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Up and Running
We’re living longer, but our numbers and weight may undo those gains.
What We Will Do for Luck
Which is more dangerous, the fourth floor or the thirteenth?
Roach Out
After fourteen years as athletic director, Dave Roach is taking over the athletic department at Colgate.
Anything Was Possible
Frank Newman ’47
Labor Days
What did students do this summer? Here’s what they told the BAM
Orienting Orientation
Marketing TWTP to all freshmen yields a single white applicant
Just Thinking
The White House recognizes two young researchers as among the best
Viral Lode
Are prisons providing a breeding ground for hepatitis B?
Closing Shop
Two longtime Thayer Street merchants call it quits
What’s That on the Carpet?
A new study is trying to find out whether pollutants inside your house may be a factor in breast cancer
Moneyball on Steroids
Jerry Daniels is taking the hunches out of America’s favorite pastime
No Deal
Now that federal regulators have ruled against a Brown graduate-student union, teaching assistants ponder their next move
Joint Work
Getting the lowdown on knee and hip pain, and the doctors who treat them.
Is There a Doctor on the Set?
Beautifying the world one bottom at a time.
Music Lessons
Want to get kids off the streets? Get them into a string quartet
The Brainy Bunch
A documentary looks behind the scenes at tournament Scrabble.
Darth Venter’s Challenge
Egos vs. science in the war to map the human genome.
He’s a Guy with a Match
Director Chris Smith ’85 is bringing new sparks to San Francisco’s fabled Magic Theatre.
Artist of the Heart
Medical School professor Richard Hopkins is a Zen master of surgery. He performs 175 heart operations a year, a third of them on children, and designs heart valves made of human tissue. His goal: a longer and better life for all.