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.
In its long history, Rhode Island Hall has housed a hodgepodge of departments, from Natural Philosophy to Mineralogy.Now, the Artemis A.W. and Martha Sharp Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World can be added to the roster after a warm and genial rededication ceremony last Friday evening. ...
President Ruth Simmons outlined the University's recent achievements and challenges and highlighted the importance of financial aid to a standing-room-only crowd of parents and students Saturday afternoon. The "Hour with the President" — one of many events on College Hill for Family Weekend — ...
With nearly $63,000 in federal stimulus aid, the Swearer Center for Public Service is planning to hire 20 new employees this year, including tutors, mentors and community liaisons.Though the stimulus money will only last one year, officials at the center said they hope to use the funds to expand ...
In its long history, Rhode Island Hall has housed a hodgepodge of departments, from Natural Philosophy and Mineralogy. Now, the Artemis A.W. and Martha Sharp Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World can be added to the roster after a warm and genial rededication ceremony last Friday ...
How many Brown student groups does it take to change 67,000 light bulbs?Just one. Project 20/20, a student-run program that installs energy-efficient lighting in low-income Providence households, is nearing its goal of replacing the light bulbs in 5,000 homes with compact fluorescent lamps.The project ...
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The Corporation convened its first meeting of the academic year this weekend, welcoming 12 new members and approving designs for two major capital projects, including a new Medical Education Building in downtown Providence.About a year after the financial crisis slashed $740 million from the University's ...
As the University redoubles its efforts to increase Brown's profile abroad and attract more international students — particularly students from India — the numbers are beginning to show for it.Though China still contributes the most international students — 33 enrolled in the class ...
As a high school student, Colin MacGregor '14 thought he would eventually push aside his love of art in favor of a career in medicine. That began to change after he participated in summer art programs and worked on more personal art projects in his free time. When it came time to apply to colleges, ...
Approval of plans for a new Medical Education Building occupied the "lion's share" of the Corporation's time this weekend, Chancellor Thomas Tisch '76 said, along with discussions about the University's ongoing drive to expand into Providence's Jewelry District.The Corporation, which officially endorsed ...
Brown Dining Services workers Thursday ratified the tentative agreement negotiators had reached with the University around 2 a.m. that morning, securing a new three-year contract after nearly a week of bargaining.
Yet another publication has released its list of best universities, with an international magazine putting Brown at No. 31 in the world.
First-years can now access all their advising resources in one virtual location.
Against the backdrop of a weakened economy, a shrunken endowment and a significantly diminished budget, the University's highest governing body is set to convene this weekend to evaluate the changes the University has undergone in the last year and determine if additional adjustments are needed.
This Saturday, hundreds of thousands of spectators will flock to the Head of the Charles in Boston to see a swarm of collegiate and Olympic teams compete in a six-kilometer river race. But one group might draw more attention than others — Brown's men's crew team plans to wear all-pink uniforms ...
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.
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