Summer Issue Number 4, Aug. 2

• Laura Freid, a senior communications officer at Harvard, is named vice president for University Relations

• Testing begins of drug that may block HIV infection

• Two researchers affiliated with the Watson Institute report back on Chechnya and possibilities for humanitarian action

• Fayneese MillerŐs young Research Apprenticeship Program participants explore the world of research

• People in the news

Summer Issue Number 3, July 19

• Peder Estrup is named new dean of the Graduate School and research
• "The News Media, Civil War and Humanitarian Action" examines the relationships among the news media, governments and humanitarian organizations during international crises.
• A team from Brown helps unravel Ganymede's mysteries
• Researchers examine the role stepparents play in children's exodus from home
• Last Word: Sergei Khrushchev takes a look at the recent election of Boris Yeltsin

• Forget the grueling SAT. Would-be college applicants are worried about The Interview and The Essay. They learn about those and more in the week-long Brown course "Moving Toward College"
• Where do hopes and dreams come from? Brown Summer High School students explore the topic
• In the summer course "So You Think You Want to Be a Doctor: An Introduction to Medicine," high school students are immersed in the challenges and promises of medicine.
• "Taking Away the Bars" offers high school students an intensive program on the grounds of the Roger Williams Zoo, where they discover the array of sciences required to design and maintain an animal habitat

Summer Issue Number 2, July 5

• Study suggests untreated attention deficit disorder may remain through adulthood
• ESPN X Games mesmerize College Hill crowd
• Brown-family Olympians heading to Atlanta
• Angell Street community garden offers samples of low-maintenance ground covers
• The NetID Project is one netizen's public-service of sorts
• Professor's book examines ethnic labels, Latino lives
• Artist Jerry Mischak's on a roll with works in duct tape
• Readers of Robert Arellano's new novel, Sunshine '69, can examine it on line
• Professor Michael Spagat takes a look at human capital and Russia's economic transformation
• Last Word commentary by Professor William F. Wyatt on primary care partnership
• Women's varsity eight win national championships
• Computer Store will relocate to Brown Bookstore
• John Saillant, visiting assistant professor of Afro-American studies, says the current rash of church arsons in the South is nothing new and its roots in American history go as far back as the 18th and 19th centuries
• Jo-Ann Conklin of the University of Iowa will head the Bell Gallery
• Brown upgrades video-conference access to Moscow
• Sheila Curran named new director of Career Planning Services
• The Last Word: The selling of Olestra: Starvation by choice?
• New cluster log-in implemented; Brown Journal of World Affairs; Brown faculty participate in infant-studies conference

No. 30, May 31-June 6

• Kathryn Spoehr will become new Dean of the Faculty, replacing Bryan Shepp, who will return to teaching after sabbatical
• Commencement weekend news: new trustees named; Sizer, who is retiring from faculty, receives award
• A version of the SAPE program goes on national tour
• A computer science course at Brown brings custom-designed software to city schools
• People in the news
• Jeremiahs and grand expectations: an opinion piece by Professor James Patterson
• The UTRA/Odyssey program goes to the heart of the Brown education: the student-faculty relationship. A special report takes a personal look at the UTRA experience
• Thirteen receive Brown Says Thank You! Awards
• Gregorian matches HUGS fundraiser; soccer program offers summer camp; psychology internship celebrates anniversary

No. 29, May 24-31: Commencement-Reunion issue

• Commencement Forums
• Honorary degree recipients
• A special section: Brown Remembers Its Veterans: special forums, expansion of Soldiers Arch, a message from President Gregorian, list of Brown casualties of war, a wartime senior oration from the class of 1946.
• Changing times prompt new strategic plan for School of Medicine, Program in Biology
• Jack McConnell -- the Colonel -- is supervising his last Commencement
• Construction on new sciences center for undergraduates begins in June
• Commencement by the numbers
• An interview with Ann Caldwell about the Campaign Challenge to the Finish
• The biggest class in 30 years will arrive at Brown next fall
• Reunion Classes "Bring a Book to Brown" public service project

No. 28, May 10-23

• Dan Brock leads a unique teaching situation in the Medical School called Ethics Round. Brock and several colleagues in the fields of economics, law, medicine and patient advocacy economics drafted a model statute to authorize physician-assisted suicide.

• BURF nears million-dollar mark

• Updates: Police memorial service; Staff Developoment Day reminder

• Robot talent show: All was going well until Momo's eyeball fell out

• Prof. Richard Davis, a scholar of ancient Chinese history, has been invited by a Taiwanese university to teach Chinese history in Chinese. He also will study newly discovered tombs of a family on which he is the world's leading expert.

• Five major construction projects going on this summer

No. 27, May 3-9

• The elaborately painted 14th-century Buddhist temples in Nepal are cultural treasures that Phil and Marcia Lieberman are trying to preserve.

