PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Jennifer Balakrishnan, the Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Mathematics at Boston University, has been awarded the 2023-2024 AMS Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship for Women Scholars. "It is an honor to be awarded the Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship, and I am deeply grateful for the support of my collaborators and mentors," Balakrishnan said. "I am looking forward to the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 (TNSgov) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee members last night heard testimony on H 5226, which would provide a crucial next step in protecting LGBTQ+ families in Rhode Island, something that is urgently needed in light of the fallout from last summer's U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs ruling and escalating anti-LGBTQ+ threats around the country. H 5226 is a commonsense bill that will make it more accessib  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 10 (TNSpp) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Tiverton Land Trust (TLT) announce the permanent conservation of a 48-acre tract of coastal forest in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Situated between the City of Newport's reservoirs at Pachet Brook and Nonquit Pond, the land was a top priority for conservation in the Sakonnet. It helps connect hundreds of acres of protected forest, wetlands and farmland, including   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action posted the following news release: PROVIDENCE: Rhode Island environmental leaders rallied at the State House Library Thursday afternoon for the passage of H.5502, the Rhode Island bottle bill, joined by the bill's sponsors and legislative supporters. The bill creates a 10 cent refundable deposit on all beverage containers, including "nips," in order to increase recycling and decrease litter. "Despite decades of anti-littering efforts and an i  more