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Brown University shooting suspect, Neves Valente, a former physics student, dismissed from Portugal's Instituto Superior Técnico in 2000.
Summary
Neves Valente, a suspect in a shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor, was previously a promising physics student. He was dismissed from Portugal's Instituto Superior Técnico in 2000 and withdrew from a Brown University graduate program in 2003 without a degree. This news highlights an individual's past academic struggles linked to a criminal investigation, offering minimal direct relevance for competitive exams beyond general awareness of international incidents.
Key Points
- 1The suspect's name is Neves Valente.
- 2He was dismissed from Portugal's Instituto Superior Técnico in the year 2000.
- 3Valente withdrew from a Brown University graduate program in 2003 without obtaining a degree.
- 4He is a suspect in a shooting at Brown University.
- 5Valente is also a suspect in the killing of an MIT professor.
Full Article
In high school, Neves Valente had been a promising physics student, but he was let go from Portugal’s premier engineering school, Instituto Superior Técnico, in 2000 and withdrew from a Brown University graduate programme three years later without a degree.