• A number of offices and departments have worked hand in hand over the past decade to educate students about alcohol use, implement policy changes, encourage students to look out for each other, and ultimately to hold students accountable for their decisions.

• To Anthony Walton, author of the critically acclaimed "Mississippi: An American Journey," the present is the ghost of the past. He sees today's ghosts of racial strife, class conflicts, crime and a drug epidemic as directly linked with America's past - going all the way back to slavery.

• Little did German professor Katherine Goodman know when she visited a friend in East Germany in 1990 that she would become the founder of a summer school that teaches English to German students.

• Updates: Grant funds study of substance-abuse treatment for inmates; Harlem youngsters pay a visit to campus; summer basketball camp for girls

• People in the news

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

No. 26, April 19-May 2

• Audit finds psychiatry department honored Corrigan contract

• Diana Johnson, director of the Bell Gallery, will leave after six years as director

• Swearer Center seeks nominees for two public service prizes

• Brown Summer High School helps students stretch their minds

• Father J. Bryan Hehir will speak on ethics and international affairs

• The Haffenreffer will showcase its African collection in new exhibition

• UPDATES: Ralph Nader, Bill Baird will speak; new playwriting fellowship recipient announced

• LAST WORD: How the Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Program at Brown University has made a difference in its first decade

• The Resource, the monthly newsletter from Human Resources

• Registration forms for Staff Development Day June 5 are printed inside this issue of the GSJ

No. 25, April 12-April 18

• Fayneese Miller has been appointed the first coordinator of Brown's new concentration in ethnic studies

• India's Gram Vikas will receive the tenth annual Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Award

• Richard Berke, political writer for the New York Times, will speak about the 1996 campaign Monday, April 15

• Greebles, computer-generated creatures created by Prof. Michael Tarr and his associates, are paving the way for changes in visual cognition research

• Staff Development Day returns to campus June 5

No. 24, April 5-April 11

• An interview with Tom Wolfe, who presents "The End of the Century and the Spirit of the Age," part of the President's Lecture Series, April 17.

• Evidence ruled inadmissible may still leave its mark on jurors, research indicates

• Class of 2000 tops 15,000 applications

• Comet Hyakutake has provided excitement for a number of people at Brown

• Conference explores Americanization of Western Europe and Japan

• The Women of Brown, an organization for women who are members of the Brown community or the wife or partner of someone in the Brown community, has grown with the times

• A summer job fair sponsored by Career Planning Services draws 850 students

• Sociologist looks at issues surrounding men raising children who aren't their own

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

No. 23, March 22-April 4

• In the face of dwindling federal research money, President Gregorian establishes the Salomon Research Awards to provide grants to selected faculty research projects.

• As the University prepares to embark on a new round of strategic planning, a report issued by Brian L. Hawkins, vice president for academic planning and administration, takes a look at how well the University met the challenges in its last strategic plan.

• Thirteen members of the School of Medicine faculty are named to the American Health Magazine "Best Doctors in America" list.

• Building on its commitment to community service, the Center for Environmental Studies has launched the Teachers and Resources for Environmental Education in Schools (TREES) program to give middle- and high-school students a closer look at the sciences using trees surrounding their schools and dotting their neighborhoods.

• Brown joins The Science Coalition, a national advocacy group that presses the case for public funding of the nation's academic research enterprise.

• The women's swimming and diving team offers lessons for swimmers and divers of all abilities.

• Author Suzanne Poirier will give the 1996 Harriet W. Sheridan Literature and Medicine Endowed Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 10.

• Faculty Honors Convocation April 9

• The Last Word: Agricultural biotechnology holds great promise to reduce world hunger, but some of the new genetically engineered products also have great potential to harm.

• The Resource, the monthly newsletter from Human Resources

No. 22, March 15-21

• Groundbreaking course examines Arab-Jewish conflict through lens of literature.

• Flight from East Timor: Brown student works toward freedom for his homeland.

• Salman Rushdie will be a part of Freedom to Write conference.

No. 21, March 8-14

• Guest lecturers on campus: Anita Hill, Ronald Dworkin.

• Two-day conference will examine affirmative action.

• Student aid is one of the fastest-growing items in Brown budget.

• Obituary for Ronald Majocha, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.

• Award-winning photos from students who have studied abroad.

• A look at the three-day Queer Theater Festival.

No. 20, March 1-7

• The Royce Fellows Program has been established to provide fellowships for undergraduate research, a curricular project or a public service project during the summer or academic year.

• President Gregorian, Associate Dean of the College David Targan head to Portugal for the inauguration of the new president.

• John Guare, Francine Gray are next President's Lecturers.

• A new policy helps protect the University's 1,800-item campus collections.

