http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University RSS webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/12/archaeology A Brown archaeologist and a team of engineers receive a $2.6 million NSF award to develop the use of computer vision and pattern recognition for archaeological excavation, reconstruction and interpretation. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/12/archaeology http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/11/morone A New England Journal of Medicine article co-authored by political scientist James Morone calls on President-elect Obama to consider lessons from Lyndon Johnson’s enactment of Medicare and Medicaid. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/11/morone http://www.brown.edu/web/emergency/ Brown will conduct a routine, semi-annual test of its emergency siren system, noon, Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/web/emergency/ http://today.brown.edu/message/rakim-brooks-09-named-rhodes-scholar Senior Rakim Brooks is named a Rhodes Scholar. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/message/rakim-brooks-09-named-rhodes-scholar http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/11/biari Brown will inaugurate an annual series of International Advanced Research Institutes, co-sponsored by Banco Santander, through its Santander Universities Global Division, to convene promising young scholars from emerging markets and the global South. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/11/biari http://blogs.brown.edu/biomed/in_the_news/2008/11/#010746 Two co-principal investigators, affiliated with Brown’s Alpert Medical School, will lead research at Women & Infants Hospital on a new maternal blood test for Down syndrome. The researchers received a $4.5 million grant to participate in the study. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://blogs.brown.edu/biomed/in_the_news/2008/11/#010746 http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/3-d Brown researchers have created a computer program that accurately estimates body shape from digital images or video. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/3-d http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/finaid With the Campaign for Academic Enrichment more than 80 percent of the way toward its $300-million financial aid fund-raising goal, The Corporation of Brown University has launched an additional $100-million effort. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/finaid http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/deadzones A Brown ecologist finds that coastal “dead zones” may actually harbor life. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/deadzones http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/ncs Brown, with lead partner Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, has received a $12-million, five-year contract to expand its participation in the National Children’s Study. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/10/ncs