April–May 2022

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Bearing Witness

Professor Elizabeth Rush lifts up voices from the coastal communities hit hardest by climate change. 

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“Interesting article. I believe that the history of neuroscience (and the Intro to Neuroscience course) at Brown goes back further than you indicate. As an undergraduate and graduate student in the 1970s...”
—Bob Mair ’72, ’75 ScM, ’79 PhD
Durham, N.H.
In response to Frontal Lobes and Fun (J–M’22):
“I lived under segregation with hatred and bigotry in Tuskegee despite the fact that the largest economic force was a VA for Black patients barred from white hospitals. We were able to...”
—Daniel Thompson ’70
Atlanta
In response to An Academic Theory Goes Unexpectedly Viral (J–M’22):
“That Brown was the wellspring from which comes the potential for controlling or even eradicating malaria is thrilling. ”
—Lewis Krieger ’59
In response to The Malaria Hunter (J–M’22):
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Storytelling through Song

In music theory class, students learn classical rules—and how to break them. Read More
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Out of Darkness

Two new works from Dan O’Brien ’99 MFA on surviving trauma
Politics & Law
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Sex-Complaint Czar

Suzanne Goldberg ’85 now faces the challenge of her distinguished legal career—squaring Obama- and Trump-era rules.
Science & Tech
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Cashing Out

Digital currencies are on the rise, says Eswar Prasad ’86 AM in his new book
Religion & Spirituality
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A Theology of Choice

Before Roe v. Wade, Brown chaplains led a state-wide group of ministers and rabbis that helped women get safe abortions. They saw it as their religious duty.
Politics & Law

Holding the Line

Through women’s empowerment groups, class action lawsuits, protests, and clinic defense, Brown students and alums have worked to obtain, preserve, and protect abortion rights for more than 50 years.
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Humanities & Culture

Fast Food Capitalism

The Pulitzer-winning Franchise by Marcia Chatelain ’03 AM, ’08 PhD, narrates the complicated history between McDonald’s and its Black outlet owners
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Short Takes/Alums

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Livening Up the Concert Experience

Cemeteries and crypts become the settings for classical music Read More
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Stocking the Rock

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April 6th, 2022

Gerald Michael ’66 ScM writes: “Shirley and I enjoyed our travel to the Middle East to help our daughter settle our granddaughter into an Arabic study year abroad in the Kingdom of...
April 6th, 2022

Warren Marcus writes: “In April of 2020, I had a near-fatal bicycling accident. My recovery has gone exceptionally well for many reasons, but particularly, and in no small part, because of the...
April 8th, 2022

Craig Cogut ’75 was presented with the Leader in Sustainability Award at the 15th Annual Global Wellness Summit, a gathering of international global wellness economy leaders. Craig is the founder, chairman, and...
April 8th, 2022

Darryl Heslop and Jide Aradeon ’97 ScM are becoming green entrepreneurs with their foray into the rapidly emerging legal cannabis industry. Subject to a licensing award, the duo plans to open three...

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Religion & Spirituality

Beyond the Divide

A Hillel program gets Zionist and anti-Zionist students talking. Read More

Obituaries

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April 7th, 2022

James O. Starkweather ’45, of Riverside, Conn.; Oct. 22, two weeks shy of his 98th birthday. He joined Brown’s Naval ROTC, graduating in two and half years as a Navy ensign with...
April 9th, 2022

Walter B. Goldfarb ’55, of Portland, Me.; Oct. 13. He met and married Marcia Finberg ’55, who predeceased him. After receiving his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completing...
April 9th, 2022

Debi Coleman ’74, of Portland, Ore.; Oct. 15. After receiving her MBA from Stanford, she became part of the original Macintosh team and rose to serve as the company’s chief financial officer...
April 10th, 2022

Christine A. Biron, of Providence, R.I.; Oct. 16. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from UMass Amherst and a PhD in microbiology and immunology from the University of North Carolina Chapel...

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Stalking Mies van der Rohe

Five minutes with Professor Dietrich Neumann Read More