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Index

An index of news materials from the 1997-98 academic year


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Serial
Date
Summary

06/30/98
Brown Corporation will begin academic year with new leadership
06/24/98
Brown faculty to discuss research at World AIDS Conference
06/23/98
Brown and plaintiffs seek court's approval of Title IX joint agreement
06/23/98
David Winton Bell Gallery announces 1998-99 exhibition schedule
06/12/98
Carol Wooten to retire as head of planning and construction at Brown
06/18/98
Kenneth Sacks resigns as dean of the College, will return to teaching
06/16/98
One in four elderly cancer patients receives no pain medication
06/09/98
Berkeley Dean William S. Simmons named Brown's seventh provost
06/04/98
Chelsey Remington named national chair of Brown Annual Fund
05/29/98
The David Winton Bell Gallery will showcase Six Painters June 13 - July 12
05/29/98
Michael Bartini named director of financial aid at Brown
05/29/98
The University of Texas-San Antonio joins Leadership Alliance
05/26/98
Brown hosts benefit for program that wires public schools to the Internet
05/26/98
Federal grant propels Brown program for teachers to the national level
05/23/98
Chancellor Joukowsky will become Brown's ambassador June 30
05/23/98
Thayer Street Quadrangle renamed in honor of Vartan Gregorian
05/20/98
Commencement: Teaching, research awards honor graduate students, faculty
05/20/98
Survey: Voters oppose casino; Almond opens lead over York in governor's race
05/19/98
Doctors and nurses can influence low-income families to read more books
05/18/98
A Hope in the Unseen author to speak at Commencement Forum 5/23
05/21/98
A new picture emerges of Earth's most volcanically active area
05/13/98
Commencement speakers include President Gee, students and honored guests
05/11/98
Annenberg announces selection of 13 senior fellows for urban schools
05/08/98
May 18th forum will discuss public access to public school information
05/11/98
Brown to confer eight honorary degrees at 230th Commencement
06/02/98
Five story ideas in science, health and technology
05/07/98
Ten 'Brown Says Thank You!' awards presented at breakfast
05/14/98
Task force recommends new models for two student affairs offices
05/08/98
An overview of Brown's 230th Commencement, May 25, 1998
05/01/98
Graduate student receives Fulbright to study Portuguese deportations
05/01/98
26 undergraduates receive 1998 Royce Fellowships
04/27/98
Robots take center stage at Brown student talent show April 28
04/27/98
New book attempts to expand the definition of the "good mother"
04/23/98
Head of Brown's investment office to join Hughes Medical Institute
04/21/98
Survey on life in southern Ethiopia given to government policy-makers
04/20/98
Hawkins will leave Brown to become CEO of EDUCAUSE
04/16/98
Howard Foundation announces 1998-99 fellowship winners
04/13/98
Brown engineers receive patent for voice-activated camera direction
04/13/98
Arabic literature scholar wins Wriston Fellowship from Brown University
04/09/98
Jamaican prime minister to receive honorary degree April 10
04/10/98
Brown's Department of Police and Security aims for national accreditation
04/09/98
Regional briefing on national public engagement report set for April 21
04/13/98
New Code of Conduct for suppliers of Brown-logo merchandise
04/06/98
Stakeholders' forum will examine public access to police documents
04/14/98
U.S. and former Soviet officials to explore end of the Cold War May 8-10
03/26/98
Kathryn Montgomery Hunter to deliver annual Harriet W. Sheridan Lecture
03/26/98
Jamaica's prime minister to address Caribbean student forum
03/23/98
Brown staffer will help start RIPTA Express Travel program
03/27/98
Personal approach works to increase breast cancer screening rates
03/19/98
Associated Press names WBRU 1997 News Station of Year
03/19/98
Annenberg Institute releases study of public engagement in schools
3/12/98
Self-interest not whole secret of successful economy, economist says
03/12/98
New Directions Press founder to be honored in three-day festival
03/11/98
Conference inaugurates Public Health Program 3/20
03/16/98
Public records access study is presented.
03/05/98
Exhibit to mark 100th anniversary of Spanish-American War
03/05/98
Study: physicians are not advising smoking cessation strongly enough
03/02/98
Bookstore to raffle Beanie Babies as Food Bank fund-raiser
03/02/98
Bell Gallery to present Kelley collection of African-American art
03/02/98
Brown and NASA scientists present new images of Jupiter's moon Europa
02/26/98
Accreditation team to hold forums March 9 for faculty, staff, students
02/26/98
Brown to offer free meningitis vaccinations in March
02/24/98
New fertility probes help researchers identify viable eggs
02/23/98
Third Annenberg Forum to discuss 'public engagement' in education 3/5
02/20/98
Gee forgoes Inaugural Weekend, plans series of academic, community events
02/17/98
Bobby Jindal, director of national Medicare reform commission, to speak 2/28
02/12/98
NCAA announces certification of Brown's athletics program
02/14/98
1998-99 tuition set at $23,616; total undergraduate fees rise to $31,060
02/12/98
Elizabeth I is onstage and online for Women's History Month
02/12/98
Martin Gardiner to discuss role of arts and music in learning at AAAS
02/9/98
Historian Joan Richards to discuss past, future of math at AAAS
02/10/98
Reorganization of senior administration leads to larger provost role
02/06/98
Task force to study dean of College/dean of student life structure
