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Professor wins award, earns year in Germany

Lecture explores animal emotions

"If you want to understand animals, you need to get away from verbal language," Temple Grandin, professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University and renowned autism advocate, told a crowd of about 500 in Andrews Dining Hall last night.

In final State of U., Simmons holds open dialogue

When President Ruth Simmons chose to major in French, her former colleagues expressed anger and disbelief that she was not concentrating in something dealing with pressing issues of race. "I don't know why I had the stubbornness to pursue what I did," Simmons told an audience of more than 600 at her ...

Sex week goes cross-cultural

From the U.S. to Japan, the fourth annual Sex Week examined sexual issues throughout the world. Sex Week, which started with a sex trivia event last Saturday night and included lectures, free HIV testing, a BodyTalk Wellness Fair, discussions and movie screenings, is sponsored by the Sexual Health Education ...

DPS arrests bookstore shoplifter

Department of Public Safety officers arrested Dennis Wong, a Providence resident, after he was caught stealing medical textbooks and trade books from the Brown Bookstore Feb. 28.

Faculty receive one-year research grants

Fifteen faculty members and four faculty research groups were honored Wednesday afternoon as the recipients of the Seed Fund and the Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award. The University-sponsored awards, distributed by the Office of the Vice President for Research, were presented in a ceremony ...

Rosh Hashanah, shopping period to overlap

Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish High Holy Day, will coincide with the second and third days of class in 2013, a conflict that will directly impact many members of the Brown community. For many Jewish students and faculty members, Rosh Hashanah entails attending synagogue for two full days, which could prevent ...

With no end in sight, tuition increases concern admins

The University will increase tuition and fees for undergraduates by 3.5 percent for the next fiscal year, following a 3.5 percent increase last year and a 4.5 percent increase the year prior. Rising tuition costs cannot be sustained in the longterm, but they are currently necessary for the University ...

New political publications aim to fill void on campus

Recent months have seen the rise of non-partisan political publications on campus. The Brown Politics Memo and Brown Political Review, two online publications that aim to publish unbiased student articles about national and international politics, were both formed to address a lack of student-run political ...

$35 million Hunter lab renovation approved

The Corporation formally approved plans for a $35 million renovation of Hunter Laboratory at its February meeting.

After area robberies, DPS steps up patrols

U. seeks to expand study spaces in campus libraries

The University plans to refurbish and expand study spaces in University libraries, but the project remains on hold until ongoing renovations are completed. Proposed changes were identified after the University completed a review of available library spaces, said Harriet Hemmasi, librarian for the University. ...

Penn professor named to new U. post

The University named Penn Professor of Philosophy Paul Guyer the first Jonathan Nelson Professor last Friday. Guyer, who is known for his work in aesthetics, was hired as the first of six professors who will be appointed under the Humanities Initiative, a project funded by a $3 million donation and ...

UCS eliminates media services fee

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Teach-in calls for end to sweatshop purchases

The Student Labor Alliance urged students to end sweatshop labor for collegiate apparel at a teach-in presentation last night. About 25 students, mostly SLA members, attended the event in Salomon 001.

SNL star delivers weeknight update

Seth Meyers, the head writer for Saturday Night Live, entertained a packed crowd in Salomon 101 last night, performing stand-up, answering questions and even sharing some "Weekend Update" jokes that were censored from SNL - all while talking a mile a minute.

Exclusive: Q&A with Seth Meyers

The Herald: A lot of your work involves political humor. Do you think that humor has the power to influence politics or sway voters?

Pen pals support AIDS-affected children

Med School rankings rise in primary care, fall in research

The Alpert Medical School slid six spots in research, but moved up four spots in primary care in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings of the nation's top graduate schools released Tuesday. The report released rankings for graduate programs in computer science, engineering, humanities, medical ...

Policy lets grad students opt out of dissertation publication