Brown Home Page News Feed 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) Inaugural Lecture http://www.brainscience.brown.edu/news/Pascual_Leone_Lec.html Harvard’s Alvaro Pascual-Leone, M.D. will present the Brown Institute for Brain Science Inaugural Lecture, “What the Blind Can Teach Us About Seeing,” Dec. 10. RSVP required. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:30:00 EST http://www.brainscience.brown.edu/news/Pascual_Leone_Lec.html Disarming a plant killer http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/11/mold Chemist David Cane and colleagues have identified genes that allow gray mold to kill garden plants, and used the finding to shut down the fungi’s toxin production. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2008/11/mold Mark your calendar http://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx The Deadline for Regular Decision First Year/Freshman Application is January 1, 2009. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EST http://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx The funnies http://www.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/upcoming_exhibitions.php The student-organized “Jews and American Comics: The New Generations,” will run until Jan. 30, 2009. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/upcoming_exhibitions.php Recording the dig 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 Reunion 2009 http://alumni.brown.edu/news_events/reunions/index.html If your class year ends in 4 or 9, re-create your Brown experience through your Class Reunion, May 22-24, 2009. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://alumni.brown.edu/news_events/reunions/index.html Focus on Financial Aid http://www.boldly.brown.edu/features/08-boston_campaign.html Alumni, parents, and friends of Brown gathered at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston to kick off a series of regional campaign events to support the Financial Aid Initiative. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:30:00 EST http://www.boldly.brown.edu/features/08-boston_campaign.html 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 Fall Academic All-Ivy http://brownbears.cstv.com/genrel/120408aab.html The Ivy League released its fall list of Academic All-Ivy honorees, with ten Brown student-athletes being honored. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:30:00 EST http://brownbears.cstv.com/genrel/120408aab.html Please give http://brown.edu/Administration/Human_Resources/employee_programs/charities_drive.html Green goes with everything, especially when it comes to Rhode Islanders in need. Please support the “Brown Gives Green” charities drive. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST http://brown.edu/Administration/Human_Resources/employee_programs/charities_drive.html