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= Rhode Island School of Design Elects 5 Members to Board of Trustees (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 (TNSPer) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release:
The Board of Trustees at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is proud to announce the election of Ashleigh Axios, Donald Choi, Michelle Ebanks, David Lee and Todd Waterbury as its newest term trustees. They will each serve a three-year term through May 2024.
"Our newest members are incredible assets to RISD's Board, and we are thrilled to welcome them. They bring a wealth of expertis more PR
Brown: Beware the 'Molecular Parasites' Involved in Aging and Disease (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
If you've ever seen a petunia with artfully variegated petals, then you've seen transposons at work. The flower's showy color patterns are due to transposable elements, or DNA sequences that can move locations within a genome. Yet when it comes to transposons' effects on humans, the results might not be as lovely or desirable.
As researchers learn more about these so-called mobile genetic elements more PR
Brown: New $19.9M Grant Will Expand Hub for Translational Science, Biomedical Research in Rhode Island (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 (TNSGra) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
Since 2016, the Brown University-based, federally funded Advance Clinical and Translational Research program has supported biomedical and public health scholars across Rhode Island who are working to turn scientific discoveries into solutions that can improve the lives of patients.
This month, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded Brown, the host institution on the federal awa more PR
Brown: Parisa Afsharian - Translating Research Into Actionable Health Advice (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
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As a Hassenfeld Summer Scholar, Afsharian is researching the connection between language and health outcomes - and using her multilingualism to improve the health of families.
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On the first floor of the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Parisa Afsharian, a rising junior at Brown, greets families in a mix of Spanish and English. The families have signed up to participate in more PR
R.I. A.G. Neronha Issues Statement on Release of Body Camera Video, Ongoing Investigation (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2021, on the release of body camera video and ongoing investigation into an incident involving the arrest of three juveniles on July 9:
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"Consistent with Office policy and guidance from the Supreme Court Ethics Advisory Panel, we today authorized the release of Providence Police body-worn camera footage from an incident involving the arrest of three juveniles on J more PR
R.I. A.G. Neronha Objects to Proposed 2022 State-Wide Healthcare Insurance Rate Increases (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 17 (TNSRep) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021:
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today the filing of objections to proposed health insurance rate increases in 2022 with the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC).
The Attorney General objected to petitions filed by multiple health insurers with OHIC to increase rates for Rhode Islanders who must buy health insurance on the individ more PR
R.I. Gov. McKee Signs Legislation to Support Local Restaurants (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Governor Dan McKee, joined by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Representative Jacquelyn Baginski, Senator Hanna Gallo, Representative Robert Craven, and Senator Frank Lombardi today ceremonially signed into law two pieces of legislation to support local restaurants.
The first piece of legislation (2021-H 5105B, 2021-S 0555Aaa) continues the practice of allowing alcohol to be purchase more PR
R.I. Gov. McKee, R.I. Department of Health, R.I. Department of Education, Community Partners Announce Full Schedule of Back-to-School COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health, the Rhode Island Department of Education, and community partners have coordinated more than 100 back-to-school and community-based COVID-19 clinics between early August and mid-September. With the rise in the Delta variant of COVID-19, which is found to be several times as transmissible as primary strains of COVID-19, the State more PR
R.I. Gov. McKee, R.I. Foundation Announce the Final $380,000 in R.I. Gives Vax Challenge Grants as State Hits 25,000 New Vaccination Milestone (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Nonprofits on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 crisis have been awarded another $380,000 in grants in the final phases of the RI Gives Vax Challenge. The funding was triggered as a result of to the 25,000+ Rhode Islanders who got vaccinated since the program was launched in July. More than 81 percent of adult Rhode Islanders are now at least partially vaccinated.
"Right now more PR
R.I. Gov. McKee: Third Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Available for Some Immunocompromised Rhode Islanders Beginning Aug. 14 (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 17 -- 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 certain immunocompromised Rhode Islanders can begin receiving third doses of COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow, August 14th.
Rhode Islanders who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are eligible for third doses. People are considered moderately to severely immunocompromised if they are/have:
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