A Brown-led study has identified a genetic variant that indicates an increased risk of alcohol abuse in adolescents. The study, led by Robert Miranda P'04, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior for research, focused on a receptor gene previously tied only to adult alcohol abuse. The mutation ...
The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at Miriam Hospital recently received six research grants worth a total of more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health. The money will be used to research weight-gain prevention and the benefits of losing weight.Though the research center ...
Arun Stewart '11, a student whom professors and friends described as "brilliant," "passionate" and "incredibly hip," died Friday in Beijing, where he was studying abroad.He was attending a rooftop gathering with friends near Tsinghua University when he lost his footing, according to an e-mail from President ...
Just four months into his presidency at the University of Rhode Island, David Dooley has big plans for his school — plans he hopes will include Brown.
Current beliefs about the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa may be unfounded, according to a paper published recently by two Brown researchers.
It can be easy to forget while hurrying from class to class that not everyone on College Hill is a student.
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A resolution proposed to the Undergraduate Council of Students last night would seek to raise the student activities fee by $8.
A bridge honoring the late Randy Pausch '82, who became well-known for his "Last Lecture" on achieving childhood dreams, will be dedicated Friday at Carnegie Mellon University, where Pausch was a professor of computer science.
The frequency of influenza-like illnesses on campus has dropped since it hit a peak in late September, but Health Services Director Ed Wheeler said this improvement is most likely "the calm before the storm."
An almost decade-old program that brings scholars from developing nations to the Watson Institute is in danger of ending after this semester if it does not find future funding.
"Many causes of homelessness can be fixed, but there isn't the political will to do so," Hilary Silver, associate professor of sociology, told a crowd of students and advocates in Salomon 001 Tuesday night in a town-hall discussion about homelessness in Providence.
Deputy House Majority Leader Raymond Sullivan, D-Dist. 29, pled no contest last Thursday following an April 22 arrest for drunk driving.
The University has clarified when it will close or delay classes and administrative offices because of inclement weather, publishing policy guidelines for the first time this fall.
The University's carbon emissions are down 18 percent after two years of a program designed to improve Brown's energy and environmental impact, according to a sustainability progress report presented to the Brown University Community Council Tuesday.
Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson '73 did not receive full support from the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary for her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, casting a shadow on her impending Senate confirmation.
It sounds like the beginning of a joke: What do an elite Ivy League university and the third-poorest public school district in the nation have in common? But the answer — their shared community of Providence, Rhode Island — is no punch line, and the wide-ranging relationship between the University ...
Malalai Joya, a former member of Afghanistan's parliament and an advocate for women's rights, addressed a Salomon 101 crowd Sunday afternoon, speaking about corruption in the national government, the role of women in Afghan society and U.S. involvement in her country.Elected to the parliament in 2005, ...
A large hit to the Divison of Biology and Medicine's endowment has been offset by an increase in research grants, but the sour economy has complicated some initiatives, such as a drive to increase financial aid for medical students, according to BioMed officials.
Nine laptops were stolen from eight different residence halls over Fall Weekend — an unusually high number — according to Mark Porter, director of public safety.
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