PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 25 -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A Brown University alumnus will lead the investigation for a lunar lander mission to study volcanic activity on the Moon, a mission first proposed by a Brown researcher and Brown-affiliated scientists. * * * As part of NASA's flagship Artemis program for lunar exploration, the space agency has given the green light to send a suite of instruments, including a rover, to the Moon to investigate the ag  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 26 -- Brown University issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: For more than a decade, the Brown University master's program in urban education policy has attracted future agents of change. The intensive, year-long UEP program readies students to become researchers, executives, consultants and administrators who confront education inequality in underserved communities across the United States. Now, thanks to its success, the UEP program is expanding.   more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, July 28 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, on International Self-Care Day, CVS Pharmacy(R) is expanding its one+other assortment with the new inclusively designed Universal Tools collection to continue its attention to the unique and individual needs of its diverse consumer base. In January 2023, CVS Pharmacy introduced one+other (pronounced 'one another'), a beauty and personal care brand created with a mission to democratize acc  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, July 27 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: CCRI welcomed Governor Dan McKee, Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong, and Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green to its Newport Campus to learn more about the Newport Public Schools' Cyber Camp to promote learning beyond the formal school day and beyond the traditional 180-day school year. "My Administration continues to focus on our vision for transforming educati  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has reached an agreement to resolve three enforcement actions against Rhode Island car dealerships for charging automatic add-ons and fees not included in the advertised price and other advertising practices. In an agreement - called an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance - filed in Rhode Island S  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 26 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today announced that a search committee is being formed to find a new Child Advocate following the resignation of Jennifer Griffith. Griffith's resignation was effective July 16 and Katelyn Medeiros has been serving as the state's Acting Child Advocate while Griffith was on a leave of absence. Medeiros will serve as Acting Child Advocate while the sea  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 28 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts today announced the beginning of the process of naming the next State Poet of Rhode Island. This position, created by law by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1987, will be filled through a five-year appointment by Governor McKee, based in part on recommendations submitted by the State Arts Council. "  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 28 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today announced that starting this month, the 125-year-old Rhode Island State House will have the entire surface of its Georgian marble professionally cleaned. Johnston-based East Coast Masonry & Restoration Inc. is charged with performing the work. The general contractor has a track record of demonstrated experience working on similar historical pro  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, July 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: This morning, Governor Dan McKee, Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong, and Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green visited the Newport Public Schools' Cyber Camp, held this week at CCRI's Newport Campus, to promote learning beyond the formal school day and beyond the traditional 180-day school year. "My Administration continues to focus on ou  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 26 -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: The RISD Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Tsugumi Maki as its director effective October 10. Maki, who brings 25 years of experience in the museum field, is currently the chief exhibitions and collections officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). "We look forward with great excitement to working with incoming RISD Museum Director Tsugumi Maki. We believe her e  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 26 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI business professor studies impact on consumers of paltering, misleading facts in fashion brands' corporate social responsibility marketing * * * Corporate social responsibility has become a growing issue for fashion brands after years when the industry has faced criticism for its lack of action to foster sustainability and curb clothing waste and harmful environmental impacts. But that pre  more