Why are so many researchers at Brown studying bats? They are nature's best fliers. Their brains are quick and nimble. And they might be able to help us design new military drones that can zip into caves in search of bin Laden.
After a career in investment banking, Arthur Carter '53 turned to a news business, demonstrating his golden touch in the arts.
It's official. After seven years and more than 69,000 Brown has raised a record $1.61 billion, ending the most successful fund-raising campaign in its history.
Age won't make you wiser, but it may help you appreciate the past.
Brown's not only renovating buildings. It's giving low-income workers a chance to pick up a trade.
Planetary geologist Jim Head ’69 PhD wanted to taste every beer made on his home planet. Then came the microbrews.
Guests throng the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at the opening reception.
Brown’s newest Marshall Scholar is a brilliant mathematician and an excellent seamster.
Journey Home
Dog behaviorist Michele Wan '01 describes the inner workings of the canine mind.
Julie Seltzer '97 is one of only ten female Torah scribes in the world.
Mark Winston Griffith ’85 is bringing the lessons of College Hill to the streets of Brooklyn.
How three daughters—all alums—rallied to save the life of their father, Cornelius Madera '71.
A pit stop turns into a fable about humility.
Before ice hockey there was ice polo.
When former chancellor Alva O. Way '51 died in September, Brown lost one of its most loyal alums. "We will miss the wonderful and principled voice that he always raised," President Simmons noted.
Obituaries from the January/February 2011 issue.
Introducing the unique art of Joseph Jagolinzer.
The men's soccer team, ranked twenty-second going into this year's NCAA tourney, defied expectations to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in a decade.
He fell off his bike, twice breaking bones. He was hit by a taxi. Then he ran the New York City marathon.
Brianne Goutal '11 stunned the equestrian world by outpacing the world's best riders—including a former world champion and an Olympic gold medalist.
Outgoing Rhode Island attorney general Patrick Lynch ’87 has always moved easily between two kinds of courts. In his next job, he's showing kids the connection between both.
