PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- Brown University issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: With a pledge to contribute nearly $175 million in direct payments over 20 years, Brown University will more than double its annual payments to the City of Providence, strengthening its commitment to supporting the well-being of the local community through education, research, community engagement, climate resilience and economic development. In addition, the University will provide commun  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 7 -- Brown University issued the following news release: Amid national conversations about access in higher education, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson has appointed a committee to examine the University's admissions practices to ensure they align with Brown's stated commitments to excellence, access and diversity. The Ad Hoc Committee on Admissions Policies, composed of senior faculty and alumni members of Brown's highest governing body, the Corpo  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 8 -- Brown University issued the following news release: Before Ruth J. Simmons became the first Black president of an Ivy League university, she was Ruth Jean Stubblefield of tiny Daly, Texas, the 12th child of sharecroppers who toiled in cotton fields for meager pay. Born in 1945, Simmons lived with her family in a clapboard shack with a corrugated roof and no plumbing. She drank water from a bucket and bathed once a week in a tin tub. She wore crudely sewn cl  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- Brown University issued the following news release: With the official start of the 2023-24 academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 5, Brown University is welcoming a cohort of 56 new faculty members with research and teaching interests spanning topics from cancer research to Black feminist studies to Islamic art to climate change. Brown's newest faculty members represent a wide range of fields, backgrounds and viewpoints. "The diversity of experience and backgroun  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: CVS Health(R) Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced additional responsibilities for several members of the company's executive leadership team, effective immediately: * Shawn Guertin will continue as our Chief Financial Officer and is now President of Health Services. * Prem Shah will continue as our Chief Pharmacy Officer and is now the sole President of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellne  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release: CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) is prepared to meet patients' vaccination and other preventive health care needs as flu season approaches. CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic(R) are offering the annual flu vaccine at locations nationwide. CVS Pharmacy is also offering the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, which has been approved for adults ages 60 and up. In addition, CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic are p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * Today, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene issued the following statement congratulating Gabe Amo on his victory in the RI-01 special election primary: "Congratulations to Gabe Amo on his historic victory in the primary to represent Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. After years in the White House under two presidents and in the Rhode Island governor's office, Gabe has proven himself a ca  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today joined the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary and Chair of the Children's Cabinet Richard Charest, Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Interim President Dr. Rosemary Costigan, and Department of Human Services Director Kimberly Merolla-Brito at the CCRI Liston Campus in Providence to highlight resources available through  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that $2 million in outdoor recreation matching grants is available to help local municipalities and Native American tribes acquire, develop, or renovate outdoor recreational facilities in their communities. The grant round is now open, with a deadline of Dec. 6, 2023. Fu  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Business professor Jerry Davis will kick off the 2023 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Sept. 19, with "Corporate Power, Business, and the Common Good?" A noted author on management, sociology, and finance topics, Davis has published six books and dozens of articles on corporations, corporate elites, social movements, inequality and democracy. His latest book is Taming Corporate Powe  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * Global assessment team includes URI Professor Laura Meyerson * * * In a landmark assessment, a worldwide scientific intergovernmental group on biodiversity - which includes a professor from the University of Rhode Island - has highlighted evidence of the global spread and destruction caused by invasive alien species and provided policy options to deal with the challeng  more