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Mellon Foundation Grant to Fund Dissertation Workshops
The Brown University Graduate School has received a $571,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue a program that supports graduate students during the writing of their dissertations.
The Brown University Graduate School has received a $571,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue a program that supports graduate students during the writing of their dissertations.
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07-126
04/07/2008 Beebe
International Study Awards for Undergraduates Announced
Eight international study awards, which go to 14 Brown undergraduates, have been announced by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of International Affairs. This marks the first year that the Office of International Affairs has funded the program.
Eight international study awards, which go to 14 Brown undergraduates, have been announced by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of International Affairs. This marks the first year that the Office of International Affairs has funded the program.
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07-122
04/02/2008 Beebe
Brown Approves Budget and Sets Tuition; Endowment Draw Grows
Brown’s undergraduate tuition and fees for 2008-09 will rise 3.9 percent to $47,740. The Corporation has also authorized a higher endowment payout for fiscal 2009 to sustain momentum for the University’s continuing investments in academic enrichment.
Brown’s undergraduate tuition and fees for 2008-09 will rise 3.9 percent to $47,740. The Corporation has also authorized a higher endowment payout for fiscal 2009 to sustain momentum for the University’s continuing investments in academic enrichment.
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07-106
02/23/2008 Chapman
Brown Ranked as Top School for Producing Fulbright Students
Brown ranks number three in the nation among colleges and universities producing the highest number of Fulbright students. Twenty-five undergraduate and graduate students were named Fulbright Fellows in 2007-2008, also giving Brown the top-ranked rate in the Ivy League.
Brown ranks number three in the nation among colleges and universities producing the highest number of Fulbright students. Twenty-five undergraduate and graduate students were named Fulbright Fellows in 2007-2008, also giving Brown the top-ranked rate in the Ivy League.
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07-056
10/24/2007 Baum
Brown Corporation Meets, Approves New Projects
The Corporation of Brown University has appointed David Kennedy as the University’s first vice president for international affairs. Brown’s governing body also reviewed University leadership reports, faculty hiring, international education, and the state of undergraduate education. The Corporation formally accepted gifts, approved professorships, and received the first allocation to The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence.
The Corporation of Brown University has appointed David Kennedy as the University’s first vice president for international affairs. Brown’s governing body also reviewed University leadership reports, faculty hiring, international education, and the state of undergraduate education. The Corporation formally accepted gifts, approved professorships, and received the first allocation to The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence.
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07-052
10/13/2007 de Ramel
David Kennedy Named Vice President for International Affairs
At its regular October meeting, the Corporation of Brown University approved the appointment of David Kennedy, a 1976 graduate of Brown and currently the Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, as vice president for international affairs. Kennedy will lead the University’s ongoing efforts to expand and enhance its international programs and institutional relationships. He will begin his duties at Brown in January 2008.
At its regular October meeting, the Corporation of Brown University approved the appointment of David Kennedy, a 1976 graduate of Brown and currently the Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, as vice president for international affairs. Kennedy will lead the University’s ongoing efforts to expand and enhance its international programs and institutional relationships. He will begin his duties at Brown in January 2008.
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07-053
10/13/2007 de Ramel
Four Brown Faculty Inducted as AAAS Fellows
Engineers Alan Needleman and Arto Nurmikko, physicist J. Michael Kosterlitz, and ecologist Jerry M. Melillo have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a distinction of excellence in science, scholarship, business, public affairs and the arts. Needleman, Nurmikko and Kosterlitz are professors at Brown; Melillo is a researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory who holds a joint appointment at Brown through the Brown-MBL Graduate Program in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Engineers Alan Needleman and Arto Nurmikko, physicist J. Michael Kosterlitz, and ecologist Jerry M. Melillo have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a distinction of excellence in science, scholarship, business, public affairs and the arts. Needleman, Nurmikko and Kosterlitz are professors at Brown; Melillo is a researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory who holds a joint appointment at Brown through the Brown-MBL Graduate Program in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
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07-047
10/06/2007 de Ramel
Arnold Weinstein to Address Incoming Students on September 5
Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will officially open the 2007-08 academic year at Opening Convocation, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. Arnold Weinstein, distinguished author and professor of comparative literature, will deliver this year’s keynote address to the 2,105 students beginning undergraduate, graduate, and medical studies at Brown. The ceremony begins at noon on The College Green.
Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will officially open the 2007-08 academic year at Opening Convocation, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. Arnold Weinstein, distinguished author and professor of comparative literature, will deliver this year’s keynote address to the 2,105 students beginning undergraduate, graduate, and medical studies at Brown. The ceremony begins at noon on The College Green.
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07-027
09/04/2007 Baum
Brown Faculty and Grad Student Honored with ACLS Fellowships
Four members of the Brown University faculty and one graduate student have been awarded fellowships by the American Council of Learned Societies, a nonprofit organization advancing studies in the humanities and social sciences. Their projects range from an analysis of the cinematic close-up to an examination of the spatial transformation of post-apartheid South Africa.
Four members of the Brown University faculty and one graduate student have been awarded fellowships by the American Council of Learned Societies, a nonprofit organization advancing studies in the humanities and social sciences. Their projects range from an analysis of the cinematic close-up to an examination of the spatial transformation of post-apartheid South Africa.
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07-024
08/28/2007 Baum
Brown and Paris VI Launch Collaborative Degree Programs in Math
Following on a long history of informal collaboration and exchange, the math departments at Brown University and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) are launching a formal academic affiliation. The new collaborative program will immerse graduate students in a different scientific culture as they travel from their home institution to complete three semesters of their graduate work at the host institution. Both institutions will be recognized on students’ diplomas.
Following on a long history of informal collaboration and exchange, the math departments at Brown University and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) are launching a formal academic affiliation. The new collaborative program will immerse graduate students in a different scientific culture as they travel from their home institution to complete three semesters of their graduate work at the host institution. Both institutions will be recognized on students’ diplomas.
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07-004
07/12/2007 Downs
Graduate School Has Grant to Improve Doctoral Completion Rates
Brown University’s Graduate School is among 22 universities selected to participate in the Ph.D. Completion Project, a national initiative to increase completion rates in doctoral programs. The program is administered by the Council of Graduate Schools, with support from Pfizer Inc. and the Ford Foundation.
Brown University’s Graduate School is among 22 universities selected to participate in the Ph.D. Completion Project, a national initiative to increase completion rates in doctoral programs. The program is administered by the Council of Graduate Schools, with support from Pfizer Inc. and the Ford Foundation.
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06-168
05/25/2007 Baum
Brown Graduate School to Confer Degrees and Awards on May 27
Brown University’s Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, on Lincoln Field. Timothy Messitt, a doctoral candidate in molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry, will deliver the student address, titled “Forging Frontiers.”
Brown University’s Graduate School Commencement Ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, on Lincoln Field. Timothy Messitt, a doctoral candidate in molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry, will deliver the student address, titled “Forging Frontiers.”
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06-163
05/18/2007 Baum
Overview of Brown University's 239th Commencement, May 27
Chief Marshal Richard Canfield Barker, a 1957 alumnus, will lead more than 6,000 people down College Hill on Sunday, May 27, 2007, in one of the nation’s largest and most colorful academic pageants. The procession and academic exercises will cap a three-day Commencement/Reunion Weekend on the Brown campus. Brown University’s 239th Commencement will follow a relatively new plan for the second time in its history. Due in part to the large sizes of recent classes, graduates will assemble on the grounds of the First Baptist Church in America, rather than inside.
Chief Marshal Richard Canfield Barker, a 1957 alumnus, will lead more than 6,000 people down College Hill on Sunday, May 27, 2007, in one of the nation’s largest and most colorful academic pageants. The procession and academic exercises will cap a three-day Commencement/Reunion Weekend on the Brown campus. Brown University’s 239th Commencement will follow a relatively new plan for the second time in its history. Due in part to the large sizes of recent classes, graduates will assemble on the grounds of the First Baptist Church in America, rather than inside.
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06-153
05/08/2007 de Ramel
Four Brown Faculty Elected to Fellowship in AAAS
Engineers Alan Needleman and Arto Nurmikko, physicist J. Michael Kosterlitz, and ecologist Jerry M. Melillo have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a distinction of excellence in science, scholarship, business, public affairs and the arts. Needleman, Nurmikko and Kosterlitz are professors at Brown; Melillo is a researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory who holds a joint appointment at Brown through the Brown-MBL Graduate Program in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Engineers Alan Needleman and Arto Nurmikko, physicist J. Michael Kosterlitz, and ecologist Jerry M. Melillo have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a distinction of excellence in science, scholarship, business, public affairs and the arts. Needleman, Nurmikko and Kosterlitz are professors at Brown; Melillo is a researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory who holds a joint appointment at Brown through the Brown-MBL Graduate Program in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
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06-150
05/02/2007 Downs
Craig C. Mello '82 Will Deliver Baccalaureate Address on May 26
Nobel Prize-winning biochemical researcher Craig Mello will deliver the baccalaureate address to Brown University’s graduating seniors on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in America. Mello, a 1982 Brown graduate, shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of RNA interference, a powerful mechanism for controlling the expression of genetic information.
Nobel Prize-winning biochemical researcher Craig Mello will deliver the baccalaureate address to Brown University’s graduating seniors on Saturday, May 26, 2007, at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in America. Mello, a 1982 Brown graduate, shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of RNA interference, a powerful mechanism for controlling the expression of genetic information.
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06-145
04/24/2007 Downs
$1M Grant Establishes College Advising Corps in Rhode Island
A $1-million grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation will establish the College Advising Corps, a partnership among Brown University, Rhode Island public schools, and community organizations as part of a nationwide initiative aimed at increasing college enrollment and graduation among low-income high school and community college students. Through this program, the University’s Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service will recruit and train current students and recent college graduates to work as advisers in the schools.
A $1-million grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation will establish the College Advising Corps, a partnership among Brown University, Rhode Island public schools, and community organizations as part of a nationwide initiative aimed at increasing college enrollment and graduation among low-income high school and community college students. Through this program, the University’s Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service will recruit and train current students and recent college graduates to work as advisers in the schools.
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06-118
03/21/2007 de Ramel
NSF Grant Expands Brown Collaboration with Providence School
Brown University has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation to help enrich science programs in Providence schools. The grant will support fellowships for physics, geology and engineering graduate students to lead after-school activities in six area high schools and classroom activities in three elementary schools. The hands-on, inquiry-based lessons will supplement the existing curriculum.
Brown University has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation to help enrich science programs in Providence schools. The grant will support fellowships for physics, geology and engineering graduate students to lead after-school activities in six area high schools and classroom activities in three elementary schools. The hands-on, inquiry-based lessons will supplement the existing curriculum.
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06-114
03/07/2007 Downs
Corporation Approves 6.4% Budget Increase, Sets Tuition and Fees
The Corporation of Brown University has approved a fiscal year 2008 consolidated budget of $704.8 million, an 6.4-percent increase over FY07. Total undergraduate fees will rise 5.0 percent to $45,948, including a 5-percent rise in tuition to $35,584. The undergraduate financial aid budget will increase 10 percent over the University’s projected actual financial aid expenditures in the current year.
The Corporation of Brown University has approved a fiscal year 2008 consolidated budget of $704.8 million, an 6.4-percent increase over FY07. Total undergraduate fees will rise 5.0 percent to $45,948, including a 5-percent rise in tuition to $35,584. The undergraduate financial aid budget will increase 10 percent over the University’s projected actual financial aid expenditures in the current year.
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06-101
02/24/2007 de Ramel
Katherine Bergeron to Address Incoming Students September 5
Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will officially open the 2006-07 academic year at Opening Convocation, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006. Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron will deliver this year’s keynote address to the 2,061 students beginning undergraduate, graduate, and medical studies at Brown. The ceremony begins at noon on The College Green.
Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will officially open the 2006-07 academic year at Opening Convocation, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006. Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron will deliver this year’s keynote address to the 2,061 students beginning undergraduate, graduate, and medical studies at Brown. The ceremony begins at noon on The College Green.
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06-013
08/22/2006 Baum
Pomp and Thermodynamics: Brown Graduates First Teacher-Engineer
The Brown University Class of 2006 will include its first teacher-engineer, who graduates this month with a bachelor’s degree in engineering – and a certificate to teach physics in grades seven to 12. This one-of-a-kind teacher preparation program aims to train students to teach physics in an engaging, hands-on style. The program will also address a national shortage of physics teachers.
The Brown University Class of 2006 will include its first teacher-engineer, who graduates this month with a bachelor’s degree in engineering – and a certificate to teach physics in grades seven to 12. This one-of-a-kind teacher preparation program aims to train students to teach physics in an engaging, hands-on style. The program will also address a national shortage of physics teachers.
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05-132
05/23/2006 Lawton
"Believing Africa" Is Haffenreffer Museum's Second On-Campus Exhibition
Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology will open its second on-campus exhibition, Believing Africa, on Saturday, May 27, 2006, in its satellite gallery at Manning Hall. The exhibition, focusing on the diversity of African spiritual beliefs, was co-curated by Brown graduate and undergraduate students.
Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology will open its second on-campus exhibition, Believing Africa, on Saturday, May 27, 2006, in its satellite gallery at Manning Hall. The exhibition, focusing on the diversity of African spiritual beliefs, was co-curated by Brown graduate and undergraduate students.
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05-117
05/03/2006 Goldstein
Provost Robert Zimmer To Speak at Graduate School Convocation
Outgoing Provost Robert J. Zimmer will deliver an address at Brown University’s Graduate School Commencement on Sunday, May 29, 2006, on Lincoln Field. Shankar K. Prasad, a doctoral candidate in political science, will present the student address, titled “A Diverse Community of One: Lessons Learned and Experiences Shared.”
Outgoing Provost Robert J. Zimmer will deliver an address at Brown University’s Graduate School Commencement on Sunday, May 29, 2006, on Lincoln Field. Shankar K. Prasad, a doctoral candidate in political science, will present the student address, titled “A Diverse Community of One: Lessons Learned and Experiences Shared.”
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05-122
05/02/2006 Goldstein
Brown University to Hold 238th Commencement on Sunday, May 28
Chief Marshal L. Roger Hale will lead more than 6,000 people down College Hill on Sunday, May 28, 2006, in one of the nation’s largest and most colorful academic pageants. The procession and academic exercises will cap a three-day Commencement/Reunion Weekend on the Brown campus. Brown University’s 238th Commencement will follow a new plan, for the first time in the history of the University. Due in part to the large size of the Class of 2006, graduates will assemble in front of the First Baptist Church in America, rather than inside.
Chief Marshal L. Roger Hale will lead more than 6,000 people down College Hill on Sunday, May 28, 2006, in one of the nation’s largest and most colorful academic pageants. The procession and academic exercises will cap a three-day Commencement/Reunion Weekend on the Brown campus. Brown University’s 238th Commencement will follow a new plan, for the first time in the history of the University. Due in part to the large size of the Class of 2006, graduates will assemble in front of the First Baptist Church in America, rather than inside.
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05-119
05/01/2006 de Ramel
Brown University To Host 2006 Ivy Film Festival April 5-9
Student filmmakers and film industry professionals will come together for the 2006 Ivy Film Festival at Brown University April 5-9, 2006. The festival will showcase 36 student films and include advance screenings of eight feature films. Michael Showalter, a 1992 Brown graduate, writer and director of The Baxter, will give the keynote address on Friday, April 7. All events are open to the public.
Student filmmakers and film industry professionals will come together for the 2006 Ivy Film Festival at Brown University April 5-9, 2006. The festival will showcase 36 student films and include advance screenings of eight feature films. Michael Showalter, a 1992 Brown graduate, writer and director of The Baxter, will give the keynote address on Friday, April 7. All events are open to the public.
