PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] As artificial intelligence begins to reshape industries and societies, the race to develop ethical frameworks for governing its use has become an urgent challenge. To help address this, Brown University has launched an online data science master's degree program that integrates the technological side of the field with study of the societal impact that big data and machine learnin  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Biologists at Brown University have discovered how a neuropeptide hormone made in the gut of flies can control their lifespan.The findings, published in PNAS, have implications for humans, too, the researchers say especially as new diabetes and obesity medications based on gut hormones in the same family of the fly hormone are becoming more widespread.For the past two decades, st  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Why space?During a visit to Brown University on Wednesday, Oct. 16, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr., one of the highest-ranking officers in the United States Space Force, answered that question for a room full of ROTC cadets and Brown student veterans. Miller grounded his answer in the context of the Space Force's mission and how that mission intersects with other branches of the U.  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 19 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Roger Farah Named Executive Chairman of the Board Company provides preliminary guidance for third quarter 2024 GAAP diluted Earnings per Share (EPS) of $0.03 to $0.08 and Adjusted EPS of $1.05 to $1.10 * * * CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that David Joyner was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 17, replacing Karen Lynch, who stepped down from her   more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * CVS Health/Morning Consult survey reveals most pharmacy teams and consumers say more care and services can and should be provided in community pharmacy Demand for pharmacy care is high, with 76% of consumers having at least one prescription for themselves or a person they care for Most consumers (81%) say they trust their local pharmacist and 83% say their pharmacist's recomme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Owners of Foster House Must Pay At Least $1.65 Million to Tenants & DC, and Ensure 76 Affordable Apartments Are Maintained on Site * * * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a settlement requiring the owners of Foster House, an apartment building located in the Shaw neighborhood at 801 Rhode Island Avenue, NW with 76 subsidized, affordable housi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: The McKee Administration, Department of Housing and RIHousing today announced the opening of another competitive round of funding for the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing across the state. Of the over $60 million available, $1.7 million comes from State Fiscal Recovery Funds (SFRF), part of Governor McKee and the General Assembly's historic investmen  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 17 -- Providence College issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Providence College (PC) announced today that they have been awarded a $1,094,746 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish "Come To The Table," a program to enhance children's participation in prayer and worship by supporting families in the practice of the shared family meal as preparation for the sacramental meal of the Eucharist. The program is funded through Lilly Endowment's  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] For nearly a decade, Brown University researcher Diane Hoffman-Kim and her laboratory team have made cortical spheroids, which are basically functional miniature brains.The three-dimensional cell cultures are versatile models that allow for the study of everything from brain injuries to stroke to glioblastoma. Most recently, Hoffman-Kim's team found a way to use the mini-brains t  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr., Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi and South Kingstown Town Administrator James Manni, as well as Warwick Representative Joseph Solomon Jr. (D-District 22, Warwick) and Senator Matthew LaMountain (D-District 31, Warwick, Cranston), gathered  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Amelia Ramirez Diaz, a fifth-grader at Pleasant View Elementary School in Providence, has been dreaming of becoming an artist since she could hold a paintbrush. "I started painting when I was 4 or 5," Ramirez Diaz said. "In preschool, I wrote on my 'All About Me' paper that I wanted to be a painter when I grew up." That dream might already be taking shape for the talented 10-year  more