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Researchers invent artificial ovary
By Anna Lillkung | September 22A group of researchers from Brown and Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island have created an artificial human ovary.
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Departments host writers from Africa, Asia
By Gillian Michaelson | September 22This August, three international writers joined the International Writers Project as writing fellows. Run through the Department of Literary Arts and the Watson Institute for International Studies, the program is hosting Kho Tararith of Cambodia, George Seremba of Uganda and Dul Johnson of Nigeria.
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New deputy to join provost's office
By Casey Bleho | September 21Joseph Meisel will succeed Vincent Tompkins '84 as the University's deputy provost Oct. 1. The appointment marks the end of a summer-long national search coordinated by Associate Provost Nancy Dunbar and Provost David Kertzer '69 P'95 P'98, which began after Tompkins stepped down on July 1 to head a ...
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Prov. schools get 3rd round of grants
By Chip Lebovitz | September 21The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence awarded $40,000 worth of grants to three local Providence schools last month, despite a lack of a significant increases to the fund's endowment since May 2009.
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Faculty forum debates new tenure policy
By Suzannah Weiss | September 21A roomful of professors and administrators discussed proposed revisions to tenure review procedures at a faculty forum Tuesday night.
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New CLiPS dept. means few changes for students
By Qian Yin | September 21Since the former psychology and cognitive and linguistic sciences departments merged into the new Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences in July, the transition process has not significantly affected students.
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Blue Room switches up its coffee brew
By Sophia Seawell | September 21While this year's increased seating, food options and hours this year in the new Blue Room are hard to miss, a more subtle change has taken place. The Blue Room, which formerly served Green Mountain Coffee, now serves Sun Coffee Roasters.
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Project puts healthy food in Prov. stores
By Joseph Rosales | September 20An environmental group has spearheaded an initiative to make healthier foods available at neighborhood grocery stores, in cooperation with a Brown summer program for high school students.
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City hosts competition for bridge designs
By Corina Chase | September 20The city of Providence is holding a design competition to choose the designer of the future pedestrian bridge across the Providence River.
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Community supports flood victims
By Shanoor Seervai | September 20The devastating floods that struck Pakistan in late July and early August have spurred campus-wide efforts to fundraise for the flood victims and simultaneously increase awareness about Pakistan.
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Day of Peace comes to Providence
By Anne Artley | September 20Last Sunday, Kennedy Plaza welcomed a host of international dance groups and humanitarian organizations for the seventh annual Celebration of the United Nations International Day of Peace. The festival commemorates the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, though the U.N. passed a ...
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Ambassador talks past and present Korea-U.S. relations
By Fei Cai | September 20Both the history and current state of trade relations between the U.S. and South Korea point toward a strong friendship, Ambassador Han Duk-Soo told a full Pembroke Hall on Monday.
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Burger restaurant brings 'Better' quality to Thayer St.
By Leonardo Moauro | September 20After much anticipation, Better Burger Co. finally opened its doors for business on Sept. 11.
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Alum wins Navajo pageant
By Aparna Bansal | September 20Winifred Jumbo '10 was crowned Miss Navajo Nation last week, a position she will hold for the next year. The competition was part of the Navajo Nation Fair, which was held Sept. 9–12 in Arizona.
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Community rallies for the DREAM Act
By Emma Wohl | September 20With repeated cries of "Education, not deportation," students gathered on the Main Green Monday at noon to voice their support of the DREAM Act, which is headed for a congressional vote this week as a part of a defense reauthorization bill.
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Organization offers alternative winter break
By Zach Rufa | September 19Students interested in doing more than relaxing at home over winter break will be pleased to know that another option is available.
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Health office offers more doctor hours
By Lucy Feldman | September 19University Health Services has closed its overnight inpatient services and extended its hours of full-service operation in order to provide more efficient service and save money.
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Advising Central expands
By Emma Janaskie | September 19Over the summer, Advising Central relocated and expanded from the second floor of J. Walter Wilson to the third. It opened for student use on Sept. 1, the first day of classes.
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Alum recognized for creative nonfiction
By Shefali Luthra | September 19Rachel Aviv '04 will receive a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award for nonfiction writing on Thursday. The award was officially announced earlier this month.
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Profs. present 'the immigrant paradox'
By Natalie Villacorta | September 19New research shows that immigrant children are performing well both in school and in the community — a phenomenon coined the "Immigrant Paradox" by Professor of Education Cynthia Garcia Coll.