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05-104
03/29/2006 Goldstein
Two Brown Students Named 2006 Truman Scholars
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is honoring Te-Ping Chen and Geoffrey Gusoff, both of the Class of 2007, for their exceptional leadership skills, demonstrated academic excellence, and commitment to public service. The Truman Scholarships enable college students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or public service.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is honoring Te-Ping Chen and Geoffrey Gusoff, both of the Class of 2007, for their exceptional leadership skills, demonstrated academic excellence, and commitment to public service. The Truman Scholarships enable college students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or public service.
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05-102
03/28/2006 Goldstein
Corporation Approves 8.2% FY07 Budget Increase, Sets Tuition and Fees
The Corporation of Brown University has approved a fiscal year 2007 consolidated budget of $664.1 million, an 8.2-percent increase over FY06. Total undergraduate fees will rise 4.7 percent to $43,754, including a 5-percent rise in tuition to $33,888.
The Corporation of Brown University has approved a fiscal year 2007 consolidated budget of $664.1 million, an 8.2-percent increase over FY06. Total undergraduate fees will rise 4.7 percent to $43,754, including a 5-percent rise in tuition to $33,888.
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05-083
02/25/2006 Nickel
Corporation Accepts Gifts, Approves Appointments
Funding from Brown graduates Artemis A.W. Joukowsky and Martha Sharp Joukowsky was accepted by the Corporation at its meeting today, allowing the University to immediately establish the Joukowsky Family Professorship in Archaeology within The Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World. The Corporation also accepted a number of significant anonymous gifts to a wide range of disciplines – from history to the creative arts – and made new staff appointments.
Funding from Brown graduates Artemis A.W. Joukowsky and Martha Sharp Joukowsky was accepted by the Corporation at its meeting today, allowing the University to immediately establish the Joukowsky Family Professorship in Archaeology within The Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World. The Corporation also accepted a number of significant anonymous gifts to a wide range of disciplines – from history to the creative arts – and made new staff appointments.
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05-085
02/25/2006 de Ramel
Todd Andrews named Vice President for Alumni Relations
Todd G. Andrews, currently director of corporate communications for the CVS Corporation, has been named vice president for alumni relations at Brown University. Andrews, a 1983 graduate of Brown, will begin his duties Nov. 22, 2005.
Todd G. Andrews, currently director of corporate communications for the CVS Corporation, has been named vice president for alumni relations at Brown University. Andrews, a 1983 graduate of Brown, will begin his duties Nov. 22, 2005.
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05-048
11/18/2005 DeRamel
NSF Grant Supports Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
The National Science Foundation has awarded Brown University $9.4 million to continue the work of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, a project aimed at creating new or more reliable materials for industries such electronics and aerospace. The center also provides materials science education and training to public school students and teachers as well as undergraduates.
The National Science Foundation has awarded Brown University $9.4 million to continue the work of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, a project aimed at creating new or more reliable materials for industries such electronics and aerospace. The center also provides materials science education and training to public school students and teachers as well as undergraduates.
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05-044
11/10/2005 Lawton
Mesa CC, Brown receive NSF Advanced Technology Education Grant
Supported by a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Mesa Community College (Mesa, Ariz.) and Brown University (Providence, R.I.) will develop pioneering curriculum modules for teaching digital visual literacy. As international culture and commerce become increasingly reliant on visual communications, visual literacy is becoming an essential skill for college graduates. Andries van Dam is co-principal investigator.
Supported by a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Mesa Community College (Mesa, Ariz.) and Brown University (Providence, R.I.) will develop pioneering curriculum modules for teaching digital visual literacy. As international culture and commerce become increasingly reliant on visual communications, visual literacy is becoming an essential skill for college graduates. Andries van Dam is co-principal investigator.
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05-009
08/05/2005 Nickel
Brown Grad Student's Seismic Study Shakes Up Plate Tectonics
In a surprising study in Nature, a team led by a Brown University graduate student shows that a sharp boundary exists between the Earth’s hard outermost shell and a more pliable layer beneath, a difference in geological strength underpinning plate tectonic theory. The findings are strong evidence that temperature alone can’t account for differences between the regions, which allow plate tectonics to occur.
In a surprising study in Nature, a team led by a Brown University graduate student shows that a sharp boundary exists between the Earth’s hard outermost shell and a more pliable layer beneath, a difference in geological strength underpinning plate tectonic theory. The findings are strong evidence that temperature alone can’t account for differences between the regions, which allow plate tectonics to occur.
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05-005
07/28/2005 Lawton
Sheila Bonde to become dean of the Graduate School in July
Sheila Bonde, an internationally renowned scholar in medieval French art and architecture and a member of the Brown University faculty for more than 20 years, will become dean of the Brown Graduate School, succeeding Karen Newman. She will begin her duties in July.
Sheila Bonde, an internationally renowned scholar in medieval French art and architecture and a member of the Brown University faculty for more than 20 years, will become dean of the Brown Graduate School, succeeding Karen Newman. She will begin her duties in July.
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04-134
05/16/2005 Nickel
Oskar Eustis Will Speak at Graduate School Convocation May 29
Oskar Eustis, chair of the Brown University/Trinity Repertory Consortium, will deliver “In and of the World,” the Graduate School Commencement address, at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2005, on Lincoln Field. Luk Chong Yeung, a doctoral candidate in physics, will present the student address titled “Our Miracle Year.”
Oskar Eustis, chair of the Brown University/Trinity Repertory Consortium, will deliver “In and of the World,” the Graduate School Commencement address, at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2005, on Lincoln Field. Luk Chong Yeung, a doctoral candidate in physics, will present the student address titled “Our Miracle Year.”
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04-127
05/09/2005 Sweeney
Luce Scholarship Will Send Mirra Levitt, Class of 2003, to Asia for Year
Mirra Levitt is one of 15 young Americans to receive the Luce Scholarship, an award that will give her the opportunity to live and work in Asia for a year. It is the second time in as many years that a Brown graduate has been selected to receive the prestigious award.
Mirra Levitt is one of 15 young Americans to receive the Luce Scholarship, an award that will give her the opportunity to live and work in Asia for a year. It is the second time in as many years that a Brown graduate has been selected to receive the prestigious award.
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04-103
03/24/2005 Sweeney
Corporation Approves FY06 Budget, Sets 2005-06 Tuition and Fees
At its regular winter meeting Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, the Corporation of Brown University approved a consolidated budget of $608.4 million for the 2005-06 fiscal year, an 8.2-percent increase. Total undergraduate charges (tuition and fees) will come to $41,770, an increase of 4.9 percent.
At its regular winter meeting Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, the Corporation of Brown University approved a consolidated budget of $608.4 million for the 2005-06 fiscal year, an 8.2-percent increase. Total undergraduate charges (tuition and fees) will come to $41,770, an increase of 4.9 percent.
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04-091
02/26/2005 Nickel
University will build 24-hour Friedman Study Center in Sciences Library
A gift from Brown graduates Susan P. and Richard A. Friedman, accepted by the Corporation at its meeting today, will allow the University to move forward with plans to create a 24-hour student study center in the first three levels of the Sciences Library.
A gift from Brown graduates Susan P. and Richard A. Friedman, accepted by the Corporation at its meeting today, will allow the University to move forward with plans to create a 24-hour student study center in the first three levels of the Sciences Library.
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04-093
02/26/2005 Nickel
Researchers Break New Ground in Their Study of Bacteria
Assistant Professor Jennifer Hughes and graduate student Melissa Lage have found that bacteria follow what ecologists call the "species-area relationship." Their groundbreaking work was published in Nature.
Assistant Professor Jennifer Hughes and graduate student Melissa Lage have found that bacteria follow what ecologists call the "species-area relationship." Their groundbreaking work was published in Nature.
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02/20/2005 Lawton
Brown and NIH Create Joint Neuroscience Graduate Program
The National Institutes of Health has selected Brown University as the first U.S. university to join its Graduate Partnerships Program in the field of neuroscience.
The National Institutes of Health has selected Brown University as the first U.S. university to join its Graduate Partnerships Program in the field of neuroscience.
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04-071
01/14/2005 Lawton
Chancellor's Gift Will Support Graduate School Fellowships, Recruitment
Stephen Robert, chancellor and a 1962 graduate of Brown University, has given $500,000 to establish The Chancellor Stephen Robert Fellowship. The fellowship, which includes the highest annual stipend awarded by the Brown Graduate School, will be given to three doctoral candidates in its inaugural academic year, 2005-06.
Stephen Robert, chancellor and a 1962 graduate of Brown University, has given $500,000 to establish The Chancellor Stephen Robert Fellowship. The fellowship, which includes the highest annual stipend awarded by the Brown Graduate School, will be given to three doctoral candidates in its inaugural academic year, 2005-06.
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04-062
12/06/2004 Nickel
Spreading the gospel of locally-grown
It started with the apples, crisp Cortlands and Macs from a Massachusetts orchard. Then came the local peaches and peppers, basil and squash. Then the farmer's market arrived on Wriston Quad. Now, there is Roots & Shoots at the Ratty. Want to know about Brown's sustainable food efforts? Recent graduate Louella Hill's got the dirt.
It started with the apples, crisp Cortlands and Macs from a Massachusetts orchard. Then came the local peaches and peppers, basil and squash. Then the farmer's market arrived on Wriston Quad. Now, there is Roots & Shoots at the Ratty. Want to know about Brown's sustainable food efforts? Recent graduate Louella Hill's got the dirt.
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09/24/2004 Lawton
James Garvin and Wen-Hsiung Li to speak, receive alumni awards
Chief NASA scientist James B. Garvin and Balzan Award-winning mathematician Wen-Hsiung Li, both Brown alumni, will be honored by the Brown Alumni Association and the Brown Graduate School with their most prestigious awards Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. Garvin and Li will each give public lectures that day at 2:45 p.m. -- Garvin in the Salomon Center for Teaching and Li in the List Art Center auditorium.
Chief NASA scientist James B. Garvin and Balzan Award-winning mathematician Wen-Hsiung Li, both Brown alumni, will be honored by the Brown Alumni Association and the Brown Graduate School with their most prestigious awards Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. Garvin and Li will each give public lectures that day at 2:45 p.m. -- Garvin in the Salomon Center for Teaching and Li in the List Art Center auditorium.
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04-029
09/23/2004 Curtis
Anthropologist Kay Warren To Address New Students Sept. 7
Political anthropologist and Latin Americanist Kay Warren will deliver the Opening Convocation address Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, at noon on The College Green. Brown welcomes 1,434 first-year students, 420 graduate students, 77 medical students, 112 transfer students and eight Resumed Undergraduate Education students to the 241st academic year.
The text of Warren's address is now available online.
Political anthropologist and Latin Americanist Kay Warren will deliver the Opening Convocation address Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, at noon on The College Green. Brown welcomes 1,434 first-year students, 420 graduate students, 77 medical students, 112 transfer students and eight Resumed Undergraduate Education students to the 241st academic year.
The text of Warren's address is now available online.
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04-011
08/26/2004 Cole
Leadership Alliance secures grant to suppport symposium
The Leadership Alliance has landed a five-year $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support its National Symposium, an annual event where minority undergraduates from across the country present findings from scientific research projects.
The Leadership Alliance has landed a five-year $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support its National Symposium, an annual event where minority undergraduates from across the country present findings from scientific research projects.
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07/23/2004 Lawton
NLRB decision says graduate students are not statutory employees
The National Labor Relations Board has upheld Brown University's argument on appeal that graduate teaching assistants are students -- not statutory employees -- and are therefore not an appropriate unit for collective bargaining. The NLRB reversed a November 2001 decision by its regional director to order an election and dismissed the original petition filed by the United Auto Workers Union.
The National Labor Relations Board has upheld Brown University's argument on appeal that graduate teaching assistants are students -- not statutory employees -- and are therefore not an appropriate unit for collective bargaining. The NLRB reversed a November 2001 decision by its regional director to order an election and dismissed the original petition filed by the United Auto Workers Union.
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04-004
07/15/2004 Nickel
Class of 2004 scattered to the wind
Members of the Class of 2004 find their first postgraduate jobs in fresh ways and on their own timelines
Members of the Class of 2004 find their first postgraduate jobs in fresh ways and on their own timelines
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07/09/2004 Cole
Scholarly pursuits: A sampling of students' doctoral theses
A look at the research done by three Ph.D. graduates: Sarah Alexander Chase, Brenda Foley and Brian Zugay
A look at the research done by three Ph.D. graduates: Sarah Alexander Chase, Brenda Foley and Brian Zugay
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05/28/2004 Curtis
Brown study wins Ecological Society of America prize
A 2001 study written by then-graduate students John Williams and Bryan Shuman, and Professor of Geological Sciences Thompson Webb III, has been awarded the 2004 William S. Cooper Award, the Ecological Society of America's highest honor for book- or paper-length research in plant ecology.
A 2001 study written by then-graduate students John Williams and Bryan Shuman, and Professor of Geological Sciences Thompson Webb III, has been awarded the 2004 William S. Cooper Award, the Ecological Society of America's highest honor for book- or paper-length research in plant ecology.
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05/28/2004 Howell
Wildlife Fund's Fuller to speak at Graduate School Commencement
Kathryn S. Fuller, president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, will speak at the Brown Graduate School Commencement ceremonies Monday, May 31, 2004. Advanced degree graduates will also hear an address by Miguel Moniz, a member of the graduating class. The ceremonies will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Lincoln Field.
Kathryn S. Fuller, president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, will speak at the Brown Graduate School Commencement ceremonies Monday, May 31, 2004. Advanced degree graduates will also hear an address by Miguel Moniz, a member of the graduating class. The ceremonies will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Lincoln Field.
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05/12/2004 Howell
Fifteen Brown students receive fellowships for public service projects
Fifteen Brown undergraduates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to community service have been awarded C.V. Starr Fellowships to pursue service projects. They will receive up to $4,000 each to fund their work.
Fifteen Brown undergraduates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to community service have been awarded C.V. Starr Fellowships to pursue service projects. They will receive up to $4,000 each to fund their work.
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03-134
05/11/2004 Cole
Seventeen Brown students named to Royce Fellowships
Seventeen undergraduates at Brown University have been appointed to Royce Fellowships for the 2004-05 academic year. The award provides financial support for a project of the student's choosing and lifetime membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
Seventeen undergraduates at Brown University have been appointed to Royce Fellowships for the 2004-05 academic year. The award provides financial support for a project of the student's choosing and lifetime membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
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05/05/2004 Nickel
Laser-wielding students explore ways to jump-start nerve growth
Six undergraduate students participating in a Group Research Project (GRP) under the direction of Assistant Professor of Medical Science and Engineering Diane Hoffman-Kim are using sophisticated laser techniques to determine what makes nerves grow. The research eventually may help scientists develop treatments for people with spinal cord injuries, as well as developmental neurological disorders.
Six undergraduate students participating in a Group Research Project (GRP) under the direction of Assistant Professor of Medical Science and Engineering Diane Hoffman-Kim are using sophisticated laser techniques to determine what makes nerves grow. The research eventually may help scientists develop treatments for people with spinal cord injuries, as well as developmental neurological disorders.
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03/26/2004 Freelance
Education faculty member receives Wriston Fellowship for 2004-05
Wilbur Johnson, lecturer and clinical professor of social studies and history in the Department of Education, recently received the Wriston Fellowship, one of the highest awards the University bestows upon its teaching faculty. Johnson will use the fellowship to create a new undergraduate seminar course that examines issues surrounding the concept of "white privilege."
Wilbur Johnson, lecturer and clinical professor of social studies and history in the Department of Education, recently received the Wriston Fellowship, one of the highest awards the University bestows upon its teaching faculty. Johnson will use the fellowship to create a new undergraduate seminar course that examines issues surrounding the concept of "white privilege."
