PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 (TNSPer) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: Rhode Island School of Design's Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Crystal Williams as the institution's 18th president effective April 1, 2022. Currently Boston University's vice president and associate provost for community & inclusion, Williams was selected after an international search for a leader with the capability and passion to educate artists, designe more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: * * * Brown, Lifespan and Care New England leaders joined U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and other experts in a virtual discussion on the potential for an integrated system to provide world-class care for the people of Rhode Island. * * * As Brown University, Lifespan and Care New England continue to advance plans toward a world-class integrated academic health system that serves  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The Bubbler, a breathalyzer device that reverse-transcribes RNA from airborne SARS-CoV-2 in breath, predicts lower respiratory tract involvement and is less invasive than alternative testing approaches, researchers say. * * * A team of researchers at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital has developed a unique method for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in breath samples using viral RNA detection more PR

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today applauded a district court decision to reverse a New York bankruptcy court's confirmation of Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy reorganization plan. Today's decision was the result of appeals filed by California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, the District of Columbia, the United States Trustee, more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 (TNSPar) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2021: * * * CCRI partners with Cloud for Good to fill jobs in high-demand Salesforce ecosystem The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) has joined Cloud for Good, a consulting firm delivering Salesforce solutions to higher education and nonprofit clients, as its latest partner in the Talent for Good apprenticeship program. With this new partnership, CCRI joins Pepperdine more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The District of Columbia Republican Party issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2021: The DC Republican Committee today called for an immediate investigation into Michael Redmond, the Assistant Principal of Kramer Middle School in Ward 8, who for four months during 2020 simultaneously served as the Principal of E-Cubed High School in Providence, Rhode Island, where he relocated. Redmond admitted to four ethics violations but refuses to return the salary he scammed out of  more PR

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor were joined by local service providers at the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness to announce additional immediate measures to serve Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness. First, the Administration is announcing the expansion of emergency shelter capacity at local homelessness service provider more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Joined by the Rhode Island Department of Health, representatives of the medical community, members of the small business community, the State's whole of government COVID-19 response team, and Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Governor Dan McKee today announced comprehensive actions to address an increase in COVID-19 cases and alleviate pressures on our hospital systems while k more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee last Friday met with health professionals from Rhode Island's medical community, representatives of the state's small business community, our large employers and members of his whole of government COVID response team. Additionally, Governor McKee and members of his staff spoke with their counterparts in New York and Connecticut. Early this week, Governor McKee will b more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that Rhode Island's first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant (variant B.1.1.529) has been identified. The case was identified through the ongoing genomic surveillance program coordinated by RIDOH's State Health Laboratories. As the Governor shared yesterday, he will be anno more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: WHAT: Rhode Island's economic recovery continued in October, maintaining its September CCI value of 83, said URI Professor of Economics Leonard Lardaro. The Current Conditions Index is predicated on year-over-year changes. Lardaro noted this month's results were based on relatively easy "comps" from last year - the October 2020 CCI was 17. However, he notes this is also the state's seventh cons more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2021: The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, in conjunction with Rhode Island Commerce and a regional team focused on the growing blue economy, has successfully competed against hundreds of regional teams across the country to be selected by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as a finalist in the nation-wide Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The award is d more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A wildlife biologist at the University of Rhode Island has observed a significant growth in the local population of white-footed mice this year, which could increase Lyme disease risk next year while also providing additional food to area predators and increasing the likelihood that homeowners find mice in their basements. Christian Floyd, a URI teaching professor who studies rodents and other more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: When algae blooms occur in Narragansett Bay, a wide variety of tiny marine organisms quickly multiply and consume most of the oxygen in the water. Some of those organisms are bacteria. But little is known about the innumerable viruses called bacteriophage that feed on the bacteria to keep them under control. University of Rhode Island senior Faith Brown has taken the first steps in the process more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 14 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: When University of Rhode Island senior Sam Miller discovered a sharp-tailed sandpiper at the Galilee Bird Sanctuary in Narragansett in November, it caused significant excitement among the birdwatching community. During the three weeks the bird remained in the area, hundreds of people from throughout the eastern U.S. flocked to see the bird, which breeds in Siberia and winters in Australia. Mil more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3 million grant to the University of Rhode Island and the University of Connecticut to build on the successes of their joint Naval Science and Technology (Navy STEM) coalition to address engineering workforce needs in the naval sector. Established in 2017 with a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the UConn and URI Navy STEM  more PR