Wei Ying Wong ’02 AM, ’07 PhD has been appointed president and CEO of the Alaska SeaLife Center. Wong hopes to be a driving force for positive global change.

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From competitive swimmer to ice swimmer, Helen Wagner ’80 transformed her morning routine with swims in Lake Michigan’s icy waters, finding resilience and joy amidst life’s toughest challenges. Read more here: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

How do you heal?

Dive into our April–May 2024 issue on mental health. We explore new healing methods, from poetry and photography, to targeted therapy for Latinx youth, and the energizing benefits of icy swims. Discover more: brownalumnimagazine.com/issues/april-m…

Lena Sisco ’97 AM, a former Naval Intelligence officer turned truth-seeking strategist, unveils tactics for spotting lies and building trust. Learn her techniques for asking better, smarter questions in ‘Spot the Lie’: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Researchers MGH Biostatistics, including alumni Tanayott Thaweethai ’13 (@tthaweethai) & Andrea Goldin Foulkes ’94, in collaboration with the NIH RECOVER initiative, define 12 long Covid symptoms in a pivotal study for JAMA. Dive into the details here: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Coach Lindsay Gottleib ’99 and her USC Women's Basketball Trojans take on the UConn Women’s Basketball Huskies in an #Elite8 matchup tonight at 9:15 pm EST on ESPN.

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Zoe Brennan-Krohn ’09 has been appointed director of the disability rights program at the ACLU

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Ruby Aiyo Gerber ’20 and her mother, Lynn Nottage ’86 (Lynn Nottage), unite to adapt Gerber’s play, ‘This House’ into an opera that will premiere at The Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

Discover the behind-the-scenes story of their creative process: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Ashley McDowell Taylor ’04 has been named dean of students at Philips Exeter Academy.

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...and it won for Best Adapted Screenplay! #AmericanFiction #Oscars2024

Percival Everett’s ’82 AM ‘Erasure,’ transitions from page to screen in ‘American Fiction,’ featuring Tracee Ellis Ross ‘94, garnering 5 Oscar noms. Dive into the world of the author ahead of tomorrow’s ceremony in this article from our Nov–Dec 2023 issue: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2023-…

Alan Taub ’76, as director of the new University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center in Ann Arbor, is guiding Detroit's renowned auto industry towards an electric future. Discover his vision for transitioning from Motor City to E-Motor City in ‘Electric Switch’: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Ahead of the Ivy League Women’s Basketball Tournament, we’re revisiting the past. The 1983-84 Brown Women’s Basketball team won the University’s first Ivy title—a feat dismissed, most notably by a 2011 BAM article miscrediting their achievement. Rediscover their story: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Why do some states balk at laws protecting domestic violence victims? ‘Inequality Across State Lines’ by Prof. Wendy Schiller & Kaitlin Sidorsky ’12 AM, ’15 PhD, explore the tensions between gun rights & safeguarding victims. See more in ‘Rights + Wrong’: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Kate Brandt ’07 (Kate Brandt) joins the National Geographic Board of Trustees. Brandt, Google's Chief Sustainability Officer and the first U.S. Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, brings her extensive expertise to the role. Read more about her appointment here: blog.nationalgeographic.org/2024/01/23/fou…

Gus Wenner ’12 is writing Rolling Stone’s next chapter. Discover how he's blending tradition with innovation for a new generation: brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2024-…

Bill O’Brien ’92 has been hired as head football coach for Boston College.

Of the move, O’Brien says: 'I went into coaching in 1993 when I got out of Brown...and I always dreamed about being the head coach at Boston College.'

#bcfootball #brownalum

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Melia Bensussen ’84 was named the new artistic director of the National Playwrights Conference at The The O'Neill in Waterford, CT. Bensussen, who is also the current artistic director of Hartford Stage, will hold both positions concurrently. 🎭 americantheatre.org/2024/01/25/mel…