PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 12 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Guido Imbens, a Stanford University economist who earned his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1991, is one of three recipients of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday, Oct. 11, in a live-streamed presentation. Imbens and colleague Joshua Angrist, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, were awarded the prize in recog more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 14 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Substantially fewer patients initiated treatment for kidney failure in the beginning of the pandemic, a new study found, with Black patients in particular initiating treatment at significantly worse levels of kidney function. * * * In the four months following the COVID-19 pandemic's arrival in the U.S., the number of patients initiating treatment for kidney failure declined by 30%, a new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Continuing his work to build a better Rhode Island, Gov. Dan McKee announced his preliminary guiding document - RI 2030: Charting A Course for the Ocean State Over the Next Decade. Gov. McKee's bold agenda for the state's priorities in the next decade was constructed following conversations with community members on key priority areas such as education, workforce, and children and family issues. The plan wil more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 15 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Buoyed by strong performance among financial markets across the globe, the Brown University endowment generated a 51.5% return during Fiscal Year 2021. Brown closed its fiscal year on June 30, 2021, with an endowment market value of $6.9 billion. Brown's endowment is a collection of charitable gifts designated by donors to be spent for specific purposes and invested by the University. Investment r more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Oct. 14 (TNSAwa) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * CCRI Librarian earns Black Caucus of the American Library Association Award Community College of Rhode Island Librarian Ida McGhee of Richmond, RI, recently earned the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) 2021 Library Advocacy Award, given annually to those who demonstrate commitment to advocating for library and information services to African more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Following 13 virtual community conversations on key priority areas such as education, workforce, and children and family issues, Governor Dan McKee and Lt. Governor Sabina Matos today rolled out RI 2030, a working paper containing preliminary recommendations which, once further shaped by public input, will serve as a framework and guiding document for the state over the next decade. Beg more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 14 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * University of Rhode Island Pharmacy Professor Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy professor and alumnus has won the Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award, a lifetime achievement award presented by the national College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists, which is among the most prestigious in the psychiatric pharmaceutical field.  more PR