KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Thomas J. Drury '74 and Catherine F. Drury recently made a $1 million gift to the University of Rhode Island for renovations to the URI Athletics complex. This is one of the first gifts supporting the major fundraising initiative to make significant upgrades to several athletic facilities. This project aims to transform the student-athlete experience, offer enhanced fan experiences, and provide expanded  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 2 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news: * * * Brown-led research found that firearm-related lead ammunition use is an unregulated source of lead exposure in the U.S. that may disproportionately impact children. * * * Childhood lead exposure, primarily from paint and water, is a significant health concern in the United States, but a new study has identified a surprising additional source of lead exposure that may disproportionately harm childr  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * FBI's Kirk Yeager to share insight into explosives science with future forensic scientists at URI * * * Kirk Yeager, chief explosive scientist at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will discuss the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and other explosive events during the University of Rhode Island's Forensic Science Seminar Series on Friday, March 8. URI students attend the series for credi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 2 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news: * * * Free and open to the public, the annual family-friendly event invites Rhode Islanders to learn about brain science through interactive stations, creative art projects, lively games and engaging lighting talks. * * * Curious minds of all ages are welcome to explore the wonders of the human brain at the 2024 Brown Brain Fair. Held on Saturday, March 16, at Brown University, the free, family-friendl  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Today, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced two public hearings on the proposed sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. The two public hearings will be held on March 19, 2024, and March 26, 2024, both in room 110 of Alger Hall at Rhode Island College, located a  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 28 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced he is welcoming Paul J. "P.J." Fox, a longstanding community leader and non-violence advocate as the Office's first Director of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention. In the new role of Director of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention, Mr. Fox will take a proactive approach to violence interv  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 1 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement regarding the lead rental registry as the House Finance Committee considers proposed changes to the legislation passed by the General Assembly last year. "Last year, the General Assembly passed perhaps the most significant tenant protections that Rhode Island has seen in a generation, and c  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 2 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today he will appoint Keith D. Hoffmann to be the next Chief of Policy to Attorney General Neronha. Mr. Hoffmann, who currently serves as Chief of the Civil Division's Civil and Community Rights Unit, will succeed Kate Sabatini who Attorney General Neronha recently announced as the new Civil Division Chie  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Feb. 28 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: By Jordan J. Phelan In today's interconnected world, effective communication serves as a bridge that transcends cultural, geographical, and linguistic barriers to connect people to vital information and resources. This sentiment lies at the heart of a dynamic collaboration between Roger Williams University and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, in which 25 students from diverse disc  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 1 -- Brown University issued the following news: Through a dynamic, multi-part residency with the Brown Arts Institute through mid-June, Kentridge and artists from his Johannesburg-based arts incubator are engaging with the University community and beyond. There's an African proverb that goes something like, "When the good doctor can't cure you, find the less good doctor," explained South African artist William Kentridge. Kentridge applies that ethos to artmaki  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 28 -- Brown University issued the following news: As the country faces intense political divisions and grapples with local, national and international challenges -- from the failure of the Washington Bridge that has snarled traffic in Providence and beyond since December, to immense international crises like conflict in the Middle East -- U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo emphasized the importance of citizen engagement and considering the lives that are affected by public policy  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: University of Rhode Island students are invited to join the University's inaugural Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge sponsored by 401 Tech Bridge, a division of the URI Research Foundation, and funded by RISE-UP. Innovation challenges are offered to students across programs, interests and colleges, from a challenge to build a green rooftop utopia on Lippitt Hall to a challenge to create underwat  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island will provide a record level of financial aid support during the 2024-25 academic year. The University's Board of Trustees approved the comprehensive tuition, fees, and financial aid plan at a regular meeting on Friday, Feb. 16. "The University of Rhode Island is committed to providing broad access to a high-quality academic experience while also meeting our financial resp  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: In December 1998, just six years after the takeover of Taft Hall on the University of Rhode Island campus, a new student group dedicated to furthering the cause of racial justice at URI rose to prominence. On Thursday, Feb. 29, the University's Multicultural Student Services Center and Talent Development Program will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Brothers United for Action (BUA) student protes  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: In the 1980s, as a poetry student in Italy, Peter Covino was introduced to the work of acclaimed Italian poet Dario Bellezza. It's a moment he still remembers. "It was a big deal to learn at that time that there was this really wild, irreverent writer exploring ideas that I didn't realize would speak to me so directly," says Covino, associate professor of English at the University of Rhode Island. "It   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Noelani Perez '24 has been chosen as a Major of the Year recipient by the SHAPE America Society of Health and Physical Educators. The award celebrates outstanding undergraduate students in the health, physical education, recreation, and dance professions. Perez, a health and physical education major at the University of Rhode Island, will be honored during a ceremony at the organization's 138th nationa  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 -- Brown University issued the following news: With 10 months remaining in Brown University's ambitious BrownTogether campaign, fundraising in support of the University's mission and strategic priorities has passed the $4 billion mark, President Christina H. Paxson wrote in a Wednesday, Feb. 28, letter to campus. "Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of thousands of Brown alumni, parents and friends, the campaign's successes to date will benefit generations   more