A NASA spacecraft slammed into the moon early last Friday morning, exploding into a cloud of debris — and Professor of Geology Peter Schulz was elated.
"At Classical, they used to call me the eternal freshman — and in high school that wasn't entirely a compliment," writer Jonathan Weiner told a Salomon 101 crowd of community members and a smattering of students Wednesday night.
The University hopes to identify approximately half of $30 million in necessary budget cuts this fall through the work of 12 recently formed subgroups of the Organizational Review Committee, according to vice president for finance and administration Beppie Huidekoper.
For the second year in a row, Brown has received an A- on the College Sustainability Report Card, which compares the environmental practices of 300 colleges and universities nationwide.
"Operation Red Cup" may sound like the most epic house party of all time, but it is in fact quite the opposite — a full-scale effort by the city of Providence to crack down on the raucous behavior of Providence College, Johnson and Wales University and Rhode Island College students carousing off ...
The Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education voted last week to increase tuition and fees at state public colleges for the 2010-2011 school year.
The following summary includes all major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between September 9 and September 29. 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 ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students passed a revision to its Code of Operations Wednesday, allowing for official recognition of student groups whose primary purpose is fundraising for off-campus organizations.
David Konstan, professor of classics and comparative literature, was inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences this past weekend, alongside such luminaries as former Secretary of State Colin Powell, South African civil rights pioneer Nelson Mandela and Academy Award-winning ...
Water molecules have been found on the moon by a research team headed by Professor of Geology Carle Pieters. But like many momentous scientific advances, the discovery was made almost by accident.
Rhode Island's cities and towns, their budgets tighter than ever, are considering sharing services such as fire departments and trash pickup to save money.
The University and Dining Services workers reached a tentative agreement around 2 a.m. Thursday after days of intense negotiations — though ratification of the settlement remains contingent on an employee vote today.
In a nearly unanimous vote Tuesday night, Brown Dining Services employees authorized their bargaining committee to call a strike if today's negotiations on a new contract do not yield a satisfactory agreement.
With the ball at the 17-yard line and just seconds left in a 31-31 game against Holy Cross on Saturday, Brown Head Coach Phil Estes didn't turn to his kicker for the Bears' field goal attempt. He sent in a wide receiver instead.
Starting Nov. 2, Providence residents will have to put their recycling bins on the curb — even if they are empty — or their trash will not be collected.
With administrators scrambling to cut costs in a difficult financial climate, President Ruth Simmons is trying to do her part.
Brown is co-sponsoring an essay competition for local middle schoolers to write about Abraham Lincoln this year, part of its ongoing celebration of the 200th anniversary of the 16th president's birth.
With Fall Weekend behind them, Brown students can now turn to the exploration of a decidedly less controversial new world: outer space.
The University has hired Katherine Gordon to oversee the development and marketing of products based on faculty research.
Rhode Island's unemployment remains among the highest in the nation as a recent report ranks the state's business tax climate one of the worst countrywide.
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