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Index

An index of news materials from the 1998-99 academic year


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Serial
Date
Summary

06/22/99
News Advisory: Sergei Khrushchev will take test for U.S. citizenship June 23
06/22/99
Brain region used in face recognition is active in new object recognition
06/16/99
Survey: Weygand leads in U.S. Senate race, but Violet makes it close
06/17/99
Brown University research team finds keys to liver development
06/11/99
PSA: College fair featuring scores of representatives will be held July 7
06/10/99
University presidents to address civic disengagement on U.S. campuses
06/08/99
Superintendent search committee submits names of two finalists to school board
06/09/99
High school students cite weapons, environment as top world concerns
06/09/99
Brown Summer Theatre offers three comedies in 30th anniversary season
06/04/99
Brown names two City of Providence Scholars for the Class of 2003
06/13/99
Vigorous exercise helps women quit smoking and stay smoke free
06/03/99
Brown Corporation elects two new fellows and nine new trustees
06/01/99
Haffenreffer collections will move to Brown's main campus in Providence
05/27/99
Baccalaureate, graduate and medical students honor special faculty
05/27/99
Brown to integrate formal study of values into curriculum, campus life
05/27/99
Pediatric emergency rooms a place to identify adult abuse victims
05/25/99
University to honor its first African-American Ph.D. recipient with portrait
05/24/99
Researchers find protein abnormality associated with Alzheimer's disease
05/19/99
Walter Massey, president of Morehouse College, to speak May 29
05/26/99
Brown to award 10 honorary degrees at 231st Commencement May 31
05/19/99
Queen Noor to deliver Ogden lecture at Watson Institute groundbreaking
05/17/99
John Glenn, Queen Noor, Europe's President Prodi give Ogden Lectures
05/17/99
Northern Ireland's peace broker John Hume to give baccalaureate address
05/17/99
Brown University to hold 231st Commencement Monday, May 31, 1999
05/14/99
Summer High School asks: How will people remember the 20th century?
05/17/99
Best way to reduce adult disability: Improve high school graduation rates
05/14/99
College fair featuring scores of representatives will be held July 7
05/14/99
Five student teams receive funding and services to start businesses
05/14/99
'(Im)Mobile Spaces,' a new exhibit at the Bell Gallery, opens June 11
05/14/99
Dance Legacy Institute has NEA grant to preserve historic choreography
05/18/99
Evidence shows drug-psychotherapy combo effective for chronic depression
05/07/99
25 undergraduates receive Royce fellowships for research, public service
05/12/99
Fossil footprints show foot-movement similarity in dinosaurs and birds
05/05/99
Thirteen Brown Says Thank You! awards presented at special breakfast
05/03/99
Computer science symposium offers talks by slate of industry leaders
05/03/99
Doctor-prescribed reading is good Rx for low-income families, studies say
05/03/99
Brown University and IBM to unveil new computer visualization center
04/27/99
Peter Jennings to receive award for superior achievement in journalism
04/26/99
Wind and Jazz groups to play Updike poems and Ellington suites
04/26/99
Dance concert to feature West African ballet and other selections
04/21/99
Six principles to guide Brown's participation in national monitoring effort
04/28/99
Study finds most R.I. municipalities do not comply with open records laws
04/19/99
National labor expert to discuss trends in minority employment
04/14/99
Busta Rhymes headlines Browns Spring Weekend April 22
04/14/99
PONG '99 art and technology festival to feature DJ Spooky, EBN, others
04/14/99
Duke Ellington centennial film to première at Brown April 26
04/09/99
Dedication of Gregorian Quadrangle scheduled for Monday, April 12
04/08/99
Superintendent of Schools Search Committee will report to the public
04/06/99
The art of Maggie Poor to be showcased at Bell Gallery April 17-May 30
04/01/99
Experimental sound and visual imagery performance set for April 11
04/01/99
Marisa Quinn named director of federal relations at Brown University
03/30/99
Spanish guitar trio to perform at the John Carter Brown Library April 21
03/25/99
Three Brown students receive Truman scholarships for public service
03/24/99
Brown conference to explore the future of online multimedia literature
03/24/99
Brown theater to offer première of sharp Irish drama in April
03/26/99
Brown to host national introduction of McNamara Vietnam War book
03/24/99
Debilitating body image disorder often begins in teens; likely to be missed
03/24/99
Powerful magnetic field forces living cells to change
03/19/99
Tribute to celebrate John Hawkes, novelist and teacher
03/18/99
Writers gather for forum, workshops on "Writing Vietnam"
03/16/99
School Superintendent Search Committee announces public meetings
03/11/99
Unequal share of housework causes depression in women, study says
03/11/99
Free program to explore spending R.I.'s $1.4-billion tobacco settlement
03/11/99
Sportsmanship, ethics of sport to be examined at symposium April 9-10
03/11/99
Bell Gallery and Department of Visual Art to display student work
03/10/99
Cianci, firefighters, police rated highly; schools, streets, taxes fare worse
03/10/99
Dannie Abse, Welsh poet and physician, to read his work April 6 and 7
04/08/99
Campus Compact joins Brown, targets civic disengagement among college students
03/08/99
Oklahoma City bombing victim to speak against capital punishment
03/08/99
Students go to state capitols March 26 for lively debates on U.S. policy
03/05/99
Researchers to conduct virtual design and testing of materials
03/05/99
Not all cities can be winners in the race to attract high-tech companies
03/04/99
Ivy League, Stanford, MIT collaborate on virtual career fair April 12-18
03/04/99
Bach Birthday Bash to showcase the Brown University Chorus
02/25/99
Robert Putnam will lecture on civic engagement in America March 11
03/03/99
Brown researcher Peter Uvin writes book about Rwandan violence
