WARWICK, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: Eleven juniors from North Kingstown High School (NKHS) are taking advantage of a unique learning opportunity through the Community College of Rhode Island's latest High School Enrichment Dual-Enrollment initiative. Beginning this fall, CCRI's Physics and Engineering Department partnered with NKHS to launch a free Advanced Manufacturing Program for high school students interested in earning a Manuf  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A working paper by researchers from the University of Southern California and Brown University analyzed the global impacts of COVID-19 vaccines. * * * The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives in 141 countries and could have saved about 670,000 more had the vaccines been distributed equitably. That's according to a new working paper from researchers at the Universit  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A study led by Brown University researchers found that participants in a mindfulness-based blood pressure reduction program improved health behaviors that lower blood pressure. * * * Practicing mindfulness focused on healthy eating can be good for the heart, a new study shows, because it improves self-awareness and helps people stick to a heart-healthy diet. When people who had elevated bl  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: Growing up in Providence, RI, Daniel Hernandez was his family's helper: He translated for his immigrant parents, filling out paperwork with them and navigating their appointments. Though his own language barrier led him to feel uncomfortable in a classroom, he dreamed of pursuing a career in health care because he wanted to expand his desire to help others. "I had a notion of wanting to just help  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the announcement made by joint venture partners 0rsted and Eversource on their final investment decision regarding Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm under development in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The decision means that the joint venture partners are committing to commencing the full scope of construction on th  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2023. * * * Table: Key financial data [Link to table at bottom] * * * Third quarter highlights * Total revenues increased to $89.8 billion, up 10.6% compared to prior year * GAAP diluted EPS of $1.75 and Adjusted EPS of $2.21 * * * Year-to-date highlights * Total revenues  more

NORTH PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and North Providence Mayor Charlie Lombardi today joined North Providence School District administrators, educators, and students at Stephen J. Olney Elementary School to detail new efforts and incentives to address staggering chronic absenteeism happening nationwide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wi  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Engineering and Chemistry student researchers collaborate to create a database showing the amount and type of microplastics in the bay. * * * On a sunny October morning, senior Michelle Kryl lowers a phytoplankton net into the water at Silver Creek in Bristol, R.I. After five minutes, she pulls up the net, unscrews a cylinder attached to the end of the net and passes it to junior Ashlee Lewan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Extreme Democrat Seth Magaziner has aligned himself with the members of Congress who refuse to stand with the Israeli people. Magaziner has accepted a total of $5,500 from members who refused to denounce Hamas earlier this week. * $5,000 from Pramila Jayapal * $500 from Joaquin Castro "Why hasn't Seth Magaziner given back these crooked antisemitic contributions? If actions speak louder than wor  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The Teagle Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of Rhode Island to implement a program for rising 12th graders in Rhode Island's urban school districts to immerse them in the liberal arts. Called the Forgiveness is Freedom Academy: A Knowledge for Freedom Program, it will engage students with transformative texts on forgiveness. The program includes a two-week summer residential exp  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2023: Social consciousness advisor Amy Hall, of iconic fashion brand Eileen Fisher, will discuss the feasibility of "sustainable" business at the 2023 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Nov. 14. Hall joined the Eileen Fisher brand 30 years ago, where she founded and led what became known as the brand's Social Consciousness initiative. In that time, Hall created the company's  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI nutrition expert weighs in on what consumers should know * * * California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill banning the use of four common food additives linked to health problems. The new law makes California the first state in the nation to outlaw chemicals that are allowed by the Food and Drug Administration. The California Food Safety Act goes into effect Jan. 1, 2027, a  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: J.P. Walsh, director of the University of Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Center and professor at the Graduate School of Oceanography, recently traveled to Mauritius, an island country located 500 miles east of Madagascar, as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program. His visit centered on a project in partnership with MRU 2025, a non-government organization dedicated to the protection, preserva  more

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Westfield State University issued the following news: Westfield State recently earned its first win in the Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistant (MAPA) Student Challenge Bowl, besting other universities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, in a medical "Jeopardy"-- style competition. Students Taylor Saimeri, Jennifer Petrucci, and Andrew Allard defeated Northeastern University's team, last year's champion, by one question in the com  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * With a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, data from three test-wells will determine if conversion to a geothermal energy system can provide a renewable approach to heating campus buildings. * * * As part of its pledge to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2040, Brown University is exploring the feasibility of using geothermal energy as the primary source of hea  more