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9/12, Denver, CO
Can We Restore Function After Paralysis?
(Prof. Leigh Hochberg '90)
9/13, San Francisco, CA
Rock Climbing
9/13, Washington, DC
Monthly Book Club
9/13, Philadelphia, PA
Museum of Art Tour
9/17, Greenwich Village, NY
Walking Tour with Dessert Tasting
9/19, McAllen, TX
Inaugural Social Event
9/22, Boston, MA
Changing Jobs in a Changing Economy
9/27, Pasadena, MD
Annual Club Meeting
9/27, Seattle, WA
Monthly Book Club
9/30, Providence, RI
Reception with Prof. Emerita Martha Sharp Joukowsky ’58
10/3, New York City, NY
Chelsea Gallery and High Line Tour
10/3, Providence, RI
Crew Alumni Row
10/10, San Francisco, CA
Fall Lacrosse Classic: Brown vs. UNC
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President Obama singled out Jazmin Perez ’09 as a role model in his Sept. 8 address to school children.
Randy Komisar ’76 has co-authored a new book about the importance of “Plan Bs” in dynamic business models.
NPR’s All Things Considered followed Congressman Dan Maffei ’90 home on recess as he talked to his constituents, and Syracuse’s WRVO interviewed him about current issues. (Audio: 4 min., 16 min.)
For 25 years Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller ’76 has brought Iranian art and artists to the West.
Benjamin Moser ’98 is receiving praise for his biography of a mysterious 20th-century Jewish novelist. (Also, podcast. Audio: 31 min.)
At the IAAF World Championships, Anna Willard ’06 took sixth place in the 1,500m.
Esther Sanchez ’78 was appointed to the powerful commission that controls development along California’s 1,100-mile shoreline.
Cincinnati Pops Director Erich Kunzel ’60 AM has passed away at 74.
Shya Scanlon ’08 MFA is syndicating his novel online across 42 different Web sites.
Brian Moynihan ’81 was promoted to oversee Bank of America’s consumer banking division.
Michelle Quiogue ’96, ’00 MD explains why doctors support health care reform.
Actor Hill Harper ’88 tackles the thorny relationship between black men and women in a new book, The Conversation.
George Barrett ’77 was named chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health, a $91 billion health care company ranked #18 on the Fortune 500.
Filming the show True Blood brought actor Sam Trammell ’91 back to the South for the first time since his childhood.
In the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Lisa K. Friedman ’69 recounted the experience of committing her elderly father to a psychiatric facility.
Chas Gessner ’03 has signed with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.
See “Alumni in the News” archive...
Research by Keryn Gedan GS proves that global warming may wipe out some plants from New England salt marshes.
More than 100 undergraduates brought their ideas to the Summer Research Symposium.
Gil Abramovici ’06, ’10 MD appeared on a radio program that trains students to communicate with patients. (Video: 3 min.)
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$7 Million to Help Wounded Veterans The Warren Alpert Medical School’s Center for Restorative and Regenerative Medicine, a joint venture with the Providence VA Medical Center, received a $7 million grant to fund research of tissue restoration, rehabilitation, and cutting-edge prosthetics for individuals with limb trauma. (Image: Bryan Christie Design) |
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New Vice President of International Affairs Takes on Global Challenges Matthew Gutmann, professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, will shape and carry out an ambitious international agenda that ranges from the undergraduate experience to the University’s international relationships. (Image: John Abromowski) |
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Watch the New Campus Center Grow Over the summer, work began on the renovation of Faunce House to create the new Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. See photos and keep an eye on the progress on Facebook. Also, find more ways to stay connected to Brown on the Web. |
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New Computational Biology Ph.D. to Focus on Genomics Beginning in fall 2010, the University will accept doctoral candidates in computational molecular biology. The program will teach graduate students to convert data into knowledge that can improve human life. |
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Brown Annual Fund Celebrates Challenges Met, Outstanding Support More than 31,000 donors supported inspirational faculty and students while earning several challenge gifts to benefit the incredible academic environment on College Hill. Thanks to all who sustained the Brown Annual Fund and made 2008-2009 a remarkable year. |
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Brown Has Happiest Students; Holds Steady in U.S. Rankings The Princeton Review says Brown has the happiest student body (up from 2nd place last year!) and continues to praise Brown’s radio and theater programs. In U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey, Brown again took 16th place among 262 American universities. |
