PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24 -- Brown University issued the following news release: Kemp Plumb, an assistant professor of physics at Brown University, is one of just 76 scientists nationwide selected to receive a 2020 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The awards, which provide $750,000 over five years, aim to "bolster the nation's scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during crucial early career years, when many scientists do their more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 23 -- Brown University issued the following news release: The economist John Maynard Keynes once said, "The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." Brown University Professor of International Economics Mark Blyth agrees -- and his new book, "Angrynomics," details the outrage citizens feel when old, irrelevant economic ideas endure to the detriment of most of society. "Angrynomics," co-authored by Blyth and macro-hedge fu more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 26 -- Brown University issued the following news release: Dr. Alyson McGregor was just finishing her residency at Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School when a major medical finding broke: The classic symptoms associated with heart attacks, shooting pain down the left arm and crushing pressure on the chest, were in fact typical only of men. In contrast, women suffering heart attacks were likely to report subtle symptoms, like fatigue, upset stomach and shortness o more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 26 -- Brown University issued the following news release: When Fulvio Domini's undergraduate course on the human vision system began this spring, it centered around a state-of-the-art new virtual reality machine and a classroom of students eager to design and execute original experiments using the technology. But just as the students in Experimental Analysis of Vision for Action and Vision in Perception were planning the experiments they would conduct on Domini's more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 26 -- Brown University issued the following news release: The discovery of carbon nanostructures like two-dimensional graphene and soccer ball-shaped buckyballs helped to launch a nanotechnology revolution. In recent years, researchers from Brown University and elsewhere have shown that boron, carbon's neighbor on the periodic table, can make interesting nanostructures too, including two-dimensional borophene (https://news.brown.edu/articles/2014/01/borophene) and more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 26 -- Brown University issued the following news release: While the brain is composed of two types of cells, glia tend to receive far less attention for their importance in brain function and disease than the more celebrated neurons. But scientists have known for more than a century that special types of glial cells are integral components of neuromuscular junctions or synapses -- points of contact between neurons and muscles that permit the brain to control movem more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, June 23 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: The Community College of Rhode Island announced it is included in the expansion of the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative (https://blog.ed.gov/2019/04/answering-frequently-asked-questions-second-chance-pell/) to provide need-based Pell grants to people in state and federal prisons. CCRI is one of 67 colleges awarded the grant, and one of only 130 colleges nationwide selected to part more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24 -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: Hyundai Motor Group and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) announced a research collaboration to examine relationships among natural and built environments in order to propose new directions for the future of mobility. The study expands on the smart mobility vision announced by Hyundai Motor Group at CES 2020. Hyundai's vision, which aims to help vitalize human-centered future cities, focuse more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 25 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy researcher has received a research grant to address barriers patients face in accessing needed medications for cancer. The $74,556 grant is funded by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance and the National Pharmaceutical Council. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Ami Vyas will lead a study to identify significant patient access barriers and facilitators of more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 26 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Doug Sawyer was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, 11 years ago. His only muscles that still function are those that control eye movement. Despite his disability, Sawyer still works as an engineer from his home, designing electronics for Hayward Industries. Using only his eyes, the 57-year-old writes reports and other papers, draws pictures and schem more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 27 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: In a new study, scientists from around the world - including a professor at the University of Rhode Island - warn that the threats posed by invasive alien species are increasing. They say that urgent action is required to prevent, detect and control invaders at both local and global levels. Alien species are plants, animals and microbes that are introduced by people, accidentally or intentionally, into more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 24 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island's Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies announced the appointment of Adam Brown to assistant dean for academic and student affairs, effective July 6. In this role, Brown will lead the College's Office of Academic and Student Affairs where he will pursue strategic organizational goals for the College, its schools, faculty, staff, and students. These dutie more PR