During Fall Weekend, 10 wireless routers were removed from Barbour Hall leaving residents without wireless internet access, Doug Wilkinson, a network technology manager at Computing and Information Services, wrote in an e-mail to The Herald.
The University formalized a two-part partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay Oct. 5, according to a University press release.
Former "car czar" Steven Rattner '74 P'10 P'13 — who oversaw President Obama's 2009 government bailout of the automobile industry — says he's been a "free market guy" since his days in ECON 0110: "Principles of Economics."
Brown ranked fifth out of 141 schools surveyed on Trojan Condoms' annual Sexual Health Report Card this year, with a 3.50 sexual health "GPA." Columbia took the number one spot, with a 3.70 GPA.
It's that time of year again — to stop worrying about staying cool and to start worrying about staying warm.
Alpert Medical School and the New York Academy of Sciences will sponsor a conference on the emerging field of behavioral epigenetics Oct. 29 and 30, according to a recent announcement on the New York Academy of Sciences website.
During summer 2010 — the second hottest on record in Rhode Island — Brown consumed an additional 1.6 million kilowatt hours of electricity compared to the summer before, according to Christopher Powell, director of sustainable energy and environmental initiatives for the Department of Facilities ...
Ending up in summer assignment is a dreaded situation for many. But for some lucky students, it could mean living in Brown-owned auxiliary housing.
A joint effort between the Faculty Club and the Brown Organizational Review Committee succeeded in reducing the club's expenses by $50,000 last fiscal year, said Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services.
The Academic Technology Steering Committee is soliciting student input as it begins the process of replacing the MyCourses site, said Catherine Zabriskie, director of academic technology services and vice chair of the committee, at the Undergraduate Council of Students' general body meeting Wednesday. ...
Two Brown chemists have developed a more efficient way to produce biodiesel from waste vegetable oil.
"Would a person committed to seeking truth and avoiding error believe in God, given the evidence and reasons available to her? That's the real issue." Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jason Brennan's question at the outset of last night's Janus Conversation, "Can God Exist?" set the tone for the evening, ...
A lack of comprehensive sexual education is one of the greatest challenges facing today's young people, a feminist activist told Macmillan 117 Wednesday evening as part of a day-long celebration of sexual health.
Negotiators for Brown and the libraries union made headway Wednesday on a disagreement over the procedure for hours changes, said Karen McAninch '74, the union's business agent.
The Brown International Organization Scholarship Committee is on its way to complete fundraising for its fifth endowed scholarship, to be awarded by the Office of Admission to an international student as part of the organization's endowed scholarship fund.The committee is a student group that aims to ...
A panel of four Brown and Providence experts on the Muslim community addressed the causes of negativity toward Islam in America, offering different opinions on how to combat increasing intolerance, in a mostly full MacMillan 115 Tuesday night.
As the new director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Professor of Political Science Richard Snyder said he plans to implement new initiatives as well as to continue and build upon existing ones.
Rainwater for Humanity, a collaboration between Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students, has developed a system for providing clean, drinkable water to people living in Kerala, India — but the project has met some cultural challenges.
Though Denmark and the United States are facing similar challenges — namely an aging population and costly new medical techniques — the two nations have "different points of departure," said Danish Minister of Interior and Health Bertel Haarder at a lecture Tuesday.
The Rhode Island School of Design launched a partnership last week with car sharing company Zipcar, making two Toyota Scions available last Thursday.
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