Graduate School to launch ‘Open Graduate Programs’ with $2M Mellon grant   A $2-million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help the Graduate School support a six-year pilot program allowing doctoral students to pursue a master’s degree in a secondary field while they earn their doctorates. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A $2-million […]

Uniting to Focus on Ending Breast Cancer ” I wasn’t sure what to expect as I traveled to DC earlier this week to be honored with a Champions of Change award from the White House.  I was excited about the prospect of meeting Administration officials and felt honored to have been selected for such a […]

Shifting Our Focus to Make Truly Meaningful Progress to End Breast Cancer ” I am a 14 year survivor of inflammatory breast cancer, and have a strong family history of the disease, both my mother and grandmother died of breast cancer.  On Tuesday, 9/27 I was honored to participate in a Champions of Change discussion […]

Less Talk, More Action to End Breast Cancer Forever “I had the honor this week of being one of five nationwide representatives from Susan G. Komen to be recognized as a Champion of Change at the White House and to participate in the round table discussion with other breast cancer activists and advocates about ending […]

Brown builds its future behind familiar facades New space doesn’t always mean a new building. This week’s re-opening of Metcalf Laboratories to house the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences marks another in an ongoing series of projects that have reused existing buildings to provide new academic facilities.  Since the recession hit in 2008, […]

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts … The White House Office of the Press Secretary October 05, 2011 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts  WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll – Member, President’s Advisory Commission on Educational […]

The White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest and Grilled Garden Pizza ### First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chefs join children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools to harvest vegetables during the third annual White House kitchen garden fall harvest Oct. 5, 2011. Mrs. Obama planted the White House kitchen garden to help connect […]

Fighting for Equal Healthcare for All “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane,” said Martin Luther King Jr. ” When I learned that I had been selected as a White House Champion of Change in the fight against breast cancer, I was both honored and humbled.  […]

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  > UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with its Members and the entire international community for achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. These eight goals – each with specific targets and indicators – are based on the […]

Has Your Brain Already Crystallized? If grandpa grouses while fumbling with his new cell phone, or grandma bristles at the thought of sending an e-mail over the dark and scary abyss that is the World Wide Web, be patient with them. There’s much more at play than just stubborn resistance to today’s technological wonders – their […]