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Chief Medical Officer for Brown Medicine recently elected as President of the American Geriatrics Society

By Casey Chan | September 17

Dr. Peter Hollmann ’76 MD ’79, chief medical officer for Brown Medicine and clinical assistant professor of family medicine, was recently elected president of the American Geriatrics Society. The American Geriatrics Society is a “nationwide, not-for-profit society of geriatrics healthcare professionals ...

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Graduate students return to in-person programming for fall semester

By Caleb Lazar | September 17

Graduate Orientation returned with in-person events running from Aug. 31 to Sept.1 after a fully virtual orientation last year. This year’s programming was open to first-year and second-year students to accommodate second-year students who had missed out on in-person orientation last year. On top ...

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Climate orgs. mobilize labor for greener R.I.

By Mike Kuharski | September 17

As various forces in Rhode Island work toward a more sustainable future, two environmental organizations in the Ocean State have focused on making labor a key player in the transition. The organizations, Renew Rhode Island Coalition and Climate Jobs Rhode Island, both aim to guide state legislators ...

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Engineering students weigh interests, class requirements

By Kaitlyn Torres | September 17

The open curriculum has been a tool for students to look beyond their concentrations and explore other departments the University has to offer since its creation just over 50 years ago. But, to properly navigate the open curriculum, students within engineering concentrations must find ways to balance ...

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Sophomores reflect on in-person semester

By Jasper Yeh | September 17

As freshmen lined up for the annual Van Wickle Gates Walkthrough at Opening Convocation this year, they were, for the first time, joined by a group of sophomores. Some members of the class of 2024 experienced an unconventional first year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many students did not have the ...

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'Our work is just beginning': the Slavery and Justice Report at 15 years

By Stella Olken-Hunt | September 15

Fifteen years ago, Brown became one of the first universities to publicly analyze and acknowledge its historical ties to slavery with the 2006 release of the Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The Steering Committee — appointed in 2003 by former University President ...

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Climate Action Rhode Island takes on Thayer Street to protest JPMorgan Chase’s funding of fossil fuels

By Jasper Yeh | September 15

Members of Climate Action Rhode Island marched on Thayer Street Wednesday protesting JPMorgan Chase’s funding of fossil fuel companies. The group carried large signs reading “Chase funds death” and “Stop Chase the toxic bank” as they approached the bank’s Thayer location. The protest ...

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Watson panel discusses costs of post-9/11 wars

By Jack Tajmajer | September 15

Over 20 years after the attack, researchers are still unpacking the effect of 9/11 on U.S. foreign conflicts and the human lives they affect. “What would it mean for the U.S. to win the war that has no boundaries?” asked Ieva Jusionyte, moderator of “The Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. ...

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First WaterFire lighting of the season held in honor of COVID-19 heroes

By Sameer Sinha | September 15

The Providence River was lit up for the first time in nearly two years Sept. 4 as WaterFire held a special lighting in honor of “COVID heroes” — Rhode Islanders who served as essential workers throughout the pandemic. Last year’s break due to the pandemic was the first time in the event’s ...

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U. professors remember 9/11, discuss its meaning for students today

By Anna Kim | September 14

While many students at Brown might not remember the events of the 9/11 attacks, some University professors still vividly recall the events of that day as well as its aftermath, carrying with them reflections 20 years later. The Herald spoke to four professors about their recollections of that day ...

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Alpert Medical School appoints Kelly Holder as inaugural chief wellness officer

By Rahma Ibrahim | September 14

The Alpert Medical School appointed Kelly Holder as its inaugural chief wellness officer, according to an Aug. 27 University announcement. Holder assumed the role in April and works to provide support for medical students in protecting their mental health. Studies have shown that medical students are ...

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CMES sheds light on Afghan experience

By Grace Williams | September 14

On Tuesday, the Center for Middle East Studies sponsored a webinar that centered the experiences of Afghans during the ongoing crisis. The event, titled Afghanistan Lives: Then and Now, invited researchers Mejgan Massoumi and Valentine Moghadam and community organizer Arash Azzizada to discuss the ...

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East Side Mini-Mart to close in “bittersweet” farewell as University makes room for new dorm

By Ashley Guo | September 14

The plaza at 250 Brook St. is a round-the-clock hub for the University community, with students grabbing late-night snacks from East Side Mini-Mart and easing into groggy weekend mornings with Bagel Gourmet’s hearty breakfast sandwiches. But, after decades of business, East Side Mini-Mart and Bagel ...

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Residents detail systemic issues at Fox Point Manor

By Katy Pickens | September 14

Fox Point Manor, a publicly-subsidized apartment complex located at 575 Wickenden St., is known to some residents as “Purgatory Palace” and “Fox Point Penitentiary.” One resident described living there in no uncertain terms: “Never in my life have I lived anywhere as bad as this.”The Herald ...

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Faculty react to start of fall term with nervous optimism

By Alex Nadirashvili | September 14

“I’m so happy to be standing up here before you and not delivering this lecture from home,” said James Kellner, associate professor of ecology, evolution, and organismal biology, to his class on Wednesday morning. More than 200 students in a Salomon Center lecture hall suddenly erupted into a ...

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Brown community responds to in-person shopping period

By Stella Olken-Hunt | September 13

Shopping period has returned to the classroom after being conducted solely online for the past three semesters. While many students showed excitement at being able to socialize and meet teachers and fellow students face to face, this shopping period comes with unique challenges and protocols. Naphat ...

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Brown sees peak in asymptomatic, positive COVID-19 cases since Aug. 2020

By Gabriella Vulakh | September 13

The University reported 70 positive COVID-19 cases through the asymptomatic testing program from Sept. 5 to Sept. 11, according to the Healthy Brown COVID-19 Dashboard as of Sunday afternoon. While the number of positive cases is a “significant increase,” “we’ve done a lot more tests” during ...

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Twenty years later: the legacy of 9/11 media coverage

By Jack Walker | September 13

Twenty years ago, on the eve of Sept. 11, 2001, life on Brown’s campus proceeded as normal. It was a sunny day at the tail end of summer, and, in passing, students read Herald stories covering last night’s Undergraduate Council of Students meeting and the construction of a new English building. Yet ...

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PPSD starts third year amid pandemic

By Kate Dario | September 13

The Providence Public School District began its third academic year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Sept. 9. For the first time since March 2020, all students and staff across the city returned for full-time in-person learning, according to Victor Morente, director of communications for the Rhode ...

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BSU hosts fourth Black Convocation

By Gaya Gupta | September 13

The Black Student Union celebrated its fourth annual Black Convocation Sunday for the classes of 2024 and 2025. The event, themed “Rooted and Resting: Rebuilding Brick by Brick” this year, welcomed Black underclassmen to College Hill and into the Black community at Brown, encouraging them to lean ...