The survey of 196 nations was conducted for the World Markets Research Centre of London by the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University. In her first full meeting with the University's governing body since being sworn in July 3, Brown President Ruth J. Simmons received enthusiastic and unanimous support for her goals of strengthening the University's academic mission. Alcohol, the 'forgotten drug,' leads to unsafe sex among drug users New findings link alcohol use and risky sex among injection drug users. The Brown Alumni Association presented its highest honor, the William Rogers Award, to Zachary Morfogen '50, the founding chairman emeritus of the National Hospice Foundation and the National Hospice Organization, during the 18th annual Alumni Recognition Ceremony Friday, Oct. 12, 2001. Taubman Center for Public Policy Study finds disparities across state in enforcing drunk driving laws In Rhode Island, second-offense drunk drivers are accurately charged only 60 percent of the time, according to a study recently released by the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University.
Violators often receive lighter penalties than the law prescribes.
The study recommends improvements to data collection and data access across jurisdictions. World Trade Center Members of the Brown community discuss the response to terrorism Beginning with Tuesday evening remarks by Brown President Ruth J. Simmons to faculty, students and staff, members of the Brown community have offered moral, political and historical perspectives on terrorism and the U.S. response. Those perspectives have been gathered into a separate index . The study by researchers at Brown University placed San Diego, Albuquerque, Seattle, Washington, Salt Lake City, Virginia Beach and Kansas City among the leaders, but only one city scored higher than 50 on the 100-point scale researchers used for evaluations.