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10/13, Providence, RI
Homecoming
10/16, Providence, RI
The World of Sports
(Carolyn Thornton-Iannuccilli ’90)
10/22, Washington, DC
’A Long Time Ago’: Reflections on Brown’s Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice
(Prof. James T. Campbell)
10/23, Columbus, OH
Innovations in Brown Engineering
(Dean Gregory P. Crawford)
10/24, Chicago, IL
Thoughts About America’s Continuing Problem with Evolution
(Prof. Kenneth R. Miller ’70 at the Field Museum)
11/4, San Francisco, CA
The Quantum Mechanics of Global Warming
(Prof. Brad Marston)
11/6, New York, NY
Classes of the 1980s Cocktail Hour
11/8, Cleveland, OH
Turning Thoughts to Action
(Prof. John Donoghue ’79 Ph.D.)
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Randy Pausch ’82, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, made national news when he gave his last lecture, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," at Carnegie Mellon University before a packed auditorium.
Christie Hunter ’06 is Bermuda’s Rhodes Scholar and will head to Oxford University.
Steve Ritter ’85 is using computers and cognitive science to help middle school students learn math.
MIT’s Technology Review named Tapan Parikh ’96 Young Innovator Under 35 “Humanitarian of the Year” for his work adapting technologies to address developing world problems.
Howard Frumkin ’77, director of the National Center for Environmental Health’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for Disease Control, is planning an overhaul of government action on climate crises.
Dara Khosrowshahi ’91 talked to the New York Times about growing up in Iran, former employment, and moving to Seattle when he was appointed CEO of Expedia, the online travel company.
Martin McKeon ’80 MAT was chosen as Maine’s Teacher of the Year.
After recovering from an often-fatal traumatic brain injury, Charlie Maddock ’04 started a nonprofit foundation that supports patients who have suffered brain trauma.
David Munro ’85 wrote and directed the movie Full Grown Men, which received positive critical acclaim at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Sheila Ennis ’86, financial mastermind behind the movie, formulated a new funding model that tapped into alternative private investors.
Kirstin Allio ’99 MFA, ’00 MAT is one of five young writers honored in the National Book Foundation’s annual “5 under 35.”
Keith Spiegel ’93 will see his 1997 film The Junior Defenders released direct-to-DVD. Narrated by John Waters, the low-budget indie features former “Brat Pack” actress Allie Sheedy and cameos from celebrities Michael Dukakis, Florence Henderson, Pauly Shore, Kevin Smith, Peter Tork, and more.
Billie Tsien ’71 and her husband Tod Williams have been chosen by the Barnes Foundation to design its new $100 million museum on Philadelphia’s “museum mile.”
Associate Professor of Geological Science Gregory Hirth ’91 PhD has traveled around the globe, but now his research has led him back to College Hill.
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Graduate student Adam Standley, who is seeking to develop a better, cheaper superconductor, received a Rhode Island Innovation Award for "Student Innovator."
A digital music visualizer that uses song lyrics to generate dynamic music videos was launched by Schulyer Maclay, Zachary McCune, Sebastian Gallese, and Nicholas Greenfield (all Class of 2010).
Two generations of Brown actors appeared in an acclaimed performance of The Corn is Green at the Williamstown Theater Festival this summer in Williamstown, Mass. Morgan Ritchie ’10, the son of Broadway actress and Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Burton ’79, joined his mother onstage in his debut performance.
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Brown and RISD Sign Dual-Degree Program Agreement* President Ruth Simmons and Rhode Island School of Design President Roger Mandle signed an agreement to establish a dual-degree program for undergraduates, a step the presidents humorously called “a marriage” they hope will lead to increasingly close ties between the institutions. (* Free registration required.) (Image: Chris Bennett) |
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Brown Annual Fund Welcomes New Co-Chairs Joan Wernig Sorensen ’72 P’06 P’06 and Ralph Rosenberg ’86 began a three-year term as co-chairs of the Brown Annual Fund this summer. They will play a key role in the University’s fundraising efforts for the duration of the Campaign for Academic Enrichment. |
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Lynn Nottage ’86 Receives MacArthur “Genius” Grant Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage ’86 is among the 24 recipients of this year’s MacArthur “Genius” Grants. She will receive $100,000 a year for five years. MacArthur Fellows are chosen on the basis of the winners’ creativity, originality, and potential. |
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President Simmons Defends Academic Freedom Read President Simmons’s stance on a proposed boycott of Israeli academic institutions (subsequently defeated) in a letter (PDF) to the UK’s University and College Union and in remarks at the nation’s oldest synagogue, Touro Synagogue, in Newport, R.I. (See also: Background information from the New York Times) |
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Task Force Seeks Alumni Feedback Brown’s Task Force on Undergraduate Education, charged with examining the current state of the College and making recommendations for its future, invites alumni to complete a brief survey about their Brown experiences. Browse the Task Force web site, read recent BDH coverage, and complete the survey (username: alumni; password: bruno!). |
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Planned Sirens Will Alert Campus in Emergency Outdoor sirens would be the most significant of several efforts by the University to improve crisis communications on campus after the Virginia Tech shootings that killed 33 people in April. |
