The animal liberation movement is a "far-reaching revolution," philosopher and animal rights advocate Peter Singer told a packed MacMillan 117 Tuesday night. In his lecture, titled "Ethics and Animals: Where we've come from, and where we need to go," the world-renowned ethicist shared his controversial ...
What if the world were tailored toward five-foot-two, tattooed Asian females?
President Ruth Simmons appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS last Thursday night to discuss higher education and the challenges of leadership, basing her comments on her experiences as a black woman in a leadership position.
In fewer than two years, Brown's new Medical Education Building will welcome its first class of students. But looking at the building now, it is hard to tell. The block-long former factory sits waiting, its 165 windows staring blankly out onto Richmond Street. And though the Med Ed building sits just ...
Arun Stewart '11, a student whom professors and friends described as "brilliant," "passionate" and "incredibly hip," died Friday in Beijing, where he was studying abroad.He was attending a rooftop gathering with friends near Tsinghua University when he lost his footing, according to an e-mail from President ...
The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at Miriam Hospital recently received six research grants worth a total of more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health. The money will be used to research weight-gain prevention and the benefits of losing weight.Though the research center ...
A Brown-led study has identified a genetic variant that indicates an increased risk of alcohol abuse in adolescents. The study, led by Robert Miranda P'04, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior for research, focused on a receptor gene previously tied only to adult alcohol abuse. The mutation ...
A staff position responsible for hearing and addressing the concerns of faculty and postdoctoral students will remain vacant this year after a failed search to fill the spot coincided with a hiring freeze instituted last year.For the past three academic years, the University employed a part-time ombudsperson ...
Current beliefs about the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa may be unfounded, according to a paper published recently by two Brown researchers.
Just four months into his presidency at the University of Rhode Island, David Dooley has big plans for his school — plans he hopes will include Brown.
The Rhode Island Senate Thursday night passed a compromise version of a bill banning indoor prostitution, which now awaits Gov. Donald Carcieri's '65 signature.
It can be easy to forget while hurrying from class to class that not everyone on College Hill is a student.
An almost decade-old program that brings scholars from developing nations to the Watson Institute is in danger of ending after this semester if it does not find future funding.
The frequency of influenza-like illnesses on campus has dropped since it hit a peak in late September, but Health Services Director Ed Wheeler said this improvement is most likely "the calm before the storm."
It's been a busy year for the arts in Providence. The city's Department of Art, Culture and Tourism has been working to draft, present and implement "Creative Providence," an ambitious, 10-year cultural plan designed to boost local arts-related activities and investment.
A bridge honoring the late Randy Pausch '82, who became well-known for his "Last Lecture" on achieving childhood dreams, will be dedicated Friday at Carnegie Mellon University, where Pausch was a professor of computer science.
In a special session that began Tuesday night and is expected to continue through Thursday, the Rhode Island General Assembly has already addressed a wide variety of issues, including bills on the state name, indoor prostitution and driving while texting. The special session marks the return of the ...
A resolution proposed to the Undergraduate Council of Students last night would seek to raise the student activities fee by $8.
Editor's note: A number of passages in the original version of this article presented as direct quotations language that differed from the wording used by the individuals quoted.
Deputy House Majority Leader Raymond Sullivan, D-Dist. 29, pled no contest last Thursday following an April 22 arrest for drunk driving.
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