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03/22/2004 Cole
A look at Faculty Scholars for 2003-04
Each year, faculty are asked to nominate students for the Faculty Scholars Program, which was created by faculty in 1982 to provide scholarship and fellowship aid to undergraduate or graduate students, particularly those who have demonstrated academic excellence. Seven Brown students have been named Faculty Scholars for 2003-04. Here is a brief look at each.
Each year, faculty are asked to nominate students for the Faculty Scholars Program, which was created by faculty in 1982 to provide scholarship and fellowship aid to undergraduate or graduate students, particularly those who have demonstrated academic excellence. Seven Brown students have been named Faculty Scholars for 2003-04. Here is a brief look at each.
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03/12/2004 Cole
Corporation sets tuition and fees, approves budget for 2004-05
Overall charges for undergraduates at Brown University will rise to $39,808 for the 2004-05 academic year, an increase of 4.9 percent. That figure includes tuition of $30,672, an increase of 5 percent.
Overall charges for undergraduates at Brown University will rise to $39,808 for the 2004-05 academic year, an increase of 4.9 percent. That figure includes tuition of $30,672, an increase of 5 percent.
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02/28/2004 Nickel
First students join Brown/MBL graduate program
In the past year, both April Shiflett and Justin Widener have followed Steven Hajduk, their doctoral advisor from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to the MBL in Woods Hole, where Hajduk is now director of the center's Global Infectious Diseases program. When Brown created an institutional affiliation with the MBL last July to foster cutting-edge research in biology, biomedicine and environmental sciences, the students saw a golden opportunity Ð and this semester they officially transferred to the Brown-MBL graduate program in pathobiology
In the past year, both April Shiflett and Justin Widener have followed Steven Hajduk, their doctoral advisor from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, to the MBL in Woods Hole, where Hajduk is now director of the center's Global Infectious Diseases program. When Brown created an institutional affiliation with the MBL last July to foster cutting-edge research in biology, biomedicine and environmental sciences, the students saw a golden opportunity Ð and this semester they officially transferred to the Brown-MBL graduate program in pathobiology
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02/27/2004 Curtis
A look at some of this year's Faculty Scholars
Each year, faculty are asked to nominate students for the Faculty Scholars Program, which was created by faculty in 1982 to provide scholarship and fellowship aid to undergraduate or graduate students, particularly those who have demonstrated academic excellence. Four 2003-04 Faculty Scholars were announced at the Feb. 3 faculty meeting: Tanwen Ellis, Eugene Fukudome, Julia Glenady, and Daniel Harkett.
Each year, faculty are asked to nominate students for the Faculty Scholars Program, which was created by faculty in 1982 to provide scholarship and fellowship aid to undergraduate or graduate students, particularly those who have demonstrated academic excellence. Four 2003-04 Faculty Scholars were announced at the Feb. 3 faculty meeting: Tanwen Ellis, Eugene Fukudome, Julia Glenady, and Daniel Harkett.
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02/27/2004 Cole
Graduate School celebrates centennial, honors EPA research chief
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Brown University Graduate School will conclude its centennial celebration with the inaugural presentation of the Horace Mann Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award. Joel Scheraga, director of global change research at the Environmental Protection Agency, will receive the award and deliver the Horace Mann lecture, titled "Political Climate: The Role of Science in the Making of Climate Change Policy." The event is free and open to the public.
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the Brown University Graduate School will conclude its centennial celebration with the inaugural presentation of the Horace Mann Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award. Joel Scheraga, director of global change research at the Environmental Protection Agency, will receive the award and deliver the Horace Mann lecture, titled "Political Climate: The Role of Science in the Making of Climate Change Policy." The event is free and open to the public.
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01/16/2004 Howell
New scholarships to benefit Brown students from Reading, Mass., area
An anonymous donor has provided scholarship funds in honor of Newell H. Morton, a 1932 Brown graduate and civic leader in Reading, Mass. Morton was instrumental in encouraging and helping young people from Reading -- including the donor -- set their sights on a college education and succeed.
An anonymous donor has provided scholarship funds in honor of Newell H. Morton, a 1932 Brown graduate and civic leader in Reading, Mass. Morton was instrumental in encouraging and helping young people from Reading -- including the donor -- set their sights on a college education and succeed.
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01/05/2004 Nickel
Julie Nguyen Brown elected trustee of Brown University
The Corporation of Brown University has elected Julie Nguyen Brown to a six-year term as a University trustee. Brown, the parent of two Brown undergraduate students, will serve through June 30, 2009.
The Corporation of Brown University has elected Julie Nguyen Brown to a six-year term as a University trustee. Brown, the parent of two Brown undergraduate students, will serve through June 30, 2009.
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12/16/2003 Nickel
GRP seeks answers to obesity in Samoa
Group Research Projects (GRPs) are small teams of undergraduate students who work with a faculty member - in this case, community health Professor McGarvey, on a project that contributes to the faculty member's research.
Group Research Projects (GRPs) are small teams of undergraduate students who work with a faculty member - in this case, community health Professor McGarvey, on a project that contributes to the faculty member's research.
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11/07/2003 Ferguson
Brown computer science course seeks city teachers' ideas for software
"The Educational Software Seminar," a unique undergraduate course taught at Brown University for the last decade, produces software for use in elementary, secondary and post-secondary classrooms. Providence teachers are invited to submit proposals for software that would be developed by undergraduates during spring semester 2004 for use in the teachers' classrooms.
"The Educational Software Seminar," a unique undergraduate course taught at Brown University for the last decade, produces software for use in elementary, secondary and post-secondary classrooms. Providence teachers are invited to submit proposals for software that would be developed by undergraduates during spring semester 2004 for use in the teachers' classrooms.
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11/04/2003 Sweeney
Career Week to cover looking for work in a tough economy and more
Career Week, a four-day series of programs for undergraduates about exploring employment options, will include discussion of such timely topics as searching for a job in a tough economy and while facing record-high cost of living.
Career Week, a four-day series of programs for undergraduates about exploring employment options, will include discussion of such timely topics as searching for a job in a tough economy and while facing record-high cost of living.
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10/14/2003 Cole
Grant funds workshops for graduate students writing dissertations
Brown University has received a $224,936 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a program that will support graduate students during the intense and often isolating dissertation-writing experience.
Brown University has received a $224,936 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a program that will support graduate students during the intense and often isolating dissertation-writing experience.
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10/03/2003 Cole
Graduate School size could be boon to multidisciplinary research
Brown's graduate department got its start a century ago. Though the department expanded and in 1927 became the Graduate School, it has remained small. That characteristic now proves beneficial in fostering interdisciplinary work and independent thinking across departmental lines
Brown's graduate department got its start a century ago. Though the department expanded and in 1927 became the Graduate School, it has remained small. That characteristic now proves beneficial in fostering interdisciplinary work and independent thinking across departmental lines
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10/03/2003 Cole
Seth Berkley, M.D., to speak at Medical School Convocation
Seth Berkley, M.D., founder and president of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, will speak at the Brown Medical School Commencement Convocation Monday, May 26, 2003, in the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Medical graduates will also hear talks by Angela Anderson, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, and Giridhar Mallya, a member of the graduating class. The convocation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Seth Berkley, M.D., founder and president of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, will speak at the Brown Medical School Commencement Convocation Monday, May 26, 2003, in the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Medical graduates will also hear talks by Angela Anderson, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, and Giridhar Mallya, a member of the graduating class. The convocation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
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05/09/2003 Turner
Graduate School will begin centennial celebration at Commencement
The Brown University Graduate School will begin the celebration of its centennial during the University's 235th Commencement, Friday, May 23, to Monday, May 26, 2003. Brown's original "Graduate Department"was established in 1903.
The Brown University Graduate School will begin the celebration of its centennial during the University's 235th Commencement, Friday, May 23, to Monday, May 26, 2003. Brown's original "Graduate Department"was established in 1903.
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05/09/2003 Howell
14 Brown students receive Starr Fellowships for public service projects
Fourteen Brown undergraduates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public and community service have been awarded C.V. Starr Fellowships to pursue such projects. They will receive up to $4,000 each to fund their work.
Fourteen Brown undergraduates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public and community service have been awarded C.V. Starr Fellowships to pursue such projects. They will receive up to $4,000 each to fund their work.
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05/05/2003 Cole
Brunonians involved in nightclub fire investigation
Forensic Archeology Recovery, a new group of Brown faculty, graduate students and others, got its start in the wake of the World Trade Center attack. The volunteers were called in to assist in the investigation of the deadly fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick.
Forensic Archeology Recovery, a new group of Brown faculty, graduate students and others, got its start in the wake of the World Trade Center attack. The volunteers were called in to assist in the investigation of the deadly fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick.
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05/02/2003 Sweeney
Fifteen Brown undergraduates named Royce Fellows for 2003-04
Fifteen undergraduates at Brown University have been appointed to Royce Fellowships for the 2003-04 academic year. The award provides financial support for a project of the student's choosing and lifetime membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
Fifteen undergraduates at Brown University have been appointed to Royce Fellowships for the 2003-04 academic year. The award provides financial support for a project of the student's choosing and lifetime membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
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04/23/2003 Nickel
Oscar nominee Todd Haynes to speak at Brown April 11 and 12
Writer/director and Academy Award nominee Todd Haynes, a 1985 graduate of Brown University will speak about his work on Friday, April 11, 2003, at 3 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching and again on Saturday, April 12, 2003, at the Cable Car Cinema, following a 4:15 p.m. screening of his film "Far from Heaven."Both events are free and open to the public.
Writer/director and Academy Award nominee Todd Haynes, a 1985 graduate of Brown University will speak about his work on Friday, April 11, 2003, at 3 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching and again on Saturday, April 12, 2003, at the Cable Car Cinema, following a 4:15 p.m. screening of his film "Far from Heaven."Both events are free and open to the public.
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04/08/2003 Curtis
Course brings cognition to bear in cutting through advertisements' spin
In her undergraduate course "Language, Truth and Advertising," Julie Sedivy, assistant professor of cognitive and linguistic sciences, offers Brown students the tools to decipher the information they see and hear, and reasons they should want to do so.
In her undergraduate course "Language, Truth and Advertising," Julie Sedivy, assistant professor of cognitive and linguistic sciences, offers Brown students the tools to decipher the information they see and hear, and reasons they should want to do so.
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03/28/2003 Cole
Julie Sedivy analyzes advertising and its effect on society
Julie Sedivy, a cognitive and linguistic researcher, says science holds the answers to ques-tions about the impact of advertising on society. Sedivy teaches some 150 undergraduates each spring about "Language, Truth, and Advertising."
Julie Sedivy, a cognitive and linguistic researcher, says science holds the answers to ques-tions about the impact of advertising on society. Sedivy teaches some 150 undergraduates each spring about "Language, Truth, and Advertising."
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03/27/2003 Cole
Barry S. Sternlicht elected trustee of the Brown Corporation
The Corporation of Brown University has elected Barry S. Sternlicht, a 1982 graduate of Brown, to a six-year term as trustee beginning March 1, 2003.
The Corporation of Brown University has elected Barry S. Sternlicht, a 1982 graduate of Brown, to a six-year term as trustee beginning March 1, 2003.
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03/25/2003 Nickel
Brown researchers pioneer first-principles modeling of microbubble drag reduction
Brown applied mathematicians George Karniadakis and Martin Maxey are creating the first first-principles computational models of microbubbles in action. "Most of the people involved in studying microbubbles, even today, are experimentalists. We're doing the only direct numerical simulations of microbubbles in turbulent flows," says Karniadakis. Their team includes Suchuan Dong, a visiting postdoctoral research associate, and Jin Xu, a graduate student.
Brown applied mathematicians George Karniadakis and Martin Maxey are creating the first first-principles computational models of microbubbles in action. "Most of the people involved in studying microbubbles, even today, are experimentalists. We're doing the only direct numerical simulations of microbubbles in turbulent flows," says Karniadakis. Their team includes Suchuan Dong, a visiting postdoctoral research associate, and Jin Xu, a graduate student.
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02/07/2003 Sweeney
Talan Memmott awarded Brown's first electronic writing fellowship
Award-winning writer and multimedia artist Talan Memmott has been named as the University's first graduate fellow in electronic writing. The fellowship, which provides tuition and a stipend for its recipient, includes teaching opportunities that will add new course offerings in the digital arts to the University curriculum.
Award-winning writer and multimedia artist Talan Memmott has been named as the University's first graduate fellow in electronic writing. The fellowship, which provides tuition and a stipend for its recipient, includes teaching opportunities that will add new course offerings in the digital arts to the University curriculum.
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12/12/2002 Curtis
Brown has its first graduate fellow in electronic writing
Although the average reader may not have seen Talan Memmott's work, it's attracting an impressive amount of attention. Last year he was awarded the trAce/Alt-X New Media Writing Award for his piece "Lexia to Perplexia," and he was one of five finalists for the most prestigious prize yet offered in the field, the Electronic Literature Organization's prize in fiction writing. Memmott is Brown's first graduate fellow in electronic writing.
Although the average reader may not have seen Talan Memmott's work, it's attracting an impressive amount of attention. Last year he was awarded the trAce/Alt-X New Media Writing Award for his piece "Lexia to Perplexia," and he was one of five finalists for the most prestigious prize yet offered in the field, the Electronic Literature Organization's prize in fiction writing. Memmott is Brown's first graduate fellow in electronic writing.
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11/15/2002 Curtis
Middle Eastern students bear witness to conflict
Brown students who grew up in Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Syria are working with Brown graduate student Michael Burch to help educate high school seniors at Rocky Hill School about life in the Mideast and issues that have cost the lives of some of their friends.
Brown students who grew up in Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Syria are working with Brown graduate student Michael Burch to help educate high school seniors at Rocky Hill School about life in the Mideast and issues that have cost the lives of some of their friends.
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10/18/2002 Cole
Researchers discover substance in brain that acts like chemical that gives chilies fire
An international group of researchers led by a Brown graduate student recently identified a substance in the brain similar in structure and function to the active ingredient in hot chili peppers. Although they do not yet know exactly what drives the body's production of the compound, researchers think its release in tissues would likely cause burning pain, much like the sensation caused by the chemical capsaicin in chili peppers.
An international group of researchers led by a Brown graduate student recently identified a substance in the brain similar in structure and function to the active ingredient in hot chili peppers. Although they do not yet know exactly what drives the body's production of the compound, researchers think its release in tissues would likely cause burning pain, much like the sensation caused by the chemical capsaicin in chili peppers.
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09/27/2002 Cole
Karen Newman named dean of the Brown University Graduate School
Karen Newman, University Professor and professor of comparative literature and English, has been named dean of Brown University's Graduate School, effective Oct. 1, 2002.
Karen Newman, University Professor and professor of comparative literature and English, has been named dean of Brown University's Graduate School, effective Oct. 1, 2002.
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09/03/2002 Sweeney
Schneider to help launch performance studies program
New faculty member Assistant Professor Rebecca Schneider brings her expertise in performance studies and feminist theater to Brown's graduate and undergraduate students this fall.
New faculty member Assistant Professor Rebecca Schneider brings her expertise in performance studies and feminist theater to Brown's graduate and undergraduate students this fall.
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08/30/2002 Curtis
International grad students gain command of English during summer session
This summer, international graduate students who wanted assistance with spoken English had the opportunity to enroll in an intensive English language program created specifically for teaching assistants. Sixteen graduate students enrolled in the program offered for the first time by the Office of Summer Studies.
This summer, international graduate students who wanted assistance with spoken English had the opportunity to enroll in an intensive English language program created specifically for teaching assistants. Sixteen graduate students enrolled in the program offered for the first time by the Office of Summer Studies.
