“There is a crisis of representative democracy all around.” This was the sentiment that Former President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso expressed to The Herald ahead of delivering the 95th annual Ogden Lecture titled, “Democracy and Corruption in Brazil and Latin America Today,” at the ...
In the midst of one of the deadliest public health crises in U.S. history, President Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid epidemic a “public health emergency,” a move he hopes will “liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction.” ...
Andrews House, home to Health Services, is at maximum capacity, said Associate Director of Health and Wellness Lynn Dupont. The 1892 home currently holds 20 exam and treatment rooms, as well as office space for Health Services and Emergency Medical Services staff. Counseling and Psychological Services, ...
[gallery ids="2828201,2828202,2828203"] Every day, Ruhul Abid, assistant professor of surgery, and his team set up their makeshift tent in Bangladesh and check the height, weight, blood pressure, blood glucose and hemoglobin levels of around 300 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Having spent days crossing ...
This article is part of the series Transferring to Brown, a two-part series about transfer students at Brown. The series examines the narratives of various transfer students at the University in two stages: the process of transferring to Brown and acclimation to campus. Going into his first year at ...
Two weeks ago, the Office of Residential Life closed its application period for students who wish to live off-campus for the 2018-19 academic year. Normally, off-campus permission is granted to seniors and some juniors, who receive permission through a lottery system, according to the Residential Life ...
A recent University study published in Nature explored ways to prevent one of the most pertinent issues in engineering: material fatigue. In studies of specialized structures called nanotwins within metals, University researchers — led by Huajian Gao, professor of engineering — saw reduced strain ...
Boston Globe reporter Michael Rezendes spoke about his journalistic career at 70 Brown St. Nov. 15. He discussed his reporting on a number of high-profile stories, including his role on the team that covered the abuse of young boys by clergymen in the Catholic Church in 2002, which inspired the Oscar-winning ...
Brown students could be serving drinks before they can be served themselves: Within just two days, students can learn bartending through a Brown Student Agencies course offered five times per semester. While some students have found success in applying their new expertise, others have struggled to find ...
This semester, the Department of Computer Science will hire its first paid student advocates for health and wellness. The positions, proposed by Sachin Pendse ’17 GS, Grant Fong ’19 and Karen Tu ’20, are just one measure in a department-wide effort to promote the mental, physical and emotional ...
Dark matter — a form of elusive mass theorized to make up a majority of the matter in the universe — has thus far gone undetected. But University professors have proposed a new way to detect dark matter, bringing new insight that could change how dark matter is found. Scientists know dark matters ...
In light of recent increases in violations, the University has created a faculty committee to evaluate potential changes to the academic code. On Nov. 13, the committee — which includes advising deans and administrators — hosted a forum to receive student input on the academic code, the set of values ...
Kyle Gion GS, a master’s of science candidate in biochemical and chemical engineering, was announced as one of five new Slavin Fellowship awardees yesterday. Gion joins a group of 14 fellows chosen for their talent, drive and desire to create positive change in the world as student-entrepreneurs, ...
The Africana Studies Department and the Puerto Rican Association engaged the University community in a discussion of the issues different colonies in the Caribbean currently face after Hurricanes Irma and María in a panel titled “The Disaster is Colonialism.” The discussion began by exposing Puerto ...
With the fall semester quickly coming to a close, it’s almost time for students to begin registering for Wintersession classes. This is the second year the University has offered courses over winter break. Each course offered during the session is equivalent to 180 hours of work and counts toward ...
The Underground Coffee Company — the student-run, not-for-profit coffee shop located in the basement of Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center — initially grew out of a conversation between three members of the Brown-RISD Coffee Society in 2014. The shop now sells around 600 cups of coffee each week, ...
[gallery ids="2828103,2828104,2828105"] Every time Tristan Hood ’18 or Joel Fudge ’21 go out to eat, they make sure to find seats facing the door. “It’s an awareness thing,” Hood said. Hood and Fudge are two of the 18 undergraduate student veterans at Brown, and they move through ...
Former Ambassador Dennis Ross spoke about peace prospects for Israel and Palestine, the United States’ role in the Middle East and the state of the region to a crowded Salomon Center Thursday. Ross held a variety of positions in the U.S. Department of State and on the National Security Council from ...
A chaotic scene unfurled at the rear of the Providence Place Mall Thursday when a man was shot dead by police on the Route 95 north ramp. The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m., though both Providence and State police were on the scene hours after the shooting, huddling beside a bullet-ridden ...
University researchers analyzed object and facial recognition in six- and ten-month-old infants for a study published in Developmental Science. Kristen Tummeltshammer, postdoctoral fellow, and Dima Amso, associate professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences, collaborated on an experiment ...
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