PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 26 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in physics and cosmology. Though it can't be seen directly, scientists suspect it's what holds galaxies together and makes up about 85% of all mass in the universe. A global team of over 250 scientists and engineers from 38 institutions led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and including students, postdoctoral researchers and fa  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Governor Dan McKee today announced his appointment of Dr. Jill Hume Harrison to serve on the Rhode Island Ethics Commission. Dr. Harrison is a sociologist currently working at Rhode Island College (RIC) as a professor of Sociology and the Director of the Justice Studies Program. "Jill's extensive background in sociology and justice studies brings valuable perspective   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Funding open to all types of projects; cleanups focused on coastal cleanups will be given priority * * * Today, Governor Dan McKee, First Lady Susan McKee, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) announced a new round of available microgrants for fall cleanups through the First Lady's Litter-Free Rhode Island program. This latest rou  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 29 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] She is a self-professed science lover, but it's difficult to imagine Brown master's degree candidate Petranea Smith holed up in a laboratory because since June, the public health student has spent countless hours connecting with people and building relationships with community groups. Through an internship with Clinica Esperanza, Smith has discovered that she deeply enjoys publi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] While every student's journey leading up to their Brown education is unique, a new pre-orientation program aims to make sure incoming engineering students are all on the same page. The Brown Summer Transition Engineering Program, or STEP, invites first-year students to learn more about engineering, engage with various support resources on campus, build community with one anothe  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 28 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] With a new federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an art and architecture scholar from Brown University will lead the development of an exhibition featuring the artwork of 19th century painter Edward Mitchell Bannister. The African American artist, who spent decades living and working on College Hill in Providence, is best known for his pastoral landscapes  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 31 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Warren man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to attempting to kill his mother in 2021. At a hearing on August 26, 2024, before Superior Court Justice Linda Rekas Sloan, Kevin Mendes (age 37) entered a plea   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * Bills will help accelerate housing production and increase Rhode Island's housing stock * * * WARWICK, RI - At the Warwick Housing Authority on Thursday, Governor Dan McKee ceremonially signed a slate of bills aimed at continuing Rhode Island's momentum in addressing the housing crisis. The Governor was joined at the signing by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi  more