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4/16, Atlanta, GA
Tour of China’s Terracotta Army Exhibit
4/19, Cos Cob, CT
Exploring with NASA
(Prof. Jack Mustard)
4/19, Ardsley, NY
4/28, Providence, RI
The Addict
(Prof. Michael Stein)
4/20, Washington, DC
Ensuring Academic Excellence at Brown
4/22, Providence, RI
4/29, Boston, MA
Global Health at Brown
(Dean Edward Wing)
4/23, New York City, NY
Fashion and Life Passions
4/25, Providence, RI
Brown Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
4/29, New Haven, CT
Restoring Movement in Humans With Paralysis
(Prof. John Donoghue ’79 PhD)
5/2, Providence, RI
The State of Our Economy
(Prof. David Weil ’82 and Beth Kobliner ’86)
5/2, Houston, TX
Dragon Boat Races
5/13, Chicago, IL
Ensuring Academic Excellence at Brown
5/19, New York, NY
America’s Continuing Problem with Evolution
(Prof. Kenneth Miller ’70)
5/22, Providence, RI
Young Alumni Pre-Campus Dance Party
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Campus Dance
5/22-24, Providence, RI
Reunion Weekend ’09
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Thomas Perez ’83 has been nominated to lead the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department.
Sculptor and former RISD provost Jay Coogan ’80 has been named president of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Playwright Jordan Harrison ’03 MFA and Brown professor Tara Nummedal received 2009 Guggenheim fellowships.
The Associated Press produced a tribute to Michael Bhatia ’99 (Part I, II), a gifted scholar who was killed by an IED in Afghanistan last year.
Kimberly Ovitz ’05 and her clothing line were featured in W Magazine.
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee ’75, Attorney General Patrick Lynch ’87, and Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts ’78 are gearing up for the Rhode Island gubernatorial election, while Providence Mayor David Cicilline ’83* announced via YouTube that he will instead seek a third term.
Valerie Gates ’88 is trading marketing design for local food and Community Supported Agriculture shares.
Wendell Pritchett ’86 has been named chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden.
BASC interviewer David Marcus ’82 writes about why rejection from a first-choice university can help prepare a student for the realities of life.
Jay Clarke ’91 AM, ’99 PhD was appointed Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs by the Clark Art Institute.
In a New York Times op-ed, Christine Montross ’06 MD, ’07 ScM argues that dissecting cadavers offers irreplaceable medical experience.
Former Goldman Sachs trader Jihan Bowes-Little ’02 has recorded his first rap album.
Vanessa Vadim ’91 is the environmental advice columnist at the Mother Nature Network.
Lidless, a play by Francis Ya-Chu Cowhig ’05, was chosen out of 650 submissions to win the Yale Drama Series for playwriting.
Perry Hoffmeister ’88 has been named head of U.S. investment banking by Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest brokerage firm.
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Graduate student Chenjie Xu and chemistry professor Shouheng Sun have discovered a new way to target and fight breast cancer cells.
A team of three Brown undergraduates won second prize in this year’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition for their development of a cheap, recycled-materials solar oven to be distributed across Africa.
Fifteen Brown students are 2009 Royce Fellows.
Graduate student Caitlin Chazen and Brown geologists are aboard the Knorr in the Pacific searching for clues to climate change.