• People in the news

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

• The Last Word: Mother Nature Steals the Republican Revolution

No. 19, Feb. 23-March 1

• Physicians miss diagnoses of dependency, costing nation billions, panel led by Brown researcher says.

• Political Science Professor Darrell West takes a look at Campaign 1996

• A statement to the University Community from the Dean of Student Life about non-academic disciplinary procedures and the Spats Assault Case

• A look at the continuing Providence Journal/Brown University Public Affairs Conference on democracy in America

• Hedrick Smith, Eric Rouleau are the next President's Lecturers.

No. 18, Feb. 16-22, 1966

• The 16th annual Providence Journal-Brown University Public Affairs Conference examines "Democracy in America: Does It Still Work?" A national poll on the mood of the voters provides background for the conference discussions.

• Tuition is set for the 1996-97 academic year at $21,592, an increase of 4.8 percent.

• The new Brown Cards for faculty and staff will be delivered the week of March 18.

No. 17, Feb. 9-15, 1996

• The Advisory Committee on University Planning recommends an E&G revenue budget (excluding the medical school) of $240.8 million for FY97, a 4.7 percent increase over the FY96 budget.

• The Class of 2000, dubbed "millennium class" by some admission officers, is making history with a record number of applications nearing the 15,000 mark.

• A unique mentoring program called ALANA, an acronym for African, Latino, Asian and Native American, pairs minority freshmen with minority faculty or staff in a mentoring relationship that will hopefully continue throughout the students' time at Brown - and beyond.

• Under a new organizational strategy for external affairs, the interests of Brown alumni will have a larger, more formal role in the University's governance.

• Three students have set into motion an ambitious plan to return college AM radio to Brown dorms. A portion of WBSR programming includes broadcasts of home and away sport events.

• A computer dating service may help students find love at Brown.

• Edmund White, novelist, activist, critic and award-winning biographer, will give a President's Lecture at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13.

No. 16, Feb. 2-8, 1996

• Lack of federal budget creates a cloud of uncertainty for national research community

• Robert McNamara to give his "Vision of Global Security in the 21st Century"

• Funds are renewed for a library-based discussion program

• People in the news

• Hispanic publication recommends Brown

• Health Services wins accreditation

• WBRU gives grant for art education

• A decade of concentrations

• The Revolt Against the Government, an op-ed

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

No. 15, Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 1996

• Brown receives the largest federal contract or grant in its history to establish the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory on campus

• Memorials slated for three who died during semester break

• The University has a hand in the development of three Research Centers of Excellence for the state

• Four amicus curiae briefs are filed on behalf of Brown's Title IX appeal

• Changes in the President's Lectures lineup

• A shot in the arm for Brown's wellness program

• Office of Training and Development's spring training program

• An internal investigation begins into the work performed by the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior for the state of Massachusetts

• The Steinberg Festival of New Plays showcases student playwrights

No. 14, Dec. 8, 1995-Jan. 25, 1996

• Sociology Professor Phil Brown is doing research on the legacy of the Catskills experience for generations of American Jews

• Anthropology Professor Lina Fruzzetti's film of a village's life in West Bengal wins accolades

• Heartsongs, a CD of piano compositions based on the human heartbeat, is winning international attention for its composer, undergraduate Zach Goldberger

• Wilma Mankiller, former chief of the Cherokee Nation, and author-professor Cornel West are next in line for President's Lectures

• People in the news

• The Resource, the monthly newsletter from Human Resources

No. 13, Dec. 1-7, 1995

• Video teleconferencing is becoming an important tool for the Brown Community. For example, a video conference linked students at Brown with alumni in London to discuss inter national job prospects. Want to know more about the possibilities? Attend a demo for faculty, staff and students

• A new exhibition takes a look at the starring roles architecture and set design play in the movies

• Coven Pride, a Brown-based on-line literary magazine

• Some tips on making sure your computer information is secure

• Biographer Nancy Milford delivers a President's Lecture Dec. 7

• A new CD-ROM being developed by a Brown anthropologist examines the history of human communication

• After your Thanksgiving dinner, did you save room for dessert?

• Research notes

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

No. 12, Nov. 17-30, 1995

The GSJ will skip a week of publication for Thanksgiving. We'll return with an issue Dec. 1.

