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9/15, Pittsburgh, PA
9/16, Philadelphia, PA
Architecture of the Night
(Prof. Dietrich Neumann)
9/15, Seattle, WA
Orienteering with the Cascade Club
9/16, Washington, DC
9/18, Baltimore, MD
Book Club Meetings
9/24, Paris, France
The Quest for Peace in the Ancient World
(Prof. Kurt Raaflaub)
9/28, Chicago, IL
A Night at the Theater with Sarah Ruhl ’97: Passion Play: a cycle
9/28, San Francisco, CA
Women In Politics
(Prof. Jennifer Lawless)
9/29, Champaign, IL
Pre-Game Football Tailgate Party: Illinois vs. Penn State
10/3, Providence, RI
The Rediscovered Map Collection at the John Hay Library
(Thomas Stieve)
10/4, New York City, NY
Fall Kickoff Party
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Lisa Strausfeld ’86 was profiled in BusinessWeek magazine for her innovative redesign and data visualization of the Gallup Organization’s Web site.
Cutting-edge developer Sean Cummings ’87 attracted both praise and skepticism with his recent New Orleans redevelopment proposal.
R. Christopher deCharms ’88 is the founder and chief executive of Omneuron, a start-up exploring the use of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to treat chronic pain, addiction, and other conditions.
Yahoo’s new “global partner solutions” division will be led by Hilary Schneider ’82, a fast-rising protégée of Yahoo President Susan Decker.
David Schmittlein ’77 will be the new dean of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, the first since 1966 to be recruited from outside MIT.
Adam Werbach ’95 is trying to turn Wal-Mart green, one associate at a time.
From high tech to the high seas, Patrick Helsingius ’84 follows his dream as captain of Go Fish, a sport fishing charter.
Peter Nachtrieb ’97 won one of the country’s most prestigious playwriting awards for Hunter Gatherers.
Christine Montross ’06 M.D., ’07 M.M.Sc. wrote her book Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab while a medical student at Brown.
Filmmakers Liz Garbus ’92 and Rory Kennedy ’91 contributed episodes to the HBO series The Addiction Project, which won the Governors Award at this year’s Emmys.
Olympian Joanna Zieger ’92 won the Boulder Peak Triathlon despite soaring temperatures.
A new book by Eric Jay Dolin ’83, Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, is receiving positive reviews.
Jonathan Nelson ’77 is leading Providence Equity Partners to invest in an NBC Universal/News Corporation joint venture to speed the arrival of TV and movies on the Web.
Janet Dillione ’81 of Siemens Medical Solutions is named one of the most powerful women in the technology channel by VARBusiness Magazine.
Robert E. Somol Jr. ’82 has been named director of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture.
George Morfogen ’54 played the role of Egeus and Tim Blake Nelson ’86 that of Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Corali Lopez-Castro ’87, only the second woman president of the Cuban American Bar Association, has received the Florida Bar President’s Award of Merit.
Ted Turner ’60, whose buffalo-ranch holdings are considered to be the world’s largest, was inducted into the National Buffalo Hall of Fame.
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Research by medical student Vincent Criscione and Professor Martin Weinstock shows that a once-rare type of skin cancer is on the rise in the United States.
Doctoral student in sociology Laura Senier and William Yandik of the Environmental Studies Program are 2007 Switzer Environmental Fellows.
Daniel Schensul, a doctoral candidate in sociology, was awarded a fellowship by the American Council of Learned Societies.
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Merger of Hospital Partners Could Benefit Medical School Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences Eli Y. Adashi notes that the rising stature of the Warren Alpert Medical School and the proposed merger of the state’s two largest health care systems could help Brown create a world-class academic medical center. |
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Internationalization Effort Takes Shape in Report Aiming to establish Brown among the world’s top universities, a report released Monday calls for the University to invest significantly over the next several years in new initiatives designed to highlight its international strengths. |
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Working Group on Graduate Education Convenes Dean of the Graduate School Sheila Bonde is convening a group this fall to examine the size and scope of the Graduate School and the critical role of research in graduate training and support. |
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A Record-Setting 2006-2007 Brown Annual Fund Fueled by the power of three challenges, 34,316 Brown Annual Fund donors contributed $34.6 million in 2006-2007, achieving historic firsts in participation and dollars to support the Plan for Academic Enrichment. |
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Convocation Kicks Off 244th Academic Year After the traditional procession through the Van Wickle Gates, author and professor Arnold Weinstein and President Simmons addressed the Class of 2011. This year Brown welcomed 1,486 first-year students, 463 graduate students, 112 medical students, 56 transfer students, and eight Resumed Undergraduate Education students. See also: the President’s welcome to first year students and families. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Weinstein) |
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Simmons: Touro Synagogue Letters Yield Hope, Irony* President Simmons wove together topics of freedom, slavery, historical consonance, and Israeli current events at the annual reading of the historic Touro Synagogue congregation’s correspondence with George Washington. (* Free registration required.) |
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Summertime Construction Clears Way for The Walk* The relocation of the historic Peter Green House marked the University’s first step in the construction of The Walk, a series of linked green spaces that will provide a connection between main campus and the Pembroke campus. See the video. (* Free registration required.) (Image: Brown University) |
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Brown Launches First-of-its-Kind Program in Barcelona The Consortium for Advanced Studies begins its inaugural year as the first fully integrated higher education program in Barcelona. The collaborative initiative involving Brown, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, Cornell, Harvard, and Princeton, directly enrolls students at three distinguished Spanish universities. |
