PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 19 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: The field of mathematical topology is often described in terms of donuts and pretzels. To most of us, the two differ in the way they taste or in their compatibility with morning coffee. But to a topologist, the only difference between the two is that one has a single hole and the other has three. There's no way to stretch or contort a donut to make it look like a pretzel -- at least not without rip more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 19 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Mindfulness-based meditation programs have emerged as a promising treatment for conditions ranging from stress to sleeplessness to depression. In some cases, they're even offered to people -- schoolkids or employees, for example -- who aren't actively seeking help or who haven't been screened for suitability. Yet most research and discourse about these programs focuses only on their benefits, with l more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news: Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner of Education Angelica Infante-Green announced today the launch of hundreds of free classes, work-based learning programs, college credit courses, and other learning opportunities available to all Rhode Island students this summer. Over 350 new courses are now available for viewing and registration on EnrollRI.org. "Expand more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news on May 17, 2021: Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has released the results of its 2021 administration of SurveyWorks, its statewide school climate and culture survey. The survey provides valuable insights into what is working and what can be improved in Rhode Island education. "The data  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 18 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee joined Mayor Frank Picozzi, Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit, and commercial quahoggers from the Rhode Island Shellfishermen's Association to kick off the 5th Annual Rhode Island Quahog Week. Quahog Week, which runs May 17 to May 23, shines a light on Rhode Island's favorite local clam, the hardworking men and women who harvest them, and the v more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee, joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, Representative Carol Hagan McEntee and Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin, today signed into law legislation (H-6249A, S-0858aa) which will help get Rhode Islanders back to work. The legislation allows Rhode Island unemployment claimants to earn more, kee more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee, joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, Representative David A. Bennett and Senator Ana B. Quezada, today signed into law legislation (2021-H 5130A, 2021-S 0001aa) which raises the minimum wage in Rhode Island from $11.50 to $15 over the next four years. "Raising the minimum wage will benefit thou more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee and Administration officials announced the COVID-19 reopening guidelines effective May 21. "The number of Rhode Islanders fully vaccinated and those with at least one dose - more than 400,000 Rhode Islanders - puts the Ocean State in a strong position to reopen safely on May 21, a week earlier than originally planned," Governor McKee said. "We have a once-in-a-lifetim more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 18 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that Rhode Island's masking and social distancing requirements will be updated on Tuesday, May 18th to align with the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They also announced that Rhode Island will be moving up its reopening timeline from May 28th to May 21st. On Thu more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 20 (TNSPer) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: Rhode Island School of Design's Board of Trustees has appointed Dave Proulx to serve as the institution's interim president upon the retirement of President Rosanne Somerson at the end of June. Proulx will lead the institution while the search for RISD's 18th president is underway. "Anyone who has had the pleasure of working with Dave knows that he is deeply committed to our cherished more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 20 (TNSPol) -- Brown University issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Later this year, the U.S. is expected to switch on the nation's first exascale supercomputers, which will be capable of performing one quintillion operations per second -- many times faster than the fastest supercomputers operating today. It's a major milestone in scientific computing that will vastly expand research capacity in everything from meteorology to medicine. In testimony  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 21 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Not many college students secure a job in their field more than two years before they graduate. Thanks to a prestigious scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense, University of Rhode Island rising junior Griffin Melican has a job waiting for him when he graduates in 2023. Through the Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Servi more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 20 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: During the height of the pandemic late last year, Warwick resident Patricia Fenton got the call she had been waiting for -- her new grandson had been born, a rare bit of joyous news during one of the most difficult years in recent memory for all of us. However, the news generated mixed feelings. Before the COVID-19 vaccines had been developed, Fenton, like most people of a certain age, had to c more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 (TNSGra) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Marine life in urban estuaries like Narragansett Bay face a complex variety of stressors that affect various life stages as they grow. To better understand how combinations of these stressors may affect the development and population structure of eastern oysters, the National Science Foundation has awarded a $680,000 grant to University of Rhode Island biologist Jonathan Puritz, who will conduct more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: If you read the results of a research project on The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!(TM), you'll discover that the TV show and accompanying learning media have a positive impact on the ways children perceive science and scientists. There is little in the research paper about the University of Rhode Island associate professor of education who directed the project for PBS Kids and the Corp more PR