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Brown: New Catalyst Efficiently Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Useful Fuels and Chemicals (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
As levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide continue to climb, scientists are looking for new ways of breaking down CO2 molecules to make useful carbon-based fuels, chemicals and other products. Now, a team of Brown University researchers has found a way to fine-tune a copper catalyst to produce complex hydrocarbons -- known as C2-plus products -- from CO2 with remarkable efficiency.
In a study published in Na more PR
Brown: Quality of Care at Rural Hospitals May Not Differ as Much as Reported, Study Suggests (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 11 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
Critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide care to Americans living in remote rural areas. As important health care access points, these hospitals serve a population that is disproportionately older, impoverished and burdened by chronic disease. In 1997, with small rural hospitals under increasing financial strain and closing in large numbers, the federal CAH designation was established to increase their viab more PR
Brown: Stay-at-Home Orders Significantly Associated With Reduced Spread of COVID-19, Study Finds (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 -- Brown University issued the following news release:
Across the globe, COVID-19 has infected more than 18 million people to date and has killed hundreds of thousands -- and the United States has been hit especially hard. Although the U.S. comprises just 4.2% of the global population, it accounted for approximately 33% of all reported infections by the end of April.
However, the majority of U.S. states eventually imposed stay-at-home orders, and those orders more PR
Md. Gov. Hogan: Arkansas and Rhode Island Join Bipartisan Interstate Testing Compact, Expanding Agreement to Ten States (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following joint news release on Aug. 13:
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced that Arkansas and Rhode Island have joined the bipartisan interstate testing compact for rapid point-of-care antigen testing--the first interstate testing compact of its kind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today's announcement expands the compact to ten governo more PR
N.J. Gov. Murphy: Updated Quarantine Advisory Issued for Individuals Traveling to New Jersey, Bringing New Total to 33 States and Territories (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 11:
Governor Phil Murphy today advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from states or territories with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state or territory. In addition to the Virgin Islands, the updated advisory includes two additional states Hawaii and South Dakota - with Alaska, New Mexico, O more PR
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Announces Individuals Traveling to New York From Two Additional States, Virgin Islands Will Be Required to Quarantine for 14 Days (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 11:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that two additional states and Virgin Islands meet the metrics to qualify for the travel advisory requiring individuals who have traveled to New York from those areas, all of which have significant community spread, to quarantine for 14 days. The newly-added states are Hawaii and South Dakota. Alaska, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington hav more PR
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