PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 -- Brown University issued the following news release: As she accepted the American Library in Paris Book Award for her novel "Joan," based on the story of French heroine Joan of Arc, author and Brown University doctoral student Katherine J. Chen was inspired to share something she studied in class this semester. Standing at a podium in Paris's Hotel de Talleyrand, Chen cited a text by the philosopher and critic Georg Lukacs, whose work she encountered through  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: A large-scale satellite mapping project, co-founded by Brown researcher Parker VanValkenburgh, is helping archaeologists identify sweeping climate and cultural changes that occurred in the Andes Mountains over the last millennium. Parker VanValkenburgh has dedicated more than a decade of research to understanding how colonialism impacted Peru's Indigenous people in the 16th century. That time mark  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Misleading reports give grossly inaccurate narrative of renowned secondary school materials referencing academic views on Israel, Palestine and the Middle East. * * * Brown University is pushing back against recent news stories that have the effect of cultivating a false narrative against its renowned and well-regarded Choices Program, which creates curriculum for history and current issue  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 -- Brown University issued the following Q&A on Dec. 20, 2023, with Mukesh K. Jain, dean of medicine and biological sciences: * * * The goal of the regional collaboration of investors, entrepreneurs and researchers is to accelerate the development of innovative health care solutions. * * * When Dr. Mukesh K. Jain, dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown University, learned that the U.S. government's biomedical research agency, the Advanced Research  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Two undergraduates, one graduate student and four recent graduates were named among this year's classes of Marshall, Schwarzman and Voyager scholars. * * * In recognition of their own academic achievements and Brown University's commitment to developing exceptional scholars, seven students and recent graduates earned spots in the most recent cohorts of the prestigious Marshall, Schwarzman   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2023: 401 Tech Bridge, a business unit of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, recently hosted pitch presentations by 13 aspiring entrepreneurs from across the University. The budding entrepreneurs, all students, worked with RISE-UP's i(X)Studio at URI, an industry-based program that supports students, faculty, and the Rhode Island community in commercializing entrepreneurial i  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A group of University of Rhode Island honors students was sent out this fall to explore the North Woods near campus. The exercise was part of a new class at URI helping incoming honors students at the University better understand their new community, starting with their immediate surroundings. The initial woods foray will eventually lead them to connect local issues to complex global issues. The inaugur  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island has named noted health education leader, scholar, and pediatrician Patrick Vivier, M.D., Ph.D., as the next dean of the College of Health Sciences. Vivier is a member of the Tufts University School of Medicine senior leadership team and currently serves as interim chair of the Tufts public health and community medicine department; director of the public health program; and  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday evening voted to approve over $1 billion in new school construction projects across Rhode Island, marking the single largest school construction approval in Rhode Island K-12 history. The approval allows for the construction of seven new and like-new schools and other health, s  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: As a teenager, Kiersten Sundell was inspired by environmental activist Greta Thunberg. They were the same age, both of Swedish descent and both interested in raising awareness about climate change. "Since I first learned about climate change as a 14-year-old in public school, I saw Greta on TV. She was probably 15, yelling at some of the world's most prominent politicians," says Sundell, a University o  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2023: The Champlin Foundation awarded the University of Rhode Island $500,000 to purchase classroom equipment and technology that will benefit students in multiple departments. The Champlin Foundation, one of the oldest philanthropic organizations in Rhode Island, has funded projects at URI for more than 30 years that cumulatively total more than $17 million. This year they supported three i  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 19 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: University of Rhode Island students and faculty members in multiple health disciplines will soon have access to state-of-the-art neuroscientific technology to enhance classroom lessons and research education, thanks to a grant from the Champlin Foundation. College of Health Sciences Professors Mariusz Furmanek and Alisa Baron, along with collaborators Mark Hartman, Nicole Logan, Ellen McGough and Kunal  more