PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 -- Brown University issued the following news: A new $25 million gift to Brown University will fuel scientific discovery and help innovative new ideas in brain science get off the ground. The generous gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous will support research in computational brain science, enabling Brown to attract and retain world-class teachers and scholars, and it will endow an innovation awards program at the University's Robert J. and Nancy D more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- Brown University issued the following news: Brown University alumna Janet Yellen was sworn in Tuesday, Jan. 26, as U.S. treasury secretary, becoming the first woman in the 232-year history of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to hold the position. Yellen was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris and will serve as a direct advisor to President Joseph Biden and his cabinet on economic issues. She is the first woman to have held each of the top economic p more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 30 (TNSPer) -- Brown University issued the following news: After nearly a decade leading varsity, club and recreational sports programs as Brown University's 17th director of athletics, Jack Hayes will leave the University on Feb. 5 to pursue new opportunities -- chief among them, he will become senior advisor to Bruin Sports Capital beginning on March 1. Colin A. Sullivan, deputy director of athletics, will serve as interim athletics director while Brown conducts more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 26 (TNSGra) -- Brown University issued the following news: Dr. Martin A. Weinstock, a professor of dermatology and epidemiology at Brown University, will lead a six-year clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a topical medication as a way to prevent the most common type of cancer in the United States. Backed by a $34 million award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program, the study will investigate the potential of imiquim more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news: At some point between 300 million and 1 billion years ago, a large cosmic object smashed into the planet Venus, leaving a crater more than 170 miles in diameter. A team of Brown University researchers has used that ancient impact scar to explore the possibility that Venus once had Earth-like plate tectonics. For a study published in Nature Astronomy, the researchers used computer models to recreate the im more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following joint statement: * * * Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Governor Janet Mills of Maine, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, Governor Phil Scott of Vermont, and Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire today announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private schools and youth h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement: * * * The U.S. Senate is holding a confirmation hearing on Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo's nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce. DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: "We encourage the Senate to swiftly confirm Gov. Gina Raimondo as U.S. Commerce Secretary. Gov. Raimondo is the right person to help Americans recover from the pandemic and build back a better, m more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following joint statement: * * * New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private schools and youth hockey leagues through at least March 31 more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private schools and youth hockey leagues more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement: * * * New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private schools and youth hockey leagues through at leas more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- NHTI - Concord's Community College issued the following news: NHTI is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees of the Community College System of New Hampshire approved two new members to NHTI's College Advisory Board at their January meeting: Charles Seugling, regional manager at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, brings an awareness of community engagement, relationship building, and strategic partnerships. Mr. Seugling holds a B.A. in Communications w more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 29 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news: The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is now accepting applications for organizations interested in participating in the 2021 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for children. The program, financed through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, provides free meals to children from targeted communities and is designed to maintai more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 26 (TNSGra) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A team of researchers, aquaculture production specialists and educators, led by a University of Rhode Island scientist, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center to improve hatchery production of the green sea urchin and engage prospective urchin farmers on growout possibilities in the Gulf of Maine and coastal northern New England. more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following joint statement: * * * New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private schools and youth hockey leagues through at least Ma more PR