March / April 1999

The Prescription Paradox

When researchers began analyzing the biggest pile of data ever assembled on nursing home residents and their medications, they were hoping to learn which drugs worked best. Instead they found a world where old people too often receive the wrong medicine - if they receive any at all.

Now that we are free

A Conversation with Desmond Tutu.

Mighty Mighty Nate

What is this man doing at Brown?

How I took the Ryan Express to Brown

Research Professor Jim Blight has squared off with such powerful figures as Fidel Castro and Robert McNamara. But never has he been as frightened and humiliated as during the three years he pitched in baseball's minor leagues.

Sweatshop Followup

One of the hottest issues on campus gets hotter.

Doctor Hollywood

A pre-med student stars in Rushmore.

Eye of the Child

Using photography to help change the world.

Since Last Time…

Prisoners, Beware

A researcher fights a potentially fatal virus.

The Payoff

Are schools waging a bidding war over financial aid?

Child-Abuse Detective

Teaching doctors about violence against the young.

Bias Toward None

Next!

Baskeball coach Frank Dobbs calls it quits.

Slowing to a Walk

A trip along the Continental Divide can bring College Hill into better view.

Sports

What do you do after winning Olympic gold?