PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued guidance last week reminding creditors, debt collectors and financial institutions that stimulus payments resulting from the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act are exempt from seizure or garnishment by debt collectors. "While we seem to be heading in the right direction, we are by no means done with this public health and ec more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 6 (TNSEco) -- Brown University issued the following news: Brown University has revised its plans for a new two-building residence hall near the southern end of its College Hill campus, shaped by feedback shared by members of the Providence community in recent meetings. As originally envisioned on a site approved by Providence's City Plan Commission in June 2020, the project included buildings of 80,000 and 50,000 square feet, respectively, on the west and east s more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 (TNSPro) -- Brown University issued the following news: The end of the COVID-19 pandemic feels nearer every day, but this year's global health emergency may well mark the start of an age of pandemics, experts agree -- so the sooner the world can learn from and adapt to its challenges, the better. That's why public health and medicine scholars at Brown University wasted no time in preparing and delivering virtually a pandemic problem-solving course for working  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 6 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news: With data from a 2016 expedition, a team of scientists from Brown University and NASA are shedding more light into the complex processes under the Greenland ice sheet that control how fast its glaciers slide toward the ocean and contribute to sea level rise. On the surface of the ice sheet, bottomless sinkholes called moulins can funnel meltwater into the base of the ice. As that water reaches the ice she more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 9 (TNSPer) -- Brown University issued the following news on April 8, 2021: Dr. Jack A. Elias, dean of the Warren Alpert Medical School, has been named to a new senior position at Brown in which he will work with University leadership to advance the development of the University's new relationship with two local health systems to create the first integrated academic health system for Rhode Island, once the merger of the two systems is approved. After helping to t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSRep) -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following news release: The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a new report that debunks arguments against charter school growth in Rhode Island due to fiscal impact. Data in the report show charter schools cause no fiscal impact on district schools that would merit capping the number of charter schools in Rhode Island at 35. This report offers guidance to address concerns about charte more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news: Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and the College Board announced that after the state began to reward high schools offering college-credit courses, Rhode Island saw the largest improvement in Advanced Placement (AP) pass rates of any state in the nation. AP courses, managed by the College Board, are college-level classes that students can take more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce today announced the re-opening of applications for the Wavemaker Fellowship program, a competitive student loan reimbursement program for recent graduates working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and certain design fields. The Wavemaker Fellowship awards graduates working in STEM and design jobs in more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 8 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news on April 7, 2021: Governor Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, and Rhode Island Foundation President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg today announced that the Rhode Island Foundation has awarded planning grants to Central Falls School District, Providence Public School District, Westerly Public Schools, and Woonsocket Education Department to expand bili more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 7 (TNSGra) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island announced the establishment of the Raymond M. Wright Fast Track Master's Engineering Endowment. The $2.5 million gift comes from anonymous donors to honor College of Engineering Dean Raymond M. Wright, who plans to retire at the end of the academic year. The new endowed fund provides one year of full tuition and fees for students enrolled in the final year of the more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Jeannette E. Riley, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University Rhode Island, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. Riley joins four other new members on the 19-member board. Their terms began April 1. "These leaders bring experience in strategic storytelling and branding, higher education, finance, and business development," th more PR