Press Releases in April, 2008

The Making of a Platinum Nanocube: On the left is a transmission electron microscopy image of 7 nanometer platinum nanocubes used for oxygen reduction reaction. In the upper right corner of this image is a high resolution picture of a single cube. On the right is an illustration demonstrating the oxygen reduction on a Pt(100) surface of a cube.

Brown Chemist Finds Platinum Nanocube Enhances Fuel Cell Operation

A team of chemists at Brown University for the first time has consistently created uniform platinum nanocubes, a breakthrough that could make hydrogen fuel cells more efficient and less costly. 07-095

(Distributed April 10, 2008)

Bolivian President Evo Morales to Deliver Ogden Lecture

Bolivian President Evo Morales will deliver a Stephen A. Ogden ’60 Memorial Lecture on International Affairs on April 22, 2008, at 4 p.m. in Sayles Hall. Morales is the first indigenous head of state in Bolivia’s history. His talk comes as part of a University-wide focus on Latin American issues. 07-124

(Distributed April 10, 2008)

Network News Legend Tom Brokaw to Speak, Sign Books

Author and former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw will speak on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 101. The lecture, sponsored by the Office of the President, is free and open to the public. At 5 p.m., prior to the lecture, Brokaw will sign copies of his books Boom! and The Greatest Generation in Sayles Hall. 07-122

(Distributed April 9, 2008)

Two Brown Faculty Receive 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships

Brown faculty members Deborah Cohen and Forrest Gander have received Guggenheim Fellowships for 2008. They are among 190 scholars and artists selected from more than 2,600 applicants for this honor.

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(Distributed April 8, 2008)

Times Writer Thomas Friedman to Give Earth Day Lecture

Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman will speak about the environment on April 22, 2008, at 6 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 101. 07-118

(Distributed April 7, 2008)

Brown Graduate School

Mellon Foundation Grant to Fund Dissertation Workshops

The Brown University Graduate School has received a $571,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue a program that supports graduate students during the writing of their dissertations. 07-117

(Distributed April 7, 2008)

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Barnes Jr. Lecture

Tommy Thompson Discusses Uninsured at Annual Barnes Lecture

Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Wisconsin governor, delivers the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Barnes Jr. Lecture in Public Health on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. The lecture begins at 4 p.m. at Andrews Hall and is free and open to the public. 07-103

(Distributed April 3, 2008)

The Pen and Politics

Latin American Independence Celebrated at Brown

Writer Carlos Fuentes and former heads of state from Chile and Spain join dozens of historians, literary scholars, and writers from Europe and the Americas at Brown University April 9-12, 2008 for a conference to celebrate the bicentenary of Latin American independence. 07-116

(Distributed April 3, 2008)

International Study Awards for Undergraduates Announced

Eight international study awards, which go to 14 Brown undergraduates, have been announced by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of International Affairs. This marks the first year that the Office of International Affairs has funded the program. 07-115

(Distributed April 2, 2008)

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