The state of Virginia recently issued an apology for slavery. Associate Professor of Africana Studies James Campbell joined other panelists to discuss the significance of what an apology for slavery would mean.
stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wypr/local-wypr-570980.mp3

Scientists led by Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Mayank Mehta have recorded activity inside the cells of the hippocampus while measuring activity in the neocortex. Their findings challenge traditional theories of the role of sleep in learning and memory.
sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=2D88DFAF-E7F2-99DF-35DE5F0EED872309
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-109.html

An article examining H.R. 40, a bill that would establish a Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans, includes comment from Associate Professor of Africana Studies James Campbell. (A March 9 New Standard podcast that includes remarks by Campbell is available here.)
newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/4449

An article about the changing demographics of presidential candidates includes a comment from Sociology Professor John R. Logan.
www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-03-11-politics-diversity-cover_N.htm

A look at Pulp Uncovered, a four-day festival celebrating the impact and legacy of pulp fiction magazines. The event was hosted by Brown University’s Public Humanities Program.
www.projo.com/art/content/artsun-pulp11_03-11-07_NE4NA2N.10c9611.html
See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-111.html

The new owner of Narragansett Beer has a marketing plan that aims to rekindle Rhode Islanders’ connection to the brew. Steven Lubar, professor of American civilization and director of Brown University’s John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, comments on the marketing plans. “In some ways, it’s a great experiment, to see if Rhode Island still feels it’s separate and different,” he says.
www.projo.com/food/content/lb_beer_03-11-07_DP4LGE8.f1559e.html

Susan Cu-Uvin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was one of nine women who received an Extraordinary Woman Award on March 8.
www.projo.com/news/content/WOMANAWARD08_03-09-07_Q34NSNE.35ff888.html

Emanuel Azizi, a Brown postdoctoral research associate in ecology and evolutionary biology who did his dissertation on salamander locomotion, offers his perspective on a salamander-bot created by a research team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The robot, which can walk and swim, “made some headway in multiple different disciplines: neurology, robotics and evolution," says Azizi.
www.nature.com/news/2007/070305/full/070305-9.html

Brown University receives $3 million from the National Science Foundation to create fellowships for physics, geology and engineering graduate students to lead after-school activities in nine Providence schools.
www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/mcscience8_03-08-07_3R4OEJ3.368d729.html

See news release: www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-114.html

Robert Emlen, Brown University curator and senior lecturer in American Civilization, discusses Stephen Hopkins, Brown’s first chancellor and one of the two Rhode Islanders who signed the Declaration of Independence, in this feature article commemorating Hopkins’ 300th birthday.
www.projo.com/lifebeat/content/wk-hopkins_03-08-07_HP4LTDH.1d62865.html

Undergraduate student Tor Tarantola, president of the Brown Democrats, is among those interviewed for an article about four R.I. resolutions urging President Bush and Congress “to not escalate the war or increase troop levels.”
www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18053244&BRD=1713&PAG=461&dept_id=24491&rfi=6

This wrap-up of campus news includes an item about Brown University’s First Pick Competition, in which students compete to get first pick in the housing lottery. This year’s winners submitted a video explaining why they deserved “the best room on campus.”
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/03/07/campus.chronicles/

Professor of Psychiatry Gregory Fritz takes a look at some of the reasons behind violation of restrictions stipulating how many hours medical residents can work each week.
www.projo.com/business/content/CT_fritz8_03-08-07_UJ46NC4.171292a.html

Warren Alpert, an entrepreneur who sold sheets and towels from his father’s truck at age 13 and who two months ago donated $100 million to Brown University, died on March 3 in Manhattan. He was 86 and lived in Manhattan.
www.nytimes.com/2007/03/10/obituaries/10alpert.html