PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Jacinda Ardern, who served in New Zealand's highest office from 2017 to 2023, discussed imposter syndrome, leading through the COVID-19 pandemic and a range of other topics. * * * Jacinda Ardern might have joined her small-town high school's board of trustees to lobby for girls' right to wear pants to class. She might even have become heavily involved in politics after attending college, jo  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from the Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown will lead an effort with Columbia, Johns Hopkins and Yale to increase the number of faculty from historically underrepresented groups. * * * Researchers from the Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown University will lead a collaboration involving colleagues from Brown, Columbia University, Johns  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The new Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown University is developing and advancing research collaborations to produce biomedical ideas and innovations with clinical impact. * * * Driven by the immense societal need for more effective and equitable health care, the new Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown University is serving as an incubator for coll  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 4 -- CVS Health issued the following news release: Aetna Better Health of Kansas, a CVS Health(R) company (NYSE: CVS), announced that Aetna(R) donated $70,000 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City. The significant contribution will facilitate the renovation and expansion of the family room within Children's Mercy Hospital, aimed at serving the families of the most critical pediatric cases. The donated funds will primarily be utilized to transform   more

GROTON, Connecticut, Oct. 4 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it has been awarded a $967 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for Lead Yard Support and Development and Design efforts for Virginia-class fast-attack submarines. The cost-plus-fixed fee modification to a previously awarded contract totals $967,185,528. Work will be performed in Groton, Connecticut;   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 6 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today launched Educate401.org, an online recruitment and resource hub for current and prospective educators. The website highlights the best of Rhode Island and offers a clear and user-friendly certification roadmap that guides aspiring teachers through  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut today announced New England's first offshore wind multi-state coordination memorandum of understanding (MOU), which creates a pathway for a potential coordinated selection of offshore wind as each state solicits offshore wind energy generation through their respective state procurements. This MOU is  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 6 -- Providence College issued the following news release: Providence College (PC) recently announced the unanimous election of two new members to its Board of Trustees. Kenneth Canestrari, '84, '20P, has served as Senior Executive Vice President and Group President of The TJX Companies, Inc. since September 2014. Mr. Canestrari has been with The TJX Companies since 1997 and has worked in various senior roles within TJX. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 4 -- Providence College issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: Providence College (PC) today formally broke ground for the Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art facility that will house the College's new School of Nursing and Health Sciences. PC established the new school in 2022. In September of last year, the College received approval from the RI Board of Nursing and Nurse Registration to offer a bachelor's degree pro  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 7 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release: United States Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona today announced his appointment of Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angelica Infante-Green to serve on the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). NAGB sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is also known as the Nation's Report Card. This marks the first ti  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today launched Educate401.org, an online recruitment and resource hub for current and prospective educators. The website highlights the best of Rhode Island and offers a clear and user-friendly certification roadmap that guides aspiring teachers through t  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI named lead researcher on $3.5 million USDA grant * * * The University of Rhode Island and The Organic Center are pleased to announce a new collaboration on an important new organic food safety research project, enabled by a $3.5 million grant recently awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) research program.   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: New England tourism leader Hilina Ajakaiye and LGBTQ+ communications expert Lauren Gray will tackle the topic of gender inequality when they lead a panel discussion at the 2023 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct 17. Ajakaiye is the executive vice president at Meet Boston (formerly Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau) and president and founder of R.I.S.E. Women's Leadership  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI Undergraduate Project Grant program awards about 100 grants each academic year * * * George Richter, an English major with a focus on literature, is getting a chance to explore something a little far afield. He's managing the production of a CD of music. In a studio in North Kingstown, the University of Rhode Island senior is overseeing edits and production for the recording. He's   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2023: The University of Rhode Island Metcalf Institute today announced the appointment of Fara Warner, a veteran journalist with a deep background in climate communication and editorial leadership, as its new executive director. The Metcalf Institute, which is celebrating its 25th year of training, is a global leader in providing professional development for science journalists, scientists and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 6 -- Brown University issued the following news release: A vote by the Providence City Council at its Thursday, Oct. 5, meeting approved a set of agreements that establish Providence's four colleges and universities among the nation's most generous voluntary financial contributors to the city in which they operate. Through two approved agreements, Brown University, Johnson and Wales University, Providence College and the Rhode Island School of Design will contrib  more