PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] On a sunny afternoon with a touch of fall in the breeze, members of the Brown community celebrated more than 3,200 of its newest students and the start of the University's 261st academic year at Opening Convocation, held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, on the College Green. Thousands of incoming undergraduate, graduate, medical and transfer students joyfully streamed onto campus through th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] As the 2024-25 academic year begins at Brown and more than 3,200 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students arrive on College Hill, the University also welcomes a group of 67 new scholars to the Brown faculty. Brown's newest faculty members represent a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, research activities and teaching interests. "From public health to political sci  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: Thanks to alumna Kristina Biyad '16, five RWU students attended the Foreign Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., where they met U.S. political leaders and engaged in discourse about current events. In May, five Roger Williams University students, along with Joseph Roberts, Chair and Professor of Politics and International Relations at RWU, joined United States powerhouses in conversations about national securi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Bill ensures access to a retirement savings plan to support the financial success of all Rhode Islanders * * * Governor Dan McKee was joined today by General Treasurer James A. Diossa and bill sponsors Representative Evan Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick, East Greenwich) and Senator Meghan Kallman (D-Dist. 15, Pawtucket, Providence) to ceremonially sign legislation  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: At West Warwick Town Hall on Wednesday, Governor Dan McKee was joined by Secretary of State Gregg Amore, and bill sponsors Representative Patricia Serpa (D-District 27) and Senator Leonidas Raptakis (D-District 33) for a ceremonial bill signing of 2418A /7662, which allow unaffiliated voters to remain unaffiliated after participating in a party primary. The bills also c  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] It's a call and response heard far and wide across the Brown University campus, especially in the days ahead of the start of classes: A student yells out "I-M-P!" and is immediately met with a chorus of "Cha-cha-cha!" Each IMP student mentor is paired with several incoming international undergraduate students, helping them navigate collegiate life at Brown throughout the year.   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] The rituals of arrival are familiar, yet the excitement is always fresh. Marking the start of the Fall 2024 semester, the Brown University campus buzzed with the unmistakable spirit of new beginnings as Brown welcomed more than 3,200 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students. From pre-orientation programs through New Student Orientation, festivities for incoming students   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] As Vartan Gregorian Elementary School students marched into their classrooms for the first day of school in Providence's Fox Point neighborhood on Tuesday, Sept. 3, they were met with a wave of excitement and cheer. Roughly 60 student-athletes and coaches from Brown University lined the walkways leading to the front doors to form a welcoming parade, cheering and applauding as th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Members of Brown's Class of 2028 have already moved into residence halls and navigated a jam-packed schedule of New Student Orientation events. Soon they will pass through the iconic Van Wickle Gates to symbolize the start of their academic journey at Brown as they participate in the University's 261st Opening Convocation. And when classes begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4, students w  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement regarding the State Crime Lab and firearms examinations: "The Rhode Island State Crime Lab recently notified this Office of an issue related to results in a firearms toolmarks examination in a pending criminal case. What this means is that certain evidence, specifically related to the m  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When overdose rates spiked in Oregon in 2021 after the state decriminalized low-level drug possession, blame quickly turned to the new state law. But a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health implicates another factor: the introduction of fentanyl into Oregon's unregulated drug market. "What's compelling about this analysis is that it follows the  more