Students interested in Sanskrit or Asian religions now have the chance to undertake doctoral research at Brown. Beginning last year, the University started to accept applications to two newly added doctoral programs in Sanskrit Language and Literature and Asian Religious Traditions.
The University has reached a halfway point in its efforts to cut campus emissions of greenhouse gases, according to Director of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Initiatives Chris Powell. The goal is to reduce emissions to 42 percent below 2007 levels by 2020.
Beginning this semester, campus tours leave from the Welcome Center — one of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center's new features.
The Women Writers Project recently received a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to further study the primary sources already available in the project's database.
The pie tin balanced in his hand, Anish Sarma '12 stepped forward and jammed the whipped cream into Brian Judge's '11 face. Onlookers cheered as Judge wiped the mess off, but he had acknowledged his chances from the beginning.
After months of planning and interface-tweaking, the University unveiled its revamped website Tuesday afternoon, culminating a redesign project that began in 2008. The new site — a collaborative effort between the Office of Public Affairs and University Relations and Computer Information Services ...
Finding suitable and comfortable housing for thousands of students is always a challenge for the Office of Residential Life, and this year was not an exception. An overflow of students in need of on-campus housing necessitated the use of temporary spaces and auxiliary housing this semester, according ...
A long-running program that brought scholars from developing nations to the Watson Institute for International Studies has officially ended this year due to a lack of funding.
Providence can't compete with Boston's baseball team or baked beans, but Brown-affiliated teaching hospitals are fighting to make Rhode Island competitive with Longwood Medical Center and Partners HealthCare in Boston.
Increasing campus-wide awareness remains at the top of the Undergraduate Council of Students' agenda this year, said Diane Mokoro '11, the council's president.
Students accustomed to stacking their trays on the cart at the Sharpe Refectory were greeted with a new trayless system this semester. Diners now have the option to forgo trays altogether and place their used silverware and dishes in marked blue bins around the Ratty. Ann Hoffman, Dining Services' ...
The Brown Medical School Annual Fund raised the highest amount in its 39-year history during this fiscal year, reaching $808,000 in donations, according to John Perry, senior associate dean for biomedical advancement.
Increasing campus-wide awareness remains at the top of the Undergraduate Council of Students' agenda this year, said Diane Mokoro '11, the council's president.
The juggling clubs rise and fall in the air, caught and then tossed again by both amateurs and seasoned members of the Out of Hand Juggling Club.
The University's Core Crisis Team, composed of administrators who convene to plan responses to emergencies, met Wednesday to review Brown's hurricane plan in preparation for Hurricane Earl.
The following summary includes a selection of major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between June 4 and Aug. 25. 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 ...
A grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, awarded in June to the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology as part of a K-12 Civics Initiative Major Grant, will be used for outreach programs for local schools. The museum was one of eight groups to win the grant.
In what he termed a "colossally important find," Professor of Anthropology Stephen Houston and his team of experts discovered the tomb of an ancient Maya king this summer. Located in Guatemala, the tomb enclosed the remains of the dead ruler, along with extraordinarily well-preserved examples of Maya ...
Brown received a $15.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation on Aug. 4 to fund a mathematics institute that will focus on the connection between mathematics and computational research.
Correction appended. Professors in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences moved into a temporary home at 229 Waterman St. over the summer. The relocation to Wayland Square was caused by the long-term construction taking place in the Metcalf Lab, scheduled to be fully renovated ...
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