September/October 2019 The Arts Will Smart Phones Kill Live Theater? 12 Brown playwrights on writing for the stage in the age of streaming The Arts Fragile Beauty Courtney Mattison ’11 AM creates ceramic installations about endangered coral reefs. Medicine & Health Keep It Simple Four Brown alums and their integrated breast care center help make a cancer diagnosis a little easier Under the Elms Student Life Arrrcappella Anniversary The Pirates turn 20 Humanities & Culture Magic Tricks Want to study alchemy, witchcraft, or sorcery? The Hay library has you covered. Obituaries In Memoriam Ken McDaniel ’69 Walkout leader and champion for low-income students in STEM In Memoriam Tony Horwitz ’80 Finding the American story that lies between red and blue Content Student Life Scooter Mania Rental scooters are College Hill’s new ride. From the Editor University News Thank You The BAM is grateful for your support. From the President University News Open to Discovery Reflecting on 50 years of the Open Curriculum. Fresh Ink The Arts Fresh Ink New books by Mona Awad ’14 MFA, Art Markman ’88, and Tim Murphy ’91 Beyond the Gates Politics & Law Dual Mayors Brown alums take the reins in Greece’s two largest cities Business & Entrepreneurship The New Nunnery A refurbished church, school, and convent become a sought-after New Orleans hotel Business & Entrepreneurship Investing in Diversity A new venture capital fund seeks great ideas from “non-obvious” founders The Arts Two Sons, One Chance A powerful debut novel set in Trinidad Science & Tech Robo-Farmer Can artificial intelligence make growing crops sustainable? The Arts K-Pop Sang Min Lim ’17 claims his space in K-pop History An American Tragedy A new book chronicles the life of John F. Kennedy ’83 History Mr. Dinosaur Paleontologist Matthew Carrano ’91 and the Smithsonian’s “Deep Time” exhibit. Science & Tech Space Flight Jessica Meir ’99 takes her first giant leap to the International Space Station The Arts Sight Lines A new film examines how blindness affects the creative process Current Obsession First Person They Danced in the Dining Room Roxanne Barnes ’21 threw benefit parties at the Finlandia co-op The Big Search Science & Tech Hi-Tech Ethics Can CS majors save the world? The founders of a student startup think so.
