The 2001 die-off of acres of mussels in Narragansett Bay “is instructive for what historic and future losses might be for the Chesapeake,” said Andrew Altieri, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Altieri wrote a study about the die-off with Jon Witman, associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Colleges and universities in Rhode Island are in the midst of vigorous improvements to their campuses that are designed to enhance student life. The article states that Brown University “has launched the most comprehensive expansion plan in the university’s history, including constructing several academic buildings and a $15-million fitness center.”

Marriage therapist Scott Haltzman, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior who recently published a book called “Secrets of a Happily Married Man,” discusses how couples perceive the division of housework. This article was distributed to wire service members and has appeared in about a dozen newspapers around the country.

Cynthia Garcia-Coll, professor of education, remarks on the link between the increase in the Latino population nationally and the emergence of groups opposed to aiding illegal immigrants.

The transition from a long-serving mayor to a new mayor can be difficult for a city. This article explores the transitions of four: Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit. Marion Orr, professor of political science who is conducting research for a book about Baltimore’s schools, shares some of the insight he has gained about that city.

An opinion piece by Brown economics Professor George Borts and Adjunct Assistant Professor Dennis Michaud states that Beacon Mutual “needs a professional board that embraces prudent best corporate-governance practices and is accountable to the policyholders.” However, they say that “Governor Carcieri's decision to attack the board as part of a political strategy in an election year will most likely dissuade potential qualified candidates” and could destroy the positive employee culture at Beacon.

Reviewer Christopher Byrd says "Recovering Your Story: Proust, Joyce, Woolf, Faulkner, Morrison," by Arnold Weinstein, professor of comparative literature, “ is distinguished not so much by the way it furthers one's connection to its surveyed texts, which it does, but by the way it excites memories of books and memories of oneself and others. This is literary criticism of an intimate, not just a cerebral, kind.”

Political Science Professor Darrell West, author of a biography about R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, reflects on the congressman’s continuing popularity despite the latest disclosure of an addiction to prescription drugs.

Political Science Professor Darrell West, author of a biography about R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, reflects on the congressman’s continuing popularity despite his latest disclosure of an addiction to prescription drugs.

Political Science Professor Darrell West, author of a biography about R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, is interviewed about the impact the congressman’s upbringing has had on his adult life. Similar comments made by West about Congressman Kennedy’s recent accident and admission into a drug rehabilitation program appear in other AP articles May 5-8. These articles were distributed to member media, and have been published in newspapers and on Web sites around the country.

Political Science Professor Darrell West, author of a biography about R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, reflects on the congressman’s continuing popularity despite his latest disclosure of an addiction to prescription drugs.

Political Science Professor Darrell West, author of a biography about R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, is among the analysts offering commentary about the future of the congressman in the wake of his latest disclosure about an addiction to prescription drugs.

Political Science Professor Darrell West, author of a biography about R.I. Congressman Patrick Kennedy, reflects on the congressman’s continuing popularity despite his latest disclosure of an addiction to prescription drugs.