Nobel laureate James Watson, a geneticist credited with co-discovering the structure of DNA, resigned from his position as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island last week after making controversial comments earlier this month about the relative intelligence of blacks and whites. ...
For many Brown freshmen, April 2 was the day the suspense ended, when the University sent out acceptance, rejection and wait-list letters to thousands of applicants. But for Jelani Floyd '11, a recruited men's basketball player, the wait ended months earlier.
An estimated 50,000 spectators watched over 50 human-powered, homemade soapbox cars race a quarter-mile track down College Hill Saturday afternoon at the Red Bull Soapbox Race.
The national spotlight is nothing new for women's rugby co-captain Keisha Carlson '08. She has led the team to a 3-0 start this season after qualifying for nationals last season. But, she says, it still takes times to get used to the limelight.
Political theorist Francis Fukuyama and Princeton University molecular biology professor Lee Silver discussed biotechnology and how it may benefit society in a packed Salomon 001 Thursday afternoon. The discussion, "Playing God? Biotechnology and the Future of Humanity," was the opening lecture of the ...
Following a record-breaking campaign last year to raise funds to support ongoing projects, Joan Wernig Sorensen '72 P'06 P'06 and Ralph Rosenberg '86 took the helm of the Brown Annual Fund as co-chairs in July.
Facilities Management has unveiled a temporarily redesigned campus map, updated with recent construction projects. The new campus map is displayed in Faunce Arch, and Facilities Management officials are asking for feedback from the Brown community on its ease of use.
Solutions by The State News
