Retired history prof Wood stays busy with book project
By Goda Thangada | October 22"Do you know the difference between a hedgehog and a fox?" asked Professor Emeritus of History Gordon Wood in a recent interview.
"Do you know the difference between a hedgehog and a fox?" asked Professor Emeritus of History Gordon Wood in a recent interview.
The number of reported incidents involving underage drinking and copyright infringement at the University decreased this past year, according to Margaret Klawunn, vice president for campus life and student services. Overall, violations declined slightly.
The closing of certain floors in the Sciences Library to install a new sprinkler system will continue through December, but students will still be able to check out books from those floors, according to Joanna Saltonstall, facilities management program manager.
The United States should follow Europe's lead in recognizing that health care is a right, said Romano Prodi, professor-at-large and former prime minister of Italy, who spoke to a full Joukowsky Forum Thursday along with his wife.
How far have women come in the sciences? Far, but not enough, Nancy Hopkins, professor of biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told a mostly female audience in a lecture last night.
Yeasayer, a experimental psychedelic band based in Brooklyn, will headline the Brown Concert Agency's Fall Concert Nov. 13 at the RISD auditorium.
The following summary includes all major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Oct. 2 and Oct. 7. 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 on cases that ...
The University and several affiliated partners submitted a five-year, $20 million grant proposal last week to the National Institutes of Health after more than three years of intensive planning. The grant would establish a statewide center for connecting cutting-edge medical research with improved patient ...
Facilities Management announced Tuesday that plans to close Faunce Arch for construction had been indefinitely postponed. The decision was made late last week due to a "desire to minimize the impact on the campus community," said Ricky Gresh, senior director for student engagement.
The Undergraduate Council of Students approved the first Category S student group to cheers and applause at their general body meeting Wednesday night.
Editor's Note: This story contains material similar to text that appeared in other published work. An Editor's Note was published in the Nov. 13, 2009, Herald. That Editor's Note can be found here. Brown has long enjoyed an enviable position in Rhode Island politics, with numerous alums holding some ...
Thanks to a leaky pipe, students attending class in Salomon 101 this month have spent class in an unexpected shower of drops of water falling from the ceiling.The problem, initially thought by Facilities Management to be from a leak in the roof, was repaired on Friday. Dami Olatunji '11 was attending ...
Two weeks of construction on Soldiers Arch concluded late last week after an $80,000 restoration of the campus landmark.
Though administrators have hailed the University's most recent fundraising numbers as a bright spot during an otherwise gloomy period, the approximately $180 million raised last year was partially attributable to expedited pledges from high-profile donors, according to Ronald Vanden Dorpel MA'71, senior ...
Former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi spoke about the challenges facing his country as it attempts to achieve a more efficient federal structure during a roundtable discussion Monday night in a nearly full Smith-Buonanno 106.
A T-Mobile cell phone tower installed on the roof of Barus and Holley has angered some engineering and physics professors concerned about the tower's impact on sensitive research equipment used in the building.According to Professor of Engineering William Patterson, faculty members are concerned that ...
An article in Monday's paper ("Marketing firm brings big bucks for Brown athletics," Oct. 19) incorrectly stated that Nelligan Sports Marketing recently signed a contract with Harvard University. In fact, Harvard is not under contract with the company.
The Brown chapter of the Real Food Challenge, a national campaign to bring more local and organic food to university dining halls, obtained $25,000 from President Ruth Simmons' discretionary fund for a two-year pilot project and created four paid student positions within Dining Services. The students ...
Professor of Literary Arts Keith Waldrop and Deborah Heiligman '80 are among the finalists for the National Book Award, the National Book Foundation announced last Friday.
Beyond the Bottle, a student group founded last spring, has helped reduce the use of bottled water on campus and has high hopes for its conservation projects, according to the group's organizers.