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Class of 2013 Arrives for 246th Academic Year College Hill comes alive every September as the students arrive on campus. On Wednesday, 2,237 new undergraduate, graduate, and medical students began their studies at Brown. Watch video of Convocation highlights (2 min.), and President Simmons’ address (8 min.) to incoming graduate students. (Image: Frank Mullin) |
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Summer Reading Assignment Explores Evolution The Beak of the Finch tells the story of biologists who extended Darwin’s thinking about evolution into a new century. The “First Readings” program provides first-year students with a reading experience and writing assignment that introduces them to the rigors of academic life at Brown. |
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Morone Exposes the Dirty Rotten Secrets of Health Reform Debates about health care were just as passionate 45 years ago. Watch Professor James Morone, coauthor of The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office, discuss the history of health reform in a new video (50 min.), and hear him talk about President Johnson’s Medicare push on NPR (7 min.). |
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How Safe Are Nanoparticles? Before nanotechnology makes its way into more products, Brown researchers are testing the potentially ill effects of the tiny molecules. When fed to fruit fly larvae, carbon nanoparticles appear to be benign, but adult flies exposed to the nanoparticles are not as lucky. |
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Testing for “Real” Sex in Athletes In response to the controversy surrounding runner Caster Semanya, Anne Fausto-Sterling ’70 PhD, professor of biology and gender studies, examines the history of sex verification in women’s athletics and argues that there is no perfect scientific method to determine sex. |
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$1.3 Million Dopamine Receptor Study to Improve Treatments A National Institutes of Health EUREKA grant will support the study of the activation of receptors for dopamine in the brain, research that could lead to more targeted treatments for mental illnesses and other diseases with fewer side effects. |
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Calling All Engineers! The Brown Alumni Association and Brown’s engineering division have launched new sites on Facebook and LinkedIn tailored to engineering alumni and students. Check out the new opportunities to share news, network, and hear the latest Brown engineering updates. |
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Looking for a New Job? Check Out the Brown Alumni Career Navigator Our new online suite of user-driven career tools for alumni has four core components: self-assessment, research, job post/search, and networking. Whether you are currently searching for a job or considering a transition, this service is useful at any stage of the process. |
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BAA Group on LinkedIn: Another Important Networking Resource The Brown Alumni Association’s LinkedIn group has just passed 4,000 members and has plans for new subgroups over the coming weeks and months. Join now to tap into yet another dimension of the Brown network! |
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Brown Alumni Association Annual Meeting – October 2, 2009 All alumni are welcome to attend the BAA’s annual meeting at noon on campus. To RSVP, and for confirmation of the location, e-mail Lynda Lisker or call (401) 863-6835 by September 28. Learn more about the BAA. |
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ESPN Talks Football with Coach Phil Estes As part of ESPN’s national celebration of college football, Erik Kuselias ’91 interviewed Estes (video: 2 min.) about coming off Brown’s second championship in four years and the intelligence and discipline of his players. See a photo gallery of the defending Ivy League champion team in preseason camp, and buy your tickets for this season now! |
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Men’s Varsity Eight Wins Royal Henley Regatta Men’s crew celebrated the Fourth of July holiday weekend in England with an outstanding performance at the Henley Royal Regatta. The varsity eight won the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup, and the freshman eight finished second in the Temple Challenge Cup. |
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From Tennis to Soccer: Key Match-Ups to Watch This Season With the school year starting up, a busy fall calendar for Brown’s teams is already underway, and there’s plenty to look forward to. The Herald provides a quick glance at key match-ups for each team. |
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Whittet ’94 Comes Home to Coach Men’s Hockey Brendan Whittet ’94, assistant coach at Dartmouth since 1998, returns to Brown as the 15th head coach of the men’s hockey team. A four-year letter-winner as an undergraduate, Whittet was also an assistant coach for the Bears for two seasons after graduating. (Image: Courtesy of Dartmouth) |
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