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This Sunday, February 9, Professor John Knecht will be screening his animated short film Deluge and other works at UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn. Knecht is the Russell Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Distinguished University Professor of art and art history and film and media studies.

Here are a few events that are definitely worth checking out this week, including a lecture by Nikki Giovanni,  this year’s Black History Month keynote speaker. Giovanni will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in  Love Auditorium, hosted by the Black Student Union. She is one of America’s most distinguished African-American poets, authors, and essayists. Her […]

According to The New Republic, when a team uncovers the oldest known temple in the Roman world, it’s a Big Deal (caps intended). For Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ archaeologist Albert Ammerman to be part of the discovery is a Really Big Deal. Read more about the excavation of the waterlogged Sant’Omobono site here. A story on NPR also touted Ammerman’s work. […]

On a recent day in New York City, a dozen students from the on-campus Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Entertainment Group met Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ alumni and toured such locations as Viacom and NBC Universal. The daylong itinerary helped students get great advice and see that a large number of alumni in the entertainment field are part of a strong network […]

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared here, and was written by Kat Castner) Tonight at 7 the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ women’s hockey hosts its fourth annual autism awareness game when Brown makes a visit to Starr Rink. Over the course of four years, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its devoted fans have raised more than $38,000 for Autism Speaks. “The […]

(Editor’s note: this article first appeared here, and was written by Matt Faulkner.) During winter break, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ men’s hockey team welcomed many of the university’s international students to Starr Rink ice in a different type of Learn to Skate program. The program had a special twist this time as Brooks Herrington ’15 and Julian […]

Douglas Hicks, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ provost and dean of the faculty, announced Monday that the university’s Board of Trustees  approved several tenure appointments and promotions for faculty members.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s full-semester study group at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., offers students a rare opportunity to conduct research at one of the world’s foremost institutions of health science and discovery. Now in its 21st year, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ NIH Study Group continues to be a wellspring of scientific achievement and learning, and remains […]