PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 29 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A free lesson plan created by Brown Ph.D. student Michael Dorney uses political cartoons to teach high school students about American politics and society in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * Thanks to the work of one Ph.D. student at Brown University, high school students across the country are studying political cartoons to better understand the American zeitgeist early in t more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 5 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: For Elvia Perez -- a first-generation American who grew up in a low-income household in Los Angeles -- the path to a Brown University education was far from preordained. For starters, she didn't know much about the process of finding the right college or the steps involved in trying to make attending one a reality. "Growing up, I was not exposed to Ivy League schools, and I didn't really know what  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Heat from a comet exploding just above the ground fused the sandy soil into patches of glass stretching 75 kilometers, a study led by Brown University researchers found. * * * Around 12,000 years ago, something scorched a vast swath of the Atacama Desert in Chile with heat so intense that it turned the sandy soil into widespread slabs of silicate glass. Now, a research team studying the dis more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Oct. 30 (TNSOps) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2021: The Community College of Rhode Island is addressing the state's staffing crisis among behavioral and clinical health agencies with two free training courses designed to provide the struggling healthcare workforce with skilled, qualified workers. CCRI's Division of Workforce Partnership's Medical Assistant and Case Manager programs, both of which launch on November 8, off more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news: The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), joined by Governor Dan McKee, the Chairs of the Rhode Island General Assembly's Education Committees Senator Sandra Cano and Representative Joe McNamara, Woonsocket School District Superintendent Patrick J. McGee, and other state school district leaders, today announced the new Learning, Equity, and Accelerated Pathways more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Governor Dan McKee today announced $5 million in funding to provide emergency shelter capacity to Rhode Island's homeless service providers. This funding will fund 275 emergency shelter beds as we approach the winter months. "Our homeless shelter providers have been frontline heroes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic," said Governor Dan McKee. "These much needed funds will more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2021: The McKee Administration today announced a request for proposals (RFP) seeking qualified entities to provide a site and develop a new facility for the Rhode Island Department of Health State Health Laboratories (RISHL) and additional private laboratory space. The RFP, issued by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation on behalf of the State of Rhode Island, seeks qualified d more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Governor Dan McKee today announced a new vaccine incentive at the Dunkin' Donuts Center to encourage Rhode Island adults who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shot. More than 90 percent of Rhode Islanders age 18 and older are at least partially vaccinated. Rhode Island is second among the 50 states in percentage of the population that is fully va more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) today announced the "Back to Business" initiative, an incentive program designed to connect businesses with job seekers. Using up to $4.5 million in CARES Act funds, the Back to Business initiative will address the ongoing workforce challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic by providing grants to employer more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 -- 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 is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination today to children 5 to 11 years of age. Last night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended vaccination for children in this age group with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. COVID-19 vaccine is effective and  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Ten University of Rhode Island students got firsthand experience this summer learning what it takes to pull together a full-fledged television production. The program, "The College Tour," from Emmy-nominated producers Alex Boylan, Lisa Hennessy and Burton Roberts, gives prospective college students an opportunity to virtually "tour" select colleges and universities across the country to gain an  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Dahianna Lopez's funded study aims to develop interventions to address dangerous problem * * * Driving under the influence of illicit drugs is a major problem on the roadways, as about 12.6 million people over the age of 16 engage in the behavior each year. Especially when opioids are involved, the risk of overdose behind the wheel is great, putting drivers and passe more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: This holiday season, consumers will again face product shortages and shipping delays as they try to stock their cupboards for Thanksgiving and fill their closets with holiday gifts, say three supply chain management professors in the University of Rhode Island's College of Business. While this is the second holiday season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of empty store shelves  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The town of Charlestown is collaborating with University of Rhode Island wastewater management experts in a pilot project to develop a comprehensive approach to reducing the amount of nitrogen from septic systems that enters the groundwater and finds its way into drinking water and the nearby salt ponds. The collaborators were awarded a $750,000 five-year grant from the U.S. Environmental Prote more PR