PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 (TNSgov) -- Brown University issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: In the wake of a long-anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admission, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson expressed deep disappointment in the ruling against a holistic practice of considering race among the factors in admitting students to universities. She emphasized the University's commitment to complying with th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSeco) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Past generations of Brown University students believed that setting foot inside the John Carter Brown Library was about as unlucky as passing through the Van Wickle Gates at times other than Convocation and Commencement. The JCB, an independent research library focused on the early colonial-era history of the Americas and located in the heart of the Brown campus, might have stoked that fear in stu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Developed by a team of Brown-led researchers, Pleobot is a krill-inspired robot offering potential solutions for underwater locomotion and ocean exploration, both on Earth and moons throughout the solar system. * * * Picture a network of interconnected, autonomous robots working together in a coordinated dance to navigate the pitch-black surroundings of the ocean while carrying out scienti  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: * * * A Brown University-led research team explains in a new study how gullies on the slopes of Martian craters could have formed by on-and-off periods of meltwater from ice on and beneath the planet's surface. * * * A study led by Brown University researchers offers new insights into how water from melting ice could have played a recent role in the formation of ravine-like chan  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 29 (TNStalk) -- Brown University issued the following Q&A on June 28, 2023, with Thomas Serre, professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences and computer science: * * * A team of Brown brain and computer scientists developed a new approach to understanding computer vision, which can be used to help create better, safer and more robust artificial intelligence systems. * * * Why is it that artificial intelligence systems can outperform humans on s  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSawa) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: Community College of Rhode Island Computer Studies Assistant Professor and Cybersecurity Program Director Michael Kelly received a 2023 Center of Academic Excellence Community of Practice in Cyber Defense (CAE Cop-CD) Community Service Recognition Award at this year's CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium for his outstanding contributions to the cybersecurity community. Kelly - a 2019 recipient  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 29 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on June 28, 2023: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today following the decision by the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) Subcommittee on Rights-of-Way to grant the Attorney General's motion to intervene in the matter of the Spring Avenue Extension in Westerly, a case that affects the State's coastal and environmental resources: "I a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 28 (TNStalk)(TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following Q&A on June 27, 2023, with Baylor Fox-Kemper, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences: * * * Baylor Fox-Kemper, co-author of a new study looking at how climate scientists communicate risk, explains why prompting urgent action on climate change is often so difficult despite the dire consequences. * * * A new study authored by an international group of climate scientists, including an   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending Rhode Island's restrictions on large-capacity firearm magazines. In the brief, filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the states argue that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution permits states to enact reasonable firearms r  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: In case you missed it...late last week, Rhode Island State Senator Joshua Miller was arrested for politically motivated vandalism. Extreme Democrat Miller is accused of keying an SUV because he thought the victim was someone who had allegedly been stalking him at the State House for his work on "gun legislation." He called the victim a "gun nut." Now, Miller has been charged with misdemeanor vand  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 29 (TNSpar) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Partnership to help offshore wind energy operations occur in a healthy, functioning ocean ecosystem * * * NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the University of Rhode Island have signed a 5-year formal partnership agreement to research how offshore wind energy development will affect marine ecosystems and the people who live near, or work on, the ocean. "Our science center an  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Francesca Beaudoin, an epidemiologist at the Brown University School of Public Health, joined federal and state elected officials to stress the need for a collaborative response to the country's opioid drug epidemic. * * * When Dr. Francesca Beaudoin started working in hospital emergency departments in Rhode Island 15 years ago, overdoses were rare. Of course, that's no longer the case  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 28 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has successfully defended Rhode Island's concealed-carry permit laws against a constitutional challenge brought by defendants with pending criminal cases in Rhode Island Superior Court following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision last year. In the aftermath of the Bruen decision, eight defendant  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release: Officials from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) on Thursday toured two Cranston elementary schools that serve as models for innovative, 21st-century school construction happening across Rhode Island. Due to its commitment to energy-efficient learning environments, RIDE awarded Cranston Public Schools and Eden Park Elementary School a $344,000 energy bonus, followed by a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today signed into law legislation sponsored by Senator Melissa Murray that will help reduce the spread of HIV transmission by making HIV-prevention and post exposure medications accessible and covered by insurance, including newer injectable formulations. The Governor signed the legislation at Open Door Health and was joined by Senator Murray, state an  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have announced $59,250 in grants to help farmers "green" their agricultural operations and save energy and money. The awards, funded through the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program, will support solar projects at six local farms across the st  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, Governor Dan McKee and New Shoreham Town Manager Maryanne Crawford today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact. "Across Rhode Island, we want to get all of our children to cross the finish line without slowing down - and we want to remove the hurdles that may be preventing that from happening," said Governor McKee. "I thank Town Manager Crawford and the entire   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Kamille Gentles-Peart's reparative justice scholarship aims to center and amplify the lives and experiences of Black women in postcolonial Caribbean countries * * * Roger Williams University professor Kamille Gentles-Peart has been named a Fulbright Scholar by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to continue her research on how Black women engage with and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Fulvio Domini and Brenda Rubinstein have been awarded Fulbright fellowships that offer opportunities for cross-continental research, collaboration and scholarship. * * * The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have selected two Brown University faculty members as Fulbright U.S. Scholars: Fulvio Domini, a professor of cognitive, linguistic and psy  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: University of Arizona School of Information professor Winslow Burleson started his summer with a camping trip. While some campers seek out cooler weather and scenic views, Burleson set his sights 21 feet underwater. Loaded with scuba gear and research equipment, Burleson spent a night underwater in the ocean biome at the university's Biosphere 2. His living quarters for the night: the Ocean Space   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Stephan Grilli continues years of work with French, Italian, United Kingdom,other European scientists * * * University of Rhode Island Professor of Ocean Engineering Stephan Grilli has had a keen interest in the French Riviera for the past 25 years. But his visits have not been about taking in the yachting scene, the beaches, golf courses or even the Cannes Film Festival. Instead, he   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * RI-CHAMP provides real-time information to emergency managers, facility operators * * * With hurricane season just starting, Rhode Island has a new storm modeling system that will provide state and local emergency management officials with up-to-the-second information on wind strength and flooding to allow them to make real-time decisions. The Rhode Island Coastal Hazards, Analysis, M  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 28 (TNSfund) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on June 27, 2023: The University of Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Development Institute has received $1.2 million in federal funding to strengthen teaching and training programs in an effort to increase innovation opportunities for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical ventures in Rhode Island, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Tuesday. The funds will support facility and equipment upgrades for the ph  more