July/August 2011

President Simmons Announces End to Her Presidency

She made Brown admissions need blind. She raised $1.6 billion for an ambitious plan that remade campus, added 100 faculty members, improved the medical and graduate schools, and institutionalized true multidisciplinary research at Brown. And on June 30, 2012, President Ruth J. Simmons will serve her last day as Brown's eighteenth president.

The Day That Changed Everything

No one was unaffected by the attacks on September 11, 2001. Here’s a look back at the impact of the attacks on the Brown community and how that community responded. Now, ten years later, tell us how they affected you and how your own life has been changed.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the July/August 2011 issue.

Stepping Up

An alumna goes full circle on the issue of shoes.

Fruitful Lesson

A descendant of Newton’s apple teaches gravity.

Game Day

The Year's Bests

Despite talk of eliminating teams, the athletes stay focused.

Batty Wars

In The Bush

Two-State Solution

Goldstone Reconsiders

Bear Facts

New Music

What Plants Say

Philosophy and Life

Giving Back

Pang Houa Moua '04 A former refugee devotes her career to helping those who came after her.

Save the World. Date Me.

Rodelinde Albrecht ’64 A dating service for people who want to make the planet better.

Do Try This at Home

For a diet to succeed it has to be appealing, Mary Flynn says. Here’s a dinner that’s healthy, delicious, and filling.

How Eating Fat Can Save Your Life

Nutrition researcher Mary Flynn shows how olive oil can help breast cancer patients shed pounds and improve their chances of survival.

On Screen

In this summer's family-friendly farce, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Jim Carrey plays a divorced dad.

Women & Sex

Liz Canner '91 documents the race for a female Viagra.

Fresh Ink

Botching the Bots

Brian Christian '06 traces the history of the quest to make computers think so much like us that we can't tell the difference.

An Internet Serial

For his new graphic novel, Mark Siegel '89 creates an online world that even Dickens and Twain would understand.

Health Care

Lucia Ewing Greenhouse ’84 grew up in a Christian Science home. Then her mother died.

Beyond Disney

Stephanie Ansin ’94 offers an alternative to the thin gruel that passes for children’s plays.

Commencement & Reunions 2011

Weren't able to get to campus for the big weekend? Check out what happened through our slideshows and on-the-scene reports.