Scientists are locked in a perpetual race with deadly bacteria, struggling to come up with new drugs as bacteria evolve new defenses. Corey Compton has demonstrated that a strategy focused on how bacteria develop resistance can give drugs — new and old — a leg up.
Kaitlin Sidorsky, who received her Ph.D. in political science at the 247th Commencement, did the first national survey that included appointments to state boards and commissions as well as elected office. Many female respondents said appointed office lets them accomplish more without the overhead of fundraising, campaigning, and media presence.
From Friday night’s Campus Dance, through the forums and Baccalaureate of Saturday, to the première of a new setting of the Alma Mater, Brown celebrated its students with traditions and more than a few firsts.
At the 247th Commencement ceremony today, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson conferred honorary doctorates — in English and in Latin — on six candidates who have achieved great distinction in their fields.
On Saturday afternoon following the Baccalaureate Service, the University honored three graduating students who were commissioned as officers in the armed forces, six military veterans who are among the 2015 graduates, and Brown alumni who were killed in action in Vietnam.
At its May meeting, the Corporation of Brown University elected 11 new trustees and officially accepted more than $25 million in new gifts to the University. The Corporation’s Board of Fellows approved the awarding of more than 2,400 degrees at the 247th Commencement Sunday, May 24, 2015.
James W. Head III will receive the Geological Society of America’s Penrose Medal in Baltimore this November. Head is the first planetary geologist to win the GSA’s highest honor.
Lucas Johnson was one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 247th Commencement. Johnson delivered his address, “School Spirit,” on the College Green Sunday, May 24, 2015.
Michelle Bailhe was one of two graduating seniors chosen as orators for the 247th Commencement. Bailhe delivered her address, “I Don’t Know,” on the College Green Sunday, May 24, 2015.
At its 247th Commencement Sunday, May 24, 2015, Brown University conferred a total of 2,530 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical, and honorary.