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08/02/2002 Cole
2009 graduate from Brown with "gift of learning" at their sides
Brown awarded a total of 2,009 degrees during Commencement ceremonies held on Monday, May 27. Of those, 1,506 were undergraduate degrees, 280 were master's degrees, 75 were doctors of medicine, and 148 were doctors of philosophy. Commencement weekend offered a variety of speakers, from those who presented Commencement Forums May 25 to students addressing their classmates Memorial Day. Here are excerpts from many of those presentations.
Brown awarded a total of 2,009 degrees during Commencement ceremonies held on Monday, May 27. Of those, 1,506 were undergraduate degrees, 280 were master's degrees, 75 were doctors of medicine, and 148 were doctors of philosophy. Commencement weekend offered a variety of speakers, from those who presented Commencement Forums May 25 to students addressing their classmates Memorial Day. Here are excerpts from many of those presentations.
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05/31/2002
Biomedical engineering will offer graduate program
The Board of Fellows of the Brown Corporation approved a graduate program in biomedical engineering. Recently, President Simmons approved a Center for Biomedical Engineering. In addition, six seniors are the first to graduate with degrees in the new undergraduate biomedical engineering program.
The Board of Fellows of the Brown Corporation approved a graduate program in biomedical engineering. Recently, President Simmons approved a Center for Biomedical Engineering. In addition, six seniors are the first to graduate with degrees in the new undergraduate biomedical engineering program.
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05/31/2002 Turner
Seeing double: Several sets of twins are among the graduates
Some graduates have more in common than membership in the Class of 2002. They're twins. What is it like to grow up together, go to college together, then go your own way?
Some graduates have more in common than membership in the Class of 2002. They're twins. What is it like to grow up together, go to college together, then go your own way?
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05/24/2002 Cole
Years of research culminate in doctoral theses
The depth and breadth of graduate student scholarship is reflected in the listing of doctoral theses published each year in the Commencement program. Here is a look at five of them.
The depth and breadth of graduate student scholarship is reflected in the listing of doctoral theses published each year in the Commencement program. Here is a look at five of them.
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05/24/2002 staff
Political turmoil postpones environmental exchange program
Deborah Lapidus '05 and Bekah Rottenberg '03 both planned to conduct research this summer in Nepal with a Nepalese scholar who spent this past semester at Brown in the Watson Institute's International Scholars of the Environment Program. However, due to internal conflict in Nepal just weeks before they were set to travel, the undergraduates' trips are being postponed until next summer.
Deborah Lapidus '05 and Bekah Rottenberg '03 both planned to conduct research this summer in Nepal with a Nepalese scholar who spent this past semester at Brown in the Watson Institute's International Scholars of the Environment Program. However, due to internal conflict in Nepal just weeks before they were set to travel, the undergraduates' trips are being postponed until next summer.
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05/24/2002 Bramson
Marian Wright Edelman to speak at Medical School Convocation
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, will speak at the Brown Medical School Commencement Convocation Monday, May 27, in the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Medical graduates will also hear talks by James McIlwain, M.D., the Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and Robert Wolf, a member of the graduating class. The convocation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, will speak at the Brown Medical School Commencement Convocation Monday, May 27, in the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Medical graduates will also hear talks by James McIlwain, M.D., the Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and Robert Wolf, a member of the graduating class. The convocation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
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05/14/2002 Turner
Graduate School will honor distinguished alumni, teaching assistants
During Commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 27, the University's Graduate School will present its Distinguished Graduate School Alumnus/a Award and the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
During Commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 27, the University's Graduate School will present its Distinguished Graduate School Alumnus/a Award and the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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05/10/2002 Sweeney
Estrup stepping down as dean of Graduate School and research
Peder Estrup, dean of the Graduate School and research since 1996, will step down to return to the faculty. Two searches will be conducted to fill Estrup's shoes: one for a new dean of the Graduate School, and a second to fill the new position of vice president of research. Both will report to the provost.
Peder Estrup, dean of the Graduate School and research since 1996, will step down to return to the faculty. Two searches will be conducted to fill Estrup's shoes: one for a new dean of the Graduate School, and a second to fill the new position of vice president of research. Both will report to the provost.
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05/03/2002 Sweeney
Cokie Roberts to deliver second annual Casey Shearer Lecture April 11
ABC News chief congressional analyst Cokie Roberts, co-anchor of "This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts," will give the second annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 6:30 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching. The lecture series honors the memory of Casey Shearer '00, who died just days before he was to graduate from Brown.
ABC News chief congressional analyst Cokie Roberts, co-anchor of "This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts," will give the second annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 6:30 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching. The lecture series honors the memory of Casey Shearer '00, who died just days before he was to graduate from Brown.
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04/01/2002 Curtis
Undergrads had hand in Gates Foundation ÔEarly College' initiative
Nancy Hoffman leaving Brown to work on Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Early College Initiative. Six Brown undergraduates enrolled in Hoffman's course on education reform helped develop the five-year multimillion-dollar nationwide plan.
Nancy Hoffman leaving Brown to work on Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Early College Initiative. Six Brown undergraduates enrolled in Hoffman's course on education reform helped develop the five-year multimillion-dollar nationwide plan.
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03/29/2002 Cole
Starr Foundation donates $15 million to Brown for financial aid
A Starr Foundation gift of $15 million will endow undergraduate scholarships at Brown University. The gift is the largest ever received by Brown in support of financial aid.
A Starr Foundation gift of $15 million will endow undergraduate scholarships at Brown University. The gift is the largest ever received by Brown in support of financial aid.
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03/26/2002 Sweeney
Brown Corporation endorses Proposal for Academic Enrichment
The Corporation of Brown University has endorsed the multiyear Initiatives for Academic Enrichment under which Brown will institute need-blind undergraduate admission, expand its faculty by as many as 100 additional faculty members, improve support for graduate students and make substantial new investments in libraries, information technology and academic space. Increases to the University's annual budget will reach $36 million by fiscal year 2005.
The Corporation of Brown University has endorsed the multiyear Initiatives for Academic Enrichment under which Brown will institute need-blind undergraduate admission, expand its faculty by as many as 100 additional faculty members, improve support for graduate students and make substantial new investments in libraries, information technology and academic space. Increases to the University's annual budget will reach $36 million by fiscal year 2005.
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02/23/2002 Nickel
Corporation approves 4.6-percent increase in total charges for 2002-03
Overall charges for undergraduates at Brown University will rise 4.6 percent to $36,356 for the 2002-03 academic year. That figure includes a 4.8-percent increase in tuition (to $27,856).
Overall charges for undergraduates at Brown University will rise 4.6 percent to $36,356 for the 2002-03 academic year. That figure includes a 4.8-percent increase in tuition (to $27,856).
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02/23/2002 Nickel
Rachel Pepper, Marshall scholar, headed for Cambridge
Rachel Pepper, who will graduate this June with a concentration in biophysics, will spend the next two years at the University of Cambridge pursuing her interest in physics, thanks to a Marshall scholarship. Pepper learned in early December she was one of 40 students across the country to receive the prestigious award.
Rachel Pepper, who will graduate this June with a concentration in biophysics, will spend the next two years at the University of Cambridge pursuing her interest in physics, thanks to a Marshall scholarship. Pepper learned in early December she was one of 40 students across the country to receive the prestigious award.
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01/25/2002 Ferguson
Corporation of Brown University elects Donald C. Hood as a fellow
Donald C. Hood, a professor of psychology at Columbia University and a Ph.D. graduate of Brown University, will serve on Brown's Board of Fellows through June 2012.
Donald C. Hood, a professor of psychology at Columbia University and a Ph.D. graduate of Brown University, will serve on Brown's Board of Fellows through June 2012.
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01/11/2002 Nickel
Brown appeals NLRB decision on graduate students/UAW election
Brown University is seeking a reconsideration of a Nov. 16 decision by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board which directed that certain graduate students could vote for or against representation by the United Auto Workers union. The election was held Dec. 6-7, but the ballots have been impounded and will not be counted until the appeal process is concluded.
Brown University is seeking a reconsideration of a Nov. 16 decision by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board which directed that certain graduate students could vote for or against representation by the United Auto Workers union. The election was held Dec. 6-7, but the ballots have been impounded and will not be counted until the appeal process is concluded.
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12/14/2001 Nickel
UAW petition to be put to a vote
About 500 Brown graduate students will vote Dec. 6-7 on whether the United Auto Workers will become their representative in collective bargaining with the University.
About 500 Brown graduate students will vote Dec. 6-7 on whether the United Auto Workers will become their representative in collective bargaining with the University.
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11/30/2001 Nickel
Estrup outlines graduate support plan
On Monday, Oct. 30, Peder Estrup, dean of the Graduate School and research, appeared before ACUP to present comparative data and outline a plan for investing in graduate student support at Brown.
On Monday, Oct. 30, Peder Estrup, dean of the Graduate School and research, appeared before ACUP to present comparative data and outline a plan for investing in graduate student support at Brown.
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11/09/2001 Nickel
Visionary thinkers to discuss the evolution and role of universities
In "The University As We Do Not Know It," moderator Frank Newman will engage former college and university presidents Johnnetta Cole, Vartan Gregorian, J. Jorge Klor de Alva and Frank Rhodes in an Inaugural Weekend discussion about the future of higher education. Jasmine Waddell, a 1999 Brown graduate who was a Truman Scholar, Rhodes Scholar and student body president, will provide a student and young alumni perspective.
In "The University As We Do Not Know It," moderator Frank Newman will engage former college and university presidents Johnnetta Cole, Vartan Gregorian, J. Jorge Klor de Alva and Frank Rhodes in an Inaugural Weekend discussion about the future of higher education. Jasmine Waddell, a 1999 Brown graduate who was a Truman Scholar, Rhodes Scholar and student body president, will provide a student and young alumni perspective.
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10/04/2001 Bramson
Graduate School dean reflects on union issues
In May, the UAW petitioned the NLRB for exclusive right to represent certain teaching assistants and other graduate students at Brown. This summer, 28 Brown faculty and administrators provided testimony before the NLRB in Boston. Attorneys from Brown and the UAW will file final arguments in the case by Sept. 25. A talk with Peder Estrup, dean of the Graduate School and research
In May, the UAW petitioned the NLRB for exclusive right to represent certain teaching assistants and other graduate students at Brown. This summer, 28 Brown faculty and administrators provided testimony before the NLRB in Boston. Attorneys from Brown and the UAW will file final arguments in the case by Sept. 25. A talk with Peder Estrup, dean of the Graduate School and research
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09/21/2001 Nickel
Brown alum returns to campus after 65-year hiatus
You know a graduate has been away from Brown when he passes the Sharpe Refectory and asks, "That's new, isn't it?" So inquired Louis Leonard, who returned last month for his first class reunionÐ65 years after graduating in 1936.
You know a graduate has been away from Brown when he passes the Sharpe Refectory and asks, "That's new, isn't it?" So inquired Louis Leonard, who returned last month for his first class reunionÐ65 years after graduating in 1936.
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06/22/2001 Turner
Op-Ed: Liberians' fear of being denied refuge is a real one
No one Ð not the Liberians or any other immigrant or refugee group Ð should have to worry about returning to a country where they would fear for their lives, writes recent Brown graduate Melissa Bowman.
No one Ð not the Liberians or any other immigrant or refugee group Ð should have to worry about returning to a country where they would fear for their lives, writes recent Brown graduate Melissa Bowman.
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06/04/2001 Kerlin
University urges grad students to preserve collegial mentoring relationship
In a recent letter e-mailed to faculty and graduate students, Provost Kathryn Spoehr and Dean of the Graduate School Peder Estrup discussed a petition filed by the United Auto Workers before the National Labor Relations Board in Boston. The UAW is asking the NLRB for the exclusive right to represent teaching assistants at Brown.
In a recent letter e-mailed to faculty and graduate students, Provost Kathryn Spoehr and Dean of the Graduate School Peder Estrup discussed a petition filed by the United Auto Workers before the National Labor Relations Board in Boston. The UAW is asking the NLRB for the exclusive right to represent teaching assistants at Brown.
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05/31/2001 Nickel
Faculty presents highest honor to Interim President Sheila E. Blumstein
During Commencement ceremonies May 28, Interim President Sheila E. Blumstein, the Albert D. Mead Professor of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, received the highest honor Brown's faculty can bestow -- the Rosenberger Medal -- as well as an honorary Doctor of Science degree and an endowed undergraduate scholarship fund named in her honor. A portrait of Blumstein, which will hang in Sayles Hall, was unveiled Friday evening, May 25.
During Commencement ceremonies May 28, Interim President Sheila E. Blumstein, the Albert D. Mead Professor of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, received the highest honor Brown's faculty can bestow -- the Rosenberger Medal -- as well as an honorary Doctor of Science degree and an endowed undergraduate scholarship fund named in her honor. A portrait of Blumstein, which will hang in Sayles Hall, was unveiled Friday evening, May 25.
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05/28/2001 Sweeney
Faculty, trustee and students to receive Commencement honors
Faculty members, a former University chancellor, graduate students and undergraduate students have been selected to receive special honors during Commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 28, 2001.
Faculty members, a former University chancellor, graduate students and undergraduate students have been selected to receive special honors during Commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 28, 2001.
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05/25/2001 Curtis
Harold Cohen, a lifelong learner
Harold Cohen says it's never too late to start. He married at age 40. At a time when some people become grandparents, he became a father. In 1987, Cohen entered Brown as a 71-year-old student resuming an undergraduate education. He graduates this Memorial Day at age 84.
Harold Cohen says it's never too late to start. He married at age 40. At a time when some people become grandparents, he became a father. In 1987, Cohen entered Brown as a 71-year-old student resuming an undergraduate education. He graduates this Memorial Day at age 84.
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05/21/2001 Turner
Four grad students honored for their teaching excellence
Mark Bayfield, Vanya Dukic, Domingo Ledezma and Susanne Wiedemann will receive graduate teaching awards at the Graduate School Commencement ceremony
Mark Bayfield, Vanya Dukic, Domingo Ledezma and Susanne Wiedemann will receive graduate teaching awards at the Graduate School Commencement ceremony
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05/21/2001 Kerlin
Brown's graduating Class of 2001 offers some noteworthy stories
Brown's Class of 2001 includes an 84-year-old who will graduate after 14 years, two students who are leading nonprofit organizations, and a student who started an art program for local hospitalized adults. More than 1,300 seniors are expected to graduate May 28.
Brown's Class of 2001 includes an 84-year-old who will graduate after 14 years, two students who are leading nonprofit organizations, and a student who started an art program for local hospitalized adults. More than 1,300 seniors are expected to graduate May 28.
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05/17/2001 Cole
Partners in Health founder Paul Farmer to speak at medical Commencement
Medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer will speak at the Brown Medical School Commencement Convocation Monday, May 28, in the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Eighty-one students will graduate. The medical graduates will also hear addresses from Edward Feller, M.D., of the Brown Medical School faculty, and Derrick Hamilton, a member of the graduating class. The two-hour convocation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer will speak at the Brown Medical School Commencement Convocation Monday, May 28, in the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Eighty-one students will graduate. The medical graduates will also hear addresses from Edward Feller, M.D., of the Brown Medical School faculty, and Derrick Hamilton, a member of the graduating class. The two-hour convocation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
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05/11/2001 Turner
Twenty-six undergraduates receive Royce Fellowships for research
Twenty-six Brown University undergraduates have been awarded Royce Fellowships to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally. They will also receive lifetime membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
Twenty-six Brown University undergraduates have been awarded Royce Fellowships to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally. They will also receive lifetime membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
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05/03/2001 Curtis
NPR's Ira Glass to speak on ÔA New Kind of Radio' May 6
Ira Glass '82, host and producer of NPR's "This American Life" and a 1982 graduate of Brown, will speak on "Lies, Sissies and Fiascoes: Notes on Making a New Kind of Radio" at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, in the Salomon Center for Teaching, located on The College Green. The public and media are welcome, but seating is limited.
