June–August 2022

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Ready for Prime Time

The media friendly strategy of Ashish Jha, dean of Brown’s School of Public Health and the nation’s new COVID czar.

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“The feature articles in the April-May issue of the BAM covered weighty topics, including misunderstood climate, misunderstood healthcare, misunderstood economics, and misunderstood brainwaves (ADHD). I recently observed my 50th Brown anniversary. Unfortunately,...”
—Martin Staehlin ’71
Arlington Heights, Ill.
“Despite Brown being one of the “hot” and “fashionable” colleges of the 1980s, radiant in its John F. Kennedy Jr. ’83 and Countess Cosima von Bulow Pavoncelli ’89 glow, I couldn’t write...”
—Stephen Ornstein ’86
Washington, D.C. 
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“It seems like many who disagree about CRT get labelled ‘racist’ and all debate shuts down. ”
—Neal Marrano ’83
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Business & Entrepreneurship

Data-Driven Elder Care

A student startup is driving down hospitalizations in geriatric patients Read More
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Science & Tech
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Ancient Tracks

New Mexico footprints alter the timeline for human habitation in the Americas.
The Arts
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Trauma and Taste Buds

An acclaimed memoir recalls how Korean food kept Grace Cho ’93 connected to her mother
Medicine & Health
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Meeting the Need

A nurse practitioner helps bring primary care to San Francisco’s mentally ill and homeless
The Arts
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Goodbye, Art History

The Afterparty star Zoë Chao ’08 discovered her passion for acting in a class at Brown
History

Roots, Reconnected.

A book of Afro-Indigenous poetry found in the Hay Library reunites two women across generations.
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Business & Entrepreneurship

Taking Flight

A consultant and lifelong gaming fan hatches a new board game about birds.
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Women Scientists Making a Difference

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The Sweet Sound of Reunion

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June 6th, 2022

Jerry Green covered his 56th consecutive Super Bowl—SB LVI—for the Detroit News in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. He is the only print sportswriter to have covered every Super Bowl. He has...
June 6th, 2022

Lake Forest College has named Dr. Jill M. Baren ’83 its first woman president, starting July 2022. A medical doctor, educator, and researcher, she brings to the role nearly 30 years of...
June 6th, 2022

Amy Seiple Hebb cofounded Second Serve Resale. Second Serve sells donated clothing to support customer-selected nonprofits for community impact. Second Serve will connect buyers, donors, and nonprofits to promote resale as a...
June 6th, 2022

Clare Frost writes: “As a producer, I’ve just completed my first feature film, The Sisters Karras. It’s my great ambition to have it screened at a film festival near you, yes YOU,...

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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Pandemic Puzzles

Five minutes with Ethan Pan ’22 Read More