An editorial notes: “News that a Providence-based philanthropy has donated $100 million to the Brown Medical School is very happy news indeed for the university, the city and southeastern New England in general.”
www.projo.com/opinion/editorials/content/ED_med1_02-01-07_IP45R9V.9ed76f.html

Brown University names its medical school in honor of businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist Warren Alpert, after receiving a $100 million gift from The Warren Alpert Foundation.
www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/125220
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-088.html

A letter to the editor corrects misinformation that appeared in an editorial page essay Jan. 27. Among other points, the letter notes that Brown University students may participate in ROTC at Providence College.

Robert Tamassia, professor of computer science and director of Brown’s Center for Geometric Computing, offers his perspective on Spamalot -- software being developed by a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago that uses artificial intelligence tools in an effort to beat spammers at their own game.
www.suntimes.com/technology/guy/236135,CST-FIN-ecol31.article

In a podcast interview, former Commerce Department official Sue E. Eckert, a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies, says terrorist financial networks have adapted, and Washington must rethink its approach if it is to keep money out of terrorists' hands.
www.cfr.org/publication/12525/

The Vineyard Theater in New York City presents its first Paula Vogel Playwriting Award to Tarell Alvin McCraney. The award is named for Brown’s professor of English and head of the University’s graduate program in playwriting. The award presentation also included a tribute to Vogel.
www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=15477

Nonie Darwish, author of the book “Now They Call Me Infidel,” will speak at Brown University.
jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=6725
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-086.html

Brown University’s efforts to raise up to $475 million to expand its medical school and biomedical research are mentioned in this article about the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s campaign. "It's a good economy" for philanthropy, Neil Steinberg, vice president for development at Brown University, adds.
www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/01/31/dana_farber_aiming_for_1b_to_b
oost_care/?page=1

An article about proposed revisions in the No Child Left Behind Law mentions a Brown University study showing that since the law’s enactment, elementary schools have spent, on average, 23 fewer minutes a week on science and 17 fewer minutes on history.
www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2007/01/30/news/wednesday/news06.txt

A look at Warwick-area teams taking part in Shape Up RI, an annual statewide health campaign that encourages Rhode Islanders to improve their health and lifestyle by increasing their levels of physical activity and adopting healthful eating habits. The campaign was created by Rajiv Kumar, a second-year medical student at Brown University. Kumar was interviewed for the article.
www.warwickbeacon.net/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31
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In an commentary piece, Stephen Rous, clinical professor of surgery (urology), proposes instituting a single-payer plan for health care - “a Medicade for all.” To finance such a program, he suggests placing “an additional federal tax on gasoline sales at the pump of $1 to $2 a gallon and to earmark all of this revenue ($140 billion to $280 billion) for health care.”
www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_rouse30_01-30-07_RF40T37.67a23e.ht
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