The number of early applications to the University rose about 4 percent over last year, while applications to the Program in Liberal Medical Education jumped 25 percent, according to Dean of Admission Jim Miller '73.
Unbeknownst to most users, the University Library has been monitoring the use of e-books since January and purchasing only those that are most popular. The pilot program, run in conjunction with ebrary, an e-book vendor, aims to expedite the process of growing the library's collection.
The University is moving ahead with plans to install a Digital Scholarship Lab in the Rockefeller Library by next fall.
A 2008 change restricting Emergency Medical Service transports to Health Services has changed the calculus for students weighing the costs and benefits of calling EMS. Since the change, the number of intoxication incidents serviced by Health Services has decreased by 29 percent. Last year, the number ...
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No students applied for the spring semester of a new study abroad program at the University of Cantabria's School of Engineering by the Oct. 24 deadline, according to Kendall Brostuen, director of international programs and associate dean of the College.
The state's public higher education system — though enjoying strong student demand — is feeling the squeeze of insufficient state funding and bracing for a possible new round of tuition hikes.
Next spring, the mystery of a controversial historical figure, an aged tome and an undecipherable code will be solved — not in Dan Brown's next novel, but within the hallowed halls of the John Carter Brown Library.
The Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women celebrated its 30th anniversary and the successful end to the Pembroke Challenge capital campaign Nov. 5. The challenge, launched last year, raised $1.5 million for faculty research, surpassing its $1 million goal.
U.S. Senators Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., told a crowd of students, professors and community members that oil dependency poses a threat to national security, health and the economy in Smith-Buonanno 106 Friday night. The speeches were part of the "Get Off Oil" forum hosted by ...
In solidarity with Occupy movements nationwide, about 70 Occupy Providence protesters marched Saturday to support the closing of Bank of America accounts. The march coincided with National Bank Transfer Day, when Occupiers across the country staged actions to encourage people to withdraw their money ...
With 68 concentrations left to consider, the College Curriculum Council is far behind the Task Force on Undergraduate Education's 2008 goal of reviewing the standards and usefulness of all academic concentrations by 2011. But slow and steady wins the race, according to Dean of the College Katherine ...
Patients who suffer from social anxiety may benefit from computer programs, according to a recent study conducted at Alpert Medical School.
Professor of Applied Mathematics Jan Hesthaven is spearheading an educational initiative to increase student fluency of massive data sets — huge sets of data being generated in such disparate fields as biology, psychology and linguistics.
Professor of Biology Robert Reenan has found a surprising connection between two perplexingly different biochemical processes, pushing researchers one step closer in the search for a genetic basis to neurological disease.
The search for life on Mars took a surprising downward turn yesterday. If life existed, it likely existed underground, reported Professor of Geological Sciences John Mustard in a study published in the journal Nature.
Twenty-two percent of faculty members said they were not familiar enough with the Faculty Executive Committee to say whether it was doing its job or not, according to a Herald poll conducted this fall. Sixty percent indicated they approve of the committee's activity, and nearly 10 percent disapprove. ...
Tashyana Thompson '12 has only one word to say about the Brown-Tougaloo exchange program: "Go."
The man charged with killing 27-year-old Tam Tran GS in a May 2010 two-car accident was sentenced to a 5 1/2-year prison term this week, according to the Associated Press.
The Undergraduate Council of Students appointed three committee representatives at last night's general body meeting, following a talk with Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P'12 about issues including tenure and advising.
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