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Molly Lao Receives Tow Prize

Molly is a senior concentrating in political science and sociology. She has been a Women’s Peer Counselor and is now a community assistant, a member of Brown’s First Generation College Students, and a participant in IM volleyball/tennis. She received a BISP fellowship to Cambodia where she co-produced an international sporting event for disabled people, and the Arthur Liman fellowship this past summer that funded her research with Human Rights First surrounding human rights and the Olympics.

(Distributed May 10, 2013)

It’s Decision Day at Alvarez High School

Students, teachers and parents at Jorge Alvarez High School recently came together for Decision Day, a celebration of the seniors' college enrollment plans and the college advisor who helped them along the way. It was also a special day for Julio Reyes, a recent Brown graduate and member of the College Advising Corps.

Read the full article on the Brown homepage.

(Distributed May 3, 2013)

Video of TRI-Lab Launch

Did you miss our TRI-Lab launch event? Check out this video of the event, featuring Brown University President Christina Paxson, Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron, Professor of Epidemiology Stephen Buka, and Executive Director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Elizabeth Burke Bryant. View the video on YouTube.

(Distributed April 22, 2013)

Clinton Global Initiative University: A commitment to global change

Thirteen Brown students were selected to attend this year’s Clinton Global Initiative University, which took place April 5-7, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. The annual meeting brings together students, national youth organizations, topic experts, and celebrities discuss solutions to pressing global issues. Each student who attends must make a Commitment to Action, an initiative to improve a specific community in the world.

To learn more about these commitments, read the full article on the Brown homepage.

(Distributed April 18, 2013)

New Undergraduates Inducted into the Society of Royce Fellows

A select cohort of undergraduates was inducted into the Society of Royce Fellows at Brown University President Christina H. Paxson's home on April 10, 2013. These research fellowships, given through the generosity of Charles (Chuck) Royce ’61, P’92, P’94, P’08, enable students to carry out independent research projects of their own design, regularly engage with their peers, and share their new-found knowledge with the wider world.

Read the full article here.

(Distributed April 11, 2013)
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