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Brown to Digitize 19th-Century Panoramic Painting The Brown University Library and the Department of Italian Studies are collaborating to bring the Garibaldi Panorama back to the public eye. Measuring 273 feet, the double-sided watercolor will soon be available online to scholars and students. (Image: Brown University) |
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Other Campus Headlines: - Brown, Princeton to Enhance Post-Katrina Partnership with Dillard University - Providence is Only U.S. Stop for Mars 3-D Exhibit* - Author Edwidge Danticat ’93 MFA Returns to Campus (See also NPR interview) - New “Brown Nation” Student Group to Promote Attendance at Brown Athletic Events (* Free registration required) |
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Bone-Growing Nanomaterial Could Improve Orthopedic Implants Engineer Thomas Webster and his lab have discovered a new material that can be used to make better artificial hips, shoulders, and knees. The research also shows promise for a “smart” implant that can sense and report on bone growth. (Image: Sirinrath Sirivisoot/Brown University) |
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Petri Dish Taken to New Dimensions Brown biomedical engineers have invented a 3-D Petri dish that can grow cells in three dimensions, a method that promises to quickly and cheaply grow cells that can be transplanted into the body or be used to test experimental drugs. (Image: Peter Chai and Anthony Napolitano) |
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Brown Receives $14 million for National Children’s Study* Brown and Women & Infants Hospital have been chosen to participate in an unprecedented nationwide study to identify genetic and environmental factors that lead to health, learning, and behavioral problems such as autism, asthma, diabetes, and obesity. (* Free registration required.) |
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Children of Immigrants Form Ethnic Identity at Early Age Brown researchers have published one of the first longitudinal studies showing that children of first-generation immigrants develop their ethnic identity at an earlier age and that positive ethnic identity is associated with the desire to socialize with children of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. |
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Exhibition Reflects Retiring Feldman After 54 years of teaching at Brown, retiring Professor Emeritus of Art Walter Feldman opened "Recent Works" at the Rockefeller Library. The show is a month-long exhibition of paintings, sculptures, and book art he has created over the past 20 years. |
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Other Faculty and Research Headlines: - Fruit Flies’ Longevity Traced to 14 Brain Cells - Chemists Show How Nature Makes Earth Aroma - Giant Comet May Have Hit Earth During Human Times - Nursing Home Industry Still Segregated, New Report Says (* Free registration required) |
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Homecoming, October 13: It’s So Good to be Back... See Brown and your friends this Saturday at Homecoming! Cheer on the Brown Bears, enjoy great food and drink at the Alumni Homecoming Pub, and see what’s new on campus. See full schedule online. (Image: Constance Brown) |
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Discover the Power of Your Brown Network Explore BRUnet, the next-generation online career network for alumni and students. Use BRUnet to find contacts, become a BRUnet volunteer... or both! From pre-graduation to post-retirement, BRUnet is an invaluable resource for every career stage. Log in or learn more. |
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Know a Distinguished Graduate School Grad? Nominate him/her for the Horace Mann Medal by November 1. Awarded annually to a distinguished alumnus or alumna of Brown’s Graduate School, the medal will be conferred at next May’s Commencement. See criteria and previous winners. |
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Is Your Reunion in May ’08? If So, Check in to Win! Review and confirm or update your 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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Women’s Crew Championship Team Honored at White House* The 2007 Brown women's crew championship team was recently welcomed and congratulated at the White House by President Bush for its National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division One championship win. Also present were Chancellor Emeritus Art Joukowsky ’55, Marcia Hooper ’77, Professor Emeritus Arlene Gorton ’52, and Athletic Director Mike Goldberger. See video. (* Free registration required.) |
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Men’s Soccer Has Seven-Game Undefeated Streak; Falls to BU, 1-0 In collegiate soccer, going undefeated is nearly unheard of. The men’s soccer team was far from pleased when the Terriers snapped the Bears’ season-opening seven-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory. (Image: Ashley Hess) |
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Dee-fense For the past two seasons, the Brown football team has been able to turn to a star player to lead the way. By contrast, this year’s veterans will need to keep opposing teams out of the end zone while Brown’s less experienced offense matures. |
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Equestrian Team Begins New Season with a First-Place Finish The Bears began the 2007-08 season with a first-place finish, earning 42 points to top a strong effort from fellow Region 1 power Connecticut and host Rhode Island. |
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Toman ’11 Kills in Her Debut at Volleyball’s Miami Tourney Selected to the all-tournament team and named the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Week, Megan Toman ’11 started her college career by notching a double-double against the University of Delaware, including 23 kills in two games – nine against a highly regarded Miami team. |
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