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Blue lights available but rarely used

A number of University measures ­­— including increased officer presence, heightened emphasis on SafeRide and blue light emergency phone installation — has contributed to a decline in on-campus crime rates in recent years, according to a Feb. 13 community safety information email ...


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Debate league expands after U. split

Since gaining its independence from the Swearer Center for Public Service two years ago, the Rhode Island Urban Debate League has increased its impact and continued to create learning opportunities for high school students by allowing them to receive academic credit for debating. Though the league is ...


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Proposal for civil rights library under advisement

Though Provost Mark Schlissel P'15 declined a proposal Monday to fund an on-campus Civil Rights Library for Racial Justice, he gave the project's supporters a "detailed message of how to move forward," said Geoffrey Eaton, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's ...


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Admins discuss campus safety at UCS meeting

Due to a spike in crime near campus this semester, the University has increased police presence in the area from 23 to 36 officers, said Russell Carey '91 MA '06, senior vice president for Corporation affairs and governance, at Wednesday's general body meeting of the Undergraduate Council of Students. ...


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Early decision admits flock to campus

"Turn off all your cell phones, or we'll rescind your admission," announced Admission Officer Matt Price to the roughly 250 representatives of the class of 2016 who assembled Monday for the Early Decision Admitted Students Day. Despite the chuckles, nearly every student in Sayles Hall reached for his ...


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Conference to celebrate history of women on campus

The Women's Leadership Council — which seeks to promote philanthropy and volunteerism and offer mentoring to the University's female students and alums — has been planning a conference to celebrate 120 years of women's history at Brown. But after President Ruth Simmons — who created ...


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U. scientists present at nat'l conference

University faculty and students traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Annual Meeting. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology Heather Leslie participated in a symposium on marine conservation and management ...


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Fundraising to expand brain science faculty

The University will fundraise $50 million over the next five years as part of a new initiative to expand the Brown Institute for Brain Science. A large portion of these funds will be used to pay for seven new positions in the institute, said John Donoghue PhD '79 P'09 P'12, director of the institute ...


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37 juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa

Thirty-seven juniors were elected to the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa Feb. 8. The honor society, founded in Williamsburg, Va., in 1776, is the oldest and most prestigious academic honor organization in the nation. Of the more than 3,500 institutions of higher learning in the United States, only ...


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Prof honored as 'rising star' in evolutionary bio

Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology Sohini Ramachandran received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship for her research in computational and evolutionary molecular biology, according to the foundation's Feb. 15 press release. The award is granted to young scientists who are "rising stars, ...


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Slavery memorial designer chosen

Graceful metal skeletons, ash wood ladders stretching skyward, woven rattan curved into elegant silhouettes — the work of sculptor Martin Puryear, who has been selected to design a memorial to acknowledge the University's links to the transatlantic slave trade, evokes a sense of minimalism even ...


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IvyQ conference to explore queer identity

Students from across the Ivy League arrived on campus yesterday to participate in IvyQ, an annual weekend-long conference that tackles issues of queer identity first held two years ago at Penn. Brown is hosting the conference for the first time and expects 500 students to participate in the weekend's ...





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