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Archaeology of College Hill

Exhibit: ‘The Search for the President’s House’

A new exhibit in Rhode Island Hall, running through Commencement, displays this semester’s discoveries from ARCH1900, a multiyear excavation of the Quiet Green, site of the first President’s House (1770-1840).
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Panel to provide advice on patient empowerment

The School of Professional Studies’ Executive Master in Healthcare Leadership program will convene an evening panel of experts who have written books on how patients can help to manage their medical care. The event, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, is open to the public at 200 Dyer St.

White named AAAS fellow

Demographer Michael White, professor of sociology, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Honored at Brown

Three Rhodes and one Mitchell scholarship recipients announced

Two Brown seniors and a recent Brown alum were among 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States, and a Brown senior was one of 12 Mitchell Scholars announced over the weekend.

Executive masters student awarded for blood supply idea

For developing a way to overcome the geographic unevenness of the nation’s blood supply, Chris Godfrey, a student in Brown University’s Executive Masters in Healthcare Leadership program has won a share of $150,000 in a Harvard-sponsored contest.
Passages

Dr. David S. Greer, 89, former dean of medicine

Dr. David S. Greer, a gerontologist and former dean of medicine renowned for major contributions to the early development of the Alpert Medical School and the School of Public Health, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Among his accomplishments was a share of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.

Liu wins AHA research award for diabetes, heart disease

Dr. Simin Liu is among the first scientists funded by the American Heart Association to work on its new Cardiovascular Genome-Phenome initiative. He will now have access to three major resources for a deep investigation of gene-diet interactions in cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes across different ethnic groups.
BrownConnect

Brown launches new internship initiative

BrownConnect, launched today, is an initiative that will provide Brown students with streamlined access to summer internships, research, and funding — and a suite of digital information services to review opportunities and engage with a global network of Brown alumni, parents, and supporters.

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