PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 2 -- Brown University issued the following news release: Brown University has earned a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award for its campus-wide commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion across all facets of its community. The HEED award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion through strong leadership and sustained efforts to recruit and retain diverse students, facult more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 2 -- Brown University issued the following letter by President Christina H. Paxson, Provost Richard M. Locke and Barbara Chernow, executive vice president for finance and administration: On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Brown University's president, provost and executive vice president for finance and administration shared with the University community the following message about a series of actions that Brown is pursuing in its ongoing efforts to confront anti-Black racism. more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Despite significantly different immigration enforcement climates in Texas and Rhode Island, a majority of surveyed Latino high school students in both states fear someone close to them could be arrested and deported. And more than half in both states reported symptoms of mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at levels significant enough to warrant trea more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 1 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The movement of groundwater in aquifers deep beneath the surface often carries with it a variety of contaminants that can be traced to leaking septic systems, damaged underground infrastructure, excessive fertilizer use and other land uses. But where that groundwater and those contaminants end up is often unknown. Using a drone with an infrared thermal imaging camera, a team of University of Rhode Isla more PR