Two graduates receive military commissions

rgresh — Mon, 27 May 2013 01:05:15 +0000

Two members of the Class of 2013 were commissioned as second lieutenants in divisions of the United States Armed Forces in a ceremony on Saturday, May 25, in Rhode Island Hall. The ceremony, part of the 245th Commencement events, honored Marcos Aranda and Heejung Sarah Park, who were formally commissioned in the United States Army and United States Air Force, respectively, as participants in the Health Professions Scholarship Program.

Marcos Aranda receives his commission into the U.S., Army from Capt. David Flores.

Photo by Mike Cohea/Brown University

Brown professor presents at Senator Whitehouse's annual veterans breakfast

rgresh — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:24:40 +0000

Brown neuroscience and engineering professor John Donoghue spoke to an audience of about 100 people May 4 at a veterans breakfast convened annually by U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). The senator invited Donoghue, who is also a researcher at the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center to talk about the PVAMC's new Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology, which he directs, and the latest research on BrainGate, an investigational brain-computer interface currently in clinical trials.

BDH: U. to strengthen resources for campus veterans

rgresh — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:06:51 +0000

In its February 20, 2013 issue, the Brown Daily Herald reported on continued University progress on implementing the Report on the Undergraduate Experience of United States Veterans at Brown.

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Brown Daily Herald Editorial: The lost piece to Brown's diversity puzzle

rgresh — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:59:57 +0000

In its January 23, 2013 issue, the Brown Daily Herald's editorial page board offered an editorial on veterans as an important component of diversity at Brown. Entitled "The lost piece to Brown's diversity puzzle," the editorial ends with encouraging Brown students to participate in improving campus attitude towards veterans. "As Brown students, we . . .