Several years ago, Interstate 195 ran through the heart of Providence's Jewelry District. But since it was rerouted, city officials have been planning various uses for the now vacant land, hoping to see the neighborhood become part of a "Providence Renaissance." Last year, the state created the I-195 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Panelists advocated improving medical-legal relations in the health care system Tuesday afternoon during the second part of a three-part seminar series entitled "Social Determinants of Health." Doctors, lawyers, health care workers, community members and students gathered in Hunter Laboratory for the ...
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 ...
The Herald: A lot of your work involves political humor. Do you think that humor has the power to influence politics or sway voters?
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.
To mark the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan March 11, the Japanese Cultural Association invited students to place a crane on the Main Green Sunday to show solidarity with victims of the tragedy. The installation kicked off the Japan Earthquake Commemoration Series, ...
With President Ruth Simmons' impending resignation and Executive Vice President for Planning and Senior Advisor to the President Richard Spies' subsequent plans to step down, the University will see significant administrative turnover in the upcoming year. Such senior-level turnover is consistent with ...
Members of the Rhode Island General Assembly worked with Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75 P'14 to draft legislation that would allow compassion centers - medical marijuana dispensaries - to operate by holding them to more stringent regulations.
Former Saturday Night Live cast member and current junior United States senator Al Franken, D-Minn., proved that his comedic chops are still fully intact Sunday afternoon. Franken, who accepted the Brown Democrats' 2012 John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for inspiring youth in politics, spoke about policy and ...
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