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July/August 2018
Humanities & Culture
Breaking Down the Binary
Male? Female? How about neither, both, or something else entirely?
Science & Tech
Pondering the Palate
How everything from our environment to our mood impacts what goes on in our mouths
Under the Elms
Politics & Law
The Gears of Racism
Exposing the structural bias behind Trayvon Martin’s murder
Medicine & Health
Malaria Man
Seeking the vaccine for the world’s #1 child killer
Medicine & Health
Dealmaking Doctor
The Executive Master Program helped this OB-GYN refine cancer care in Puerto Rico
Service & Advocacy
Military Mentorship
A new veterans network aids students who’ve served during or before Brown
Politics & Law
State of the Nation
A crowded forum featured DNC chair Tom Perez ’83
Politics & Law
Border Reversal
Silvia Giorguli PhD ’04 explores new U.S.-Mexico dynamics
Ever True
Out the Gates, Into the Fray
The 250th graduating class made it through!
The Classes
Ever True
Field Day ’18
Alums gather for outdoor games
Ever True
Campus Dance ’18
The Commencement Weekend revel dates back more than 100 years.
Ever True
Two Reunions in One
Scott Poulson-Bryant started Brown ’88 and finished ’08
Medicine & Health
Swab for the Future
Dr. Karen Bell ’68, ’70 MMSc swabs for Alzheimer's research
Ever True
Road Trip
A Class of ’43 grad gets a lift to reunion from a fellow Mainer, Class of ’68
The Big Search
Medicine & Health
The Aging Crisis
Can we get ready for a surge in the need for eldercare, before it’s too late?
Beyond the Gates
Science & Tech
The Privacy Pro
An Internet law pioneer, she’s now a gatekeeper for personal data
The Arts
Literary Leadership
Writer and editor Emily Nemens ’05 takes the helm at the Paris Review
The Arts
Catch a Wave
Jeff Zimbalist ’00 tracks Kelly Slater and his surfing buds from their Hawaii youth up into the pros
The Arts
Inner Life of a Goddess
Madeline Miller ’00, ’01 AM revisits the Circe story for the #MeToo era
The Arts
Movement as Medicine
An alum finds new joy helping folks with Parkinson’s master the dance floor
History
Pope Addict
David Kertzer ’69 has attracted Steven Spielberg with his sagas of papal drama
The Arts
Subjects Become Artists
What happens when the people photographed are invited to alter the images?
Medicine & Health
A Miscarriage Clue
A researcher discovers the genes that may have caused the loss of her second pregnancy
Science & Tech
Head in the Stars
A pioneer for women studying space reaches out to a new generation
The Arts
Music Like Movies
The cinematic grooves of Sasha Spielberg ’12
Courses of Study
Education
Applied Academics
Engaged scholars put what they’re learning into immediate action
From the Editor
University News
Reunion Skeptic No More
Brown culture transcends class year. On coming home
From the President
University News
A Diversity Milestone
The 2018 Black Alumni Reunion
The Big Issue
Service & Advocacy
The Human Trafficking Crisis
Students, faculty, and alums are finding innovative ways to combat it.
Current Obsession
Humanities & Culture
Woman of Letters
Philosophy professor Felicia Nimue Ackerman writes to editors. A lot.
Fresh Ink
The Arts
Fresh Ink
New books by Rita Bullwinkel '11, Jessica Weisberg '06 and Natasha Zaretsky '96 AM, '03 PhD
