PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 12 -- Brown University issued the following news release: In the wake of last weekend's devastating attacks by Hamas on Israel and the grave loss of life that has resulted in both Israel and Gaza, members of the Brown University community gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 11, for reflection and prayer about the tragic impacts of the violence. Speakers both encouraged empathy, courage and peace and expressed outrage, anger and shock. Religious leaders, University leader  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School received the honor in recognition of his high-impact research to prevent adverse obstetric outcomes. * * * Dr. Methodius Tuuli, professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School, has been elected to the National A  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- Brown University issued the following news release: In a significant step toward creating a state-of-the-art indoor turf facility at its Erickson Athletic Complex, Brown University has selected Sasaki as design architect. A vote by the Corporation of Brown University's Committee on Facilities and Campus Planning approved the selection of Sasaki, which is home to a dedicated sports, wellness and student life practice composed of architects, landscape archite  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following Q&A on Oct. 12, 2023, with Communication and Media Assistant Professor Brianna Cox: * * * Communication and Media Assistant Professor Brianna Cox is heading to Tinseltown. Now in her second year at the college, the Brooklyn native has been selected as a recipient of the Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship for the Television Academy Foundation's 2023 Media Educators Conference in Hollywood later thi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 13 -- Brown University issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Leaders from the City of Providence and Brown University convened at City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 12, to formally sign 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. Mayor Brett P. Smiley, City Council President Rachel Miller and Brown President Christina H. Paxson eac  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A panel discussion on the impact of private equity on health care offered an opportunity to show how the School of Public Health's Center for Advancing Health Policy Research aims to influence policy through research. * * * Unchecked and ineffective health care spending is the biggest social policy challenge facing the U.S., says Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the School of Public Health at Br  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement in reaction to the Hamas attacks in Israel: "As I reflect on the unspeakable carnage unleashed on innocent civilians in Israel this past weekend, I want to add my voice to those who have reaffirmed, forcefully and unequivocally, our commitment and support for the State of Israel in these dark  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment, issued the following news release: Adtran today announced that Sertex Broadband Solutions, a fiber deployment expert in the US Northeast, is utilizing its Mosaic One solution to bring high-speed fiber connectivity to the remote community of New Shoreham on Block Island. Located 12 miles from mainland Rhode Island, the popular summer destination has previously been underserved with broadband a  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island's Feinstein College of Education has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Programs, to prepare programs that will address the need for qualified personnel and services related to special education and ensure a diversified teacher workforce to better serve children with disabilities in the state. The award  more