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5/10, Cleveland, OH
Presidential Contenders: Who’ll Survive?
(Prof. Wendy Schiller)
5/10, Boston, MA
“A Taste of Brown” Scholarship Benefit
5/10, Milwaukee, WI
Alumni Happy Hour
5/14, New York City, NY
Class of ’50s and ’60s Dinner
5/14, Washington, DC
Young Alumni Potluck
5/17, Boston, MA
Spring Wine Tasting
5/24, Las Vegas, NV
Cocktail Hour
5/25-27, Providence, RI
Brown Reunion Weekend
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2007 Pulitzer Prizes went to Marc Maremont ’80 and James Bandler ’89 of The Wall Street Journal, and Usha Lee McFarling ’89 of the Los Angeles Times.
Masi Oka ’97 is featured on the cover of Wired.
Researcher Aparna Nadig ’04 Ph.D. has found a possible early indicator of autism in infants.
Lauren Zalaznick ’84, president of Bravo network, and Tom Scott ’89, president of Plum TV, were honored in Details' annual “Mavericks” issue.
Sloan Lindemann-Barnett ’89 is introducing eco-friendly household cleansers and health-care products through Tupperware-style parties.
Emily Miller ’05 and her band, the Sweetback Sisters, took second place in the "Talented Twenty-Somethings" contest on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion.
Photography by Taryn Simon ’97 is on view at the Whitney museum.
Richard Heller ’74 and Craig Jacobson ’74 were profiled in Variety as top Hollywood legal talent.
The recently-launched MySpace News is based on more than three years of work by Brian Norgard ’03 and Dan Gould ’01.
Sean Heywood ’00 and Kumi Walker ’00 own and operate Mr., a barbershop and bar/lounge for professional men in San Francisco.
After almost a decade, editor and poet Deborah Gottlieb Garrison ’86 has come out with her second book.
After 20 years on Wall Street, Jack Schwager ’72 A.M. is about to list the first vehicle to invest solely in managed funds.
Lisa Birnbach ’78 received two Gracie Awards for her radio show.
The musical Michelangelo, by former priest Enrico Garzilli ’70 Ph.D.*, is being produced by Opera Providence. He has another work heading for Broadway next spring.
Director Doug Liman ’88 recalled Brown’s impact on his life in a film festival keynote.
Nancy Northup ’81, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, was interviewed on NPR about the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion.
William Owen ’77 has been named president of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.
Catherine Billon ’85 has founded RiverWired.com, a social networking community for an eco-friendly audience.
Carl Palmer ’95 co-runs Beartooth Capital, a small private equity group that seeks to bring together the divergent worlds of private capital and land conservation.
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Madeleine Andersen ’06.5 will start an ESL program at a school run by a women's cooperative in Guatemala.
Brad Weinberg ’03, ’09 M.D. and Rajiv Kumar ’05, ’09 M.D. won the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition.
The New Directors Festival, produced by Elliot Quick ’07 and James Rutherford ’07, showcased the talent of Brown student theater.
Students in Engineers Without Borders are committed to using engineering in a socially responsible way.
Filmmakers Evan Pulvers ’10, Jing Xu ’10, Shruti Parekh ’10, and Sarah Gibson ’10 retraced the Civil Rights movement over spring break.
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| Register Today for Reunion 2007! Reunion Weekend is May 25-27! Online registration is fast and easy. Find information about new alumni forums, useful planning resources, and more on the Brown Alumni Association Web site. |
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Class Sizes Shrink, Enhancing Faculty-Student Interaction Overall class sizes have decreased as part of the Plan for Academic Enrichment’s effort to improve faculty-student interaction. Due to the expansion of the faculty, the number of classes with enrollment from 11 to 20 and from 21 to 50 has risen significantly over the last six years. |
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Humanities Lecture Series Kicks Off With President Simmons President Simmons urged the involvement of humanists in a broad array of disciplines in the Cogut Center’s Inaugural Invitational Lecture in the Humanities. The series aims to allow the Brown community to learn from University faculty. |
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Wall Street Journal: Alumnus Bequest Provides Financial Aid to More Than 40 Students Edgar Lanpher ’19 remembered Brown in his will with a modest gift of stock. A recent Wall Street Journal feature story tracks the impact of the scholarship fund he created with his bequest. |
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Class of 1982 Sets 25th Reunion Record The Class of 1982 made history last month by surpassing the previous Brown Annual Fund 25th Reunion giving record of $2,001,821. With just a few weeks left before Reunion Weekend, they are poised to achieve their $2.5 million goal. |
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Brown Celebrates 239th Commencement, Alumni Reunions On May 25-27, nearly 20,000 friends, family members, and alumni will participate in the events of Commencement and Reunion Weekend. Honorary degrees will go to Stanley Aronson, founding dean of Brown’s medical school; Nobel laureate Craig Mello ’82; sportscaster Chris Berman ’77; actress Kate Burton ’79; blues legend B.B. King; and others. |
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Regional Councils to Guide University’s International Pursuits Regional advisory councils around the world will help the University identify opportunities, build visibility, and raise funds to support its internationalization effort. The internationalization committee is also considering a center to coordinate the University’s global health activities, an Africa development center, and other projects. |
