PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 1 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Founded in 2015, Breakthrough Lab, a venture accelerator organized by Brown's Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, brings together a uniquely creative community, demonstrated by their pioneering ventures. This year's 11 ventures reflect the diverse backgrounds of their founders and their common desire to solve big problems. Some ventures are developing new technologies, from pro  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: The Community College of Rhode Island earned two prestigious awards this year from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) at its annual National Conference for its work in the financial aid profession and higher education community. Kelly Morrissey, CCRI's Dean of Student Financial Assistance and Scholarships and current past-President of the Rhode Island Associa  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 2 -- Brown University issued the following news: For Class of 1978 graduate Samuel M. Mencoff, Brown University has meant many things over more than six decades. He grew up a few blocks away in Providence, within a stone's throw of Brown Stadium. He spent four years as an undergraduate, earning a degree in anthropology, playing freshman lacrosse and leading the Association of Fraternity Presidents. He and his future wife, Ann, enjoyed their first date at Meehan A  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 3 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor McKee has announced round two of Rhode Island's Community Learning Centers Municipal Grant program, awarding a total of $26.9 million planned for Central Falls, Charlestown, Coventry, Exeter, Lincoln, North Providence, and Woonsocket. "The community learning centers create centralized, convenient spaces for all ages to participate in education, employment, and wellness programs  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 6 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve two consecutive life sentences at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the murder of 38-year-old Jorge Garcia at Roque's Cafe in Providence in 2021. At a hearing on July 2, 2024, before Superior Court Justice Kristin E.  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 6 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: In alignment with Governor Dan McKee's Learn365RI Initiative, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced a grant opportunity for high schools to support Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion over the summer. Through a nearly $100,000 award from the Educational Credit Management Corporati  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 27 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: SMU and the University of Rhode Island have patented an inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores (SSNs), while also making it possible to self-clean blocked nanopores. The technique called chemically-tuned controlled dielectric breakdown (CT-CDB) addresses two key problems that have kept solid-state nanopores - which are too tiny for the human eye to see - from being used more oft  more