Ira Glass '82, host and producer of NPR's "This American Life" and a 1982 graduate of Brown, will speak on "Lies, Sissies and Fiascoes: Notes on Making a New Kind of Radio" at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, in the Salomon Center for Teaching, located on The College Green. The public and media are welcome, but seating is limited.
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05/02/2001 Curtis
Office of Campus Life begins study of Campus Climate Assessment
The Office of Campus Life and Student Services at Brown University has received results of a campuswide assessment it commissioned early this year. That study, prepared by Mcguire Associates Inc. of Boston, gathered information and opinions from 45 percent of undergraduates, 31 percent of graduate students and 39 percent of medical students via the Web during February.
The Office of Campus Life and Student Services at Brown University has received results of a campuswide assessment it commissioned early this year. That study, prepared by Mcguire Associates Inc. of Boston, gathered information and opinions from 45 percent of undergraduates, 31 percent of graduate students and 39 percent of medical students via the Web during February.
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04/25/2001 Nickel
Physics professor, grad students refine computer memory device
Gang Xiao and his graduate students have helped IBM to improve a memory device that could make turning on a personal computer as instantaneous as clicking on a television.
Gang Xiao and his graduate students have helped IBM to improve a memory device that could make turning on a personal computer as instantaneous as clicking on a television.
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04/20/2001 Kerlin
ACUP reviews plan for grad students' health insurance
At its meeting April 9, the Advisory Committee on University Planning (ACUP) reviewed a proposal that in the course of five years would reduce to zero the amount graduate students would have to pay for health insurance.
At its meeting April 9, the Advisory Committee on University Planning (ACUP) reviewed a proposal that in the course of five years would reduce to zero the amount graduate students would have to pay for health insurance.
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04/13/2001 Sweeney
Survey of graduate students' library use
Survey of graduate student use of libraries
Survey of graduate student use of libraries
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04/13/2001 Library
Brown Corporation approves 3.6 percent increase in total charges
The Corporation of Brown University has approved an overall increase in undergraduate charges of 3.6 percent for the 2001-02 academic year, bringing the cost of a year at Brown to $34,750. That figure includes a 3.8-percent increase in tuition, to $26,568.
The Corporation of Brown University has approved an overall increase in undergraduate charges of 3.6 percent for the 2001-02 academic year, bringing the cost of a year at Brown to $34,750. That figure includes a 3.8-percent increase in tuition, to $26,568.
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02/24/2001 Nickel
Brown University issues an interim report on financial aid issues
Based upon their recent deliberations, the Corporation of Brown University and the University's senior administration have decided that strategies for achieving both need-blind admission and competitive graduate student support should be considered, formulated and acted upon in tandem.
Based upon their recent deliberations, the Corporation of Brown University and the University's senior administration have decided that strategies for achieving both need-blind admission and competitive graduate student support should be considered, formulated and acted upon in tandem.
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02/24/2001 Nickel
Brown, high school collaborate on redesign project
Brown students and a recent Brown graduate are helping to give Hope High School teens a voice in the public school's redesign plans by assisting in the instruction of a new course.
Brown students and a recent Brown graduate are helping to give Hope High School teens a voice in the public school's redesign plans by assisting in the instruction of a new course.
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02/09/2001 Cole
NASA selects Brown geologist to participate in satellite project
John Mustard, associate professor of geological sciences, has been selected by NASA to participate on the team that will analyze data from an Earth-observing satellite. Mustard and graduate student Andrew Elmore will attend the launch of the EO-1 satellite, scheduled for Nov. 18 on a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
John Mustard, associate professor of geological sciences, has been selected by NASA to participate on the team that will analyze data from an Earth-observing satellite. Mustard and graduate student Andrew Elmore will attend the launch of the EO-1 satellite, scheduled for Nov. 18 on a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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11/17/2000 Kerlin
Gaining research experience, one call at a time
Sociology students have taken on Computing and Information Services as a client this semester for the chance to survey one of CIS' consumer groups Ð graduate students. The new course is designed to teach survey research through hands-on experience.
Sociology students have taken on Computing and Information Services as a client this semester for the chance to survey one of CIS' consumer groups Ð graduate students. The new course is designed to teach survey research through hands-on experience.
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11/03/2000 Cole
Taubman report finds problems with access to public information
A team of undergraduate researchers from the Taubman Center release a study of public access to information about legal proceedings. Among their conclusions: The public interest does not figure prominently in decisions to expunge or seal certain records.
A team of undergraduate researchers from the Taubman Center release a study of public access to information about legal proceedings. Among their conclusions: The public interest does not figure prominently in decisions to expunge or seal certain records.
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11/03/2000 Nickel
De Groot lab in the hunt for HIV, TB vaccines
Kara Chew '01 works at the smallest of scales on the largest of human problems. She is one of several undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and others who conduct research under the leadership of Anne De Groot, M.D., director of Brown's TB/HIV Research Lab
Kara Chew '01 works at the smallest of scales on the largest of human problems. She is one of several undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and others who conduct research under the leadership of Anne De Groot, M.D., director of Brown's TB/HIV Research Lab
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10/13/2000 Turner
Women do better in math when tested without men, study says
A study of 164 Brown University undergraduates in 1998 and 1999 found women performed as well as men when they took math tests with other women, but did not perform as well when tested with men.
A study of 164 Brown University undergraduates in 1998 and 1999 found women performed as well as men when they took math tests with other women, but did not perform as well when tested with men.
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09/12/2000 Cole
Program teaches business skills to graduate students
Thirty Ph.D. candidates considering careers outside academia enroll in three-week program offered through Career Services, Graduate School
Thirty Ph.D. candidates considering careers outside academia enroll in three-week program offered through Career Services, Graduate School
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09/01/2000 Curtis
Madagascar research blossoms into international UTRA
A summer research opportunity in Madagascar leads to a multi-departmental international group UTRA for six Brown undergraduates.
A summer research opportunity in Madagascar leads to a multi-departmental international group UTRA for six Brown undergraduates.
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07/07/2000 Rose
Faculty, staff, graduate students receive Commencement Day awards
Faculty, staff, graduate students receive awards presented on Commencement Day
Faculty, staff, graduate students receive awards presented on Commencement Day
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06/09/2000 staff
Stepping into start-ups, commencing at dot coms
Graduates are heading to start-ups and dot-com companies, according to Career Services
Graduates are heading to start-ups and dot-com companies, according to Career Services
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05/26/2000 Cole
Physics grad students spread the word about science in city's high schools
Graduate students in the physics department are showing teen-agers that high school science and math can lead them into powerful careers. The graduate students reach out through a federal fellowship programcalled Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.
Graduate students in the physics department are showing teen-agers that high school science and math can lead them into powerful careers. The graduate students reach out through a federal fellowship programcalled Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.
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05/26/2000 Kerlin
Surgeon general to discuss nation's health agenda at Commencement
Dr. David Satcher will speak at the Brown University School of Medicine Commencement Convocation Monday, May 29, at 8:45 a.m. in the First Unitarian Church. Eighty-one students will graduate.
Dr. David Satcher will speak at the Brown University School of Medicine Commencement Convocation Monday, May 29, at 8:45 a.m. in the First Unitarian Church. Eighty-one students will graduate.
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05/15/2000 Cole
Twenty-four undergraduates receive fellowships for research, public service
Twenty-four Brown University undergraduates will receive Royce Fellowships, which will enable them to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally.
Twenty-four Brown University undergraduates will receive Royce Fellowships, which will enable them to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally.
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05/10/2000 Curtis
ACUP finalizes spring report, hears need-blind concerns
Included in ACUP's spring report to the president is its recommended distribution of an unallocated $450,000 in the FY01 budget, with $200,000 going toward the University's technology and information infrastructure, $100,000 for the library's acquisition budget, and $150,000 toward graduate student financial aid. During a portion of the meeting, a student group held a silent demonstration in support of a need-blind admissions policy.
Included in ACUP's spring report to the president is its recommended distribution of an unallocated $450,000 in the FY01 budget, with $200,000 going toward the University's technology and information infrastructure, $100,000 for the library's acquisition budget, and $150,000 toward graduate student financial aid. During a portion of the meeting, a student group held a silent demonstration in support of a need-blind admissions policy.
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05/05/2000 Sweeney
ACUP takes first pass at setting budget priorities
At their April 24 meeting, members of ACUP begin to determine their recommendations for budget priorities. Rising to the top of the committee's tentative list: information and technology infrastructure, library support and graduate financial aid.
At their April 24 meeting, members of ACUP begin to determine their recommendations for budget priorities. Rising to the top of the committee's tentative list: information and technology infrastructure, library support and graduate financial aid.
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04/28/2000 Sweeney
The case of three graduate programs and the transformation of Brown
Thomas Kniesche of German Studies responds to an April 7 Last Word on elimination of three graduate programs. With reference to online letters to the editor.
Thomas Kniesche of German Studies responds to an April 7 Last Word on elimination of three graduate programs. With reference to online letters to the editor.
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04/21/2000 Kniesche
Online interaction appears to help weight loss
Deborah F. Tate, a graduate student in psychiatry and human behavior at the School of Medicine, is the lead researcher in a project that aims to find out whether interactive guidance through the Internet would help people lose weight.
Deborah F. Tate, a graduate student in psychiatry and human behavior at the School of Medicine, is the lead researcher in a project that aims to find out whether interactive guidance through the Internet would help people lose weight.
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04/07/2000 Cole
'Packrats' makes the case for the importance of anthropology
On April 9, the Haffenreffer Museum opens its first major exhibition in many years. Called "Packrats for Posterity?," it examines the relevance of anthropology museums. It is being curated by graduate student Juliette Rogers.
On April 9, the Haffenreffer Museum opens its first major exhibition in many years. Called "Packrats for Posterity?," it examines the relevance of anthropology museums. It is being curated by graduate student Juliette Rogers.
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04/07/2000 Cole
Don't equate closing of three graduate programs with dismissing three great cultures
William Monroe of the University Library writes in support of University cuts of three graduate-level programs: Slavic, German and Italian.
William Monroe of the University Library writes in support of University cuts of three graduate-level programs: Slavic, German and Italian.
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04/07/2000 Monroe
LAST WORD: Don't equate closing of 3 graduate programs with dismissing 3 great cultures
LAST WORD: Don't equate the closing of three graduate programs with dismissing three great cultures, writes William Monroe, head of the University Library's Collections Department.
LAST WORD: Don't equate the closing of three graduate programs with dismissing three great cultures, writes William Monroe, head of the University Library's Collections Department.
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04/07/2000 Monroe
ACUP hears proposal for improved graduate student financial aid
An annual commitment of $4 million would enable Brown to offer each graduate student in a Ph.D. program five years of financial support, according to a report presented on March 13 to members of the Advisory Committee on University Planning. (In the April 7 paper edition of the GSJ, this article is combined with coverage of ACUP's April 3 meeting about need-blind admissions policies.)
An annual commitment of $4 million would enable Brown to offer each graduate student in a Ph.D. program five years of financial support, according to a report presented on March 13 to members of the Advisory Committee on University Planning. (In the April 7 paper edition of the GSJ, this article is combined with coverage of ACUP's April 3 meeting about need-blind admissions policies.)
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04/07/2000 Sweeney
Grad students give high marks to academic experience; health care issues a concern
The University's graduate students rate as "very good" their academic experience at Brown, and rate their student life experience as "good." But there is room for improvement in a number of areas, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Office of Institutional Research.
The University's graduate students rate as "very good" their academic experience at Brown, and rate their student life experience as "good." But there is room for improvement in a number of areas, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Office of Institutional Research.
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03/17/2000 Sweeney
Student charges will rise 3.9 percent
At its winter meeting Feb. 26 the Corporation approved a 3.9-percent increase in total undergraduate charges for the 2000-01 academic year, including a 4-percent increase in tuition. That overall increase is similar in percentage terms to increases in the previous two years.
At its winter meeting Feb. 26 the Corporation approved a 3.9-percent increase in total undergraduate charges for the 2000-01 academic year, including a 4-percent increase in tuition. That overall increase is similar in percentage terms to increases in the previous two years.
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03/03/2000 MN/TS
Brown Corporation approves 3.9-percent increase in student charges
At its winter meeting, the Corporation of Brown University approved a 3.9-percent increase in undergraduate charges for the 2000-01 academic year, to $33,530. That figure includes a 4-percent increase in tuition, to $25,600.
At its winter meeting, the Corporation of Brown University approved a 3.9-percent increase in undergraduate charges for the 2000-01 academic year, to $33,530. That figure includes a 4-percent increase in tuition, to $25,600.
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02/26/2000 Nickel
ACUP looks ahead to spring priorities
ACUP meeting Feb. 14 looks ahead to spring semester priorities, which may include the capital budget and capital projects, need-blind admissions and graduate financial aid, campus life initiatives, and new revenue sources.
ACUP meeting Feb. 14 looks ahead to spring semester priorities, which may include the capital budget and capital projects, need-blind admissions and graduate financial aid, campus life initiatives, and new revenue sources.
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02/25/2000 Sweeney
Raiola named vice president for alumni relations at Brown University
Lisa J. Raiola, currently director of the medical ethics program and director of strategic planning for southern New England at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, has been named vice president for alumni relations at Brown University. Raiola is a 1984 graduate of Brown (A.B., magna cum laude, biomedical ethics).
Lisa J. Raiola, currently director of the medical ethics program and director of strategic planning for southern New England at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, has been named vice president for alumni relations at Brown University. Raiola is a 1984 graduate of Brown (A.B., magna cum laude, biomedical ethics).
News Release
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12/02/1999 Nickel
Letter from Irkutsk
Letter from Irkutsk by history graduate student Andrew Gentes looks at a true Soviet holdout.
Letter from Irkutsk by history graduate student Andrew Gentes looks at a true Soviet holdout.
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11/19/1999 Gentes
Increasingly, Brown students are studying abroad
During the past academic year, 478 Brown undergraduates studied abroad through the Office of International Programs.
During the past academic year, 478 Brown undergraduates studied abroad through the Office of International Programs.
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11/12/1999 Cole
A lifelong learner: Harold Cohen
Interview with Harold Cohen, perhaps Brown's oldest student. Cohen, taking one course every semester, will graduate in 2001 with a degree in history. He will be 85.
Interview with Harold Cohen, perhaps Brown's oldest student. Cohen, taking one course every semester, will graduate in 2001 with a degree in history. He will be 85.
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11/05/1999 Turner
'Passion Play' explores differences between actors, characters they play
Interview with graduate playwriting student Sarah Ruhl, whose "Passion Play" will be performed in Leeds.
Interview with graduate playwriting student Sarah Ruhl, whose "Passion Play" will be performed in Leeds.
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11/05/1999 Hare
The Graduate School Level of Information (GrSLI) Test
What do you know about graduate education at Brown? Here are some facts provided by Peder Estrup, dean of the graduate school and research.
What do you know about graduate education at Brown? Here are some facts provided by Peder Estrup, dean of the graduate school and research.
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09/10/1999 Estrup
Brown names two City of Providence Scholars for the Class of 2003
Kate Gubata of Classical High School and Samuel Snead of Mount Pleasant High School have been named City of Providence Scholars for the Class of 2003. They will receive financial support throughout their undergraduate education at Brown.
Kate Gubata of Classical High School and Samuel Snead of Mount Pleasant High School have been named City of Providence Scholars for the Class of 2003. They will receive financial support throughout their undergraduate education at Brown.
