PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: Kiley Vasquez, a first-year student at the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence, has ambitious plans for her future. The 15-year-old has her sights set on two seemingly distinct fields: immigration law and marine biology. "If I could find a way to do both," Vasquez said, "I would love that!" So, how will the determined high schooler determine the best path to pursue? Internships. As p  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 21 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office of the Attorney General has issued a decision, pursuant to its authority under Rhode Island's Hospital Conversions Act (HCA), to conditionally approve a transaction that would allow a change in ownership of a health care system that includes two local safety net hospitals, Roger Williams Medical   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 17 -- Brown University issued the following news: Providence-area kids and families are invited to join Brown community members on campus this summer for a series of free educational events organized by the Brown University Library. The events are part of the "Summer With your PVD Libraries" initiative led by the Providence Public Library and the Community Libraries of Providence. For the program's second year, Brown's library joins with 11 other libraries in Pro  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that the first set of mosquito samples of the 2024 season tested by the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories (RISHL) have confirmed the first two detections of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in the state in 2024. The mosquito samples testing  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 19 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Governor Dan McKee and Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner announced the recipients of new grant funding under the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation's Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund and Site Readiness Program. "As a former mayor, I know how important Main Streets are to the economic success of our municipalities and small businesses," said Governor Dan  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 20 -- Brown University issued the following news: Federally qualified health centers offer primary care services to 30 million individuals in the U.S., the majority of whom are low-income and/or underinsured and may not otherwise receive such care. While prior research has shown that 70% of FQHCs screen for social risk factors like food and housing insecurity, no studies have quantified the extent to which their patients are experiencing these challenges nationwid  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 20 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Francesco (Fran) DeLuca is rejoining the firm as a shareholder in the Boston office and will be working in Providence, Rhode Island. DeLuca arrives to the firm from Epstein Becker & Green, where he was a partner. DeLuca is a highly regarded advisor to employers with a decade of  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education today released the results of RIDE's 2024 administration of SurveyWorks, the annual statewide education survey. The survey collects crucial feedback and data from students, families, and educators on how to improve the state's education system. This year's survey had   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 21 -- Brown University issued the following news: When Brown University's LGBTQ Center was established and took up residence within Faunce House in 2004, it inherited a room full of boxes. For decades, those materials sat unprocessed. While cataloguing the contents had long been a goal of the center, staffing transitions and hiccups in funding, time and student availability -- and eventually a pivot to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic -- made it diffi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 22 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that the Waterman Eco-Challenge, an annual event launched in 2011 that draws hundreds of open water swimmers and paddlers to Narragansett each year to promote ocean recreational safety, is hosting the Summer Safe Ocean State event at Roger Wheeler State Beach on Saturday, July   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 20 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Lifespan and Brown University] -- Amid ongoing headwinds facing the health care sector, Lifespan health system and Brown University have finalized terms on a set of expanded affiliation agreements to strengthen top-quality patient care, medical education and biomedical research in Rhode Island. As part of the agreements, Lifespan will change its name to Brown University Health later this year thr  more