The University has received nearly $600,000 from the National Science Foundation to expand its support of a grassroots organization seeking to promote the development of women scientists.
"Do you know the difference between a hedgehog and a fox?" asked Professor Emeritus of History Gordon Wood in a recent interview.
The number of reported incidents involving underage drinking and copyright infringement at the University decreased this past year, according to Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. Overall, violations declined slightly.
The closing of certain floors in the Sciences Library to install a new sprinkler system will continue through December, but students will still be able to check out books from those floors, according to Joanna Saltonstall, facilities management program manager.
The United States should follow Europe's lead in recognizing that health care is a right, said Romano Prodi, professor-at-large and former prime minister of Italy, who spoke to a full Joukowsky Forum Thursday along with his wife.
Providence will receive a federal stimulus grant of more than $1.75 million to improve energy efficiency in residential and municipal buildings, the office of Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Oct. 15.
How far have women come in the sciences? Far, but not enough, Nancy Hopkins, professor of biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told a mostly female audience in a lecture last night.
Yeasayer, a experimental psychedelic band based in Brooklyn, will headline the Brown Concert Agency's Fall Concert Nov. 13 at the RISD auditorium.
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives can expect to deal with unfinished business — including a change to prostitution law — when they meet for a special session next week. The House will also hold talks on the economy before next year's session, Speaker William Murphy, D-Dist. ...
The following summary includes all major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Oct. 2 and Oct. 7. It does not include general service and alarm calls. The Providence Police Department also responds to incidents occurring off campus. DPS does not divulge information on cases that ...
Two Rhode Island School of Design public safety officers were assaulted during a foot chase Tuesday night, according to a police report.
The University and several affiliated partners submitted a five-year, $20 million grant proposal last week to the National Institutes of Health after more than three years of intensive planning. The grant would establish a statewide center for connecting cutting-edge medical research with improved patient ...
Facilities Management announced Tuesday that plans to close Faunce Arch for construction had been indefinitely postponed. The decision was made late last week due to a "desire to minimize the impact on the campus community," said Ricky Gresh, senior director for student engagement.
After months of public comment, the City Plan Commission adopted a neighborhood plan for College Hill, Fox Point and Wayland Tuesday night over objections to some proposals regarding the waterfront. The plan's recommendations will now be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan, a long-term guide for ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students approved the first Category S student group to cheers and applause at their general body meeting Wednesday night.
Editor's Note: This story contains material similar to text that appeared in other published work. An Editor's Note was published in the Nov. 13, 2009, Herald. That Editor's Note can be found here. Brown has long enjoyed an enviable position in Rhode Island politics, with numerous alums holding some ...
Thanks to a leaky pipe, students attending class in Salomon 101 this month have spent class in an unexpected shower of drops of water falling from the ceiling.The problem, initially thought by Facilities Management to be from a leak in the roof, was repaired on Friday. Dami Olatunji '11 was attending ...
Two weeks of construction on Soldiers Arch concluded late last week after an $80,000 restoration of the campus landmark.
Hope High School's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps — the only elective course that has survived from the school's now-defunct Leadership academy — remains as popular as ever among students.
Rhode Island ranks among the nation's top spenders in Medicaid and fire protection, while hovering near the bottom for expenditures on higher education, highways and transportation, and parks and recreation, according to a report released last week by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council.
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