Some of the most important achievements in nanoscience have been in the field of medicine. This article examines several, including BrainGate, created by a team led by Professor of Neuroscience John Donoghue. Donoghue discusses the device.
www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/nanotech2007-01-17-voa6.cfm

Professor of Economics Glenn Loury joins a roundtable discussion about Condoleezza Rice’s calls for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and at Golden Globe Award winners.
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In an article about the power of scent, Rachel Herz, visiting professor of psychiatry and human behavior, comments on the connection between smell and emotion, noting that scented household cleaning products “transport you to a world of escapism.”
www.nwanews.com/adg/Style/179065/

Political science Professor Darrell West says a R.I. state senator’s proposal to institute a political do-not-call list similar to the national registry used to curb telemarketing calls would be unconstitutional and would make it difficult for pollsters such as himself to conduct surveys.
www.projo.com/news/content/no_political_calls_01-17-07_JH3UKUQ.2da2ad9.html

A profile of Craig Robinson, the new men’s basketball coach.
www.nj.com/princeton/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1169096833273230.xml&coll=5

Rhode Island scientists, including several from Brown, receive $1.5 million as part of the state’s effort to grow its research and development sector. Toys and Technologies for Rehabilitation, a group made up of a doctor from Hasbro Children’s Hospital, an engineer from Brown University and a designer from the Rhode Island School of Design, is among the grant recipients.
www.projo.com/business/content/BZ_Grant18_01-18-07_EO3VFKJ.d60b6e.html

Brown University and its researchers are among the recipients of Rhode Island Research Alliance Collaborative Research Awards, a $1.5 million program by the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council.
www.riedc.com/riedc/news/47/526/

Brown University was part of an eight-month pilot project to make Rhode Island the first state in the country with a border-to-border broadband network. The lessons learned from the project are now being applied to the statewide rollout.
www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/125003

Twenty-two Republican representatives and six senators, including Lincoln Chafee, are lining up new careers after being ousted from office. Chafee has accepted a teaching position at Brown University as a distinguished visiting fellow with the Watson Institute for International Studies.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a4JbxspafAWc&refer=us

Lincoln Chafee, distinguished visiting fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies, offers his perspective on President Bush’s decision to send 21,000 additional American troops to Iraq
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