PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 10 -- Brown University issued the following letter by President Christina H. Paxson: Brown University will reinstate the varsity status of its men's track, field and cross country teams. The decision follows the May 28 launch of the Excellence in Brown Athletics Initiative, a bold plan to improve competitiveness and reshape the Brown Athletics program. Brown President Christina H. Paxson notified the campus community of the reinstatement in a June 9 letter, which more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 11 -- Brown University issued the following news release: A renewable energy facility that will play a significant role in moving Brown University toward its goal of net-zero carbon emissions is now up and running. On Thursday, June 11, the Clearway Energy Group announced that it has completed construction and started commercial operations of Mesquite Star, a 419-megawatt wind farm in Fisher County, Texas. Brown will purchase renewable energy credits from the fac more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 12 -- Brown University issued the following news release: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger -- that claim is so universally accepted that it's a common truism in contexts from everyday conversations to Top 40 pop charts. But new research led by a team of Brown University researchers finds that this is false. In fact, the research suggests the opposite is true: Past stressors sensitize people to future traumas, thereby increasing their chances of developin more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 9 -- Brown University issued the following news release: A team of Brown University physicists has developed a new type of compact, ultra-sensitive magnetometer. The new device could be useful in a variety of applications involving weak magnetic fields, the researchers say. "Nearly everything around us generates a magnetic field -- from our electronic devices to our beating hearts -- and we can use those fields to gain information about all these systems," said  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: In a time of a documented decline of community and social connections, a large number of people who have needed assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic have found that help through community organizations, the government and their family, friends and neighbors, according to a newly released poll from the University of Rhode Island's Social Science Institute for Research, Education, and Policy. In a rep more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 11 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Beginning in the fall, the University of Rhode Island's School of Professional and Continuing Studies, at the Feinstein Providence Campus, is offering a new bachelor of science degree in professional leadership studies. This degree is designed for individuals who want to advance into, or thrive within, administration and leadership roles. It will prepare students with the knowledge and practical skills more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 12 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following statement by President David M. Dooley: Just a few of the names of those whose lives were stolen in the last decade: George Floyd (May 25, 2020), Dreasjon "Sean" Reed (May 6, 2020), Breonna Taylor (March 13, 2020), Ahmaud Arbery (February 23, 2020), Botham Jean (September 16, 2018), Stephon Clark (March 18, 2018), Philando Castile (July 6, 2016), Jamar Clark (November 15, 2015), Sandra Bland (July 15, 2015),  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 10 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Men are taller than women because millennia ago big, strong men beat out their shorter rivals for access to mates. The female pelvis is broader than the male pelvis because women have evolved to give birth. So the thinking goes. They're compelling evolutionary narratives that have lasted in textbooks, classrooms and pop culture as explanations for the skeletal differences between men and women. But as  more PR