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Beta-blockers; hostility and heart disease; perimenopause
Beta-blockers; hostility and heart disease; perimenopause
GSJ Story
27GSJ13d
11/22/2002 Turner
Fathers want it all, too, anthropologist reports in new book
Brown anthropologist Nicholas Townsend's latest book, "The Package Deal: Marriage, Work and Fatherhood in Men's Lives," describes the conflicting pressures of work and home in the lives of a very familiar portion of the population: the all-American dad.
Brown anthropologist Nicholas Townsend's latest book, "The Package Deal: Marriage, Work and Fatherhood in Men's Lives," describes the conflicting pressures of work and home in the lives of a very familiar portion of the population: the all-American dad.
GSJ Story
27GSJ13e
11/22/2002 Cole
Decameron web reaches across the globe
An NEH grant to Italian Studies powers the "Decameron" Web site, as successive generations of students add to a mini-library of resources related to this classic collection of stories of medieval life during the Great Plague.
An NEH grant to Italian Studies powers the "Decameron" Web site, as successive generations of students add to a mini-library of resources related to this classic collection of stories of medieval life during the Great Plague.
GSJ Story
27GSJ13f
11/22/2002 Curtis
From the Faculty Bookshelf: Diamond Stories
Assistant Professor of Community Health ReneŽ Rose Shield made the most of her family ties to get the inside story on the history and culture of the New York City diamond industry.
Assistant Professor of Community Health ReneŽ Rose Shield made the most of her family ties to get the inside story on the history and culture of the New York City diamond industry.
GSJ Story
27GSJ13g
11/22/2002 Turner
Orchestra travels to McGill for concert, CD recording
The Brown Orchestra and conductor Paul Phillips traveled to Montreal this month to perform and and record with the McGill University Chamber Singers and Opera Chorus in a concert to be broadcast nationally by the Canadian Broadcast Company.
The Brown Orchestra and conductor Paul Phillips traveled to Montreal this month to perform and and record with the McGill University Chamber Singers and Opera Chorus in a concert to be broadcast nationally by the Canadian Broadcast Company.
GSJ Story
27GSJ13h
11/22/2002 Curtis
Politics and food in Plymouth colony
Just in time for Thanksgiving, John Carter Brown Library Fellow Michael A. Lacombe is examing the ties between food and political authority in the American colonies.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, John Carter Brown Library Fellow Michael A. Lacombe is examing the ties between food and political authority in the American colonies.
GSJ Story
27GSJ13i
11/22/2002 Curtis
Newman takes cities class to Paris
Professor Karen Newman has received an NEH grant to offer a seminar on modern urban woes for teachers this summer Đ in Paris.
Professor Karen Newman has received an NEH grant to offer a seminar on modern urban woes for teachers this summer Đ in Paris.
GSJ Story
27GSJ13j
11/22/2002 Sweeney
Brown researcher makes case for scientifically based education studies
On Dec. 11, 2002, John H. Tyler, assistant professor of education, public policy and economics, will address policy-makers about supporting education research that is designed in the same way as medical research -- controlled, randomized studies -- and about the potential of research designs that approximate this "gold standard."
On Dec. 11, 2002, John H. Tyler, assistant professor of education, public policy and economics, will address policy-makers about supporting education research that is designed in the same way as medical research -- controlled, randomized studies -- and about the potential of research designs that approximate this "gold standard."
News Release
02-036
11/18/2002 Cole
Metal baseball bats outperformed wooden bats in Brown study
Metal bats consistently outperformed wooden bats in an analysis of 502 hits off 19 baseball players at the professional minor league, collegiate, and high school level. Researchers attributed the metal bats' greater batted ball speeds to faster swings and greater elastic performance.
Metal bats consistently outperformed wooden bats in an analysis of 502 hits off 19 baseball players at the professional minor league, collegiate, and high school level. Researchers attributed the metal bats' greater batted ball speeds to faster swings and greater elastic performance.
News Release
02-037
11/18/2002 Cole
Dean shapes curriculum for virtual medical school
Stephen R. Smith, M.D., associate dean for medical education, has devoted most of his current sabbatical to this project. He drafted a prototype for the virtual school's curriculum. He structured it around a virtual medical practice, based on the type of electronic medical charts used in the offices of real doctors.
Stephen R. Smith, M.D., associate dean for medical education, has devoted most of his current sabbatical to this project. He drafted a prototype for the virtual school's curriculum. He structured it around a virtual medical practice, based on the type of electronic medical charts used in the offices of real doctors.
GSJ Story
27GSJ12a
11/15/2002 Turner
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