PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 17 (TNSMon) -- Brown University issued the following news release: On the eve of its 40th anniversary, which it will mark during the 2021-22 academic year, Brown University's Pembroke Center already has two big reasons to celebrate. The Pembroke Center, a hub of research on gender and sexuality that brings together scholars from multiple fields of study, received its largest gift to date this spring. In July, it will welcome an accomplished humanities scholar as  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 16 (TNSAwa) -- Brown University issued the following news release: The Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is one of the most prestigious awards in theoretical computing -- and it's named for a renowned Brown University professor who was killed in a tragic airplane crash in 1995. This year, the award comes home to Brown. In May, the ACM named Brown Professor of Computer Science Eli Upfal a recipient o more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 15 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: While significant attention has been paid to COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, public health leaders have understood less about the effects of the virus in assisted living communities. These settings are also home to older adults who are often at a higher risk for disease severity, but they differ from nursing homes in key ways and present more of a challenge for data collectors. To address this g more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 17 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Like many Peace Corps volunteers, Emmery Brakke had plans to pursue a career in international affairs or foreign service after returning from abroad. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. In 2020, in the midst of her third year of service in Irpin, Ukraine, Brakke was evacuated as the novel coronavirus spread across the globe. It was then that she discovered her own country needed help, too. "Comi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 19 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: In the 15 months since the first COVID-19 cases were identified in Rhode Island, members of the Brown community have worked in tireless collaboration to protect the health of those who live, work or study at the University and in the adjacent Providence neighborhoods. While those efforts -- from establishing a campus COVID-19 testing program to orchestrating socially distanced moves and meal picku more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 18 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has filed a motion to intervene in Energy Facility Siting Board Docket No. SB-2021-03, which involves a proposed expansion and associated increase in operations at a Liquified Propane Gas (LPG) facility that could affect the nearby community already burdened by the co-location of industrial opera more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 18 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news: At a surprise ceremony today at North Kingstown High School, Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green announced the selection of Lisa Garcia as the 2022 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Garcia teaches math across several grade levels at NKHS, including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. "Teachers have the ability to inspire students to more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 15 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Due to a shift in strategy and focus in the State's COVID-19 response, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing their plan to consolidate State-run COVID-19 test sites. As the pandemic evolves, the State's testing strategy has become more targeted. Rhode Island is focused on bringing COVID-19 testing to the most vulnerable groups of people in  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 15 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 14, 2021: Governor Dan McKee today announced that Uber has partnered with United Way of Rhode Island to help ensure eligible Rhode Islanders can access the COVID-19 vaccine. The partnership supports the State's goal to vaccinate as many Rhode Islanders as possible by the end of summer by providing free rides to all Rhode Island vaccine sites for those with limited access to trans more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 19 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The Governor's Office and Rhode Island Department of Health today announced that certain restrictions on what have been categorized as higher risk activities and settings will be lifted effective June 18, 2021. The activities and settings include: live indoor performances, indoor hookah, saunas and whirlpools, and nightclubs. These settings and activities continue to be higher risk for  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 19 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee joined state leaders today to announce that the popular Providence-Newport Ferry is returning for its sixth consecutive summer season, beginning Friday, June 18 with four daily roundtrips seven days a week with weekend stops in Bristol. The current COVID-19 public health guidelines allow the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to operate the ferry at ful more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: State leaders and law enforcement leaders came together Wednesday to announce an innovative statewide program to put body-worn cameras on every frontline police officer and supervisor in Rhode Island. The statewide body-worn camera program, which will be introduced at the request of the Attorney General and sponsored by Senator Jonathon Acosta and Representative Jose Batista, is designe more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 18 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Shawn Fennell, a first-year International Relations graduate student from the University of Rhode Island, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic this summer. Born in Hialeah, Florida, Fennell was raised with a mixed Cuban and Irish heritage and attributes growing up in a bilingual household to developing an affinity towards different languages more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island has named University Police Maj. Michael A. Jagoda director of public safety and chief of police effective June 19. In his new role, Jagoda will oversee the following units and offices: Alarm Division, Emergency Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Fire and Life Safety, Transportation and Parking, University Police, Campus Security and Communications and  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as rare as scientists once thought after a study by University of Rhode Island researchers using a seldom-used methodology turned up many more of the endangered animals than they expected. Eastern spadefoots - often called spadefoot toads, though they are actually frogs - have long been considered highly secretive and difficult to find outside of thei more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Another troublesome invasive species is expected to arrive in Rhode Island this summer, and experts at the University of Rhode Island are asking the public to keep an eye out for it. The spotted lanternfly, which feeds on more than 70 different plants and is particularly damaging to grape vines, is native to China, India and Vietnam and was first detected in the United States in 2014 in southe more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Screen time during the pandemic increased for almost everyone. What effects might that increase have caused to ourselves and our children? Are there ways to mitigate the negative effects of media use and increase the positive ones? Media literacy advocates believe that education is one important part of the solution. Media Literacy Now-RI, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island's more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 16 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island has established an endowed scholarship for undergraduates in the field of neuroscience. The scholarship is named in honor of James Tim Rosaforte III '77, an accomplished sports journalist and author well known in the world of professional golf. Rosaforte retired last year after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, following a distinguished 40-year career in n more PR