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(11/30/07 12:00am)
President Ruth Simmons and the Sidney E. Frank Foundation committed $350,000 last month to reducing carbon emissions at Brown and in the Providence community. Now, students and administrators are brainstorming ...
(11/13/07 12:00am)
As the University's physical campus expands at a rapid pace, the plans for new buildings are energy efficient but do not necessarily meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards set ...
(11/01/07 12:00am)
Americans are anticipating skyrocketing heating costs this winter, but University officials say the cost of keeping campus warm probably won't go through the roof.
(09/12/07 12:00am)
Armed with a budget of $5 million for energy efficiency this fiscal year, Facilities Management this summer began implementing initiatives suggested by the Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee. ...
(04/26/07 12:00am)
Imagine seeing a sleek, flattering, unique cocktail dress that's not only affordable but also fashion-forward. Now imagine that it's made out of plastic bags, bottle caps and soda cans.
(04/19/07 12:00am)
The University should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and seek to achieve carbon neutrality by fiscal year 2008, the Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee recommended in its report released ...
(04/13/07 12:00am)
Student and community gardeners' fears that the Urban Environmental Lab's community garden would be threatened by the construction of the Walk were assuaged Thursday night as Facilities Management officials ...
(04/09/07 12:00am)
The seventh annual RecycleMania competition drew to a close Saturday, and for the third consecutive year, Brown fell in the middle of the pack. A week before the competition ended, the University stood ...
(03/20/07 12:00am)
Though there is no sign from the White House as to when the war in Iraq might end, some Rhode Island state legislators are calling for a halt to the escalation of the fighting as President Bush's plan ...
(03/07/07 12:00am)
Four weeks into this year's intercollegiate RecycleMania competition, Brown is in 45th place out of 75 colleges in the Grand Champion category.
(02/22/07 12:00am)
Rhode Island is experiencing a general increase in cases of norovirus - a category of diseases similar to the stomach flu - but the University has not been affected.
(02/14/07 12:00am)
The Brown University Community Council yesterday urged the Energy and Environmental Advisory Committee to develop both a statement of goals regarding climate neutrality and a plan to implement those goals. ...
(02/02/07 12:00am)
Instead of handing out grades, the University received a grade for a change when the Sustainable Endowments Institute published its first annual College Sustainability Report Card Jan. 24, analyzing the ...
(01/31/07 12:00am)
Thanks to efficiency programs and the relatively mild winter so far, the University's spending on fuel is down this year - a sharp departure from last year's skyrocketing energy costs.
(05/24/06 12:00am)
Brown's Commencement Weekend has evolved considerably since the first ceremony Sept. 7, 1769, when seven graduates received their degrees in the Baptist Church in Warren, R.I.
(04/20/06 12:00am)
Spats, the new sports bar and restaurant at 184 Angell St., opened its doors officially April 5. Though Spats' owners originally intended to open the bar before Thanksgiving, the opening was delayed due ...
(02/15/06 12:00am)
What do most Brown Medical School students do in their few hours of spare time each week? Catch up on sleep, hang out with friends, call family members back home and battle Rhode Islanders' obesity.
(02/14/06 12:00am)
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(01/31/06 12:00am)
Amidst its impressive collections of military antiques and history of science materials, the John Hay Library also has three slightly macabre, lesser-known artifacts: ordinary-appearing books that are ...
(12/05/05 12:00am)
Brown's early decision applications - which were due Nov. 1 - increased 16 percent over last year, the second-largest increase in the Ivy League.