Declaring that "the impact of slavery and segregation reaches into every facet of modern life," administrators at Brown University announced on Saturday a number of new institutional projects, including programs to assist local public schools and a possible new research center on slavery and its legacies.
chronicle.com/daily/2007/02/2007022604n.htm
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-107.html

Inspired by last October’s report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, the university announced it will pour millions of dollars into improving public education in the Providence area, including a $10-million permanent endowment to create The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence.
www.projo.com/news/content/BROWN_SLAVERY_02-25-07_S74IPOJ.104b965.html
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-107.html

Brown University plans to raise $10 million for an endowment to help public schools in Providence. It also plans to work with city officials on a slavery memorial. The actions are in response to a report that examined the University’s former ties to the slave trade. This wire-service report appeared in media outlets throughout the world.
www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/02/24/brown_to_raise_money_
for_public_schools/
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-107.html

An article about the Virginia General Assembly’s unanimous vote to express “profound regret” for the state’s role in slavery mentions Brown University’s actions in response to the report that the slave trade played a role in the University’s founding. This wire service article appeared in media outlets around the world.
www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/international/2007226/103278.htm

Brown University will charge $45,948 in tuition, fees and room and board for its undergraduates in the coming academic year, a 5 percent increase over the current cost.
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aQygE2AEGCVM&refer=us
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-101.html

A look at recent advances in smart prosthetics, including BrainGate, developed by a team led by Brown neurologist John Donoghue.
www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_RSPPGVV

An article on the many documentaries about the war in Iraq mentions "The War Tapes," directed by Deborah Scranton, a visiting fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies. The article notes that Scranton’s documentary, "overlooked by the Academy ... was one of the most formally radical films of 2006, even as Ms. Scranton's method seems, in retrospect, head-smackingly obvious. She provided members of a National Guard unit with digital cameras and edited the video they shot into a film that is raw, honest and moving. It also, fittingly enough in the age of YouTube, collapses the traditional distance between director and subject.”
www.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/movies/awardsseason/23docs.html

A team of scientists, including researchers from Brown, report that natural materials such as spider silk, collagen and cotton could be a cheap and abundant source of nanofibres.
nanotechweb.org/articles/news/6/2/22/1

A look at Stanford University President John Hennessey's “new model for the American college presidency” notes President Ruth Simmons’ membership on boards of directors and remuneration for that work. A Brown spokesperson notes that the president “might reduce her corporate activities” and says her board work has not “detracted from her performance.”

Radio is 70 years old at Brown University, and alumni, faculty and students celebrated the milestone yesterday by attending the opening of an exhibit on the history of campus radio stations.
www.projo.com/news/content/WBRU_HISTORY_26_02-26-07_IA4IVP3.28b19d.html
See news release: ttp://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-100.html

Darrell West, professor of political science, offers his perspective on the testimony expected to be offered by Sen. Edward Kennedy at Tuesday's congressional committee hearing on legislation that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products.
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArt
icle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193369848

A look at how former Sen. Lincoln Chafee is adjusting in his new role as a teaching fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies.
www.projo.com/news/mcharlesbakst/SE_BAKST_COLUMN_25_02-25-07_MM4GGBH.3fcf7.html

A look at the 10-day French Film Festival sponsored by Brown University.
www.projo.com/movies/content/lb_frenchfest_02-24-07_OA4G80V.497e228.html