William Brucker '04 spent the last few years perfecting a technique that relies on stories and analogies to teach young adults science. Brucker, whose speech shows the clear influence of the technique he developed, drew comparisons to an eggplant, a ship and a French film to explain his teaching philosophy. ...
As the University prepares to enter a new phase with the impending retirements of President Ruth Simmons and Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger, the athletics department, though a top priority, remains in flux with major changes planned or already underway. Those changes include cutting roughly ...
Actor James Woods spoke in favor of a proposed bill that would allow doctors to apologize to their patients without legal repercussions at a House Committee on Judiciary hearing last night. The "benevolent gestures" bill was introduced by Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick and Cranston. Similar legislation ...
Legislation that would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates was introduced last month in the Rhode Island General Assembly. The Tuition Equity Bill, sponsored by state Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, and state Sen. Juan Pichardo, D-Providence, would uphold a decision made last fall ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students selected Nick Tsapakos '13 and Holly Hunt '13 to serve on a recently announced committee that will address issues raised by the proposed UCS constitutional amendment in its general body meeting Wednesday night. Two members of the Undergraduate Finance Board and ...
Nine undergraduates who took AMCV 1610A: "American Advertising: History and Consequences" last fall were selected to co-curate a portion of the upcoming American Enterprise exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The exhibit's website currently features a mini-exhibit of projects ...
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Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts said she is amazed by how often health care financing is discussed and how rarely actual health policy is addressed during the first part of a three-seminar series called "Social Determinants of Health: Law and Public Policy," presented by the Taubman ...
Tax differences between gay and heterosexual couples and the local marriage equality situation, as well as its judicial progress, were the focus of a teach-in hosted by the Queer Alliance last night. The event featured law professors from Roger Williams University and a representative from Marriage ...
The Brown Market Shares Program, which supplies produce from local farms to students, faculty and staff shareholders, was recently named a finalist in the first national Campus Champions of Change Challenge sponsored by the White House. Choosing from a group of 15 finalists, the public can cast votes ...
Michelle Alexander, associate professor of law at Ohio State University, discussed problems with the nation's criminal justice system last night in this year's Debra L. Lee Lecture on Slavery and Justice. Alexander spoke to a packed audience that included President Ruth Simmons and Provost Mark Schlissel ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students is discussing a proposal that would allow students to use their Bear Bucks accounts at restaurants and local businesses on Thayer Street. The Bear Bucks system replaced the declining balance account this semester and functions as a centralized vending system through ...
In his State of the Union address last month, President Barack Obama outlined a plan to incentivize lowering college tuition by redirecting federal financial aid from universities that raise college costs to schools taking steps to lower costs. Though the University could be affected by the proposed ...
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