Will Guzzardi ’09 paved the way to becoming one of the youngest Brown alums in elected office with his victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for a seat in the Illinois General Assembly. As he faces no Republican opponent in the November general election, Guzzardi has all but assured his entrance ...
For 24 hours, the 225 students attending Hack@Brown had seemingly endless access to pizza, web tools and engineers from some of the top technology companies in the world. Student software creators from approximately 15 other universities made their way to College Hill Friday to join Brown and Rhode ...
The number of flu vaccinations administered by Health Services has more than doubled in the past five years, with 3,100 shots this year compared to 1,475 administered in the 2008-2009 academic year, said Infirmary Coordinator Monica Kunkel. The increase could be the result of changing attitudes about ...
As some students express concern over the falling value of the Indian rupee relative to the U.S. dollar, the University will continue its efforts to attract prospective Indian students as planned, said Dean of Admission Jim Miller ’73. Emerging market currencies such as the rupee have been declining ...
The University has seen an escalation in cyber-attacks in recent months and is spotting thousands of attacks from foreign sources every day, said Chief Information Security Officer David Sherry. Though he declined to give a more precise estimate, Sherry said the number of attempts to breach the University’s ...
Students will have more opportunities to get a head start on their graduate studies while abroad as undergraduates through the Brown Plus One program with a newly-launched University partnership in Spain and other locations under consideration. This semester, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona became ...
As a two-year renovation of residence halls and dining facilities nears completion, students still see areas for additional improvement. The $56 million renovation project is set to conclude with the rejuvenation of Andrews Dining Commons, said Senior Associate Dean of Residential and Dining Services ...
The Office of the Dean of the College has launched a search committee to select a new English as a Second Language Coordinator in the Writing Center, said Douglas Brown, director of writing support programs in the Writing Center. The search comes in the wake of former ESL Coordinator Ashley Ferranti’s ...
Maureen Phipps assumed her role as assistant dean of the Warren Alpert Medical School and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology last Sunday after her selection was announced last month. Phipps, who is known within the medical community for her work on women and newborn health, will also ...
The Sustainability, Strategic Planning and Advisory Committee released its interim report earlier this month, with several recommendations it hopes will be incorporated into the University’s upcoming strategic plan, said Chris Powell, chair of the committee and director of sustainable energy and environmental ...
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