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50 Years After Historic Moon Mission, Brown Geologist Shares Stories From Mission Control (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
At first, Apollo 15 astronauts Dave Scott and Jim Irwin didn't quite believe what they were seeing. During an excursion in their lunar rover -- the first such vehicle deployed to the Moon -- the astronauts spied flecks of green breaking the grayish white monotony of the lunar surface.
"[Are you] sure it's green and not just white albedo again?" Irwin asked, referring to the tricks sunlight can pla more PR
Brown Professor Who Worked on Massive Climate Change Report Shares Key Takeaways (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021:
Human activities are unequivocally warming the Earth's atmosphere, oceans and continents and producing climatic extremes that are unprecedented on a scale of thousands of years, according to a newly released United Nations report on climate change.
The report, compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), concludes that emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gass more PR
Brown: Josh Bricker - Investigating Whether Low Public Defender Spending Explains High Incarceration Rates (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 (TNSPol) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
In addition to guaranteeing an individual's right to trial by jury, the Sixth Amendment mandates that the government provide legal representation to any and all criminal defendants who want it.
According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report, the vast majority of felony defendants rely on some form of government-supplied representation. In 2006, 80% of defendants charged with a felony in the n more PR
Brown: Researchers Take Step Toward Next-Generation Brain-Computer Interface System (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
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A new kind of neural interface system that coordinates the activity of hundreds of tiny brain sensors could one day deepen understanding of the brain and lead to new medical therapies.
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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move or communicate. BCI systems depend on implantable sensors that record more PR
R.I. Elementary & Secondary Education Awarded $1 Million Grant to Prepare Providence Students for Algebra (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 12 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news:
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has announced that it is a recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Balance the Equation - A Grand Challenge for Algebra I grant. This award supports initiatives that make algebra more accessible, relevant, and collaborative for learners who are Black, Latino, Multilingual Learners, and/or experiencing poverty more PR
R.I. Gov. McKee Signs Legislation on Doula Services (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Governor Dan McKee, joined by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, and Senator Ana Quezada today held a ceremonial bill signing for legislation (2021-H 5929A, 2021-S 0484A) which will make doula services eligible for reimbursement through private insurance plans.
The bill signing took place at Providence Community Health Center on Prairie Avenue, wh more PR
R.I. Gov. McKee, RIDOH Joint Statement on FDA/CDC Announcements on Third COVID-19 Dose for Immunocompromised Individuals (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following joint statement:
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Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, M.D., M.P.H. issued the following joint statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcements regarding a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals:
"The announcements from the U.S. Food and more PR
Rhode Island Benefactors Continue Support at Mississippi State With Endowed Faculty Chair (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 12 (TNSMon) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2021:
Former Rhode Island Chief Justice Frank J. Williams and his wife, Virginia, have established an endowed faculty chair dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War at Mississippi State University.
The Rhode Island couple gifted their collection of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War memorabilia, valued at nearly $3 million, to the university in 2017. Considered the nati more PR
University of Rhode Island Names Anthony Marchese to Lead College of Engineering (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
The University of Rhode Island has announced the appointment of Anthony J. Marchese, Ph.D., as dean of the College of Engineering and Vincent and Estelle Murphy Professor of Engineering. Marchese comes to URI from Colorado State University where he has served as associate dean for academic and student affairs for the Walter L. Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. Marchese will succeed Raymond Wri more PR
University of Rhode Island: Study to Reduce Neuroinflammation Progresses (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy professor's study on the potential use of chemicals commonly found in algal blooms to reduce neuroinflammation has been published in a journal of one of the largest scientific organizations.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Matthew Bertin is teaming up with biotech firm Biosortia Pharmaceuticals Inc. to study the che more PR
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