PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The five-year, $875,000 grant will help Brendan Keith to develop new numerical methods for scientific computing and optimal design. * * * Brendan Keith, an assistant professor of applied mathematics at Brown University, is one of 93 scientists nationwide to receive a 2023 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The awards provide researchers with $875,000 over five years. Th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The project, supported by the National Science Foundation, will focus on creating a set of tools and convening experts to address climate change related challenges faced by communities along the New England coast. * * * A new federal grant will enable a team of researchers led by a Brown University scientist to bring together experts and stakeholders in an effort to create a coastal resilie  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 11 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: CVS Health Foundation today announced it has awarded $6.6 million in grants to Massachusetts General Hospital, American Heart Association and March of Dimes to remove barriers to maternal health services, bridge the gap to quality care and expand the doula workforce to reflect the communities it serves. Each grant will be focused on improving maternal health outcomes for historically marginalized  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Brown University issued the following news release: On Brook Street in Providence, near the southern end of Brown University's campus, students will begin moving into the University's two newest residence halls in August -- but the undergraduates won't be the only new tenants. Pawtucket-based Hazel Origin Coffee is set to open a specialty coffee shop this fall on the ground floor of Chen Family Hall at 250 Brook St. The building is one of two newly construc  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today the filing of objections with the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) in response to requests to increase health insurance rates in 2024 filed by multiple health insurers. Altogether, these requests would impact more than 166,000 Rhode Islanders enrolled in individual, and large and small employer group  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education today announced that the State has awarded 12 local education agencies (LEAs) with $4.8 million in federal subgrants to establish strategies and carry out activities that will help increase students' sense of belonging and safety. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the recipients of nearly $3.8 million in Advancing Learning Beyond the 180-Day School Year grant program funding aimed to support Rhode Island communities launch or expand extended learning programming in alignment with the Governor's Learn365RI initiative. "Our Learn365RI grants wi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the recipients of nearly $3.8 million in Advancing Learning Beyond the 180-Day School Year grant program funding aimed to support Rhode Island communities launch or expand extended learning programming in alignment with the Governor's Learn365RI initiative. "Our Learn365RI grants will   more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: The McKee Administration's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) today opened the application for a second round of mini-grants totaling $100,000 for community-based organizations to support Medicaid renewals. "Rhode Island is dedicated to prioritizing residents' health and wellbeing. Supporting access to affordable healthcare and programs like Medicaid ar  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today announced over $650,000 in Site Readiness Awards to eight major projects across Rhode Island. The awards will fund site-specific planning improvements at several ongoing local economic development projects and will support municipal technical assistance, helping to increase local economic activity. "From supporting local artists to preventing fl  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy Professor Jyothi Menon's research supported by National Institutes of Health and White House's 'Cancer Moonshot Scholars' program * * * Nearly 30 percent of the cases of hepatocellular carcinoma, the fastest-growing cause of cancer-related death in the world, have been attributed to chronic alcohol liver disease. Heavy alcohol consumption leads to fatty liver, hepatitis and eve  more