02/25/99
Entrepreneurship Program meets student interest in starting businesses
02/25/99
Paleontologists respond to molecular geneticists: Fossil record is good
02/23/99
Brown Theater to present Chekhov's Three Sisters March 11-21
02/22/99
Brown University-RISD festival to focus on Turkish-German films
02/20/99
Corporation approves lowest tuition increase in more than 30 years
02/19/99
Brown University concert to showcase music of writer Anthony Burgess
02/19/99
Legendary saxophonist to share stage with Brown Jazz Band March 6
02/18/99
New federally funded research on child disability aims to affect policy
02/20/99
Brown to spend $5 million on undergraduate financial aid improvements
02/16/99
Doctors often miss abusive head injuries to young children, study says
02/05/99
Bishop Tutu to open 19th annual Brown/Journal Public Affairs Conference
02/02/99
Voters prefer Clinton censure to removal; many say he committed perjury
02/08/99
Research shows wrong activity worse than no activity in developing brain
01/28/99
Ashamu Studio to showcase Canadian modern dance troupe Feb. 19
01/27/99
Brown University will honor 21 employees for their 25 years of service
01/28/99
The Marquis de Sade imprisoned at Leeds Theatre Feb. 24-28
01/27/99
Experimental antibiotic promptly kills drug-resistant bacteria in studies
01/26/99
NASA grant makes Brown's remote-sensing capabilities available to firms
01/25/99
Hyde family establishes intern scholarship in memory of daughter Timory
01/25/99
Education seminar to discuss student testing, school accountability
01/08/99
Bell Gallery to show Masami Teraoka retrospective through March 7
01/12/99
Brown announces James R. Rice Endowed Fund for Solid Mechanics
12/29/98
Brown agrees to settlement with Massachusetts in Corrigan contract
12/14/98
Two win prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study at universities in Britain
12/14/98
Student presidential hosts to be the University's ambassadors at events
12/09/98
Targan available for interviews about Sunday night's Geminid meteor shower
12/10/98
Study associates asteroid or comet impact with extinctions in Argentina
11/25/98
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno receives top alumni award
11/25/98
Research symposium on weight loss, alcoholism, obsessive compulsives Dec. 1
11/23/98
Slain Russian Duma member was a visiting scholar at Brown University
11/23/98
New York Times columnist Frank Rich will lecture at Brown Dec. 9
11/23/98
Free forum asks if hospital mergers are good for the public health
11/17/98
Oxfam America features Brown's Marble Project in nation's capital
11/16/98
Brown separates student charged in radiation case, limits campus access
11/14/98
University statement on arrest of graduate student
11/12/98
Leonid meteor shower could be a major storm this year
11/12/98
Playwright Tony Kushner will speak at Brown Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.
11/17/98
First drug shown effective for treating chronic forms of major depression
11/11/98
Scholar offers new look at inner workings of Warren Commission
11/11/98
$1.2-million grant will help Southeast Asians become R.I. teachers
11/10/98
High school, Brown team up to create oral history of 1968 on Web
11/10/98
Arts further students' academic progress, Challenge participants find
11/2/98
Study provides instruction on emergency removal of football equipment
10/28/98
Brown-RISD pumpkin-carving contest on Brown's College Green Oct. 30
10/30/98
Curriculum Council approves new concentration in organizational behavior
10/27/98
NPR's Mara Liasson to speak on the state of the Clinton presidency Nov. 9
10/27/98
Composer Reich to lecture, speak at concerts featuring his works Nov. 6-7
10/21/98
West to discuss book, conduct R.I. straw poll at Brown Bookstore Oct. 30
10/19/98
>Summer research fellowship offered to area secondary school teachers
10/22/98
Prenatal cocaine exposure leads to lower child IQ scores, language skills
10/15/98
Brown senior cooks up a project to help pay off student loans
10/09/98
Policy adviser on environment to speak about climate change Oct. 15
10/12/98
Bat sonar sharper than thought; much better than man-made gear
09/30/98
$1.7-million NSF grant for cross-training graduate students in three areas
09/29/98
Learning-disabled Brown students mentor elementary-school counterparts
09/28/98
Study examines Brown - Providence school partnerships
09/23/98
Coming in October: 'Hospice: A Photographic Inquiry' at Bell Gallery
09/28/98
Brown to open MacMillan Hall for public tours Saturday, Oct. 10
09/24/98
Warren Simmons named director of Annenberg Institute for School Reform
09/22/98
Survey: Almond leads York; Whitehouse leads Mayer; Clinton job approved
9/16/98
$1.4-million grant strengthens undergrad biological sciences education
09/08/98
Primary care doctors, subspecialists disagree on value of 'curbside consults'
09/01/98
Five-year NIH grant links 41 Brown and Tufts scientists for AIDS research
09/01/98
Participants in public policy discussions favor international cooperation
08/27/98
Brown Community for Learning in Retirement announces 14th season
08/25/98
Students in Conn., Neb. will discuss foreign policy with elected officials
08/24/98
Brown invites Ladd Observatory neighbors for tour and view of night sky
08/21/98
Paula Vogel to deliver Opening Convocation address Sept. 8
08/06/98
Bell Gallery to present Korean art from the Won-Kyung Cho Collection
08/05/98
Brown's Police and Security Services receives national accreditation
07/30/98
Year-long celebration marks Egyptology Department's 50th anniversary
07/23/98
Brown names two City of Providence Scholars for the Class of 2002
07/20/98
Story ideas and expert sources for HIV and AIDS issues
07/20/98
Story ideas and expert sources in health and medicine
07/09/98
Leonard A. Schlesinger named senior vice president for development
07/02/98
Fall River brothers receive Plant Operations Outstanding Employee Award
07/02/98
Scientists find solar system's hottest surfaces on Jupiter's moon Io


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