• The 1995-96 President's Lecture Series opens with poet John Ashbery Monday, Nov. 27

• The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, and CNN correspondent Ralph Begleiter will discuss the future for Israel and its neighbors in an Ogden Lecture Nov. 21

• Studmuffin of Science calendar features Brown professor

• Latin Christmas Carol Service Dec. 4

• Holiday Food Drive begins Nov. 17

No. 11, Nov. 10-17, 1995

• The butcher, the baker, the Creole-food maker: University Food Services balances a lot on its plate

• Faculty and staff are next in line for the Brown Card, a new kind of campus ID

• Two ambassadors are on campus to speak: Mexican Ambassador Jesus Silva-Herzog will discuss "Global Financial Integration: Lessons From Mexico" on Nov. 17; Swanee Hunt, U.S. ambassad or to Austria, speaks on "The Role of Women in Democracy: Strengthening the Global Community" on Nov. 14

• Brown and the Watson Institute host two media fellows as part of the institute's conference on financial globalization

No. 10, Nov. 3-9, 1995

• Partnership with Clark Atlanta University boosts supercomputing power to five historically black colleges

• A conversation with Provost James Pomerantz

• Today's teens support affirmative action, doubt the American Dream exists, and fear dying young and violently, according to research by Fayneese Miller, who frequently involves the adolescents themselves in her Research Apprenticeship Program

• A Nov. 14 symposium honors Ernest Frerichs, professor emeritus of Judaic studies and religious studies

• The Office of Government and Community Relations and the Swearer Center for Public Service seek submissions for a directory of Brown's community-based initiatives

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

No. 9, Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 1995

• Bob Reichley looks at the changing face of University Relations

• Collection relating to Alcoholics Anonymous will find home at Brown

• While working to change Bosnian refugees' lives, two students find their own lifes changed as well

• Gregorian among 50 honored at Who's Who celebration in Washington

• Center for Study of Human Development will be dedicated during Nov. 3 ceremony

• Critics consider AIDS researcher's first novel a probable hit

• Multimedia Lab expands, relocates to Graduate Center

• Underground Railroad site on East Side to be commemorated

• The Resource, the monthly newsletter from Human Resources

No. 8, Oct. 20-26, 1995

• He brakes for baby wails: There's much to learn from infants' cries

• Dietrich Neumann named R.I. Professor of the Year

• Author Gay Talese on campus Oct. 27

No. 7, Oct. 13-19, 1995

• Nearly $2 million awarded for alcohol studies

• From the margins to center page: MCM becomes a department

• Van Dam heads up five-university Graphics and Visualization Center

• Playwriting program forms partnership with Trinity Rep

• `Best Doctors in America' list includes 26 from med school

• Changes in Career Planning Services

No. 6, Oct. 6-12, 1995

• Brown climatologist serves as arbitrator in project examining global warming

• Arming of campus police officers remains an unsettled issue: A memo from President Gregorian offers to the Brown Community an update from Walter Holmes as well as a table on the status of campus safety and the arming of campus police officers.

• JCB fellowships draw variety of scholars interested in Americas

• Researchers study trends in teen smoking, advocate community action

• Brown, with funding from the R.I. Chapter of the March of Dimes, is offering a free smoking cessation program to pregnant women.

• Brown marshals team for annual serve-a-thon

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS

No. 5, Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 1995

• Facing the Truth at the U.N., an opinion piece by Jarat Chopra.

• Custom books a growing trend nationwide

• New director of creative writing program finds her muse where music, painting, poetry and prose meet

• Ethnomusicologist's interests range from gamelans and `golden ears' to Grateful Dead

• R.I. voters oppose plan to build mall, are unhappy with Almond performance

• A collection of research notes from University faculty.

• Updates: Flu vaccines available; state will buy 71 acres in W. Greenwich from Brown

• The Resource, the monthly newsletter from Human Resources

No. 4, Sept. 22-28, 1995

• High school curriculum created at Brown considers science, morality and the atomic bomb

• The annual Crime Awareness and Campus Security report, along with a story about how Brown derives its statistics

• University Curator Robert Emlen is more than just an antique collector

• Brown's undergraduate and Opera maverick to receive top alumni award

• Mediation program offers an alternative to adversarial conflict resolution

• 25 new faculty members arrive on campus

• Shared Community: Prevention of lead poisoning is at the heart of several environmental studies projects

• Price is right, but moving day will be a big production

• Horticulture map keeps track of the lay of the landscape

• Health promotion program begins its second year

No. 2, Sept. 8-14, 1995

• A talk with Kenneth Sacks, new dean of the College

• Undergraduate invited to U.N. women's conference in china to introduce CD-ROM program she developed

• Tuition Assistance Program expands to additional employees

• New student ID cards debut

• People at Brown

• New prayer space for Muslims on campus

• Microphone array devised by Brown-Rutgers team may help solve acoustic problems

• Nebraska Sen. Robert Kerrey to speak

No. 1, Sept. 1-7, 1995

• Brown will buy the Old Stone building to house the Haffenreffer Museum

• Elie Wiesel speaks at Opening Convocation

• Moody's Investors Services raises Brown's credit rating

• Judge rejects Brown's Title IX plan and orders full funding for four women's teams

• Brown teams up with NASA to begin environmental project for Narragansett Bay

• Research notes

• Summer 1995 news you may have missed

• A look at the Class of 1999

• Office of Training and Development's fall training program

• Newsbytes, the monthly newsletter from CIS