U. funds 'exceptional' research for 12 profs
By Anita Badejo | March 11Twelve University faculty members recently received 2010 Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards, according to the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Twelve University faculty members recently received 2010 Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards, according to the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Thought up last spring and launched over the summer, BenzAndABackpack.com — a comprehensive hip-hop blog created by Peter Drinan '11 and Steven Aguiar '11 — has already gained a sizable following on campus and beyond.
Multiple Brown offices and departments are turning to Facebook to advertise and promote opportunities and events, finding that the site's capacity as a means of communication extends beyond social networking.
The New York Historical Society has awarded its annual book prize to Gordon Wood, professor emeritus of history, for his recently published book, "Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815." As Wood's work, which was published in October, begins to win accolades, he faces a ...
The Office of the Controller introduced a new payroll initiative Feb. 25 for University employees designed to improve access to payroll information. The initiative, "Pay Check+," will be used to deliver payroll checks, direct deposit notices and W-2 tax forms to students, staff and faculty, according ...
The University Resources Committee projected in a report released last month that the University's Education and General budget, which includes expenditures on administrative, academic and student support, "would see a 5.8 percent increase in indirect cost recovery from sponsored funding" in the next ...
Frances Jasmin has been arrested and charged in the Brooklyn hit-and-run accident that injured Erinn Phelan '09 and her former roommate, Alma Guerrero '09 MD '13, according to multiple news outlets.
Computing and Information Services is spearheading an ongoing project to replace WebAuth with the Shibboleth System, open-source software that allows users to sign on to multiple Web resources with a single login.
The Department of Community Health is planning to split into four new departments, according to Associate Dean of Medicine for Public Health and Public Policy Terrie Wetle.
Speaking with the Brown Republicans Tuesday night, John Robitaille, the presumptive Republican nominee for governor, offered his assessment of the state of the race and outlined the economic positions around which he intends to focus his campaign.
A team of Brown physicists published the discovery of a new physical phase related to superconductivity two weeks ago in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters.
Brown has received a $650,000 stimulus grant from the National Science Foundation to renovate the research facilities and infrastructure of its Plant Environmental Center, according to Director Fred Jackson. Judith Bender, professor of biology and principal investigator for the grant, said she hopes ...
Among all the fervor surrounding the possibilities of "green" living, one Brown alum is taking being green to a whole new level. A very tiny level.
Situated across from a parking lot, the two-story grayish-brown building at 146 Clifford Street is an unimposing site, nestled in the heart of Providence's Jewelry District. The building is home to EpiVax Inc. — a company dedicated to the design of new vaccines and the engineering of therapeutic ...
"We have to aim high if we want to eliminate disparities and reform the health system in this country," Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher told an audience of students and faculty in a half-full Sayles Hall Wednesday night.
Isis Biopolymer, Inc. moved into the severe, sandy-colored building at 233 Richmond St. this past November. The facility, previously home to a watch-making company, now ticks out about 6,500 transdermal drug delivery patches a day. Come this May, it will be both a bustling factory and full-fledged research ...
The two words have become something of a magic catchphrase for Providence's future. Say "knowledge economy" — with the perfect combination of hope and awe — around City officials, University administrators and local entrepreneurs, and watch the glimmer flicker across their eyes.
The Meiklejohn Peer Advising Program had a 38 percent increase in the number of applicants, from 375 in 2009 to 517 this spring. The Meiklejohn leadership made a concerted effort to publicize the program, holding three information sessions and advertising at a table at J. Walter Wilson, said Ann Gaylin, ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students reviewed proposed amendments to the Undergraduate Finance Board's constitution at their general body meeting Wednesday.
Professor of Computer Science Pascal van Hentenryck is putting "Comet," an algorithm he developed at Brown, to commercial use at Dynadec.