News Release
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06/04/1999 Cole
Mapping their future: Entrepreneurship looks hot
Anecdotal evidence from Career Services indicates that entrepreneurship is hot for many graduates of the Class of 1999
Anecdotal evidence from Career Services indicates that entrepreneurship is hot for many graduates of the Class of 1999
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05/28/1999 Lans
Brown to integrate formal study of values into curriculum, campus life
Beginning in the 1999-2000 academic year, Brown University will develop a focused inquiry into human values designed to enrich the freshman experience, the College cur riculum, departmental scholarship, graduate fellowships and the University's public lecture program. President Gee will introduce a panel discussion about the Robert Values Initiative at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 1999, in Sayles Hall.
Beginning in the 1999-2000 academic year, Brown University will develop a focused inquiry into human values designed to enrich the freshman experience, the College cur riculum, departmental scholarship, graduate fellowships and the University's public lecture program. President Gee will introduce a panel discussion about the Robert Values Initiative at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 1999, in Sayles Hall.
News Release
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05/27/1999 Nickel
Baccalaureate, graduate and medical students honor special faculty
Four Brown professors will receive special awards from graduating students at this year's Commencement: two for work with undergraduates; one for support of graduate students; and a doctor for service to medical students. Four graduate students will receive honors for outstanding doctoral dissertations and four for teaching excellence.
Four Brown professors will receive special awards from graduating students at this year's Commencement: two for work with undergraduates; one for support of graduate students; and a doctor for service to medical students. Four graduate students will receive honors for outstanding doctoral dissertations and four for teaching excellence.
News Release
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05/27/1999 Turner
Walter Massey, president of Morehouse College, to speak May 29
Walter Massey, president of Morehouse College, will present a Commencement Fo rum at Brown University on Saturday, May 29, at 3:30 p.m. Massey's presentation will mark the groundbreaking for new undergraduate engineering laboratories.
Walter Massey, president of Morehouse College, will present a Commencement Fo rum at Brown University on Saturday, May 29, at 3:30 p.m. Massey's presentation will mark the groundbreaking for new undergraduate engineering laboratories.
News Release
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05/19/1999 Turner
25 undergraduates receive Royce Fellowships for research, public service
Twenty-five Brown University undergraduates will receive Royce Fellowships, which will enable them to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally.
Twenty-five Brown University undergraduates will receive Royce Fellowships, which will enable them to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally.
News Release
98-124
05/07/1999 Sweeney
Peter Jennings to receive award for superior achievement in journalism
ABC News anchor Peter Jennings will receive the University's Welles Hangen Award for Superior Achievement in Journalism on Tuesday, May 4, in Sayles Hall. Presented for lifetime achievement, the award honors the memory of Welles Hangen, a journalist and 1949 graduate of Brown, who was captured and executed by Viet Cong and Khmer Rouge guerrillas during the Vietnam War.
ABC News anchor Peter Jennings will receive the University's Welles Hangen Award for Superior Achievement in Journalism on Tuesday, May 4, in Sayles Hall. Presented for lifetime achievement, the award honors the memory of Welles Hangen, a journalist and 1949 graduate of Brown, who was captured and executed by Viet Cong and Khmer Rouge guerrillas during the Vietnam War.
News Release
98-118
04/27/1999 Hare
OFF HOURS: Jonathan Bender and Gabriel Kuriloff -- Yes, we have some bananas
Off Hours: Jonathan Bender ('00, Biomedical Ethics) and Gabriel Kuriloff ('00.5, Urban Studies and Undergraduate Teacher Education in English) co-owners/managers of Fruit and Rally, on-campus fresh fruit and produce pick-up service.
Off Hours: Jonathan Bender ('00, Biomedical Ethics) and Gabriel Kuriloff ('00.5, Urban Studies and Undergraduate Teacher Education in English) co-owners/managers of Fruit and Rally, on-campus fresh fruit and produce pick-up service.
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04/16/1999 Sweeney
Students help preserve the past for the future
Three graduate students in anthropology department's museum studies program help Rehoboth museum revive itself.
Three graduate students in anthropology department's museum studies program help Rehoboth museum revive itself.
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04/16/1999 Lans
The art of Maggie Poor to be showcased at Bell Gallery April 17-May 30
The drawings and sculptures of Maggie Poor, a New York artist and 1976 Brown graduate, will be shown in the David Winton Bell Gallery starting Saturday, April 17. The show, which contains more than 40 pieces, will continue through May 30.
The drawings and sculptures of Maggie Poor, a New York artist and 1976 Brown graduate, will be shown in the David Winton Bell Gallery starting Saturday, April 17. The show, which contains more than 40 pieces, will continue through May 30.
News Release
98-107
04/07/1999 Hare
Ivy League, Stanford, MIT collaborate on virtual career fair April 12-18
The Ivy-Plus Virtual Career Fair is an on-line week-long event through which employers in diverse fields from around the country can recruit some of the best liberal arts graduates in the world.
The Ivy-Plus Virtual Career Fair is an on-line week-long event through which employers in diverse fields from around the country can recruit some of the best liberal arts graduates in the world.
News Release
98-082
03/04/1999 Sweeney
Research and undergrads: Interaction enriches faculty and students
RESEARCH issue: To faculty at Brown, undergraduates represent a fountain of ideas, wonder and fellowship in the research endeavor. A look at how students, faculty and grad students work together in the classroom and the lab.
RESEARCH issue: To faculty at Brown, undergraduates represent a fountain of ideas, wonder and fellowship in the research endeavor. A look at how students, faculty and grad students work together in the classroom and the lab.
GSJ Story
23GSJ19b
02/26/1999 Turner
Undergraduates and research: in the lab
RESEARCH issue: Faculty members talk about the benefits of having undergraduates participate "eyeball to eyeball" on research in their labs.
RESEARCH issue: Faculty members talk about the benefits of having undergraduates participate "eyeball to eyeball" on research in their labs.
GSJ Story
23GSJ19d
02/26/1999 Turner
Franco Capaldi: seasoned researcher by senior year
for RESEARCH section: Franco Capaldi '99, a mechanical engineering student, works in Barus & Holley where he is doing graduate-level work on the stresses of thin films and coatings.
for RESEARCH section: Franco Capaldi '99, a mechanical engineering student, works in Barus & Holley where he is doing graduate-level work on the stresses of thin films and coatings.
GSJ Story
23GSJ19e
02/26/1999 Turner
Undergraduates and research: in the classroom
RESEARCH issue: Faculty members talk about how teaching undergraduates inthe classroom enhances the research endeavor.
RESEARCH issue: Faculty members talk about how teaching undergraduates inthe classroom enhances the research endeavor.
GSJ Story
23GSJ19g
02/26/1999 Turner
Entrepreneurship Program meets student interest in starting businesses
Initiated by two undergraduates, the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program has attracted about 140 students in its first semester.
Initiated by two undergraduates, the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program has attracted about 140 students in its first semester.
News Release
98-078
02/25/1999 Lans
Brown to spend $5 million on undergraduate financial aid improvements
Beginning with the Class of 2003, all students who qualify for Brown University scholarship aid will receive larger grants and smaller loans. On average, students with the greatest need will receive approximately $17,000 in additional grant support during their four years and will graduate with an estimated $7,000 in loan debt. The new policy will cost approximately $5 million when fully implemented.
Beginning with the Class of 2003, all students who qualify for Brown University scholarship aid will receive larger grants and smaller loans. On average, students with the greatest need will receive approximately $17,000 in additional grant support during their four years and will graduate with an estimated $7,000 in loan debt. The new policy will cost approximately $5 million when fully implemented.
News Release
98-070
02/20/1999 Nickel
Corporation approves lowest tuition increase in more than 30 years
The Corporation of Brown University has approved a 4.3-percent increase in undergraduate tuition for the 1999-00 academic year, to $24,624. The total annual charge for undergraduate tuition, room, board and fees will be $32,280, a 3.9-percent increase.
The Corporation of Brown University has approved a 4.3-percent increase in undergraduate tuition for the 1999-00 academic year, to $24,624. The total annual charge for undergraduate tuition, room, board and fees will be $32,280, a 3.9-percent increase.
News Release
98-074
02/20/1999 Nickel
Community directors overcome isolation while giving undergrads benefit of their experience
The Community Directors Program places graduate students in undergraduate dorms. The graduate students support the undergraduate residential programmers and counselors, and provide counseling themselves, and serve as a liaison between undergraduates and deans.
The Community Directors Program places graduate students in undergraduate dorms. The graduate students support the undergraduate residential programmers and counselors, and provide counseling themselves, and serve as a liaison between undergraduates and deans.
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23GSJ18c
02/12/1999 Genereux
Seeing America, one step at a time
Two recent Brown graduates are walking across the country. Ryan Firestone '97 and Gidon Felsen '98 set out from Florida in September in the hopes of getting to California by August. They are sending newsletters to family and friends by e-mail. This excerpt gives a look at their adventures in eastern Texas.
Two recent Brown graduates are walking across the country. Ryan Firestone '97 and Gidon Felsen '98 set out from Florida in September in the hopes of getting to California by August. They are sending newsletters to family and friends by e-mail. This excerpt gives a look at their adventures in eastern Texas.
GSJ Story
23GSJ17e
02/05/1999 Sweeney
Hyde family establishes intern scholarship in memory of daughter
The Portland, Ore., family of the late Timory Hyde has created a scholarship at Brown University enabling students to accept unpaid or low-paying internships in muusic or the creative arts without having to incur the accompanying financial hardships. Hyde, an imaginative undergraduate who was studying music at Brown, died in April 1997 of injuries suffered in a fall.
The Portland, Ore., family of the late Timory Hyde has created a scholarship at Brown University enabling students to accept unpaid or low-paying internships in muusic or the creative arts without having to incur the accompanying financial hardships. Hyde, an imaginative undergraduate who was studying music at Brown, died in April 1997 of injuries suffered in a fall.
News Release
98-060
01/25/1999 Sweeney
Move over, Emeril -- Bryant Currie's cooking on TV
Bryant Currie, a manager in University Food Services and a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, is a featured chef on Ch. 10 cooking segments
Bryant Currie, a manager in University Food Services and a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, is a featured chef on Ch. 10 cooking segments
GSJ Story
23GSJ15e
01/22/1999 Sweeney
Brown announces James R. Rice Endowed Fund for Solid Mechanics
A lead gift by two former graduate students has established the James R. Rice En dowment for Solid Mechanics at Brown University. The fund will support a unique, flexible faculty position and a graduate fellowship in the Division of Engineering.
A lead gift by two former graduate students has established the James R. Rice En dowment for Solid Mechanics at Brown University. The fund will support a unique, flexible faculty position and a graduate fellowship in the Division of Engineering.
News Release
98-057
01/12/1999 Nickel
Brown separates student charged in radiation case, limits campus access
Brown officials announced today that the University has separated a graduate student from the campus community and has limited his access to the campus. The graduate student was arrested Friday on felony charges involving radioactive contamination of two fellow students.
Brown officials announced today that the University has separated a graduate student from the campus community and has limited his access to the campus. The graduate student was arrested Friday on felony charges involving radioactive contamination of two fellow students.
News Release
98-045
11/16/1998 Nickel
Brown University Graduate student arrested on charges of assault
A Brown University graduate student has been arrested by Providence Police on five felony charges. He is accused of providing two Brown students with radioactively con taminated food. Neither victim suffered a serious health problem. An investigation by Providence and Brown police is ongoing.
A Brown University graduate student has been arrested by Providence Police on five felony charges. He is accused of providing two Brown students with radioactively con taminated food. Neither victim suffered a serious health problem. An investigation by Providence and Brown police is ongoing.
News Release
98-044
11/14/1998 Nickel
Grad student Silvia Gennari's summer of 'gator bellows
Silvia Gennari, a graduate student in cognitive and linguistic sciences, spent a summer recording alligator noises in Florida. Her work was as a research assistant who is investigating a correlation between the size of the animals and the sound quality of their bellows.
Silvia Gennari, a graduate student in cognitive and linguistic sciences, spent a summer recording alligator noises in Florida. Her work was as a research assistant who is investigating a correlation between the size of the animals and the sound quality of their bellows.
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10/30/1998 Freeman
Curriculum Council approves new concentration in organizational behavior
Organizational Behavior and Management, long one of the University's most popular undergraduate concentrations, will be replaced by a new course of study titled Public and Private Sector Organizations. The new concentration will be managed jointly by sociology and public policy.
Organizational Behavior and Management, long one of the University's most popular undergraduate concentrations, will be replaced by a new course of study titled Public and Private Sector Organizations. The new concentration will be managed jointly by sociology and public policy.
News Release
98-034
10/30/1998 Nickel
Fredericka Wilson '99: Cookbook editor
Fredericka Wilson of Detroit, Mich., who will graduate from Brown in May 1999,has published a cookbook, "Freddie's Cooking with Family and Friends."
Fredericka Wilson of Detroit, Mich., who will graduate from Brown in May 1999,has published a cookbook, "Freddie's Cooking with Family and Friends."
GSJ Story
23GSJ07a
10/16/1998 Sweeney
NSF grant supports cross-training
A three-year, $1.7-million grant from the National Science Foundation will support graduate student training in interdisciplinary research on human and machine behavior, fund the development of new courses, and help acquire new computer and other research equipment.
A three-year, $1.7-million grant from the National Science Foundation will support graduate student training in interdisciplinary research on human and machine behavior, fund the development of new courses, and help acquire new computer and other research equipment.
GSJ Story
23GSJ07b
10/16/1998 Lans
Brown senior cooks up a project to help pay off student loans
Fredericka Wilson of Detroit, Mich., who will graduate from Brown in May 1999, has published a cookbook, "Freddie's Cooking with Family and Friends."
Fredericka Wilson of Detroit, Mich., who will graduate from Brown in May 1999, has published a cookbook, "Freddie's Cooking with Family and Friends."
News Release
98-028
10/15/1998 Sweeney
MacMillan improves teaching, lab possibilities for campus
McMillan Hall, the University's new undergraduate sciences building, is formally dedicated Oct. 9. It creates a shared interdisciplinary space at Brown to serve the undergraduate teaching and laboratory needs of chemistry, geological and environmental sciences. A fair number of environmental issues and research questions overlap the three disciplines.
McMillan Hall, the University's new undergraduate sciences building, is formally dedicated Oct. 9. It creates a shared interdisciplinary space at Brown to serve the undergraduate teaching and laboratory needs of chemistry, geological and environmental sciences. A fair number of environmental issues and research questions overlap the three disciplines.
GSJ Story
23GSJ05a
10/02/1998 Turner
$1.7-million grant for cross-training graduate students in three areas
A three-year, $1.7-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support graduate student training in interdisciplinary research on human and machine behavior, fund the development of new courses, and help acquire new computer and other research equipment.
A three-year, $1.7-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support graduate student training in interdisciplinary research on human and machine behavior, fund the development of new courses, and help acquire new computer and other research equipment.
News Release
98-024
09/30/1998 Lans
Brown to open new science building for public tours Saturday, Oct. 10
Brown University will dedicate its new undergraduate science instruction center, the W. Duncan MacMillan '53 Hall, on Friday, Oct. 9, 1998. The public is invited to an open house Saturday morning, Oct. 10, featuring special tours, research presentations and refreshments.
Brown University will dedicate its new undergraduate science instruction center, the W. Duncan MacMillan '53 Hall, on Friday, Oct. 9, 1998. The public is invited to an open house Saturday morning, Oct. 10, featuring special tours, research presentations and refreshments.
News Release
98-020
09/28/1998 Turner
Study examines Brown Ð Providence school partnerships
Brown graduate Lucia Trimbur's 40-page report examines why partnerships between the University and local public schools succeed or flounder. Trimbur, the first Cianci Urban Scholar, grew up in Cranston and is a member of the Brown Class of 1997.
Brown graduate Lucia Trimbur's 40-page report examines why partnerships between the University and local public schools succeed or flounder. Trimbur, the first Cianci Urban Scholar, grew up in Cranston and is a member of the Brown Class of 1997.
