http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University RSS webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) webmaster@brown.edu (Brown University WebMaster) http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/11/lahiri Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri will open a two-day literary festival, “ New Indian Writing: The Rising Generation,” also featuring authors Rana Dasgupta and Suketu Mehta, Dec. 1-2. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/11/lahiri http://www.watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=1461 “What Are We Doing in Afghanistan?” with Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., Deputy Ambassador, American Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan, will take place, Nov. 23. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST http://www.watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=1461 http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/11/waldrop Keith Waldrop wins the 2009 National Book Award for his poetry, “Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy,” published by University of California Press. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/11/waldrop http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/TWC/southasian-identity-week.html As part of South Asian Identity Week events, DJ Rekha, critically acclaimed DJ, artist, activist, and producer, will discuss her work with Bhangra and hip-hop music, and play a musical set, Nov. 20. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/TWC/southasian-identity-week.html http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/11/kopp Wendy Kopp (pictured), founder of Teach For America, and Hillary Salmons, executive director of the Providence After School Alliance, will receive the Leadership for Change through Education Award, from the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Nov. 18. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2009/11/kopp http://today.brown.edu/ Brown ranks first in the Ivies and third among U.S. research universities in the number of Fulbrights awarded for 2009–2010. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://today.brown.edu/ http://www.brown.edu Join Senator Jack Reed and other members of the community at a Veteran’s Day Ceremony, 12:30 p.m., Nov. 11, College Green flagpole. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://bms.brown.edu/news/levinger/ The 2009-2010 Paul Levinger Health Care Reform Roundtable Series presents the Nov. 9 program, Health Care Reform: How do we handle cost? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST http://bms.brown.edu/news/levinger/ http://med.brown.edu/news/musicale BioMed Musicale will feature jazz, blues, pop, classical and folk, performed by faculty, students and staff, Nov. 6. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST http://med.brown.edu/news/musicale http://www.brown.edu The one-woman show, “A Sense of Wonder,” written and performed by Kaiulani Lee, explores the life of environmentalist Rachel Carson, 8 p.m., Nov. 4, Solomon 101. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:30:00 EST