02/04/98
Edward J. Wing, M.D., named chair of Department of Medicine
02/08/98
Study: 40 percent of HIV-positive persons do not tell partners about status
02/03/98
Brown honors 17 employees for 25 years of service
01/28/98
Voter survey shows Kennedy and Pine leading, Almond and York in dead heat
01/26/98
Annette Messager's works featured in Bell Gallery show
01/26/98
Annual Pell Policy Seminar to discuss excellence in teaching
01/20/98
Brown and RISD presidents to create mosaic panels
01/20/98
Brown seeks public comment on reaccreditation process
01/20/98
1998 Steinberg Festival of New Plays to run Jan 29 - Feb. 8
01/15/98
Brown establishes Tillinghast Professorship in International Studies
01/13/98
Ramón Cortines named interim director of Annenberg Institute
12/20/97
Brown student in critical condition after shooting
12/31/97
Parties announce settlement of law suit in Lack case
12/18/97
Phil Estes named head football coach, succeeding Mark Whipple
12/19/97
Two Brown students receive British Marshall Scholarships
12/16/97
Mark Whipple resigns to become head football coach at U-Mass.
12/16/97
Sheila Blumstein named interim provost for second semester
12/12/97
Kristi Abrams named Rhodes Scholar
12/09/97
National video discussion on urban schools Jan. 29
12/08/97
President-elect Gee to visit Martin Luther King Jr. School
12/03/97
Adeste Fideles to 1997 Latin Carol Celebration December 8
12/06/97
Weekly drug therapy tests may lead to better breast cancer therapy
12/03/97
Energy Secretary Peña to address Leadership Alliance Symposium
11/21/97
Aspirin not given to many heart-attack patients, despite recommendation
11/21/97
Ten-year demographic study of Providence finds revolving door at schools
11/19/97
A selection of holiday story ideas from Brown University experts
11/14/97
Study: Body dysmorphic disorder strikes men and women equally
11/12/97
Conference to focus on bilingual education, cross-cultural studies
11/12/97
Two from Brown in U.S. Department of Education conference
11/11/97
Brown engineering student wins three national honors
11/05/97
'What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?' interviewees reunited
11/07/97
A different Sarah Doyle portrait has been commissioned for Sayles Hall
11/05/97
"Chaperone" proteins could be key to the aging process
10/30/97
Brown to celebrate its Olympic athletes over homecoming weekend.
10/28/97
Two-day Title IX conference to examine gender equity Nov. 20-21.
10/23/97
Banchoff named RI Professor of the Year by Carnegie Foundation.
10/27/97
Six Brown people receive the first Harriet Sheridan Awards.
10/22/97
Kristen Renn will leave Student Life to complete doctorate.
10/15/97
"RI Reconsidered" will explore recent scholarship on state history.
10/28/97
Ambassadors to share stage for dialogue on U.S.-Vietnam relations
10/10/97
A Harvest Gathered highlights Age of Discovery foods.
11/4/97
A Harvest Gathered highlights New World Thanksgiving foods.
10/14/97
Alumni Association to honor 17 graduates at annual ceremony.
10/03/97
Brown receives $2.3M from NSF to study human and machine learning
10/02/97
Choices Library Public discussion project gets $250K NEH award
10/02/97
Brown to dedicate Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
10/02/97
Institute seeks examples of public involvement in public education
10/01/97
Medical school celebrates primary care with free forum and workshops
10/01/97
Student organizes suicide prevention group; will serve on CDC panel
09/30/97
Faculty to showcase their art at Bell Gallery's Faculty Exhibition 1997
09/29/97
Brown researchers discover important piece of genetic aging puzzle
09/29/97
Brown and Wesleyan present Israeli-Palestinian studies program
09/26/97
Brown named to 1997-98 honor roll of character-building colleges
09/26/97
Provost James Pomerantz named acting president of Brown University
09/26/97
Katharine Phillips tries to help victims of body dysmorphic disorder
09/24/97
RI voters give football stadium mixed reviews, want statewide referendum
09/19/97
Caldwell named interim president of MGH Institute of Health Professions
09/26/97
Brown to receive authors' archives from St. Martin's Press
09/18/97
Researchers learn how a protein synthesizes compounds, including cholesterol
09/16/97
Davidman studies mother loss in adolescents: William and Harry will be fine
09/08/97
Six distinguished engineers to receive honorary degrees Sept. 19
09/08/97
Brown to celebrate 150 years of engineering education Sept. 18-20
09/02/97
E. Gordon Gee delivers address at 234th Opening Convocation
09/02/97
Brown announces changes to non-academic disciplinary code
08/18/97
33 principals named to National School Reform Faculty Seminar
08/28/97
Brown geologists measure intensity of Montserrat volcano
08/25/97
President-elect Gee to speak at Opening Convocation Sept. 2
08/18/97
Bench dedication honors longtime Brown neighbors
08/15/97
Bell Gallery offers work of Jana Sterbak
08/04/97
Cianci and Gregorian consider city building for school arts and science center
08/04/97
Study: Federal regulations cut hospitalization rate, improved elder care
07/31/97
Study links weight loss to improved sex life for obese women
07/18/97
Choices Project launches high-school analysis of America's world role
09/17/97
Women Writers Project puts Elizabeth I onstage and online (revised)
07/21/97
Women Writers Project puts Elizabeth I onstage and online
07/03/97
Women Writers Project receives $190,000 NEH grant


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