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Faculty propose new Data Science Institute at final fall meeting
At the final faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday, Professor of Biology Sohini Ramachandran, director of the Data Science Initiative, gave a presentation summarizing the initiative’s proposal to ...
Faculty vote to permanently extend first-year orientation by two days
Members of the University's faculty voted to extend first-year orientation by two days during the last faculty meeting of the semester Tuesday, making permanent a pilot program from the three most ...
Brown hosts Midyear Completion Celebration for graduating 0.5ers
Nearly 100 undergraduate students filed down the aisles of the Salomon Center’s DECI Auditorium to the instrumental tune of Katy Perry’s “Firework” Saturday night, preparing to walk across the ...
‘The Noel Diary’ rejects holiday rom-com absurdity, fails to deliver memorable plot, characters
Amidst the arrival of the holiday season, Netflix has been filling its roster of new releases with more and more cliché Christmas titles — including “The Noel Diary,” a film starring Justin Hartley ...
Prof. Larry Larson announced as interim provost for spring 2023
Larry Larson, professor of engineering, will serve as the University's interim provost following the departure of Provost Richard Locke P’18 at the end of the 2022 calendar year, according to a ...
Sunrise Brown members organize, attend Washington, D.C. protest in response to international climate conference
On Saturday afternoon, 17 members of Sunrise Brown joined activists from eight other groups from across the country — including Extinction Rebellion DC, Code Pink: Women for Peace and Native Youth Leadership ...
‘Blockbuster’ is lackluster addition to workplace comedies
In 2019, the Blockbuster in Bend, Ore. became the world’s last remaining location of the once-popular video store franchise. Blockbusters around the world shuttered largely as a result of enormous debt, ...
‘The heart and soul of the department’: The enduring legacy of Prof. Arlene Cole
Sarah Schuster ’11 can still vividly picture Arlene Cole, assistant professor of the practice of music, playing the piano in one of the Orwig Music Building’s many practice rooms. She distinctly remembered ...
Rites and Reason Theatre adapts after relocation to Andrews House
The formerly vacant rooms of Andrews House, which were left empty when the University’s health services office moved to the Wellness Center and Residence Hall, are once again full of life. The various ...
Brown’s $5 million gift will partially fund new labor, delivery center at Women and Infants Hospital
The University donated $5 million to Care New England to support the building of a new labor and delivery center at Women and Infants Hospital, according to an Oct. 20 press release from the hospital. ...
Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘The Loneliest Time’ delivers soulless tunes dependent on nostalgia
“I’m coming back for you, baby. I’m coming back for you.”
‘Halloween Ends’ fails to deliver satisfying end to 44-year-long franchise
“It’s Halloween. We’re going to have fun tonight.”
Faculty, students, alums hold online English language classes for Ukrainian refugees
Victoria Richter, adjunct professor of Slavic studies, was scrolling through her laptop at the International House of Rhode Island, a local nonprofit organization, when her phone lit up from the table. ...
‘One of the most important Hispanists of our time’: The legacy of José Amor y Vázquez
Under the dim lighting of her office, Professor of Hispanic Studies Mercedes Vaquero sits in a cozy chair surrounded by walls of colorful posters. Located in Rochambeau House, home of the Department of ...
‘Challenging the regime’: protests in Iran center women’s rights, incite government crackdown
Mahsa Amini was 22 years old when Tehran’s Guidance Patrol — a dedicated morality police established by the Islamic Republic of Iran that enforces strict dress codes for women — apprehended her ...
‘There’s a lot missing from Brown’: Latin American students yearn for bigger on-campus community
When Nicaraguan Independence Day rolled around Sept. 15, Anastasio Ortiz ’25 was at a loss over how to celebrate the holiday that had meant so much to him back home in Nicaragua. Though he did not know ...
New certificate in intercultural competence announced by Center for Language Studies
The Center for Language Studies will sponsor a new Certificate in Intercultural Competence that will allow students to formally synthesize their language and experiential learning into a cohesive learning ...
Students, faculty reflect on shopping period COVID-19 policies
When Olivia Booth ’24 returned to her dorm after her first day of classes with a sore throat, she took an at-home COVID-19 test as a safety precaution. Fifteen minutes later, two red lines appeared ...
Meiklejohn program to pay advisors for 2022-23 academic year
The Meiklejohn Peer Advising Program will pay peer advisors a $500 stipend this semester, one of several changes made to the role for this academic year.