News Release
98-022
09/28/1998 Lans
Hughes grant strengthens undergraduate biosciences
Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant will fund Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program, provide for new courses and equipment for bioscience.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant will fund Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program, provide for new courses and equipment for bioscience.
GSJ Story
23GSJ04b
09/25/1998 Turner
New concentration links biology, computer science
University starts a new undergraduate concentration in computational biology
University starts a new undergraduate concentration in computational biology
GSJ Story
23GSJ04e
09/25/1998 Turner
Off Hours: Kathryne Jennings: voice instructor, artistic director of opera company
Off Hours: Kathryne Jennings, applied voice instructor, is the new artistic director of Ocean State Lyric Opera. Brown's music department and a number of Brown students and graduates are instrumental in OSLO as well.
Off Hours: Kathryne Jennings, applied voice instructor, is the new artistic director of Ocean State Lyric Opera. Brown's music department and a number of Brown students and graduates are instrumental in OSLO as well.
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23GSJ03e
09/18/1998 Mahdesian
After Commencement, graduates start businesses, write books, travel and study
Brown University graduates go far after graduating. They start businesses in Ireland, travel to Europe, get jobs, go to graduate school, write books
Brown University graduates go far after graduating. They start businesses in Ireland, travel to Europe, get jobs, go to graduate school, write books
GSJ Story
22GSJ30c
05/22/1998 Lans
Even in their careers, graduates continue to learn on the job
Brown graduates do not enter a job for life once they graduate. Even in their careers, graduates continue the explorations they started here at Brown, says Sheila Curran of Career Planning Services.
Brown graduates do not enter a job for life once they graduate. Even in their careers, graduates continue the explorations they started here at Brown, says Sheila Curran of Career Planning Services.
GSJ Story
22GSJ30d
05/22/1998 Lans
Teaching, research awards honor graduate students, faculty
The new Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award honors four graduate students' doctoral research; the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching honor four graduate students; the School of Medicine Senior Citation honors an anatomy professor; and an associate dean of Graduate School wins the William-Deblois Award.
The new Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award honors four graduate students' doctoral research; the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching honor four graduate students; the School of Medicine Senior Citation honors an anatomy professor; and an associate dean of Graduate School wins the William-Deblois Award.
News Release
97-133
05/20/1998 Morton
Advising awards presented to Pucci, Terry-Morgan at first Faculty-Student Dinner
The first Faculty-Student Dinner, co-sponsored by the Dean of the College and the Undergraduate Council of Students (UCS) is held. More than 130 faculty members dined with some 230 students. At the dinner, the UCS Advising Awards are presented to Professors Pucci and Terry-Morgan.
The first Faculty-Student Dinner, co-sponsored by the Dean of the College and the Undergraduate Council of Students (UCS) is held. More than 130 faculty members dined with some 230 students. At the dinner, the UCS Advising Awards are presented to Professors Pucci and Terry-Morgan.
GSJ Story
22GSJ29a
05/08/1998 Sweeney
ÔHope in the Unseen' follows Cedric Jennings from inner city to College Hill
A new book titled "A Hope in the Unseen" chronicles undergraduate Cedric Jennings' transition from inner-city high school achiever in Washington, D.C., to culture-shocked survivor at Brown University. The book is written by Ron Suskind, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
A new book titled "A Hope in the Unseen" chronicles undergraduate Cedric Jennings' transition from inner-city high school achiever in Washington, D.C., to culture-shocked survivor at Brown University. The book is written by Ron Suskind, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
GSJ Story
22GSJ29b
05/08/1998 Mahdesian
Curiosity about pigeons helped student's UTRA project take wing
Joshua Woolley '99 teamed up with Professor Ted Goslow to learn about bird anatomy. Woolley's work was part of the Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantship (UTRA) program.
Joshua Woolley '99 teamed up with Professor Ted Goslow to learn about bird anatomy. Woolley's work was part of the Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantship (UTRA) program.
GSJ Story
22GSJ29c
05/08/1998 DeMaio
26 undergraduates receive Royce fellowships for research, public service
Twenty-six distinguished Brown University undergraduates will receive Royce Fellowships, which will enable them to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally. In many cases, the Fellows will work side by side with senior faculty in laboratories and classrooms.
Twenty-six distinguished Brown University undergraduates will receive Royce Fellowships, which will enable them to advance their research and public service projects locally, nationally and internationally. In many cases, the Fellows will work side by side with senior faculty in laboratories and classrooms.
News Release
97-119
05/01/1998 Sweeney
Brown student studies deportations in Portuguese community
Brown University anthropology graduate student Miguel D. Moniz is researching the growing rate of deportation from North America to the Azores Islands. He recently interviewed resident aliens from southern New England who are awaiting deportation, and plans to spend a year in the Azores documenting their experiences once abroad.
Brown University anthropology graduate student Miguel D. Moniz is researching the growing rate of deportation from North America to the Azores Islands. He recently interviewed resident aliens from southern New England who are awaiting deportation, and plans to spend a year in the Azores documenting their experiences once abroad.
News Release
97-120
05/01/1998 Lans
International graduate students and spouses often struggle to fit into community
International graduate students and their spouses often struggle to fit into the community of Brown and Providence. A broad network offers support and assistance.
International graduate students and their spouses often struggle to fit into the community of Brown and Providence. A broad network offers support and assistance.
GSJ Story
22GSJ25a
04/10/1998 Lans
Graduate Student Council celebrates Appreciation Week
Graduate Student Council (GSC) celebrates Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Graduate Student Council (GSC) celebrates Graduate Student Appreciation Week
GSJ Story
22GSJ25f
04/10/1998 Sweeney
How did Adia Benton do on 'College Jeopardy' quiz show?
Undergraduate Adia Benton is a contestant on 'College Jeopardy' television show.
Undergraduate Adia Benton is a contestant on 'College Jeopardy' television show.
GSJ Story
22GSJ24a
04/03/1998 Lans
Detailed images from Jovian moon Europa point to slush below surface
Detailed images from the moon Europa point to slush below the surface of Jupiter. Several Brown scientists and graduate students are on the team analyzing the images, presented at a NASA/JPL/Brown news conference
Detailed images from the moon Europa point to slush below the surface of Jupiter. Several Brown scientists and graduate students are on the team analyzing the images, presented at a NASA/JPL/Brown news conference
GSJ Story
22GSJ21a
03/06/1998 Morton
Gice 'em the business: Brown's first entrepreneurship forum
Brown alumni who are making a living as entrepreneurs speak to undergraduates about their trials and tribulations.
Brown alumni who are making a living as entrepreneurs speak to undergraduates about their trials and tribulations.
GSJ Story
22GSJ21e
03/06/1998 Rabbino
Brown approves lowest percentage fee increase in more than 30 years
The Brown Corporation has approved an increase of 3.9 percent in total undergraduate fees, the lowest percentage increase since 1967. Tuition will rise 4.5 percent to $23,616; undergraduate fees, including room and board, will total $31,060. Brown's undergraduate financial aid budget, which is indexed to increases in overall fees, will receive $1.6 million in new funding.
The Brown Corporation has approved an increase of 3.9 percent in total undergraduate fees, the lowest percentage increase since 1967. Tuition will rise 4.5 percent to $23,616; undergraduate fees, including room and board, will total $31,060. Brown's undergraduate financial aid budget, which is indexed to increases in overall fees, will receive $1.6 million in new funding.
News Release
97-082
02/14/1998 Nickel
Reorganization of senior administration leads to larger role for provost
Brown University President E. Gordon Gee has announced a reorganization of the senior administration, which streamlines and expands the provost's office and upgrades the position to executive vice president and provost. Mark Schupack, former dean of the Graduate School, has been named to the new position of vice provost for affiliated programs.
Brown University President E. Gordon Gee has announced a reorganization of the senior administration, which streamlines and expands the provost's office and upgrades the position to executive vice president and provost. Mark Schupack, former dean of the Graduate School, has been named to the new position of vice provost for affiliated programs.
News Release
97-078
02/09/1998 Nickel
Blumstein appoints task force on academic/non-academic student life
Since 1979, Brown University has had separate dean's offices for the academic and non-academic areas of undergraduate student life. A task force appointed by In terim Provost Sheila Blumstein will review the rationale for that arrangement and con sider whether the two-office structure is the optimal way of organizing student affairs.
Since 1979, Brown University has had separate dean's offices for the academic and non-academic areas of undergraduate student life. A task force appointed by In terim Provost Sheila Blumstein will review the rationale for that arrangement and con sider whether the two-office structure is the optimal way of organizing student affairs.
News Release
97-077
02/06/1998 Nickel
The playwright's the thing at Steinberg Festival of New Plays
The Steinberg Festival of New Plays, now in its second year, is produced in partnership with Trinity Repertory Company. The festival gives budding playwrights the opportunity to see their writing performed on stage and provides feedback from the audience. The festival is a wonderful outlet for graduate students in the Graduate Writing Program
The Steinberg Festival of New Plays, now in its second year, is produced in partnership with Trinity Repertory Company. The festival gives budding playwrights the opportunity to see their writing performed on stage and provides feedback from the audience. The festival is a wonderful outlet for graduate students in the Graduate Writing Program
GSJ Story
22GSJ15m
01/23/1998 Mahdesian
Taking a turn at the crystal ball
If the New York Times were to run a story about Brown on front page five years from now, what would you hope the story would be about? Several Brown administrators had an opportunity to offer their ideas when E. Gordon Gee was about to become Brown's president. This article expanded the query to members of the Brown community. Responses ranged from ideas for the medical school to the undergraduate orientation program to football
If the New York Times were to run a story about Brown on front page five years from now, what would you hope the story would be about? Several Brown administrators had an opportunity to offer their ideas when E. Gordon Gee was about to become Brown's president. This article expanded the query to members of the Brown community. Responses ranged from ideas for the medical school to the undergraduate orientation program to football
GSJ Story
22GSJ15n
01/23/1998 Sweeney
Steinberg Festival of New Plays to run Jan. 29 through Feb. 8
The 1998 Steinberg New Plays Festival - the second year of collaboration between Brown's graduate program in playwriting and Trinity Repertory Company - presents eight plays by graduate students at Brown, from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1, and Feb. 5 through Feb. 8, at the Trinity Repertory Company in downtown Providence.
The 1998 Steinberg New Plays Festival - the second year of collaboration between Brown's graduate program in playwriting and Trinity Repertory Company - presents eight plays by graduate students at Brown, from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1, and Feb. 5 through Feb. 8, at the Trinity Repertory Company in downtown Providence.
News Release
97-067
01/20/1998 Mahdesian
Star Trek's Borg Queen finds her way into dissertation
Janice Okoomian, a graduate student student in American civilization, is working on a dissertation about the way the body is used to define female identity in conjunction with race or ethnicity in narratives of origin. The alien Borg Queen of Star Trek fame finds her way into one chapter of the dissertation.
Janice Okoomian, a graduate student student in American civilization, is working on a dissertation about the way the body is used to define female identity in conjunction with race or ethnicity in narratives of origin. The alien Borg Queen of Star Trek fame finds her way into one chapter of the dissertation.
GSJ Story
22GSJ14c
12/05/1997 Lans
Community director program provides support network in first-year dorms
The Community Director program provides a support network for undergraduates living in campus dorms. Some CDs, who are graduate students, even provide a taste of family life in the dorms. This story focuses on Sumit Nijhawan and Ihab Girgis, married grad students who are CDs in one of Brown's dorms
The Community Director program provides a support network for undergraduates living in campus dorms. Some CDs, who are graduate students, even provide a taste of family life in the dorms. This story focuses on Sumit Nijhawan and Ihab Girgis, married grad students who are CDs in one of Brown's dorms
GSJ Story
22GSJ14d
12/05/1997 Lans
Putting down roots through RUE helps student blossom
The Resumed Undergraduate Education program (RUE) helps older students blossom. Among the latest participants is Ilona Domanska, who left Poland for the United States to study cactus. She wound up ant Brown, where she is a member of the Class of 1999. She is studying comparative literature and has plans to study international relations in graduate school
The Resumed Undergraduate Education program (RUE) helps older students blossom. Among the latest participants is Ilona Domanska, who left Poland for the United States to study cactus. She wound up ant Brown, where she is a member of the Class of 1999. She is studying comparative literature and has plans to study international relations in graduate school
GSJ Story
22GSJ14f
12/05/1997 Linda
Margalit web page works wonders for Math 35, Physics 21
Working with Prof. Tom Banchoff under an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantship (UTRA) Dan Margalit has designed an interactive web page template for use by faculty members in their classes
Working with Prof. Tom Banchoff under an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantship (UTRA) Dan Margalit has designed an interactive web page template for use by faculty members in their classes
GSJ Story
22GSJ14g
12/05/1997 Scott
Brown student studies effect of deportations on Portuguese community
Miguel D. Moniz, a Brown University graduate student in anthropology, will spend the next year interviewing resident aliens slated for deportation by the United States, then document their experiences abroad.
Miguel D. Moniz, a Brown University graduate student in anthropology, will spend the next year interviewing resident aliens slated for deportation by the United States, then document their experiences abroad.
News Release
97-042
10/29/1997 Lans
'Strangers in Two Lands' examines the effect of deportation to the Azores
Miguel Moniz, a graduate student in anthropology, has done research on "men without a country" -- Azoreans who came to U.S. as infants, learned English, never became U.S. citizens, got into trouble in the United States and were deported. These deportees are rejected by Azorean culture as well. The Portuguese government, concerned about the situation, has taken an interest in Moniz's dissertation
Miguel Moniz, a graduate student in anthropology, has done research on "men without a country" -- Azoreans who came to U.S. as infants, learned English, never became U.S. citizens, got into trouble in the United States and were deported. These deportees are rejected by Azorean culture as well. The Portuguese government, concerned about the situation, has taken an interest in Moniz's dissertation
GSJ Story
22GSJ09c
10/24/1997 Lans
Center for Advancement of College Teaching renamed Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
The Center for Advancement of College Teaching (CACT) is renamed the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. The center helps professors, graduate students and undergraduate teaching assistants become better instructors and professors
The Center for Advancement of College Teaching (CACT) is renamed the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. The center helps professors, graduate students and undergraduate teaching assistants become better instructors and professors
GSJ Story
22GSJ08a
10/17/1997 Lans
For past decade, center has demonstrated that learning how to teach is a lifelong process
What makes a good professor? For the past decade, the CACT -- now known as the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning -- has demonstrated that learning how to teach is a lifelong process. Graduate students, undergraduate teaching assistants and long-time faculty members all have benefitted from the center's programs, workshops and lectures.
What makes a good professor? For the past decade, the CACT -- now known as the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning -- has demonstrated that learning how to teach is a lifelong process. Graduate students, undergraduate teaching assistants and long-time faculty members all have benefitted from the center's programs, workshops and lectures.
GSJ Story
22GSJ08b
10/17/1997 Lans
Off Hours: Graduate student Sara Beliveau running marathon to benefit MS research
Off Hours: Graduate student Sara Beliveau is running a marathon to benefit multiple sclerosis research.
Off Hours: Graduate student Sara Beliveau is running a marathon to benefit multiple sclerosis research.
