Brown Home Page News Feed: About Brown http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University RSS webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) Contented http://today.brown.edu/message/princeton-review-ranks-brown-second-nation-happiest-students Among 368 colleges and universities, Brown ranks second in the category of “happiest students,” according to the Princeton Review. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/message/princeton-review-ranks-brown-second-nation-happiest-students Computation lecture today http://cs.brown.edu/events/talks/karlin.2.html At 4 p.m., Anna Karlin, University of Washington, will present the 8th Annual Paris C. Kanellakis Memorial Lecture, “A Survey of Some Recent Research at the Border of Game Theory and Theoretical Computer Science.” Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://cs.brown.edu/events/talks/karlin.2.html Juices of the World
 http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Sarah_Doyle_Center/events.html The Sarah Doyle Women’s Center will hold its second annual Juice Festival, Dec. 4. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Sarah_Doyle_Center/events.html Snapshot in time http://today.brown.edu/articles/2008/11/time-capsule Members of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World install a time capsule beneath Rhode Island Hall — their future academic home. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/articles/2008/11/time-capsule Call for applications http://bms.brown.edu/ihi/ Framework in Global Health announces the availability of funds to support Global Health Scholarships for students and medical residents. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://bms.brown.edu/ihi/ Celebration http://brownbears.cstv.com/sports/w-crew/spec-rel/111208aac.html The 2008 National Champion Women’s Crew is honored at The White House. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://brownbears.cstv.com/sports/w-crew/spec-rel/111208aac.html Poet in motion http://today.brown.edu/award/poet-gander-named-united-states-artists-fellow United Artists of America, a national artists’ advocacy organization, has named Forrest Gander, professor of English and comparative literature, a USA Fellow for 2008. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/award/poet-gander-named-united-states-artists-fellow Laura Linney presents http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/events/linney.php Emmy-award winner and Oscar-nominated Laura Linney ’86 DFA ’03 Hon. discusses her career and answers audience questions. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://dl.lib.brown.edu/libweb/events/linney.php The making of an historic city http://www.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/current_events.php Stephanie Yuhl will present “Preservations and Imaginations: Buildings and Beyond in Historic Charleston,” 5:30 p.m., Nov. 6, John Nicholas Brown Center. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/current_events.php Working on behalf of women http://today.brown.edu/articles/2008/10/lamphere Her landmark 1977 lawsuit accused Brown of discriminating against women faculty in tenure decisions. Now anthropologist Louise Lamphere has given the University $1 million for a gender-studies professorship. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/articles/2008/10/lamphere