July/August 2015

Unusual Road to Campus

A single dad and a U.S. Navy veteran of nuclear submarines, Matthew Ricci ’15 is not your typical Brown student.

Fresh Ink

A son on the death of his parents, African American girls in the Great Migration, and a romantic deals with all things French.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the July/August 2015 issue.

J/A Mail Room

Readers write in about seismologist Lucy Jones ’76, the late professor Donald Rohr, and other stories from the print BAM.

Life's Lessons

At its 35th reunion, the class of 1980 told stories of success, failure, second chances, and the surprises that can change a life.

On the Beach

Former Coastal Living editor-in-chief Antonia van der Meer ’79 on why summer beach houses make us so darn happy.

Tribeca Debut

Franny, the first feature film by Andrew Renzi ’07 stars Richard Gere as a wealthy, drug-addicted eccentric.

Regional Theater Matters

Laura Kepley ‘05 MFA is the artistic director of the Cleveland Play House, winner of the 2015 Regional Theater Tony Award.

Heroes & Villains

Christos Gage ’93 was a key writer for the dark series Marvel’s Daredevil, a recent groundbreaking Netflix sensation.

Cheese It

While at Brown, Louella Hill ’04 crusaded for small farms and local food. Now she wants to teach you how to make cheese.

This Way Out

Neuroscientist Alex Korb ’02 explains wh the most obvious steps for combating depression really do work.

Botanical Portrait

Thanks to museum curator Adriana Zavala ’96 AM, ’01 PhD, painter Frida Kahlo’s garden has come to life in the Bronx.

From the President

Christina Paxson looks back at a year of forward momentum and vows to maintain Brown's foward progress.

Game Day

Sports highlights from the past two months include alumni who are getting their chance in professional sports.

Rowing Replay

Brown Women's big win at the 2015 NCAA Division I Rowing Championships.

Dreams of Gold

When Emily Bourdeau ’10 wants to make the U.S. Olympic Team in a most unusual event: the modern pentathlon.

Art and Memory

After a hundred-year-old elm was felled at the Nightingale-Brown House, an artist carved a tribute from the wood.

The Passionate Historian

After Hurricane Katrina, John Barry ’68 helped sue oil and gas companies to restore the wetland buffer they'd destroyed.

A Range of Ideas

From fixing health care to finding yourself, there's no such thing as a typical Commencement forum.

A Challenge to Graduates

At Baccalaureate, longtime San Franciso State president Robert Corrigan ’57 urged seniors to hang on to their moral conviction.

Honoring Pioneers

This year’s honorary degree recipients include education innovators, an astronaut, and a scientist who helped save the ozone.

Old Questions, New Answers

Didn't make it to campus for commencement and reunions this year? Here's a quick wrap-up.

The Next Big Fruit Juice?

Linh Tran ’15 spent two years helping fruit growers in her native Vietnam. She hopes you'll soon be drinking their fruit juice.

Without a Lot of Stuff

After her family lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, G. Maris Jones ’15 suggested giving up her dream of a Brown degree.

Music Is What I Do

Clyde Lawrence ’15 has been writing movie music since he was 6. He's also jammed with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.

How to Talk to Teens

Aided by a Royce Fellowship, rugby player Sandra Kimokoti ’15 spent the summer of her junior year organizing a women's rugby team at a school in western Kenya. Her real purpose, though, was evident between practices: getting the girls to talk about the challenges in their lives.

A Malaria Vaccine

Seventy-eight percent of African malaria victims are children under the age of five. Nicholas Hilton ’15 wants to change that.

Too Quick to Judge?

Research by Hannah Begley ’15 suggests juries may be quicker to convict on weak evidence for certain pornography charges.