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American (Mathematicians) in Paris The math departments at Brown and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) are launching a collaborative program to immerse graduate students in two scientific cultures as they travel from home to their host institution. |
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Other Campus Headlines: - Medical Students Pursue Scholarship Outside Textbooks* - Student Garden Sprouts As Part of Sustainable Food Initiative - New Summer Reading Program Gets Positive Reviews |
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Reconstructing Petra Professor Martha Sharp Joukowsky ’58 was recently profiled at length in Smithsonian magazine. The archaeologist is in her last season at Petra, continuing her 15-year project excavating and partially restoring the Great Temple. |
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Motorized Prosthetic Mimics Muscle Movement, Quickens Strides for War Veterans Researchers from Brown, MIT, and the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center have unveiled the first motor-powered prosthetic foot, which can relax or stiffen in response to changing terrain. (Image: Webb Chappell) |
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Cat Has A Sense For Patients’ Final Hours* In an article for the New England Journal of Medicine, Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School Assistant Professor David M. Dosa described the uncanny prophecies of Oscar, a cat who has foretold the deaths of more than 25 nursing home residents. (* Free registration required.) |
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New Tattoo Ink Makes Skin Art Removable Edith Mathiowitz, professor of medical science and engineering, has spent more than a decade devising microcapsules that can deliver medications to patients. Now her research will also create the world’s first durable but removable tattoo ink. |
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Giving New Life to Protests of Yore Mark Tribe, assistant professor of modern culture and media studies, organized a series of Vietnam War-era protest speech re-enactments. They join the growing subgenre of historical re-enactments as performance art, but Tribe also views them as a genuine form of protest. |
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Next-Generation Neurotechnology Wins Grant and Awards A $6.5 million research grant will take Brown’s award-winning BrainGate program to the next level. BrainGate’s creator, neuroscientist John Donoghue ’79 Ph.D., won the prestigious K.J. Zulch Prize*, and the invention was named one of the most innovative products of the year by R&D Magazine. (* Free registration required.) (Image: Brown University) |
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The Changing Face of Black America John Logan, professor of sociology and director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4), reported on NPR that he found 17 percent of growth in the U.S. black population between 1990 and 2000 was due to immigration from Africa, the Caribbean, and other areas. (Audio) |
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Mold and Moods A new public health study led by Associate Professor of Community Health Edmond Shenassa has found that mold isn’t just a costly and unsightly blight on homes; it may also be linked to higher rates of depression. |
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Other Faculty and Research Headlines: - Child’s Play Has Become Anything But Simple - Doctor Leads Human Rights Quest* - Professor Named One of World’s Top Technology Innovators - NIH Money to Support Genome Research* - Cranberry Juice Could Boost Ovarian Cancer Treatment - Only One In Ten Hospice Patients Referred ‘Too Late,’ Study Shows - Physicians Must Be Cautious with Anti-Psychotic Medication For Children - Ted Widmer’s Recent NY Times Op-eds: “Reconsideration: George Bush I” | “Little America” (* Free registration required) |
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Discover the Power of Your Brown Network The BAA has launched BRUnet, the next generation online career network for alumni and students. Use BRUnet to find contacts, or be a BRUnet volunteer – or both. From pre-graduation to post-retirement, it’s an invaluable resource for every career stage! Log in or learn more. |
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Is Your Reunion in May ’08? If So, Check in to Win! Your 2008 Reunion Guide is on its way to your mailbox. Review and confirm or update your included contact info by October 15 and you could win a reunion event package! Reply online or by mail. Enter to win today! |
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Homecoming, October 13: It’s So Good to be Back... See Brown and your friends again at this fall’s Homecoming! Cheer on the Brown Bears; enjoy great food and drink at the Alumni Homecoming Pub and great activities on campus. Make plans now and check online regularly for schedule additions. (Image: Constance Brown) |
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BAA Annual Meeting – October 12, 2007 All alumni are welcome to attend the BAA’s annual meeting, and enjoy lunch, at noon on campus. To RSVP, and for confirmation of the location, e-mail Nancy Gray by October 5. Learn more about the BAA. |
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Fall Sports Tickets on Sale Now The Brown Athletics Ticket Office is accepting orders for 2007 Brown football and soccer tickets. Call 401 863-2773 to order. A highlight from the upcoming season: the football team will play its first-ever night game at Harvard. |
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Star Gymnast Clinches Gold, Turns Pro A floor performance by Alicia Sacramone ’10 clinched U.S. victory at the world gymnastics championships last week. With her sights set on the 2008 Olympics, Sacramone announced yesterday that she must forfeit her NCAA eligibility to pursue endorsements and sponsorships. See also: USA Today interview with Sacramone. |
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Pitcher Jeff Dietz ’08 Signs with Diamondbacks Reigning Ivy League Pitcher of the Year Jeff Dietz has signed a professional contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The senior will take classes at Brown this fall and graduate, then begin his professional career in the spring. |
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Bears to Watch During the Fall Season Now that you’ve filled your calendars with all the can’t-miss games, here are the top players to keep an eye on. |
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B2 Networks to Broadcast Brown Sports A new partnership between B2 Networks and Brown University Athletics will bring more than 120 home games from 13 varsity sports to a worldwide audience this fall. |
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