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Rhode Islanders: Economic stimulus will help – but fast enough?

The $787-billion economic stimulus bill signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama is favored by most Rhode Island voters. They are concerned, however, about the speed of its impact on the economy, according to a Brown University survey.

Miller honored; two biology professors present at AAAS annual meeting

Biologist Kenneth Miller was honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science at its annual meeting, where he and Brown faculty colleague Agnes Kane gave presentations.

Sociologist’s documentary examines rebirth of South Providence

Southside: The Fall and Rise of an Inner-City Neighborhood, a documentary by sociology professor Hilary Silver, will be shown on campus February 23.

Hospital or hospice? New guidelines will help physicians decide

Joan Teno, professor of community health and medicine, has co-written a guide to help doctors place their patients in the best possible end-of-life care setting.

Former Italian prime minister named Brown professor-at-large

Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy, will be based at the Watson Institute of International Studies.

Brown, Spanish university agree to consider academic collaborations

A memorandum of understanding, signed Tuesday, will allow Brown and Instituto Empresa, a top-ranked business school in Madrid and Segovia, to explore academic programs of mutual interest.

New cell-building material could reduce need for research using animals

Brown biomedical engineers have successfully built microtissues by assembling small building blocks of living cell clusters.

Three honored for contributions to faculty governance

Faculty who toil behind the scenes on University committees and boards receive awards, stipends.

Watson Institute’s Richard Holbrooke ’62 named special envoy by President Obama

Brown’s high-profile career diplomat will take on the challenge of effecting peace in the troubled countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

‘Environment as High Politics’: Undergrad-authored article explains U.S.-E.U. differences in hazardous waste export

Kelly Dreher ’08 wrote an award-winning international relations thesis that led to a recent byline in an academic journal.

Engineering professor Webster named co-director of new U.S.-India partnership

The new ‘virtual center’ brings together researchers from the two countries who are developing biomaterials for medical applications.

Acne cream and skin cancer

Martin Weinstock, professor of dermatology, has identified no connection between an acne cream tested as a skin cancer preventative and the subsequent deaths of some of the subjects.

‘When you think of the moon, you’ll think of Brown’

Brown geologists have been chosen by NASA to have a major role in putting humans back on the moon by 2020.

University announces presidential inauguration events for January 20

Campus broadcasts and faculty panels will highlight the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president.

Brown ranks 12th on Kiplinger’s list of university ‘smart buys’

The University was rated high among 100 liberal arts schools that exemplify excellent academics while keeping costs to a minimum.

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