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LGBTQ students' prom dreams to come true

Professors present research to global community

While a Swiss resort might seem like the perfect winter getaway, the World Economic Forum conference, held Jan. 25-29 in Davos, Switzerland, had nothing to do with skiing and fine chocolate. For the four professors who went — Professor of Neuroscience John Donoghue PhD'79 P'09 P'12 MD'16, Professor ...

Bear Bucks receives mixed response

Staff celebrated on BEAR day

Turn to the staff member next to you and let them know they are "awesome," Beppie Huidekoper, executive vice president for finance and administration, told a jam-packed Salomon 101 at the start of the eighth annual Brown Employee Appreciation and Recognition Day Thursday afternoon. Wearing dining caps, ...

Tenure review case number drops by half

The number of tenure cases up for review this year fell sharply as revisions to the tenure review process came into effect this semester. Last year, there were 23 cases up for review, but this year there are only seven or eight, wrote Dean of the Faculty Kevin McLaughlin P'12 in an email to The Herald. ...

As interest blooms, School of Engineering seeks room to grow

In its second year, the University's School of Engineering has set its sights on fulfilling a number of long-term priorities, including expanding space, renovating laboratories, hiring new faculty and implementing curricular changes. Under the direction of Lawrence Larson, dean of engineering, these ...

MCAT to add psych, sociology, biochem

The Medical College Admission Test has been markedly consistent in its material since 1991, with subject matter drawn from biology, chemistry, organic chemistry and physics. But this is slated to change in 2015.

U. will not support Keller retraction

The University will not support an effort to retract a controversial study co-authored by Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Martin Keller, wrote Edward Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences, in a recent letter to the global nonprofit Healthy Skepticism.

Classes pilot anti-cheating software

About 30 classes will be trying Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism program that compares student work with millions of other student papers, journal articles and Internet sites.

At midpoint, Nelson '12 reflects on term

Arnold Fellowship leaves lasting legacy

Since the program's inception in 1964, recipients of the Arnold Fellowship — established in honor of Samuel Arnold, who graduated in 1913 — have immersed themselves in foreign countries for months at a time, gleaning experiences they could share with the University community upon their return. ...

UCS considers public defenders program

Three representatives from the University's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union spoke about the possibility of implementing a student public defenders program at the general body meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students Wednesday night.

Seminar aims to trace history behind Occupy

The Occupy movement returned to College Hill Monday afternoon, but neither protesters nor banners were in sight. Instead, about 20 students could be found in Wilson 101 discussing the social and economic grievances that sparked the movement last September.

MLK lecturer addresses stereotype threat

Stanford professor and author Claude Steele knows first-hand the pressures of being an underrepresented minority on a college campus. At the 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture Wednesday afternoon, Steele discussed the influence of negative stereotypes on minority academic performance and urged ...

U. to house new center on modern India

The University will soon become the second American institution with a center devoted entirely to social sciences in India, due to an anonymous parent donation of $6 million made last year. The Brown-India Research Initiative will promote academic research and teaching on contemporary political, economic ...

Faculty mediator position filled after two years

After sitting vacant since 2009 due to a hiring freeze, the faculty ombudsperson position has been filled, according to an email sent to the faculty Friday afternoon. Ruth Rosenberg, currently director of student mediation in the Office of Student Citizenship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

Failed aid appeals send students home

Emily Eastlake never expected she would be forced to leave Brown.

Today in University history: Feb. 1

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Survey shows students support sustainability

U. reviews gender-neutral housing proposal