Mark Schlissel, currently dean of biological sciences at the University of California at Berkeley, will replace David Kertzer '69 P'95 P'98 as provost beginning July 1.
Calling for sweeping cuts to close a two-year $180 million budget gap, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras called the city's finances a "category five" hurricane. But last Tuesday, that would have more aptly described the city's embattled school system.
Jan. 11, 2010 — The Rhode Island Department of Education announces the original six low-achieving schools
Of the almost 135,000 residents aged 12 to 20 in Rhode Island, it is estimated that over 12 percent have serious problems with alcohol consumption, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Integrated Behavioral Health Policy, part of the Department of Health Policy at the George Washington ...
The Rhode Island Foundation recently awarded a grant of $87,631 to the Alpert Medical School to promote primary health care careers in Rhode Island.
Just over 35 percent of undergraduates plan to attend medical, law, business or graduate school immediately following graduation, according to last month's Herald poll. About one-fourth of current students — 23.9 percent — indicated they plan to take up jobs after graduation, and 7.6 percent ...
While settling into its new home at the Medical Education Building downtown, the Alpert Medical School will also conduct a self-study over the next year to prepare for the upcoming Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation investigation in fall 2012. The committee, which requires participating ...
A nearly $30 million upgrade to Brown's central heating plant is well underway, part of a three-phase series of renovations totaling approximately $100 million. The upgrades began in 2005 with a phase that involved replacing seven miles of underground piping below the University and cost about $40 million, ...
Brown's political alums are facing flagging support among Rhode Island voters, according to a new poll released by the Taubman Center for Public Policy.
Oludurotimi Adetunji embarks on his first day as Brown's director of scientific outreach today. The new position is "a recognition on the part of the University that we need to pay attention to outreach," said David Targan, associate dean of the College for science education. Dean of the College Katherine ...
The Meiklejohn Peer Advising Program saw a 5 percent decrease in the number of applicants this year, from 517 in 2010 to 492 this spring. Last year, the number of applications increased 38 percent over 2009.
Student-conducted research at the University's Institute for Brain Science revealed that synthesis of the molecule putrescine during a seizure can protect the brain from recurrent episodes. Further research on the physiological effects of putrescine and other polyamines could ultimately lead to a treatment ...
Though the possible reinstatement of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Brown has brought debate about the military's place on campus to the forefront this semester, the University has received research funding from the Pentagon for years without provoking such heated debate.
Last Wednesday, 2,115 applicants learned that they had been offered a spot in Brown's most selective class ever. Including the 577 students who were accepted in December through the binding early-decision program, a total of 2,692 students from 79 countries were accepted from a record-setting pool of ...
Problems with an underground cable caused a blackout at some University buildings last night from approximately 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Brown admitted 8.7 percent of applicants, accepting a total of 2,692 students from 79 countries for the class of 2015. The University received a record-high 30,946 applications — a 3 percent increase over last year. The 8.7 percent acceptance rate is the lowest in Brown's history.
Michael Kennedy, director of the Watson Institute for International Studies, will step down at the end of the academic year, Provost David Kertzer ‘69 P'95 P'98 wrote in an email to faculty Friday.
NEW YORK — President Ruth Simmons spoke about remembering slavery and Brown's recognition of its historical ties to the slave trade in her keynote address at the United Nations General Assembly's fourth annual international slavery remembrance day March 25 in New York City.
The University Library will continue to provide students with full same-day online access to New York Times articles after the paper erects its pay wall March 28, though the format for reading articles will be different from the Times' website.
Garbed in formal black and red attire and hoisting medieval-looking banners, a faction of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property — a national organization that opposes gay marriage — descended on the Main Green at approximately 11 a.m. yesterday. The men were there ...
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