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| State Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for 2020-10-18 ( 9 items ) |
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Brown Scientist to Play Key Role in $10M Study of Cell Structure in Diseases, Disorders and Aging (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
A new five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable Brown scholar and molecular biologist Nicola Neretti to serve as co-investigator for a multi-institution research center studying how cell structures affect functions in health and disease.
The researchers aim to develop fundamental knowledge to provide new insights into the role that the three-dimensional organi more PR
Brown: Early-Career Biostatistics Scholar From Brown Wins Prestigious Packard Fellowship (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named Lorin Crawford, an assistant professor of biostatistics at Brown University, a 2020 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering.
The prestigious fellowship, awarded annually to just 20 scholars, provides the nation's most promising early-career scientists and engineers with $875,000 each over five years to pursue their research.
At Brown's School more PR
Brown: Researchers Step Toward Understanding How Toxic PFAS Chemicals Spread From Release Sites (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
A study led by Brown University researchers sheds new light on how pollutants found in firefighting foams are distributed in water and surface soil at release sites. The findings could help researchers to better predict how pollutants in these foams spread from the spill or release sites -- fire training areas or airplane crash sites, for example -- into drinking water supplies.
Firefighting foams more PR
Navy Awards Research Grant to URI Engineering Professor (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
It is vital that the U.S. Navy is able to quickly and accurately detect underwater targets such as enemy submarines.
One of the University of Rhode Island's newest engineering professors, Kaushallya Adhikari, will be conducting research that will help the Navy maximize its sonar capabilities.
"I'll be exploring novel sensor array geometries and signal processing algorithms to provide a compre more PR
Researchers Discuss BrainGate, Restorative Neurotechnology at Brown and Beyond (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 (TNSGra) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
In 2012, a research team led by neuroengineers from Brown University published a landmark study in the field of restorative neurotechnology. As part of a clinical trial, two people who had lost the use of their limbs were able to move a robotic arm just by thinking about moving their own arms and hands. Through an investigational technology called BrainGate, one participant was able to raise a bott more PR
University of Rhode Island Researchers: Port Engineers Need Guidance on How to Incorporate Sea Level Rise Into Construction Designs (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Oct. 13:
A survey of maritime infrastructure engineers by University of Rhode Island researchers found that the rising sea level is often not factored into designs of ports, breakwaters, fishing piers and other coastal infrastructure.
"If we're making decisions about infrastructure today and expect it to be serviceable for the next 50 to 75 years, we should be thinking about what the environ more PR
University of Rhode Island: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx Commends URI's Response to Pandemic (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 13 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, praised University of Rhode Island leaders for their months of preparation that led to a flexible response to the COVID-19 pandemic during her visit Thursday afternoon to the Kingston Campus.
"The message I wanted to carry across to the 23 universities and the 32 or so states that we've visited is that universities that spent thei more PR
URI Scientists Investigate Effects of Marine Heat Wave on Ocean Life Off Southern New England (10)
NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Oct. 13:
A team of scientists from the University of Rhode Island and partner institutions depart today aboard the research vessel Endeavor for a five-day cruise to investigate the implications of a marine heat wave in the offshore waters of New England.
The waters on the continental shelf - extending from the coast to about 100 miles offshore - have been 2 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer more PR
URI Survey of Knowledge, Beliefs About Coyotes Seeks to Inform How Coyotes Are Managed (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
A University of Rhode Island graduate student is seeking to inform coyote management in Rhode Island by conducting a survey of Ocean State residents to gain insights into their knowledge, beliefs and feelings about the controversial carnivore.
Kimberly Rivera, of Westchester County, New York, is examining the relationship between what people know and believe about coyotes and their first-hand more PR
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