A study conducted by Brown University researchers finds that mussels died in large numbers after a massive algae bloom blamed for depriving the bay of oxygen in 2001, possibly creating a dangerous cycle that could create worse conditions in the future. This wire-service article was distributed to media throughout the United States.

President Ruth Simmons chaired the international selection committee that chose Bill Clinton as the recipient of this year’s Fulbright Prize. Simmons is quoted in the press release announcing the selection.

Professor Darrell West is among the political scientists interviewed for this wire service article about the Democratic Party’s missed opportunities for political gain.

A study conducted by Brown University researchers finds that mussels died in large numbers after a massive algae bloom blamed for depriving the bay of oxygen in 2001, possibly creating a dangerous cycle that could create worse conditions in the future. The study coincides with renewed efforts by the Carcieri administration to revive a Narragansett Bay management program that was kick-started by a massive fish kill in Greenwich Bay in 2003.

A 2001 "dead zone" that formed in Narragansett Bay reportedly killed billions of mussels and destroyed at least one reef, Brown researchers say. Although some evidence of the "dead zone" could be seen on the bay's surface, the researchers went underwater and discovered “a local extinction,” said report co-author Andrew Altieri. "The mussel population was devastated. If the magnitude of this die-off was visible from the surface, there would've been public alarm." This wire-service article was distributed to media throughout the United States.

Professor James Campbell’s new book, “Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005,” is “a fine look at various homecomings to a continent that was not often welcoming, for many of the stolen sons and daughters of Africa returned to find that they were now truly ‘American.’” The book is expected to be published May 4 by Penguin Press. (Kirkus Reviews writes and distributes reviews of books three to four months in advance of publication.)