PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The Brown University master of public health student is developing tools that first responders can use to de-escalate a mental health crisis and connect people to the resources they need. * * * Liz Gledhill loves the work she does at Thundermist Health Center, where she has served since 2019 as the statewide training coordinator for the center's crisis intervention team based in Wakefield,   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 3 -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A study of older U.S. adults led by researchers at Brown University found that the risk of negative effects of both mRNA vaccines is exceptionally low, but lowest with the Moderna vaccine. * * * While mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 have been found to be safe and effective for the general population, in-depth evidence about safety and effectiveness for older adults and individuals with chronic health  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release: CVS Health Corporation(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Second quarter highlights * Total revenues increased to $88.9 billion, up 10.3% compared to prior year * GAAP diluted EPS of $1.48 and Adjusted EPS of $2.21 Year-to-date highlights * Total revenues increased to $174.2 billion, up 10.6% compared to prior year * GAAP diluted EPS of $3.13 a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today announced that Rhode Island has been awarded $915,000 in federal funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a coordinated, data-driven suicide prevention program for higher-risk populations. For the initiative, the Rhode Island Department of Health's Violence and Injury Prevention Program will convene a new multi-s  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. and several municipal leaders gathered today at the Rhode Island State House to announce the launch of the application process for the Governor's #RIReady Municipal Road Fund Program. This grant program makes $20 million available to fund important r  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: The public is invited to attend a debate of the Democratic candidates for First Congressional District at Roger Williams University on Thursday, Aug. 17. The Rhode Island Association of Democratic City and Town Chairs will sponsor the debate of Democratic candidates, scheduled for the week that early voting opens and less than three weeks to the Sept. 5 primary. It will be moderated by Boston Globe reporters   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 3 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Zilmet, a global expansion tank and heat exchanger manufacturer, today announced plans to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operations in Georgetown County. The company's $32.7 million investment will create approximately 50 new jobs. Zilmet USA, established in 2012, is headquartered in North Kingstown, Rhode Island and services North America using products manu  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 2 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The U.S. Department of State's IDEAS program has selected the University of Rhode Island's Feinstein College of Education as the recipient of a $34,862 grant award to expand opportunities for students from the college to study abroad in Colombia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. URI's College of Education is the first institution in Rhode Island to receive the IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 2 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Beginning in fall 2024, URI's Feinstein College of Education will offer a new doctoral degree in education, to prepare students to implement cutting edge research to improve opportunities across the educational spectrum and become community-engaged scholars and leaders. "Over the course of last year, the faculty have developed an innovative and flexible Ph.D. in Education, which builds on the vast exper  more