January–March 2025 The Arts Think Again The "genius" art of professor Tony Cokes Science & Tech Treetop Trailblazer Pioneering ecologist Nalini Nadkarni ’76, aka “Queen of the Forest Canopy” University News An End to the Divestment Question? The Brown Corporation voted not to divest from companies doing business with Israel. Under the Elms Business & Entrepreneurship Picking Stocks An alumni-run investment competition gives students a taste of high finance Science & Tech Power Workout Campus cardio machines are generating electricity, not using it Science & Tech Pieces of Sky Fragments from the asteroid Bennu arrive on College Hill The Arts Throw Down Brown Pottery Club wins its long-fought battle for a studio The Arts Seeing a Different Way An art installation sheds light on what it’s like to be visually impaired Obituaries In Memoriam Fight Cancer—but Celebrate Today In Memoriam Racial Justice Scientist Dr. Lundy Braun researched racial bias in medicine and its effect on patient care. The Classes Science & Tech From the Archives: Super Scientist Nobel Prize–winning physicist Leon Nathan Cooper Ever True The Ever True Krewe In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is teeming with Brown alums. From the Editor University News Differences & Opinions A letter from the Editor: Should the BAM stay in print? A reader poll. From the President Service & Advocacy Mentor with BrownConnect+ A letter from the President Current Obsession The Arts Granny Squares Everywhere Five minutes with Rachel Kamphaus ’25 Beyond the Gates Sports & Recreation Sport Swap From pro football to NASCAR Pit Crew The Arts Radical Filmcraft An Oscar-nominated new film from Professor RaMell Ross Business & Entrepreneurship Empowerment Banking Teri Williams ’79 heads OneUnited, a bank founded to help Black families get a leg up on wealth The Arts Art + Athletics A video series explores the shared language Science & Tech The Talking Dead AI brings historical icons back to life. Business & Entrepreneurship “The Best Burrito, Evah!” From Mom’s home cooking to James Beard and beyond The Arts Music Tech Wonk JJ Wiesler ’96 uses cutting-edge digital tools to make sounds that come at you from all angles. Science & Tech Foresight Lisa Krohn ’85 designed the Cyberdesk wearable computer. Fresh Ink The Arts Fresh Ink for January–March 2025 Books by Elizabeth Birkelund ’82, Ralph Watson McElvenny ’91, Mark Whortman ’79, and Debra Hendrickson ’83 The Big Issue Medicine & Health Omm, No. Professor Willoughby Britton on the perils of meditation. Courses of Study Science & Tech Capitalism to the Rescue? A popular class looks at how to leverage economics to save the environment.
