WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: The southern New England states are poised to receive a robust set of competitive proposals from offshore wind developers in the upcoming offshore wind solicitation spanning Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. In addition to the unique three-state collaboration, the recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury should provide this round of bidding with an abundance of options to deliver clean ener  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 28 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: Roger Williams University announces that Shabana Basij-Rasikh, a changemaker and founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), the first and only remaining boarding school dedicated to educating Afghan girls in the world, will deliver the keynote speech and receive an honorary degree at the RWU Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17. This year's RWU Commencement exercises will celebrate leaders a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced her support of Avangrid's New England Wind 1 offshore wind proposal in response to the multi-state procurement for offshore wind power by Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. If Avangrid's bid is selected by the state, this transaction would be a first for a US city to contract for offshore wind. This endorsement reflects Boston's commitment to decarbonizing the city by in  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 29 -- Brown University issued the following news: Brown University offered admission to 1,623 prospective members of next year's entering undergraduate class on Thursday, March 28. Admitted through Brown's regular decision process, the students join 898 early decision applicants offered admission in December 2023 for a total admitted class of 2,521. The 48,898 applicants to Brown's Class of 2028, who hailed from all 50 U.S. states and 166 countries, included hig  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 28 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news: * * * A new study on how comets evolve reveals that deep space objects like Kuiper Belt Object 486958 Arrokoth may be time capsules containing ancient ices from billions of years ago. * * * A new study is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about distant objects in the far reaches of the solar system, starting with an object called the space snowman. Researchers from Brown University and the   more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, March 29 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: For the third year in a row, the Community College of Rhode Island has been named a Military Friendly(R) School by VIQTORY, a data-driven military company that helps connect the military community to civilian employment. Military Friendly(R) is the standard that measures an organization's commitment, effort, and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community. T  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 28 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has received proposals from four project developers under its multistate Request For Proposals (RFP) with Massachusetts and Rhode Island. DEEP issued its request for proposals (RFP) (https://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DEEPEnergy.nsf/c6c6d525f7cdd1168525797d0047c5bf/5f3d7ee5480  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, March 28 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced more than $3 million in new grants to support organizations in Phoenix working to increase equitable access to health care, address social determinants of health and educate the community on the effects of air pollution. This announcement was made during a Project Health event in Phoenix and included CVS Health leaders, community organizations and l  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 26 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on March 25, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the initial purchasers in connection with The Narragansett Electric Company's (d/b/a Rhode Island Energy) ("RIE") issuance of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.350% Senior Notes due 2034 in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulations S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to eligible purchasers. The transaction closed on Marc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Bids for Massachusetts' fourth offshore wind solicitation were due today at noon. Massachusetts received bids from Avangrid Renewables, South Coast Wind Energy, and Vineyard Offshore. "Bids for Massachusetts' fourth offshore wind solicitation - the region's largest to date for up to 3,600 MW - were due today at noon," said Massachusetts   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 27 -- Brown University issued the following news: The incubators and centrifuges are plugged in. Refrigerators are humming. Beakers, scales and microscopes have been unpacked. And 31,000 square feet of new Brown University life sciences lab space in the Point 225 building in Providence is ready for use. Over the past year, Brown and Wexford Science & Technology have transformed the sixth floor of 225 Dyer St. into research space designed for individual and team   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Terrence Gray today issued the following statements following the Federal District Court decision in Soscia Holdings, LLC v. Terrence Gray, et al.: "We are pleased with the Court's decision to grant our motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Soscia   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 30 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced that the deadline to complete SurveyWorks has been extended to allow students, educators, and families additional time to complete the important statewide education survey. Originally scheduled to conclude March 31, the SurveyWorks window will remain open through April 7. As of today, March 29, nearly   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island has named Abby Benson vice president for administration and finance. A Rhode Island native, Benson is an accomplished education leader with a proven commitment to public universities. Benson has served on the University's senior leadership team since December 2021, when she joined URI as chief of staff and strategic advisor to the president. She was named interim vice pr  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 28 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences Associate Dean Deborah Riebe recently received one of the highest honors in the field of sports medicine, as she was named one of the highest achieving scientists in the field. Riebe, an accomplished exercise physiologist, will receive a "Citation Award" during the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine at the end of May. The Cit  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 30 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: As University of Rhode Island seniors begin to prepare for the milestone of graduation, the URI community is starting a new tradition this spring--celebrating employees for milestones of service at several points of tenure. The University will recognize these employees during a special breakfast in the Memorial Union Ballroom on Thursday, April 11 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The new ceremony will honor facul  more