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Molly Lao Receives Tow Prize

Molly is a senior concentrating in political science and sociology. She has been a Women’s Peer Counselor and is now a community assistant, a member of Brown’s First Generation College Students, and a participant in IM volleyball/tennis. She received a BISP fellowship to Cambodia where she co-produced an international sporting event for disabled people, and the Arthur Liman fellowship this past summer that funded her research with Human Rights First surrounding human rights and the Olympics.

(Distributed May 10, 2013)

It’s Decision Day at Alvarez High School

Students, teachers and parents at Jorge Alvarez High School recently came together for Decision Day, a celebration of the seniors' college enrollment plans and the college advisor who helped them along the way. It was also a special day for Julio Reyes, a recent Brown graduate and member of the College Advising Corps.

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(Distributed May 3, 2013)

Video of TRI-Lab Launch

Did you miss our TRI-Lab launch event? Watch a video of the event, featuring Brown University President Christina Paxson, Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron, Professor of Epidemiology Stephen Buka, and Executive Director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Elizabeth Burke Bryant. 

(Distributed April 22, 2013)

New Undergraduates Inducted into the Society of Royce Fellows

A select cohort of undergraduates was inducted into the Society of Royce Fellows at Brown University President Christina H. Paxson's home on April 10, 2013. These research fellowships, given through the generosity of Charles (Chuck) Royce ’61, P’92, P’94, P’08, enable students to carry out independent research projects of their own design, regularly engage with their peers, and share their new-found knowledge with the wider world.

Read the full article here.

(Distributed April 11, 2013)

Brown launches TRI-Lab community initiative

Brown University announced today the launch of a new initiative that will bring together students, faculty and community organizations to tackle pressing social issues. TRI-Lab — Teaching, Research and Impact — will be piloted beginning in the fall of the 2013-14 academic year with a focus on healthy early childhood development. The inaugural lab will be co-chaired by Stephen Buka, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology, and Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.

(Distributed April 4, 2013)
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