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Brown: For Mindfulness Programs, 'with Whom' May Be More Important Than 'How' (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news:
For people who feel stressed, anxious or depressed, meditation can be a way to find some emotional peace. Structured mindfulness-based meditation programs, in which a trained instructor leads regular group sessions featuring meditation, have been shown to be effective in improving psychological well-being.
But the precise factors for why these programs can help are less clear. A new study teased apart the more PR
Brown: Mars Rover Touches Down at Brown-Discovered Landing Site (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news:
After a journey of seven months and more than 300 million miles, NASA's Perseverance rover landed successfully on the surface of Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18. It now begins its search for signs of ancient life in Jezero crater, which was home a few billion years ago to a body of water about the size of Lake Tahoe.
It was planetary scientists at Brown who first put Jezero on the radar as a potential explorat more PR
Brown: With Pandemic Safety Protocols in Place, First-Year Students Walk Through Van Wickle Gates (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 -- Brown University issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2021:
In a typical academic year at Brown, first-year students proceed through the Van Wickle Gates on a warm September afternoon, to the sounds of bagpipes, bells and the cheers of faculty, staff and returning students gathered to watch along Prospect Street and across the Quiet Green.
Like so many other campus traditions taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, this one transpired a bit differently more PR
Question 1 in Special Election Proposes Much-Needed Upgrades at Community College of Rhode Island, RIC, URI (10)
WARWICK, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2021:
DH1This is a critical time to invest in the state's public University and colleges as they prepare students to meet the challenges facing our world today and in the future. As this pandemic has evolved, never has it been more important to advance science and technology, educate and equip students for today's workforce, meet the needs of employers, and create an environment where o more PR
Rhode Island Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Opens 2021-2022 RI Pre-Kindergarten Grant Competition (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news:
The Rhode Island Department of Education is requesting applications from qualified partners to expand the RI Pre-Kindergarten Program. Rhode Island's Pre-Kindergarten Program (RI Pre-K) serves as a national model for delivering high-quality early learning experiences to children four years of age in Rhode Island. Eligible partners include licensed childcare programs, more PR
University of Rhode Island: Drought, Pandemic Affected Local Water Quality in 2020 (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
Last year's lengthy drought had an affect on water quality in ponds, lakes and streams throughout Rhode Island - for the better in some places, for the worse in others. The increased use of local water bodies by boaters and swimmers as a result of the pandemic also likely had an impact.
According to Elizabeth Herron, director of the University of Rhode Island's Watershed Watch program, the two more PR
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