President Ruth J. Simmons was interviewed by “Today” host Meredith Vieira as part of a segment related to Newsweek magazine’s Sept. 25 cover story on women in leadership positions.

National Research Council (NRC) of The National Academies has released a report, sought by NASA, regarding what science NASA should conduct when it returns humans to the moon. Professor of Geological Sciences Carle Pieters, a member of the NRC, comments about the report’s recommendations. ScienceNOW is the daily news site of Science magazine.

Warren Simmons, executive director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, discusses the challenges Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will face now that he has gained partial control over the city’s public schools.

Associate Professor of Physics Greg Landsberg talks about black holes, which theoretically could be generated at the Large Hadron Collider, now under construction near Geneva, Switzerland. This article originally appeared at LiveScience.com.

Researchers at Brown University have created a prototype rechargeable battery that is as thin as a plastic transparency and as powerful as 100 alkaline batteries. The plastic battery, created by engineers Tayhas Palmore and Hyun-Kon Song, has been described as a "hybrid" that delivers the energy output of an electrical capacitor with the longevity of an alkaline battery. VNU is a media corporation serving a number of business technology Web sites throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. This article appeared on several of those sites.

Batteries are the life-source for almost all of our gadgets, but existing battery technology is gradually proving to be inadequate, given the huge energy demands of present day gizmos. Now, Associate Professor Tayhas Palmore, and postdoctoral student Hyun-Kon Song have created a new battery that uses an electrical conducting plastic compound to produce 100 times more power than today’s standard alkaline batteries.

A new Brown University poll shows Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee and Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse neck-and-neck two months before an election that could help decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. This wire service article appeared in media outlets throughout the United States.

Rhode Island's closely watched U.S. Senate race is now a dead heat between Lincoln D. Chafee, the Republican incumbent, and his Democratic challenger, Sheldon Whitehouse, according a new Brown University poll.

Despite the multimillion-dollar campaign carried out by the Harrah's-funded Rhode Islanders for Jobs and Tax Relief, a new Brown University poll shows the constitutional amendment for a West Warwick casino going down to defeat by nearly 20 points, and losing ground from a similar survey last June. This article also appeared in the Pawtucket Times.

Brown University will receive $3.3 million over five years from the National Science Foundation to help advance women in the science and engineering departments. University officials said the program, called ADVANCE, will be designed to ensure that existing resources from money to acquire adequate lab space and equipment to mentoring opportunities are made accessible to women. This wire service article appeared in media outlets throughout New England.