BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 3 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: By Jordan Durfee Just in time for the summer season, a newly designed checkpoint station will greet beachgoers at Bristol Town Beach in Rhode Island, thanks to the creativity and hard work of Roger Williams University students in the Freedom by Design club. Wanting to give back to the Bristol community, FBD members reached out to the town's Department of Parks and Recreation last year, looking for their nex  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, April 2 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: There were many doubters when Community College of Rhode Island Class of 2022 graduate Eddy Tavares first floated the idea of auditioning for the Juilliard School in New York City. He chose to focus on those who believed. Less than a year after wrapping up a life-changing fellowship with The Gamm Theatre - and a full year after being waitlisted at Juilliard the first time he auditioned - the 22  more

IRVINE, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * * U.S. single-family home prices rose by 5.5% year over year in February and are expected to taper to 3.1% growth by February 2025. * Four of the top five states with the highest annual home price growth are in the Northeast: New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine and Connecticut * The five states where home prices remain furthest from  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, April 4 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release: To support the next generation of pharmacists, CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced two new offerings for pharmacy students: an enhanced PharmD tuition assistance program for eligible CVS Pharmacy(R) interns and a new scholarship for students enrolled in pharmacy schools nationwide. The CVS Health PharmD tuition assistance program is available to all eligible CVS Pharmacy interns and consists of a   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 4 -- Brown University issued the following news: Every year during spring break, students from Brown University's Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences ditch classrooms and textbooks and head to the American Southwest for what's become a tradition blending education, adventure and community building. The weeklong camping trips enable students to witness up close the environmental and geological processes they've been learning about all year.   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: In a day of interactive STEAM learning and collaboration, K-12 educators and educational leaders are invited to immerse themselves in the world of science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and more, at the Roger Williams University Dream with STEAM conference, an engaging professional development event taking place on Saturday, April 27, at RWU's Bristol campus. Hosted by the RWU Department of Edu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 3 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news: * * * National Public Health Week offered students at Brown's School of Public Health the opportunity to discuss the impact of their research projects and learn about the work of others. * * * While Public Health Research Day at Brown is typically referred to as a poster conference, the boards are basic backdrops to the real stars of the event: the student researchers. On Tuesday, April 2, enthusiastic  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Since the world experienced a global pandemic, there has been not only a greater appreciation of health care clinicians, but a better understanding of public health and its role in preventing disease, setting policies that impact a population's health, and generally promoting well-being on a broad level. That greater awareness has helped push public health into the forefront of the larger health care e  more