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11/12, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
11/22, Miami, FL
The College Admissions Landscape
(Dean James Miller ’73)
11/12, Pelham, NY
Theatrical Premier:
Virtual JFK
11/13, Houston, TX
What the Election Results Mean for the Economy
(George L. Ball ’60)
11/13, Milwaukee, WI
Happy Hour
11/14, Westport, CT
Duncan Sheik ’92 and
Friends in Concert
11/15, New Haven, CT
Men’s Ice Hockey:
Brown vs. Yale
11/15, Los Angeles, CA
11/18, San Francisco, CA
Global Health
at Brown
(Dean Edward Wing)
11/16, Chicago, IL
Theater: Ruined by
Lynn Nottage ’86
11/17, Baltimore, MD
Brain-Computer Interfaces
(Prof. Leigh
Hochberg ’90)
11/18, Providence, RI
Time for Hope
(Flora Keshgegian)
11/24, Phoenix, AZ
Q&A with Governor Janet Napolitano
12/6, Darien, CT
Wine Tasting
12/6, Madison, WI
Cocktail Party
12/6, Providence, RI
Holiday Tea
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Jack Markell ’82 won the election for Delaware governor by a more than 2-to-1 margin.
Mark Putnam ’86 produced Barack Obama’s primetime special and Michelle Obama's Democratic National Convention bio video.
Home, a novel by Marilynne Robinson ’66, was nominated for a National Book Award.
Josh Friedman ’89 is creator, producer and writer for the TV show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Dan Maffei ’90 is headed to Washington to represent his Syracuse-based district.
In this month’s Fortune magazine: Theresia Gouw Ranzetta ’90 and Hilary Schneider ’82
are “The New Valley Girls;” Meredith Whitney ’92 made the “Most Powerful Women in Business” list; and
Sharon Fay ’82 is one of the highest paid women in the financial sector.
Arthur Horwich ’73, ’75 MD is the first graduate of Brown’s medical school to be elected into the Institute of Medicine. William Linehan ’69 was also made a member.
The Sundance Channel featured Louella Hill ’04 and her efforts to connect people to local foods.
Thirty years after they shared a dorm, Martha Hansen ’82 gave a kidney to save the life of Keeney hallmate and longtime friend Robin Graves ’82.
Thomas Hassan ’78 will be the 14th principal of the 228-year-old Phillips Exeter Academy.
Former LucasArts CEO Randy Komisar ’76 presented an essay for NPR’s “This I Believe.”
(Audio: 4:40 min.)
As president of San Francisco State University, Robert Corrigan ’57 has promoted citizenship among students, built an $18 million endowment and partnered with community businesses.
Lauren Zalaznick ’84 was featured in the New York Times Magazine, credited with the success of the Bravo network.
“Talk to your Parents,” an advertisement for MoveOn.org by Doug Liman ’88, called on young viewers to convince their parents not to vote for the McCain-Palin ticket.
Ecology professor Nalini Nadkarni ’76 talked to NPR's Morning Edition about the use of NASA satellites to study forest ecology.
Today Show contributor Sloan Barnett ’89 wants to help you and your kids create a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet.
“Healing Pool” by Brian Knep ’90, ’92 ScM is featured in the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Filmmaker Andrew Lauren ’91 was featured on the cover of Hampton Style.
JoBeth Williams ’70, best known for her roles in Poltergeist and The Big Chill, stars in American Conservatory Theater’s The Quality of Life.
Michael Seligman ’58 will produce the 81st Academy Awards telecast.
See “Alumni in the News” archive...
Jonathan Coleman ’08.5 started a program that brings Brown professors into prisons to lecture on “Questions of Citizenship.”
The Clinton Global Initiative and Wal-Mart awarded $2,000 grants to four Brown students for community projects, as well as $205,000 to the University to help Dillard University become more environmentally sustainable.
Best-selling author of The Truth About Chuck Norris Ian Spector ’09 is releasing a sequel, entitled Chuck Norris vs. Mr. T: 400 Facts about the Baddest Dudes in the History of Ever.