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Third World Center Turns 30 Years Old The College Green is still a center of small-scale protest, but 30 years ago a series of student-led demonstrations on campus and a two-day occupation of University Hall compelled Brown to create the Third World Center. |
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Brown’s Energy Conservation Effort Moves Forward* Brown is developing a plan to become more “green” and reduce its carbon dioxide pollution. The University’s Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee has released a list of goals and strategies. (* Free registration required.) |
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Doctorow Discusses Literature, Religion, and Doubt Author E.L. Doctorow spoke on campus about the difference between the literary and the scriptural, and the role of doubt and religion in civilization and democracy. |
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Other Campus Headlines: - Tutoring Program Bonds Disabled Adults, Students - Harvey Pekar Headlines Comic Art Conference - Online Course Registration System is Launched - RI College Officials Scrutinize Safety Plans* - Superconductivity Symposium Brings Nobel Laureates to Campus - Venezuela’s Ambassador Defends His Government* (* Free registration required) |
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Morphine Causes Surprising Change in the Brain Morphine stops a synapse-strengthening process in the brain, according to research by Brown scientist Julie Kauer that supports the idea that addiction is a disease of learning and memory. This startlingly persistent effect may provide a target for treatments of addiction. |
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Protein Lubricin Has Role in Joints A team led by Brown physician and engineer Gregory Jay discovered that the protein lubricin in synovial fluid not only reduces friction but also boosts resiliency in joints – a finding that may lead to new treatments for arthritis. |
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Black Bloggers Motivate Their Audiences In the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers in the blogosphere, Brown researcher Antoinette Pole assessed how bloggers of color use their medium for purposes related to politics. See the news release. |
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Calculating Paradise: The Economics of Hyper-Growth Brown economist Rachel Friedberg looks at Turks and Caicos, one of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing economies, as a case study on the economics of hyper-growth. Real GDP is growing at more than 14 percent, faster than China’s growth of about 10 percent per year. |
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God Emphasized in New Diet Program for Black Women Mainstream diet programs may not resonate with black women who focus on strengthening their families, communities, and churches. Brown researchers are developing a program for black women, called SisterTalk, that emphasizes improving health as a way to better serve God. |
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Other Faculty and Research Headlines: - Biologists Prove Critical Step in Membrane Fusion - Nanotextured Implant Materials Are Blending In, Not Fighting Back - Professor and Poet Laureate Michael Harper Provides Needed Poetry - Lewis Lipsitt Hopes to Understand Virginia Tech Tragedy* (* Free registration required) |
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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 and easy. More reunion information can be found online.
Educational Programs: NEW Alumni Forums! |
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Reunion Giving on Record-Setting Pace Reunion weekend is fast approaching, and already several classes have broken or are on the verge of breaking fundraising records. Visit the reunion giving Web site to check class progress, and don't forget to make your Brown Annual Fund gift before May 26! |
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Baseball Wins First Ivy Championship After Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Penn (1-0, 20-6), the baseball team is the Ivy League Champion for the first time. Jeff Dietz ’08 pitched a three-hitter, striking out 10 batters. Devin Thomas ’07 blasted his 15th grand slam of the year, breaking Brown’s single-season record. |
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Zak DeOssie ’07 Drafted by NFL The New York Giants selected senior Zak DeOssie, Brown’s three-time All-Ivy linebacker, as its fourth-round pick in the NFL draft. DeOssie’s father, Steve, suited up for five of his 12 NFL seasons with the Giants, including the Super Bowl-winning team in 1990. |
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Bears Dedicate Murray Stadium The baseball team officially dedicated its home field, Murray Stadium, recognizing the contributions of Suzanne and Terrence Murray and their children, Paula Murray McNamara ’84 and Christopher D. Murray ’94. President Simmons, Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger, and Corporation fellow Elizabeth Zopfi Chace ’59 joined the family for the ceremonial first pitch. See photo gallery from dedication. |
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Men’s Golf Records Best-Ever Finish at Ivy Championships The men’s golf team took second place in the Ivy League Golf Championship at just 10 strokes behind the University of Pennsylvania. The second-place finish is the highest Brown has ever placed in the Ivy League. |
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Women Ruggers Slog Past Competition to Claim Ivy Tournament Ranked fifth heading into the Ancient Eight tournament, the women’s rugby club defeated three teams in two days to take the championship, dispatching Yale in the final, 14-0. |
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Other Sports Headlines: - Women’s Crew Continues to Dominate - Women’s Tennis Has First Winning Ivy Record Since 2003 - Brown’s Athletic Program Receives NCAA Certification - Women’s and Men’s Track Shine at Husky Spring Invitational |
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