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Register Today for Reunion 2009! |
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Agreements will Support Chinese Language Exchange and Study Abroad Brown has finalized two memorandums of understanding with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, agreeing to work together on future projects focused on graduate study abroad opportunities and a Chinese language exchange program. |
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Former Italian Prime Minister Joins Watson Institute Romano Prodi is now a professor-at-large at the Watson Institute for International Studies. In a recent campus lecture he stressed the importance of greater cooperation and flexibility within the European Union. |
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President Simmons and Students Team Up, Give Back to Brown President Simmons demonstrated her commitment to Brown — and Brown students — with appearances at the Senior Gift Kick-Off and the Student Calling Center. The president is also inspiring student philanthropy by her own support of the Plan for Academic Enrichment through the Annual Fund. |
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Class of 2013 Faced Most Selective Year Ever This year, the College’s Office of Admission admitted only 10.8 percent of applicants, the lowest percentage ever. Dean of Admission James Miller ’73 speculates that the spike in applications may be due to changes in recruitment and improvements to financial aid. |
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John Edwards Urges Students to Confront Poverty Former Senator John Edwards told a packed Salomon 101 that poverty is “not an economic issue,” but “a moral issue.” He also gave a private interview to the Brown Daily Herald. (Image: Min Wu) |
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Columbus Day to Become “Fall Weekend” In response to a student-led effort, Brown faculty have voted to establish a new academic holiday in October called “Fall Weekend” that will take the place of Columbus Day. |
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Crossword Competition Brings Shortz to Campus, Draws Crowd* The first Brown Crossword Competition, hosted by New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz, brought out 300 students and community members to hear Shortz speak and try out student-created puzzles. (Image: Hang Nguyen) |
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Unusual Tests May Spot Hidden Heart Risks A team of Brown researchers, led by Professor of Diagnostic Imaging Timothy P. Murphy, have discovered that simple but unconventional tests, such as blood pressure measurements taken at the ankle, could reveal otherwise hidden cardiac risks. |
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Building a Better Robot A research team led by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Chad Jenkins has demonstrated how a robot can follow human gestures in different environments — an important step on the way to do-it-all, autonomous robots. (Video: 1:34 min.) (Image: Nathan Koenig/Brown University) |
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Nicotine May Interfere with Cellular Interactions New research suggests that nicotine isn’t just addictive, it may also interfere with cellular interactions in the body and the actions of commonly used drugs. The findings could have implications for better treatments for various diseases, such as schizophrenia. |
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Public Transit Is Not Only Environmental Solution Professor Nathaniel Baum-Snow, who specializes in urban economics, explains that increasing the cost of driving through taxes and tolls, rather than simply expanding mass transit, is the best way to reduce the economic and environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption. |
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Reunion Weekend Is Almost Here – Register Now! Rejoin your Brown community of friends on campus, May 22, 23, and 24! If your class year ends in 4 or 9, be sure to contact classmates, finalize your plans, and register online by May 4 to avoid a late fee. |
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Class-Specific Events Celebrate with your classmates. Find your class schedule. Community-Wide Celebrations - Campus Dance, Friday, 9 pm–1 am - Hour with the President, Saturday, 9:30 am - Alumni Field Day, Saturday, 12–3 pm - Commencement Procession forms, Sunday, 9 am Medical School Reunion Celebrate with fellow MD alumni. Graduate School Reception Meet fellow Graduate School alumni and current advanced-degree candidates. Affinity/Affiliation Celebrations Connect with fellow alumni and students around common interests. Educational Programs - Alumni Reunion Forums, Saturday, 11 am and 3:30 pm - Commencement Forums, Saturday, 11 am |
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Reunion Giving Fuels Brown Annual Fund’s Success Alumni celebrating reunions donate one-third of the Annual Fund total each year, and several reunion classes are on track to reach their goals — and even break records. Check class progress online and make your Brown Annual Fund gift before Reunion Weekend. |
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Help Recognize Outstanding Alumni Each year, the Brown Alumni Association celebrates alumni achievements with a series of awards. Help the BAA shine a light on this good work by submitting a nomination. For consideration this year, please submit by April 24. |
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Join BRUnet, Brown’s Career Network! In today’s challenging economy, BRUnet helps you make the most of your Brown network. Join today to share your expertise with alumni and students while expanding your professional network with more than 3,000 participating alumni. |
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Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Yale in Eighth Straight Win, Loses to Penn Trailing by three goals in the third quarter, the Bears scored seven goals against Yale to earn a 13–9 comeback victory and their eighth straight win. Unfortunately, the Quakers broke the winning streak with a close 7–6 match. |
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Baseball’s Winning Streak Slows With a home run from Matt Colantonio ’11, the Bears’ winning streak reached six consecutive games as they took two against Columbia. Recently, however, they succumbed to Dartmouth, dropping two games and earning a split. |
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Softball Sweeps URI The softball team earned a recent sweep against the University of Rhode Island, taking the Rams 4–3 in game one and then edging them 3–1 in game two. |
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Brown Hosts Taekwondo Nationals for the First Time More than 400 taekwondo competitors from across the nation converged at Brown for the 34th National Collegiate Championship. Sixty-five athletes from Brown competed, the most any school has sent to a national championship. |
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