Contents for June 25-July 8, 1999

• A new policy gives graduate students credit for summer courses they take at Brown

• At Camden Avenue School, pairing research with outreach opened the door for Cynthia Garcia Coll. The principal was reluctant to allow his pupils to be used as research subjects because the relationship, he felt, was one-sided. Garcia Coll was able to strike a deal -- Brown provides some services in exchange for access to the students for a research project

• Brown Summer Theatre celebrates its 30th year with three comedies.

• At the Bell Gallery

• DRUG AND VACCINE TRIALS: Volunteers are sought for a trial of a drug that may prevent breast cancer; Phase III test of AIDS vaccine is largest trial to date

• Brown researchers have identified the primary signals that tell an embryo where and when a liver should appear. The findings "open the way to think about new mechanisms of dealing with certain tissue degenerative diseases," says Ken Zaret.

• A research program offers female smokers the chance to kick the habit

• High school students cite weapons, environment as top global concerns