digital Destruction * Harriette Hemmasi, University librarian, writes about the digitization of rare books and archival material and its effect on scholarship and libraries. (* Free registration required.) |
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Other Campus Headlines: - $1M Grant Establishes College Advising Corps - Exhibits Show Links to Slave Trade - Admission Rate Drops to Record Low of 13.5% - Former Brazilian President Says Brazil is Unique in Latin America - Lance Williams ’72 Talks about Reporting BALCO Steroids Scandal - Student Art Show Spans Media |
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Five Brown Professors Named Guggenheim Fellows Five members of the Brown University faculty have been awarded 2007 Guggenheim Fellowships, the most ever awarded at Brown in a single year. The new fellows are selected on the basis of distinguished achievement and exceptional promise. |
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New Recommendations Call for MRI in Breast Cancer According to clinical trial results, MRI scans after a breast cancer diagnosis can significantly improve the chances of detecting cancer in the opposite breast. Constantine Gatsonis, director of the Center for Statistical Sciences at Brown, was the lead statistician for the trial. See also Boston Globe article on this topic and WBZ Radio interview. (Photo: John Abromowski) |
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Playwright Paula Vogel Juggles Teaching and Writing Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and professor of English, discusses her love of the theater, her life as a female playwright, and her excitement about teaching Brown's independent students in two recent profiles: San Diego Union-Tribune, InNewsweekly.com |
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Charles Carpenter Receives Top Internal Medicine Award The Association of Professors of Medicine recently recognized Professor Carpenter’s extraordinary 51-year career in internal medicine with its top award. A leader in international AIDS research, Carpenter has also been a revered mentor for generations of Brown Medical School students. |
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Radiofrequency Method Zaps Lung Tumors A minimally invasive procedure called radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an effective treatment for patients with inoperable lung cancer, according to research led by Damian Dupuy, director of ablation at Rhode Island Hospital and professor of diagnostic imaging at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown. |
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Flipping Flapjax onto Javascript Computer science researchers at Brown have produced a new programming language designed for modern client-based Web applications. Flapjax is built on top of JavaScript, so its syntax is simple to learn and it runs in virtually any Web browser without plug-ins or other downloads. |
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Other Faculty and Research Headlines: - Anthropologists as ... Military Advisors? (Video) - Chromium 6: A Killer Compound with an Improbable Trigger - Khrushchev Analyzes China-Russia Summit on Reuters TV - As Climate Changes, So Does Forest Industry |
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Choose Leaders for Brown and Your Alumni Community Alumni Election 2007 polls are open! Your participation will decide the next four alumni trustees and your Brown Alumni Association leaders. If you opted for online voting, you’ve received your voting link; if not, your ballot is on its way. |
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Reunion Weekend Is Almost Here - Register Now! Rejoin your Brown community of friends on campus May 25, 26, and 27! If your class year ends in 2 or 7, be sure to contact classmates and finalize your plans to attend. Online registration is fast, easy, and free. More reunion information can be found online. Class-Specific Events |
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Reunion Giving Fuels Brown Annual Fund’s Success Reunion gifts comprise one-third of the Brown Annual Fund each year, and several reunion classes are on track to break fundraising records. Visit the reunion giving Web site to check class progress and make your Brown Annual Fund gift before May 27. |
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Get Back Into the Classroom Want to learn more about “The Making of US Immigration Policy?” “Presidential Contenders: Who'll Survive?” Or “The Biology of Behavior?” Nine different faculty are slated to discuss these topics and more in 13 cities in the coming weeks. |
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Register Now for the Brown Spring Forum, April 27-29, 2007 “Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Technology” will feature SEC Commissioner Annette Nazareth ’78 and panels on alternative energies and climate change, the changing U.S. economy, and new entrepreneurship. Speakers include Brown faculty, alumni, and industry figures. See full agenda and register online. |
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No. 1 Women’s Crew Dominates Princeton, OSU, and Harvard The women's rowing team dominated in its first two competitions, winning nine of 10 races against Princeton, Ohio State University, and Harvard. The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association rated the Bears No. 1 in the country with 475 points. |
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Women’s Rugby Film Is More Than Travelogue When the Bears became the first non-African women’s rugby team to play in East Africa last year, they brought along a video camera. The resulting documentary highlights many commonalities, including obstacles facing women who want to play the game. |
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Men’s Golf Battles for Best-Ever Finish at Yale Invitational Playing in subfreezing wind-chill conditions that were deemed unplayable for baseball on the Yale campus, the Brown men's golf team earned their best finish ever at the Yale Invitational, placing fourth overall, just five shots out of first place. |
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Academic Achievements The Ivy League released its winter list of Academic All-Ivy honorees, with 10 Brown student-athletes recognized. |
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Leading Team in Batting, Eno ’08 Makes 'the Cut' After walking onto the team as a sophomore last year, J.J. Eno ’08 is known for his smooth and balanced left-handed swing. He batted .207 in limited action last year, but this spring Eno leads the team with a .368 average after seven games. |
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