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Edward Hawrot:  Associate Dean for the Program in BiologyAlva O. Way University Professor of Medical Science

Nicotine May Have More Profound Impact Than Previously Thought

Brown University researchers have identified 55 proteins that interact with a receptor in mice known previously to bind with nicotine. The findings, detailed in an April 3 article in the Journal of Proteome Research, could have broad implications for future treatments for nicotine addiction, the search for new drug targets and treatments for diseases such as schizophrenia.
(Distributed April 3, 2009)
Sami Zubaida:  Professor emeritus of politics and sociologyBirkbeck College, London
The Modern Middle East

Sami Zubaida to Lecture on Religion, Community, and Class in Iraq

The Peter Green Lectures on the Modern Middle East presents Sami Zubaida, professor emeritus of politics and sociology at Birkbeck College, London. His talk, titled "Religion, Community, and Class in Iraqi Politics and Society," begins on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 4 p.m. in List Art Center, Room 120. It is free and open to the public.

(Distributed March 27, 2009)
Jim Yong Kim:  Physician, medical anthropologist, internationally known expert on tuberculosis, and recently appointed president of Dartmouth College
Global Health and Human Rights

Jim Yong Kim to Explore Global Health and Human Rights at Annual Barnes Lecture

Jim Yong Kim, a physician, medical anthropologist, internationally known expert on tuberculosis, and recently appointed president of Dartmouth College, delivers the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Barnes Jr. Lecture in Public Health on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The free lecture begins at  4 p.m. in Andrews Hall and is open to the public.
(Distributed March 26, 2009)
Kelly Heaton, Live Pelt—Portrait of the Fashionista :  Digital c-print (detail), 25” x 25” (2003)
Through May 29

Bell Gallery Presents Inappropriate Covers, a Multimedia Show

The David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University presents Inappropriate Covers, an exhibition of multimedia works by 11 established and emerging artists, through Friday, May 29, 2009.
(Distributed March 25, 2009)
Bat on Arrival:  A Brown University-led team has discovered that bats land differently depending on the roosting site in a first-ever video documentation.

Brown-Led Team Offers First Look at How Bats Land

A Brown University-led research team has documented for the first time how bats land. The results are surprising: Not all bats land the same way. The findings, which appear in the Journal of Experimental Biology, could offer new insights into how the second-largest order of mammals evolved.
(Distributed March 19, 2009)
Andrew Zimbalist:  Sports economist and the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College
Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture

Sports Economist Andrew Zimbalist to Speak on Title IX

Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economist, will deliver the ninth annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture at Brown University on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. His talk, titled “Equal Play: Title IX and Public Policy,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium.
(Distributed March 18, 2009)
A platinum alternative:  Brown researchers have found a way to create a larger active surface area with palladium nanoparticles to catalyze energy-producing reactions in a fuel cell.

Brown Chemists Create More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts

Two Brown University chemists have overcome a challenge to fuel cell reactions using palladium catalysts. The scientists produced palladium nanoparticles with about 40 percent greater active surface area than commercially available palladium particles, and the nanoparticles remain intact four times longer. Results appear in the online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
(Distributed March 17, 2009)
Slavery and Justice

Commission Recommends a Memorial to Acknowledge Slave Trade Ties

The Commission on Memorials, established by Brown University in cooperation with the City of Providence and State of Rhode Island, has released its report containing a set of six recommendations on how to acknowledge the University and community’s historical relationship to slavery.
(Distributed March 16, 2009)
Romano Prodi:  The former Italian prime minister and current Brown professor-at-large will deliver the 81st Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture.
Stephen A. Ogden Jr. ’60 Memorial Lecture

Former Italian PM Prodi to Deliver Ogden Lecture on ‘New Role of Europe’

Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy, will deliver a Stephen A. Ogden ’60 Memorial Lecture on International Affairs on Monday, March 30, 2009, at 4 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium.
(Distributed March 16, 2009)
Bart Dessaint, 100 year old Providence grocery:  Photo, 4” x 4”
March 14 through March 29

Young Artists Show Work in Student Exhibition 2009

The David Winton Bell Gallery and the Department of Visual Art present Student Exhibition 2009 through Sunday, March 29, 2009.  
(Distributed March 12, 2009)
Human gesture:  Brown computer scientists have built a robot that can follow nonverbal commands from a
person in a variety of environments — indoors as well as outside — all without having to adjust for variations in lighting.

Wag the Robot? Brown Scientists Build Robot That Responds to Human Gestures

Brown University researchers have demonstrated how a robot can follow human gestures in a variety of environments — indoors and outside — without having to adjust for variations in lighting. The achievement is an important step forward in the quest to build fully autonomous robots as partners for human endeavors. Results will be presented at the Human-Robot Interaction conference March 11-13, 2009, in San Diego.
(Distributed March 11, 2009)
 A unique, dumbbell-shaped twin nanoparticle created by Brown University chemists targets a class of breast cancer cells known as Her-2 tumor cells.

Twin Nanoparticle Shown Effective at Targeting, Killing Breast Cancer Cells

Brown University chemists have developed a novel way to treat a class of breast cancer cells. The team has created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the Her-2 tumor cell and unloads a cancer-fighting drug directly into it. The result: Greater success at eliminating the cancer while minimizing an anti-cancer drug’s side effects. Findings are published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
(Distributed March 10, 2009)
Joseph Schwantner:  The second Ford Made in America composer will deliver a public lecture, lead workshops, and meet with student composers while in residence at Brown.
Composer–in-Residence

Brown Orchestra to Première New Work by Joseph Schwantner

Internationally renowned composer Joseph Schwantner will be a composer-in-residence at Brown University from Thursday, March 12, through Sunday, March 15, 2009. While here, the Brown University Orchestra will première his new work, entitled Chasing Light….
(Distributed March 9, 2009)
Single top quark:  Brown University joined institutions from around the world to announce on Monday the discovery of the single top quark through the weak nuclear force, shown in this diagram.

Brown Physicists Play Key Role in Single Top Quark Discovery

Brown physicists have played a key role in observing particle collisions that produce a single top quark, one of the fundamental constituents of matter. The discovery was announced Monday by scientists of the CDF and DZero collaborations at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Meenaskhi Narain, a Brown physics professor who has been involved with DZero since the early 1990s, said the finding is "kind of a dream come true."
(Distributed March 9, 2009)
Brown University Bookstore:  Operated by Brown University, the Brown Bookstore is starting a week-long grand reopening.

Brown University Bookstore Reopens Following Renovations

The newly renovated Brown University Bookstore celebrates its reopening with a series of special events from Monday, March 2, to Sunday, March 8, 2009.
(Distributed March 2, 2009)
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