Posts Tagged ‘Brown University’
The Brown Jewish Journal, new independent journal focused on BrownU’s Jewish community
brown jewish journal to publish in rhode island
Read MoreBrown’s Haffenreffer Museum moving from Bristol to Providence’s Jewelry District
Photos: Brown University Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology has long been split across two locations: Providence, where it maintains an exhibition and event space in the heart of the Brown campus; and Bristol, R.I., where most of its collections and staff are housed. For scholars and community members looking to access the museum’s nearly…
Read MoreCranston Police Academy shooting range so much noise for residents. Brown U. study. (updated)
Updates in red: Photo: RI Police Chiefs Association Residents of Cranston who live closest to the Cranston Police Academy have been “on fire” about the increasing sound of gunfire coming from their shooting range. They say it is much more than annoying, and is impacting their quality of life, health, sense of well-being, and quite…
Read MoreAttack on Wickenden Street. Vote TODAY – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo, top: Rendering of proposal to redevelop site of 269 Wickenden St. (CPC) Thayer Street lost its character over the past two or three decades, as Providence and Brown shrugged their shoulders when “the Main Street of Brown University” saw its carriage trade and mom &…
Read MoreAnya Rader Wallack returning to Brown from Vermont for 2nd time – research/health role
Photo: Brown University, School of Public Health, 2018 Healthcare leader, Anya Rader Wallack, PhD will return to Rhode Island from Vermont to lead a five-year, $25 million grant-funded project “to bring research-based best practices into health care and public health services” at Brown University. She will maintain her position as Chair of the Board of…
Read MoreRI Black Film Festival
by Ann Clanton, contributing writer Little Richard Doc, Bonnie BBlue and first black movie star, Lincoln Perry headline annual Black Film Festival The 2023 Rhode Island Black Film Festival, “Black Culture in Film”will run April 20 to April 23 at locations around Providence, including Pepsi Forum Auditorium, Johnson & Wales University, Providence Public Library, and…
Read MoreBrown University think-tank report on how to speed up transforming local energy systems
Brown University report on transforming New England energy systems to meet climate change goals
Read MoreAddressing the mental health needs of youth in Rhode Island’s Washington County
Youth mental health crisis topic of Washington County Coalition for Children event with RI Kids Count.
Read MoreLearn CPR for someone you love. Rhode Island based ResusciTech’s new training app
February is Heart Month. Learn CPR with ResusciTech smartphone app developed by Brown University students.
Read MoreUglinesss at Brown explained – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: Lindemann Performing Arts Center, with “flutes” above glass lobby – D. Brussat Brown University’s new performing arts center, in the form of a stunted square pillar with flutes squatting atop a rectangular glass lobby, is almost ready for its dedication. It will be called the Lindemann Performing…
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