The Department of Facilities Management has started a project to replace hot water tanks in dorms on Wriston Quad that have been emitting water discolored by rust. Facilities began working to address issues with the hot water tanks after plumbers “noticed the discolored water” while performing routine ...
An ordinance being considered by the City of Providence could make big house parties a thing of the past on College Hill. According to the proposed ordinance, off-campus single-family housing would be limited to three college undergraduates per residential unit. The amendment, which is now under consideration ...
As climate change contributes to a warming Providence, symptoms of already present urban inequality in Providence may worsen as a result. With longer and more severe heat waves and increased flooding already occurring, city officials and researchers say that low-income neighborhoods in the city will ...
The University’s Department of Education discussed its plans to implement widespread curricular changes across all of its undergraduate and graduate programs Monday in a forum with students. The proposal, which would go into effect over the next two years, is still in the development process, Chair ...
At Commencement on May 26, President Paxson P’19 will confer honorary doctorates on seven individuals distinguished in their fields — Sheryl Brissett Chapman ’71, Ken Burns, John Krasinski ’01, Jennifer Anne Richeson ’94, David M. Rubenstein, E. Paul Sorensen ’71 MA’75 PhD’77 P’06 ...
This is the second of two stories in a series titled, “Far from Home: Navigating Brown,” which explores the experiences of international students at the University. Amid national attention to the fairness of the college admission process, calls have also increased to make the University more accessible ...
On an August night in 2018 in Portsmouth, RI, seven high school sophomores were playing video games and eating whipped cream in their friend’s basement, discussing how to write their suicide prevention proposals into law. Eight months later, their bill, which would require all school personnel in ...
Caliente Mexican Grill is set to open by the end of April as the most recent addition to Thayer Street’s restaurants. Replacing Thayer Street Deli, Caliente will be the fourth eatery to occupy the 267 Thayer address since August 2017, The Herald previously reported. Previously, 267 Thayer has housed ...
Monday evening, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI, named the cost of war as the focus of her bid for the White House in 2020. Gabbard told the audience at an event hosted by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs that as president, she would work to end American regime-change wars and what ...
This is the first of two stories in a series titled, “Far from Home: Navigating Brown,” which explores the experiences of international students at the University. For some students, coming to the University means traveling a few hours away from family to receive an Ivy League education. For others, ...
This is the second of two stories examining the workings of the University’s largest concentration — the computer science department — its value and its challenges. Like many computer science students, Chelsey Serrano ’22 is finishing up a two-part CS intro sequence with help from close friends, ...
Former Associate Dean and Director of Student and Employee Accessibility Services Catherine Axe ’87 left the University in March to “pursue a wonderful leadership opportunity” at Johns Hopkins University as its inaugural executive director of student disability services, wrote Eric Estes, the ...
One hundred and nine seniors were elected to the University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on April 22, wrote Chapter Administrator Mary Jo Foley in an email to The Herald. Phi Beta Kappa is the “oldest and most prestigious academic honors organization” in the United States, Foley wrote. The University’s ...
Following a number of changes to the policies and leadership of Brown Dining Services student employees, members of the BuDS Student Management Team have voiced fears that BDS is not prioritizing the needs of student workers. The Herald spoke to six of the 12 current members of the BuDS SMT and one ...
Stop & Shop and 31,000 of its New England employees entered a tentative contract agreement Sunday night after ten days of picketing with community support but without pay. Picketers, including those from College Hill’s Eastside Marketplace, are expected to return to work Monday. The new, three-year ...
When Simon Zheng, a software engineer at Peloton Interactive, first started working, he felt uncomfortable telling his coworkers that he was gay. “I was unproven (since) I had just graduated. I was very private about who I was dating. But after a year of working there and … feeling like I could ...
Stefflon Don, the British rapper, singer and songwriter best known for her 2017 single “Hurtin Me,” will not be performing at Spring Weekend Friday April 26. California-native rapper Kamaiyah will take her place as Friday’s opening act. Don cancelled her performance due to visa problems that ...
Scholars from the University’s Judaic Studies program recently received a $172,000 grant that will enable the program to digitize academic works published in limited, often-inaccessible print editions, said Michael Satlow, professor of Judaic and religious studies and managing editor of the Brown ...
University researchers have brought the childlike appeal of LEGO blocks to the chemistry lab — a newly invented material can stick to itself, be molded to form a structure and, when needed, can adapt to reshape itself, just like a set of LEGOs built into various shapes. Using a light-directed 3D printer ...
University researcher and Professor of Engineering Huajian Gao and Xi-Qiao Feng, a researcher from Tsinghua University, led a study that found that the mechanical properties of spider silk change significantly at different points on the web. The researchers also found that this gradient is critical ...
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