PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 25 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When Kaitlyn Lucas was a high school student in San Francisco considering colleges, she was daunted by the "beyond stressful" prospect of choosing her future roommate one reason she felt not just excitement when she committed to Brown, but also a sense of relief.In recent decades, many universities have tried to temper the anxieties that can come with living with a random roomma  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2024, by Interim President Rosemary A. Costigan: * * * Editorial: How Philanthropy Fuels Student Success at CCRI In an era where the cost of higher education continues to rise, community colleges remain a critical gateway to opportunity for millions of students. These institutions provide affordable, accessible, and high-quality education, enabling students from diverse backgr  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: In recognition of their commitment to pursuing a future in public service, four Brown University juniors have been named to the 2024-26 cohort of Voyager scholars as awardees of the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Over the next two years, Class of 2026 members Maize Cline, Lily Coffman, Corinne LePage and Justin Lim will participate in the program, which facilitates opportunities for students to "re  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] In acknowledgement of Brown's exceptional teaching, high-impact research, generous financial aid and distinctive student experience, the University continued in 2024 to place among top schools and receive new recognitions in rankings of colleges and universities.U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges" guide for 2024-25 ranked Brown No. 13 among colleges and universities acr  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: The 144 first-year medical students at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School took an important ceremonial and sartorial step toward becoming the next generation of physicians at this year's Ceremony of Commitment to Medicine on Saturday, Sept. 21. The annual event, informally known as the white coat ceremony, acknowledges the dedication that brought Brown's newest medical students to Providence and welc  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] How do people navigate social networks to understand and appreciate who knows what and who is connected to whom? With mental maps, according to a new study by researchers in the lab of Oriel FeldmanHall, an associate professor of cognitive and psychological sciences at Brown University and an affiliate of the University's Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] The sun was shining without a cloud in the sky, but the moon was the real star. Brown senior Logan Tullai and a cadre of volunteers came together on Brown's Pembroke Field on a recent warm day to create sprawling silk prints of lunar craters using cyanotype a photographic process invented in the 1800s that creates blue prints using ultraviolet rays. From kids to faculty member  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to 45 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for killing his estranged wife, Maniriho Nkinamubanzi, in 2017. At a hearing on September 24, 2024, Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano sentenced Bosco Tukamuhabwa (ag  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Following an extensive, yearlong renovation, the historic Andrews House on Brown University's campus has reopened as the new home of the Cogut Institute for the Humanities, positioning the University to expand cross-disciplinary research and learning in the humanities.The gut renovation transformed the 1901 brick building from its longtime use as Brown University Health Services  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 25 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a project to construct a new boardwalk and bulkhead at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett has begun - the project will feature a new concrete boardwalk to provide access from the parking area along the stretch of the beach. The boardwalk will feature new shade structures, sidewalks  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Growing up across the Seekonk River in East Providence, Michael Pimentel never imagined that his early experiences as a Brown Bears sports fan would one day come full circle.But since 2014, he has played a key role in advancing the University's athletic programs, fulfilling a set of responsibilities that has recently expanded across campus.As the associate head strength and cond  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news: In 2019, historian Lukas Rieppel published a book about the history of dinosaur fossils and their excavation in the late 1800s to create museum displays. But an entire facet of the story didn't make it into the book, the Brown University associate professor of history said, because he couldn't do it justice at the time. Rieppel wondered about the ways that Native people in North America thought about fos  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education has named Garvin Memorial Elementary School in Cumberland, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Providence, and Sowams Elementary School in Barrington as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024, honoring the three schools' significant academic achievements. Garvin Memorial and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. schools are recognized as Exemplary   more