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Nicolás Wey-Gómez

Nicolás Wey-Gómez receives the 19th annual Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize from the Modern Language Association for his book, “The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies.”

Mapping Venus’s north pole

A map by graduate student Debra Hurwitz will shed new light on a planet largely ignored by planetary scientists in favor of the moon and Mars.

Mark your calendar

Deadline for Regular Decision First Year/Freshman Applications is Jan. 1.

Business plan winners

A student-faculty team, developing a device to treat pediatric needle pain, wins top honors at the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition’s Elevator Pitch Contest.

Treating obesity

Researchers find that inhibiting Sirt1 enzyme in the brain helps control food intake.

Lindsay Gottlieb

Lindsay Gottlieb ’99 is on her way to becoming an elite coach in women’s collegiate basketball, finds a feature in Brown Alumni Magazine.

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A Gift that Lasts a Lifetime

Give the gift of a Brown education this year. Brown Annual Fund checks postmarked by Dec. 31 or gifts made online by 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 31 will help keep Brown’s educational mission going strong in the new year.

Rainwater for humanity

Brown and RISD students partner with the Mahatma Gandhi University School of Environmental Science to provide clean water to families in the Kuttanand region of Kerala, India.

All Stars

Mark Callahan, Buddy Farnham and Paul Jasinowski are named to the 2009 ECAC Football Championship Subdivision All-Star Team.

Winter break at Brown

Brown’s guide to winter-break closings and operations.