http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University RSS webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) http://www.watsoninstitute.org/news_detail.cfm?id=1238 In its first film festival, Human Terrain, a documentary by the Watson Institute’s Global Media Project, wins the Audience Award at the Festival dei Popoli in Florence. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://www.watsoninstitute.org/news_detail.cfm?id=1238 http://today.brown.edu/articles/2009/11/obey Rep. David Obey (D-WI), chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and several Rhode Island elected officials visit the Laboratories for Molecular Medicine. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/articles/2009/11/obey http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Theory_Project/janus/lecture.html The next Janus Lecture, “Does race matter? Minority groups and political representation,” will feature Lani Guinier, Harvard Law School and author Jim Sleeper, Nov. 19. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Theory_Project/janus/lecture.html http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/minisite/events/index.html Veteran journalist Jonathan Cohn will present “Healthcare Reform,” the John Hazen White Lecture, Nov. 10. Cohn is author of the book, “Sick: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis - and the People Who Pay the Price.” Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/minisite/events/index.html http://brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/degree_days/ The series of events looks at how concentrations of study at Brown lead to real world opportunities. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/degree_days/ http://watsoninstitute.org/news_detail.cfm?id=1227 Associate Professor Gianpaolo Baiocchi and colleagues are helping to get a more-democratic system of budgeting started in Ward 49 in Chicago. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://watsoninstitute.org/news_detail.cfm?id=1227 http://www.brown.edu President Simmons speaks with Tavis Smiley, of PBS. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/articles/2009/10/gordon-wood In a short video, Gordon Wood talks about his latest book, “Empire of Liberty,” the latest volume in the “Oxford History of the United States.” Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/articles/2009/10/gordon-wood http://training.brown.edu/index.php?eventID=3994 An undergraduate panel will present perspectives on teaching at the Oct. 27 Teaching Forum, “The Impact of Your Teaching on Students with Variations in Learning Styles.” Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:30:00 EST http://training.brown.edu/index.php?eventID=3994 http://www.brown.edu/Students/ChinaCare/fundraising_jazzconcert.htm China Care will hold a Jazz Benefit Concert, featuring The Kevin Hays Trio and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Chris Potter, Oct. 24. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Students/ChinaCare/fundraising_jazzconcert.htm