GSJ Story
22GSJ08d
10/17/1997 Lans
By knocking out gene p21, researchers temporarily thwart cells' aging process
Brown researcher John Sedivy, former postdoc Jeremy Brown and graduate student Wenyi Wei modify a gene "knockout" method. Through this gene manipulation, they temporarily thwart human cells' aging process. The findings may help scientists understand the cancer process
Brown researcher John Sedivy, former postdoc Jeremy Brown and graduate student Wenyi Wei modify a gene "knockout" method. Through this gene manipulation, they temporarily thwart human cells' aging process. The findings may help scientists understand the cancer process
GSJ Story
22GSJ06c
10/03/1997 Turner
Engineering observes 150th anniversary
Engineering celebrates its 150th anniversary with a convocation, symposia and lab tours. Honorary degrees will be presented to Maurice Glicksman, John McTague, Allan Mulally, Simon Ostrach, Ronald Probstein and James Rice. Anne Renzi Wright, the first woman to receive a bachelor of science degree in engineering at Brown, will speak about her experience as an undergraduate during World War II and as a female engineer
Engineering celebrates its 150th anniversary with a convocation, symposia and lab tours. Honorary degrees will be presented to Maurice Glicksman, John McTague, Allan Mulally, Simon Ostrach, Ronald Probstein and James Rice. Anne Renzi Wright, the first woman to receive a bachelor of science degree in engineering at Brown, will speak about her experience as an undergraduate during World War II and as a female engineer
GSJ Story
22GSJ03b
09/12/1997 Turner
CCC approves new concentration in cognitive neuroscience
The College Curriculum Council approves a new undergraduate concentration in cognitive neuroscience, the study of higher cognitive functions in humans and its underlying neural bases
The College Curriculum Council approves a new undergraduate concentration in cognitive neuroscience, the study of higher cognitive functions in humans and its underlying neural bases
GSJ Story
22GSJ01a
08/29/1997 Sweeney
Honors thesis leds to study of effects of maternal depression on fetus
An undergraduate's honors thesis leads to the study of the effects of maternal depression on the fetus and an NIH fellowship
An undergraduate's honors thesis leads to the study of the effects of maternal depression on the fetus and an NIH fellowship
GSJ Story
22GSJ01f
08/29/1997 Turner
Mayor Cianci to give President Gregorian a farewell roasting
Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci, URI President Emeritus Ted Eddy and 1987 Brown graduate Hannelore Rodriguez-Farrar will be the featured roasters at a farewell recep tion for Brown President Vartan Gregorian Tuesday, June 10, 1997, on the Pembroke Green. The farewell roast, to be opened with a proclamation by Gov. Lincoln Almond, will be hosted by the Brown Club of Rhode Island.
Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci, URI President Emeritus Ted Eddy and 1987 Brown graduate Hannelore Rodriguez-Farrar will be the featured roasters at a farewell recep tion for Brown President Vartan Gregorian Tuesday, June 10, 1997, on the Pembroke Green. The farewell roast, to be opened with a proclamation by Gov. Lincoln Almond, will be hosted by the Brown Club of Rhode Island.
News Release
96-143
06/05/1997 Nickel
Citations honor faculty, teaching assistants, Graduate School alumni
Hazeltine Citations and Senior Medical Citation honor faculty contributions to the Class of 1997; Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching honor those who have excelled as teaching assistants; Graduate School Alumni Awards honor achievements of those who have received advanced degrees from Brown.
Hazeltine Citations and Senior Medical Citation honor faculty contributions to the Class of 1997; Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching honor those who have excelled as teaching assistants; Graduate School Alumni Awards honor achievements of those who have received advanced degrees from Brown.
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96-132
05/19/1997 Sweeney
Bill Moyers to deliver baccalaureate address Sunday, May 25
Bill Moyers, acclaimed author and broadcast journalist, will address the Class of 1997 at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25, in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America. The baccalaureate service will be simulcast to a large-format video screen on The College Green for parents and guests of the graduates.
Bill Moyers, acclaimed author and broadcast journalist, will address the Class of 1997 at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25, in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America. The baccalaureate service will be simulcast to a large-format video screen on The College Green for parents and guests of the graduates.
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96-127
05/08/1997 Turner
24 students receive Royce Fellowships for research, public service
Twenty-four Brown undergraduates have been selected to receive Royce Fellowships. The program recognizes undergraduates who have gained distinction through research, creativity, service and leadership. The fellowships enable recipi ents to complete research, curricular development or a public service project. Recipients become lifetime members of the Society of Royce Fellows.
Twenty-four Brown undergraduates have been selected to receive Royce Fellowships. The program recognizes undergraduates who have gained distinction through research, creativity, service and leadership. The fellowships enable recipi ents to complete research, curricular development or a public service project. Recipients become lifetime members of the Society of Royce Fellows.
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96-118
04/24/1997 Sweeney
Six graduate students to live in first-year dorms as community directors
Six graduate students will live and work in first-year residential areas next fall, serving as community directors. Deployment of the community directors is part of a blueprint for improving residential life at Brown and will provide additional support and supervision for members of the peer counseling program.
Six graduate students will live and work in first-year residential areas next fall, serving as community directors. Deployment of the community directors is part of a blueprint for improving residential life at Brown and will provide additional support and supervision for members of the peer counseling program.
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96-096
03/11/1997 Nickel
Brown to hold summer internship and jobs fair Feb. 20
The nature of career planning services is changing rapidly. This year, corporate and nonprofit representatives attending Brown's Summer Job and Internship Fair Feb. 20 has risen 47 percent. Students seek out internship opportunities much earlier in their undergraduate careers.
The nature of career planning services is changing rapidly. This year, corporate and nonprofit representatives attending Brown's Summer Job and Internship Fair Feb. 20 has risen 47 percent. Students seek out internship opportunities much earlier in their undergraduate careers.
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96-086
02/18/1997 Morin
1997-98 tuition to rise 4.6 percent to $22,592, total charges to $29,900
Tuition for an undergraduate at Brown next year will be $22,592, a 4.6-percent in crease. An advisory committee had proposed a 4.7-percent tuition hike, but President Vartan Gregorian recommended that the University Corporation approve the lower figure. Total charges will rise 4.3 percent, from $28,658 to $29,900.
Tuition for an undergraduate at Brown next year will be $22,592, a 4.6-percent in crease. An advisory committee had proposed a 4.7-percent tuition hike, but President Vartan Gregorian recommended that the University Corporation approve the lower figure. Total charges will rise 4.3 percent, from $28,658 to $29,900.
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96-082
02/15/1997 Sweeney
Two Brown experts comment on Preuvian hostage crisis
Two Brown experts Ð Thomas Skidmore, director of the Center for Latin American Studies, and Maria Elena Garcia, a Peruvian graduate student in anthropology Ð are available for interviews about the current hostage situation in Lima, Peru.
Two Brown experts Ð Thomas Skidmore, director of the Center for Latin American Studies, and Maria Elena Garcia, a Peruvian graduate student in anthropology Ð are available for interviews about the current hostage situation in Lima, Peru.
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96-056i
12/19/1996 Mahdesian
Lucia Trimbur wins public service award
Lucia Trimbur '97 wins the first Brian Dickinson Public Service Award, given to a Brown undergraduate who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to community service. This event also launched the Community Partnership Directory during Brown Celebrates Providence Day. The directory outlines the more than 240 University programs and projects that affect Rhode Island
Lucia Trimbur '97 wins the first Brian Dickinson Public Service Award, given to a Brown undergraduate who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to community service. This event also launched the Community Partnership Directory during Brown Celebrates Providence Day. The directory outlines the more than 240 University programs and projects that affect Rhode Island
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09/27/1996 Sweeney
Ukranian entrepreneurs to present business plans in four cities
Ten Ukrainian entrepreneurs, graduates of a Brown University training center in Kiev, will present business plans to U.S. investors during a four-city tour, Sept. 9-19.
Ten Ukrainian entrepreneurs, graduates of a Brown University training center in Kiev, will present business plans to U.S. investors during a four-city tour, Sept. 9-19.
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96-017
09/04/1996 Morin
Peder Estrup named dean of Graduate School and research
Peder Estrup, professor of chemistry and physics and chemistry department chair, has been named dean of Graduate School and research
Peder Estrup, professor of chemistry and physics and chemistry department chair, has been named dean of Graduate School and research
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96-001
07/12/1996 Nickel
Spoehr to succeed Shepp as dean of faculty
Kathryn T. Spoehr, Brown University's Dean of the Graduate School and Research, has been named the new Dean of the Faculty. She will succeed Bryan E. Shepp, who is stepping down June 30 to return to teaching in the Department of Psychology.
Kathryn T. Spoehr, Brown University's Dean of the Graduate School and Research, has been named the new Dean of the Faculty. She will succeed Bryan E. Shepp, who is stepping down June 30 to return to teaching in the Department of Psychology.
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95-164
05/28/1996 Sweeney
Stanley Katz to speak at Graduate School Commencement
Historian Stanley N. Katz will address advanced degree candidates during Graduate School Commencement exercises at Brown University Monday, May 27. Ceremonies will include the presentation of Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching and special recognition for three Graduate School alumni.
Historian Stanley N. Katz will address advanced degree candidates during Graduate School Commencement exercises at Brown University Monday, May 27. Ceremonies will include the presentation of Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching and special recognition for three Graduate School alumni.
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95-152
05/10/1996 Morin
Aga Khan to deliver baccalaureate address 5/26
The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims, will address the Class of 1996 at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26, in the Meeting House of the First Baptist in America. The Baccalaureate service will be simulcast to a large-format video screen set up on The College Green for parents and guests of the graduates.
The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims, will address the Class of 1996 at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26, in the Meeting House of the First Baptist in America. The Baccalaureate service will be simulcast to a large-format video screen set up on The College Green for parents and guests of the graduates.
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95-147
05/09/1996 Sweeney
35 students from Harlem to visit Brown 4/24-25
Thirty-five eighth- and eleventh-grade students from New York City will spend two days on the Brown University campus with two Brown undergraduates and a Brown alumnus who are teaching in New York City. The three hope the campus experience will make a lasting impression and persuade the students to pursue a college degree.
Thirty-five eighth- and eleventh-grade students from New York City will spend two days on the Brown University campus with two Brown undergraduates and a Brown alumnus who are teaching in New York City. The three hope the campus experience will make a lasting impression and persuade the students to pursue a college degree.
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95-138i
04/19/1996 Sweeney
First Lucille Lortel Playwriting fellow announced
Brown University has announced the recipient of the first Lucille Lortel Playwriting Fellowship. Gina Gianfriddo, a student in the Graduate Creative Writing Program, will be honored during an inauguration ceremony at 11:30 a.m., April 27, outside Carr House, corner of Brown and Angell streets.
Brown University has announced the recipient of the first Lucille Lortel Playwriting Fellowship. Gina Gianfriddo, a student in the Graduate Creative Writing Program, will be honored during an inauguration ceremony at 11:30 a.m., April 27, outside Carr House, corner of Brown and Angell streets.
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95-131
04/15/1996 Mahdesian
University announces Royce Fellows Program
The Royce Fellows Program, established by a $3-million gift from alumnus Charles Royce '61, will provide support for undergraduate research projects and other academic enrichment and confer lifelong membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
The Royce Fellows Program, established by a $3-million gift from alumnus Charles Royce '61, will provide support for undergraduate research projects and other academic enrichment and confer lifelong membership in the Society of Royce Fellows.
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95-109
03/06/1996 Nickel
Brown, Trinity Rep. create play writing program
Graduate playwriting program and Trinity Repertory Company launch the Providence Playwriting Program with a $150,000 grant from the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Graduate playwriting program and Trinity Repertory Company launch the Providence Playwriting Program with a $150,000 grant from the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
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95-039
10/20/1995 Mahdesian
Three Graduate School alumni receive awards
Three Graduate School alumni receive awards
Three Graduate School alumni receive awards
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05/19/1995 Mahdesian
Six graduate students win President's Awards
Six graduate students win President's Awards
Six graduate students win President's Awards
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05/19/1995 Mahdesian
Graduate School convocation at Commencement
Graduate School convocation at Commencement
Graduate School convocation at Commencement
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05/15/1995 Korn
W. Duncan MacMillan gives $10M for new sciences center
W. Duncan MacMillan gives $10 million for undergraduate Sciences Center, moving his total Campaign commitment to $20 million
W. Duncan MacMillan gives $10 million for undergraduate Sciences Center, moving his total Campaign commitment to $20 million
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02/10/1995 Nickel
Centennial of First Japanese Graduate
Centennial of First Japanese Graduate
Centennial of First Japanese Graduate
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10/19/1994 Gannon
Undergraduate honors convocation
Undergraduate honors convocation
Undergraduate honors convocation
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05/18/1994 Morin
Graduate School convocation speakers, alumni citation and presidential teaching awards recipients
Graduate School convocation speakers, alumni citation and presidential teaching awards recipients
Graduate School convocation speakers, alumni citation and presidential teaching awards recipients
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05/11/1994 Korn
Kathryn Spoehr named Dean of the Graduate School
Kathryn Spoehr named Dean of the Graduate School
Kathryn Spoehr named Dean of the Graduate School
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09/14/1993 Nickel
Six graduate teaching assistants or research fellows named winners of presidential awards
Six graduate teaching assistants or research fellows named winners of presidential awards
Six graduate teaching assistants or research fellows named winners of presidential awards
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05/17/1993 Morin
Graduate and medical convocation speakers
Graduate and medical convocation speakers
Graduate and medical convocation speakers
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05/17/1993 DeMaio
Winthrop Jordan, Carolyn Rovee-Collier and George Veronis to receive Graduate Alumni Citations
Winthrop Jordan, Carolyn Rovee-Collier and George Veronis to receive Graduate Alumni Citations
Winthrop Jordan, Carolyn Rovee-Collier and George Veronis to receive Graduate Alumni Citations
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05/07/1993 Sweeney
Mellon Foundation gives $200K for Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Mellon Foundation gives $200K for Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Mellon Foundation gives $200K for Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program
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02/08/1993 Sweeney
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations
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05/08/1992 Nickel
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations awarded to Cartwright, Cohen, Maxwell
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations awarded to Cartwright, Cohen, Maxwell
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations awarded to Cartwright, Cohen, Maxwell
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05/20/1991 Sweeney
Five Presidential Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Five Presidential Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Five Presidential Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants
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05/14/1991 DeMaio
Tuition set at $16,256; total charges for undergraduates at $21,946
Tuition set at $16,256; total charges for undergraduates at $21,946
Tuition set at $16,256; total charges for undergraduates at $21,946
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02/09/1991 DeMaio
Tom Watson gives $25 million to the capital campaign; IIS renamed Watson Institute
Brown University has named its Institute for International Studies in honor of Thomas J. Watson Jr., a 1937 Brown graduate, chairman emeritus of IBM and former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Brown University has named its Institute for International Studies in honor of Thomas J. Watson Jr., a 1937 Brown graduate, chairman emeritus of IBM and former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union.
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90-083
02/08/1991 Nickel
Six Graduate TAs receive Presidential Teaching Awards
Six Graduate TAs receive Presidential Teaching Awards
Six Graduate TAs receive Presidential Teaching Awards
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05/31/1990 DeMaio
Commencement: Graduate School Citations
Commencement: Graduate School Citations
Commencement: Graduate School Citations
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05/25/1990 Rippis
Gay, Bisexual and Gay Graduate Students conf. 9/22-23
Gay, Bisexual and Gay Graduate Students conf. 9/22-23
Gay, Bisexual and Gay Graduate Students conf. 9/22-23
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09/14/1989 Mahdesian
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations
Commencement: Graduate Alumni Citations
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05/30/1989 Rippis
Graduate School admissions up at least 25 percent
Graduate School admissions up at least 25 percent
Graduate School admissions up at least 25 percent
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02/24/1989 Mahdesian
Graduate alumni citations
Graduate alumni citations
Graduate alumni citations
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05/31/1988 Reade
Pawtucket area graduates listed
Pawtucket area graduates listed
Pawtucket area graduates listed
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05/20/1988 Rush
Joan Lusk named assoc. dean of graduate school
Joan Lusk named assoc. dean of graduate school
Joan Lusk named assoc. dean of graduate school
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05/09/1988 DeMaio
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