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Elliptical Music

When, like Annie Keating ’92, you're a mom and an aspiring songwriter, you've got to write your best stuff at the gym.

A Geek in the Kitchen

Computer scientist Jeff Potter writes a cookbook for an underserved group of foodies: nerds like him.

On Screen

Remember those scary stories your scoutmaster told around the campfire? What if they roused a real monster?

This Is Your Year

How a novelist and her devoted publisher overcame long odds to win a National Book Award.

Down and Out at the Races

Jaimy Gordon ’72 AM surprised a lot of people when she won the National Book Award for her novel Lord of Misrule. Is it really that good?

Protecting the Dream

When Brown Alumni Association president Joseph M. Fernandez '85 died in December, he left behind a legacy of helping others.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the March/April 2011 issue.

Replay

Pete Greskoff '11 looks to set a new all-time Brown homerun mark.

Juggling Act

Women & Co. founder and former Hillary Clinton press secretary Lisa Caputo '86 first learned about success as an Ivy champion.

The Ambassador

Richard Holbrooke ’62 was known for ending the war in the Balkans in 1995, but he died before he could bring peace to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Dispatches From the Bat Cave

Why are so many researchers at Brown studying bats? They are nature's best fliers. Their brains are quick and nimble. And they might be able to help us design new military drones that can zip into caves in search of bin Laden.

Public Art

After a career in investment banking, Arthur Carter '53 turned to a news business, demonstrating his golden touch in the arts.

Reshaping the U.

It's official. After seven years and more than 69,000 Brown has raised a record $1.61 billion, ending the most successful fund-raising campaign in its history.

Hands on Learning

Brown's not only renovating buildings. It's giving low-income workers a chance to pick up a trade.