Scott Haltzman, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, counsels male caregivers and has found in his 17 years in the field that most men are willing to assume responsibility for the care of a loved one. In this profile of one such couple, Haltzman discusses the feelings and experiences shared by most male caregivers.

The collaboration between chemistry Professor Richard Stratt and researchers at the University of Southern California who say they have achieved near-frictionless motion in water by using lasers to spin a molecule like a propeller is covered by this Web site dedicated to science and technology news. Watch the computer simulation here: http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=AtomicTop

Adelaide Nardone, a clinical instructor at the School of Medicine, offers her remarks about a national national survey of U.S. women’s attitudes about obtaining gynecological care.

For the 12th consecutive year, the University of California system ranked first in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s list of universities receiving the most patents, which was released on Thursday. The California system led the ranking, with 390 patents. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was second, with 136, and the California Institute of Technology was third, with 101.

Brown University is among the colleges and universities taking new approaches to combat binge drinking on campus.

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s April 8 speech on women and leadership was interrupted by hecklers. Police escorted the protesters from the building. This wire service article appeared in newspapers throughout the country.

David Greene, vice president for campus life, discusses the challenges universities face in trying to curb binge drinking. This wire service article was distributed to member media around the country.

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks about women and leadership at the University’s inaugural Forum on Women Leaders, held April 8.

Many of the best-known and most-selective universities, including Brown University, announced record low admission rates this year. This article also appeared in numerous newspapers around the country.

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks about women and leadership at the University’s inaugural Forum on Women Leaders, held April 8.

In a speech at the Watson Institute for International Studies, former Lt. Gen. William E. Odom, a former director of the National Security Agency under President Reagan, who also served in top posts for President Carter, said that the U.S. invasion of Iraq may be the biggest strategic mistake in U.S. history.

During a semester abroad, Brown University junior Patrick Cook-Deegan “fell in love with Laos.” This June, Cook-Deegan will return to bicycle through Laos, north to south. He'll send back Internet reports to sponsors he's enlisted. The money he raises will go to build a school in a rural area in Laos. He's working through a charity called Room to Read, which estimates it costs $15,500 to build a school in the country.