Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Andreas, co-author of a recent book on international crime, “Policing the Globe,” says that “a spike in corruption incidents among Homeland Security employees policing U.S. borders would be expected with a combination of new recruits and higher smuggling fees,” adding that “smugglers have more resources to use for corruption, and they have a greater incentive to devote money for corruption.”
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Political ancestry is most valuable for a challenger for office because it confers name recognition, says Associate Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller. "You don't have to work nearly as hard to get your name known to the voters," she adds. This article appeared in several media outlets.
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Black patients at Medicare HMOs fare worse than whites on several health measures regardless of plan quality, according to a study led by Amal Trivedi, assistant professor in the Department of Community Health. This article appeared in numerous other media outlets throughout the United States.
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Brown University will buy seven buildings in the city’s Jewelry District for future expansion of the university’s life science and medical programs. The buildings will provide Brown with 232,000 square feet, a 400-car parking garage and other parking space in downtown Providence.
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology Daniel Smith discusses how corruption hampers Nigerian development on Voice of America’s daily “Talk to America” show. Audio of the program is available at http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/upload/061024_Nigeria_and_Corruption_mp3.mp3
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In a year when no incumbent is safe and voters are clamoring for change, R.I. Sen. Lincoln Chafee's biggest liability is his party, said Professor of Political Science Darrell West. "He has been consistently behind in every public opinion survey.” This wire service article appeared in numerous media outlets throughout North America.
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Associate Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller critiques the latest round of political advertisements airing on behalf of R.I. Sen. Lincoln Chafee. This wire service article ran in several media outlets.
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Associate Professor of Political Science Wendy Schiller offers her perspective on the effectiveness of visits by high-profile national politicians who appear
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Black patients at Medicare HMOs fare worse than whites on several health measures regardless of plan quality, according to a study led by Amal Trivedi, assistant professor in the Department of Community Health. This article appeared in numerous other media outlets.
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Black patients at Medicare HMOs fare worse than whites on several health measures regardless of plan quality, according to a study led by Amal Trivedi, assistant professor in the Department of Community Health. This article appeared as a Newsweek “Web exclusive.”
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About 160 secondary students attended a seminar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on how to improve their chances of being accepted by an Ivy League university. Dean of Admissions Jim Miller told the students that U.S. universities considered applicants' academic performance, extracurricular activities, personal qualities and "something that shows a passion for something outside the classroom,” and that universities also looked for potential leaders, "people who will ask questions and challenge each other and push each others' values and attitudes." He said Brown now has about 20 Hong Kong students. "We're trying to find the best students, regardless of where they come from," he said. "We are looking to build a community of students from different backgrounds and experiences because our students tell us they learn a great deal from each other and they appreciate the opportunity to learn from people of different backgrounds."

Professor of Economics Glenn Loury is a participant in a roundtable discussion of the ouster of a U.N. envoy from Darfur, and the potential end of a busing program in Birmingham, Ala. Audio of the program is available at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6374565
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Professor of Physics Humphrey Maris and colleagues Satoshi Sasaki and Sebastien Balibar of the l’Ecole Normale Superieure narrowed the field of possible explanations for the weird behavior of supersolid helium. Their simple but extremely revealing experiment suggests that movement along grain boundaries is a more plausible explanation than Bose-Einstein condensates. This press release was republished on several Web sites.
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Researchers have identified a peptide that can spur cargo transport in nerve cells, a discovery that could help scientists better understand nerve cell function and test possible therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Professor of Medical Science Elaine Bearer led the research, which was conducted at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass.
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The David Winton Bell Gallery will present an exhibition of paintings by Amy Cutler from Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, through Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Organized by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the exhibition is the first traveling museum exhibition of the artist’s work.
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Providence Mayor David Cicilline leads his Republican opponent Daniel Harrop by 66 to 13 percent with 21 percent undecided, according to a new citywide survey conducted by researchers at Brown University.
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