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Brown Corporation Approves Base Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
Based on recommendations from a committee of faculty, staff, students and senior administrators, the Corporation of Brown University approved during its May 2020 meeting a $1.3 billion consolidated base budget for the University's Fiscal Year 2021.
The budget includes a 9% increase to $347 million in total funding for undergraduate and graduate student financial support; $552 million for faculty, staff and more PR
Brown Corporation Elects Two New Fellows, Eight Trustees (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
During its annual spring meeting from May 20 to 22, the Corporation of Brown University elected two new members to its Board of Fellows and eight new members to its Board of Trustees. Each was asked to serve on Brown's governing body based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research.
Jeffrey F. Hines, a 1983 Brown graduate who earned an M.D. from the Warren Alpert Medical more PR
Brown Physician-Scholar Testifies on COVID-19 Before U.S. House Committee (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
In a U.S. Congress briefing held virtually, a Brown University medical expert urged federal lawmakers to ramp up the manufacturing and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) for essential workers and health care professionals on the front lines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School and emergency more PR
New Initiative to Reshape, Improve Competitiveness in Brown Varsity and Club Athletics (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 29 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
With the goals of improving the competitiveness of varsity athletics teams, enhancing the strength of club sports and upholding its commitment to providing equal opportunities in athletics for women and men, Brown University has launched a bold plan to reshape its athletics program.
The Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative will revise the University's roster of varsity sports teams; enhance club sports more PR
Rhode Island School of Design Celebrates the Class of 2020 (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release:
On Saturday, May 30, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will honor the 457 undergraduate and 207 graduate students earning their degrees this spring. The global virtual celebration featuring a video tribute to the class of 2020 will go live at 9 am EDT at commencement.risd.edu and will remain posted online.
The celebration is not a virtual commencement, but a moment to commemorate the class o more PR
University of Rhode Island Chemist Awarded $480,000 Contract to Improve Performance of Electric Car Batteries at Low Temperatures (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
For nearly 20 years, Brett Lucht has researched numerous improvements to lithium-ion batteries, exploring ways to extend the batteries' calendar life and improve general performance.
Now Lucht, a professor of chemistry at the University of Rhode Island, is undertaking a three-year study to improve battery performance at low temperatures as part of a $480,000 sub-contract with Brookhaven National Laborat more PR
University of Rhode Island Professor Appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur has been appointed a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which holds a powerful role in advising Congress on Medicare policy.
Rambur, the College's Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice and Professor of Nursing, joins Harvard Medical School Professor of Health Care Policy Michael Chernew, and President and Professor more PR
University of Rhode Island Researchers: Asteroid, Climate Change Not Responsible for Mass Extinction 215 Million Years Ago (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 27 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
A team of University of Rhode Island scientists and statisticians conducted a sophisticated quantitative analysis of a mass extinction that occurred 215 million years ago and found that the cause of the extinction was not an asteroid or climate change, as had previously been believed. Instead, the scientists concluded that the extinction did not occur suddenly or simultaneously, suggesting that the disap more PR
University of Rhode Island: Influenza, Public Health Crisis of 1918 - Confusion, Shortages, Unknowns (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 29 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on May 27:
Following is an introduction to the Influenza pandemic of 1918 and its state impact, followed by a short question and answer section, from Catherine DeCesare, a senior lecturer in the University of Rhode Island Department of History. DeCesare is an expert in Rhode Island history and currently serves as history coordinator and academic advisor for URI's Feinstein Providence Campus.
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