The Plague That Won’t Go Away
In 1918, influenza killed as many as 100 million people. John M. Barry ’68 believes another such outbreak is inevitable and the death count could be even higher unless we take steps now to prevent it.
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Medical Modesty
Where does it hurt? Just ask the diagnostic doll.
Data Points
The latest in campus research.
Fresh Ink
New from Brown authors
Flying Bears
Looking Back: The short, happy life of Brown’s first flying club.
In the Crossfire: Jeff Nussbaum ’97
The first trick to writing for James Carville is to tick him off, says Jeff Nussbaum, who coauthored Carville’s Had Enough? A Handbook for Fighting Back (Simon & Schuster).
Life in Revolution: Jack Corcoran ’53
He never intended to become a missionary, but after the navy it seemed right.
A Statesman of Oncology
Farewell: Paul Calabresi
The Tides of Change
Farewell: Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino ’53 Ph.D.
Is Anybody Out There?
The fleet of spacecraft descending on Mars this winter represents the biggest and most-determined effort yet to look for life beyond Earth. Guess who’s leading the way.
Brave New Kids
A primer for parents who are better at giving advice than following it themselves.
Fear and Loathing in Rhode Island
Jincy Willett ’78, ’81 A.M. writes with a pen as sharp as a razor.
An Apology For Art
Arnold Weinstein is at it again.
Selling the Bowl That Burps
How Tupperware parties really set women free.
The Learning Tree
What the death of a single elm can tell us about who we are.
Breaking the Heps Hex
Men’s cross-country wins its first-ever Ivy championship.
Fun and Games
Back atop the Ivies, the men’s soccer team makes a disappointing first-round exit from the NCAA tourney.
Domestic Goddess
A granddaughter discovers just how much her grandmother really knows.