University News

Five science profs elected to national society

Five Brown professors were elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this December.

Nearly 400 kicked out of poli sci course

More than 380 students will have to search for a new course to take this semester, as the Department of Political Science has capped POLS1510: "Great Powers and Empires" to 300 students.

Twenty-four apply to ROTC committee

Twenty-four undergraduates have applied for the two student seats on the University committee formed to consider the return of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps to campus. According to Diane Mokoro '11, president of the Undergraduate Council of Students, the two undergraduate committee members will ...

Prof's book wins 2010 Mead award

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jessaca Leinaweaver won the 2010 Margaret Mead Award for her first published book, "The Circulation of Children: Kinship, Adoption, and Morality in Andean Peru." The award, given each year by the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, ...

Students safely home from Egypt

This article has been updated to include comment from Michael Geisler, vice president for language schools, schools abroad and graduate programs at Middlebury.

Fish Co. goes belly up

For 10 years, students have ventured off campus seeking the overcrowded dance floor, the blaring pop music and the copious drinks.  But Brown's Wednesday-night tradition has come to an end with the closing of the Fish Company.

Math and monsters add up in children's book

From the author of "The Pentagram Integrals for Inscribed Polygons" and "Spherical CR Geometry and Dehn Surgery" comes "You Can Count on Monsters," a colorful picture book featuring 100 math-themed monsters. Professor of Mathematics Richard Schwartz's first children's book offers young children a unique ...

A timeline of events in the McCormick case

August 30, 2006 — First-year orientation begins for William McCormick, then a member of the Class of 2010 and a wrestling recruit.

Libraries get improved study spaces

The fourth floor of the Sciences Library and a small area on Level A of the Rockefeller Library were recently renovated to create additional places for quiet study.

U. to offer int'l master's to juniors

The Office of International Programs will announce today the launch of  "Brown Plus One" — a program that will allow juniors to begin earning a master's degree from either the Chinese University of Hong Kong or The University of Edinburgh.

U. sues Newport News over stolen sword

In pursuit of a priceless relic that has been missing for more than 30 years, the University is suing the city of Newport News, Va. and noted Civil War collectors Donald and Toni Tharpe for the return of a Tiffany and Company silver presentation sword and ornamental scabbard.

Students safe after evacuation

The two Brown students studying abroad in Alexandria, Egypt through a Middlebury College program are safe after being evacuated from Alexandria's Borg el Arab airport to Prague late Monday night. Program administrators decided to pull participating students, including Michael Dawkins '12 and Amanda ...

Some students study 'away,' not abroad

While many students choose to spend a semester eating baguettes in Paris or churros in Barcelona, others explore cities closer to home through Brown's Study Away in the USA option. In recent years, Philadelphia, New York and Boulder, Colo., have all played host to students looking for a different experience ...

Watson panel addresses Middle East protests

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McCormick witness alleges intimidation

DPS: No plans to halt Naked Donut Run

Despite interference with the Naked Donut Run last December, there is no indication the tradition will be put to a permanent end. Sciences Library security guards interfered with one run this past semester, but University officials say there is currently no intention of shutting down the run.

Katz '14 tells family tale in anthology

Many students aspire to be published in the future, but after only one semester at Brown, Jaclyn Katz '14 already has her story in a book. Or at least she will when Andrea Buchanan's anthology "Live and Let Love" — which includes Katz's short story about her family tragedy — is released ...

Jobzle looks to expand beyond Rhode Island bounds

The founders of Jobzle, a job search website designed to help Rhode Island students find jobs while still in college, said they plan to expand the website's reach to other New England locations this summer.

Academic freedom a plus for Brits

Undergraduate applications to Brown from citizens of the United Kingdom have risen nearly 40 percent in the past two years, almost twice the rate of increase in total applications to the University.

Judge's recusal explained

Rhode Island District Federal Court Judge William Smith recused himself from William McCormick's case against the University and two alums earlier this month because his daughter is applying to Brown, according to Joe Cavanagh, a lawyer for the alums named as defendants in the case.