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Campaign Raises Financial Aid Goal to $400 Million* Sidney Frank Scholar Fatimah K. Asghar ’11 inspired Boston alumni during the first of several events celebrating the launch of an additional $100 million financial aid fundraising effort – bringing the new goal to $400 million. See story and photos. |
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Meet the New Dean of Biology and Medicine In a video message, Dean Edward Wing explains how he will accomplish the Alpert Medical School goals outlined in the Plan for Academic Enrichment. (Video: 3:15 min.) (Image: Ken Zirkel) |
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Pembroke Hall Rededicated to Humanities, Teaching Centers The recently renovated Pembroke Hall is the new home of the Cogut Center for the Humanities and the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women. First dedicated in 1897, the building was the first one erected for the women’s college at Brown. (Image: Warren Jagger) |
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Celebrating Donors and Volunteers in the Brown Community Brown recognizes nearly 40,000 donors and more than 8,000 volunteers who supported the Plan and the University in 2007–08. View your class’s donor and volunteer honor rolls, check participation levels, and read about the Annual Fund’s record-setting year. |
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60 Minutes Features Brown’s Brain Science Research In an in-depth look at technologies that tap directly into the brain, 60 Minutes featured neuroscientist John Donoghue ’79 PhD and bioengineer Leigh Hochberg ’90. BrainGate, developed in Donoghue’s lab, allows paralyzed people to control video games or a robotic arm—using only their thoughts. (Video: 16:30 min.) |
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Lamphere Gives Brown $1 Million Thirty years ago, Louise Lamphere, then a professor of anthropology at Brown, sued the university for sexual discrimination. This year, she gave Brown a $1 million donation to create a visiting professorship in gender studies. |
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Election 2008 Ignites College Hill President Simmons wrote an op-ed for the UK’s Daily Telegraph after waiting in line to cast her vote. Student voters were a strong force in the election, and as president-elect Obama swept the West Coast on Nov. 4, hundreds of exuberant Brown students poured onto the Green. (Image: Kim Perley) |
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Seen on Campus
Actress Laura Linney ’86* [ |
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New York Times Writer Stanley Fish |
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Other Campus Headlines
- President Simmons and Hannah Seligson ’04 are Today Show “Power Women” (Video: 6:30 min.) |
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Geologist Uses NASA Experience to Study Earth* As part of the 50th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Professor James W. Head III ’69 PhD reflected on the links between space exploration and scientists’ understanding of Earth. Head helped to develop the Apollo Space Program. |
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India’s First Moon Mission Takes Professor’s Spectrometer Brown scientist Carle Pieters helped India on its first-ever trip to the moon, a mission that may yield some of the most detailed lunar surface images to date. Pieters is the principal investigator for one of the instruments onboard the highly anticipated unmanned spacecraft. |
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Quahogs: The Zombie Bivalve?* Dead zones in Narragansett Bay may actually benefit the commercially valuable quahog clam, according to research by ecology and evolutionary biology postdoc Andrew Altieri. |
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Election 2008: Brown Voices
Professor Tricia Rose ’93 PhD Discusses Election Results with Brian Lehrer (Audio: 6:35 min.) |
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Dear BASC Volunteers: Thank You! With a new application season under way, Brown thanks the 6,000 alumni volunteers who acted as ambassadors for Brown by interviewing prospective students for the Class of 2012. Learn more about these outstanding volunteers and how you can get involved. |
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New Podcasts: College Admission and Architecture of the Night Dean of Admission James Miller ’73 addresses recent changes in the college admission process, including the elimination of early admission, the role of alumni volunteers, and changes in financial aid, while Professor Dietrich Neumann explores architectural illumination with electric light as a “new building material.” |
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5th through 25th Reunions Are Going Paperless! News, schedules, and other reunion information for the classes of 1984 through 2004 will only be sent electronically this year. Keep your e-mail updated online to be sure you get all the latest. Encourage your friends to do the same! |
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IPC Announces New Officers Newly elected officers of the Inman Page Black Alumni Council (IPC) were inducted on November 1. IPC president Richard Gray ’85, president-elect Rosetta Hillary ’73, treasurer Ellen Hunter ’04, and secretary Tiffani Scott ’98 will serve from 2008–10. |
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A New Era for Men’s Basketball at Brown It was a busy summer for the men’s basketball team. With a new head coach, a European tour and a gym renovation—including a new floor, lighting and spectator seating—the 2008-09 season promises to be an exciting one. Visit the Sports Foundation Web site to watch a video. (Video: 3:38 min.) |
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Women’s Rugby Second at New England Tournament After crushing rival UMass-Amherst 17-0 in the opening round, the women’s rugby team lost to Army later in the day to come in second at the New England Rugby Football Union Championships. (Image: Rebecca Constantine) |
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Football's Offense Stalls for First Loss On Saturday, the football team (5-3, 4-1 Ivy) suffered its first Ivy League loss of the season, when a smothering Yale defense and mistakes by the Brown offense handed the Bears a 13-3 loss. The team is now in a three-way tie atop the Ivy League standings, along with Harvard and Penn. |
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Fencing Team Makes Strong Season Opening at “The Big One” The fencing squad placed at least one fencer in the top 10 in the men’s and women’s foil and saber weapons classes at the first tournament of the season, “The Big One,” also known as the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Fall Invitational at Smith College. |
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Women's Field Hockey Ends Season on Top The women's field hockey team closed the season with an emotional 4-1 victory over Yale, sending out senior teammates Sara Eaton, Natalie Harrington, Ann LeCler, Victoria Sacco, and Tess Stando in triumph. |
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