Among junior faculty surveyed by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, those at Brown are among the most satisfied about their jobs.
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Professor of Political Science James Morone is among the analysts weighing in on what to watch for in President Bush’s State of the Union address Jan. 23. Among the most interesting issues, he says: how Bush navigates the border between hope and fear.
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Professor of Engineering Kenneth Breuer and Sharon Swartz, associate professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, discuss the findings of their recent research on bat flight. Their wind tunnel tests suggest the secret to efficient bat flight lies in a bat’s flexible skin membrane and its many-jointed wings, which together creates a shape-shifting structure that provides more lift, less drag and greater maneuverability. This article was republished on several news/science Web sites.
www.livescience.com/animalworld/070122_bat_flight.html
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-082.html

Professor of Engineering Kenneth Breuer and Sharon Swartz, associate professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, discuss the findings of their recent research on bat flight. This feature aired on the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-082.html

Brown University biologists led by Assistant Professor Tricia Serio have made a major advance toward understanding the deadly work of prions, the culprits behind fatal brain diseases such as mad cow and their human counterparts. This press release was republished on several science/news Web sites.
www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-084.html

Professor of Economics Glenn Loury joins a roundtable discussion about a surge in the nuclear power industry, why black inmates live longer than black Americans outside of prison, and black Oscar nominees.
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