PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release: A grant awarded by the National Science Foundation will support new initiatives that foster belonging and participation among Asian American and Pacific Islander students in the geosciences. This project, titled AGILE (AAPI in Geoscience: Inclusivity, Leadership, and Experience), is a collaboration between eight institutions nationwide led by Daniel Ibarra, an assistant professor of Earth, environ more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Over the past four decades of treating HIV/AIDS, two important facts have been established: HIV-positive patients need to be put on treatment as soon as they're diagnosed and then kept on an effective treatment plan. This response can help turn HIV into a chronic but manageable disease and can essentially help people live normal, healthy lives, said Joseph Hogan a professor of public health and of  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: In an effort to help Rhode Islanders pay their utility bills, Governor Dan McKee today announced $21,871,003 for fiscal year 2022 for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help eligible low-income Rhode Islanders pay their heating bills. The State also received $30,818,515 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for LIHEAP, bringing the st more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2021: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health today announced updates to the Crush COVID RI mobile application. The update to the application, 401Health, offers a convenient option for Rhode Islanders who received a COVID-19 vaccination to access their verified record with the touch of a button. The free Rhode Island app is now available through the Appl more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement marking the 3,000th Rhode Island death from COVID-19. "Today, Rhode Island is witnessing a heartbreaking milestone in the State's ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: 3,000 Rhode Islanders have lost their lives due to this virus. We've lost 3,000 mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, grandparents, friends, a more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2021: Governor Dan McKee and Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones today announced the distribution of $3.64 million in CARES Act funding to support 9 Early Intervention providers in Rhode Island. These funds are in addition to the $5.5 million for Early Intervention that the Governor included in his RI Rebounds [r20.rs6.net] down payment propo more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: As aquaculture operations expand in Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island's salt ponds, questions have arisen about how ducks and geese are affected by the facilities. To begin to answer these questions, a University of Rhode Island doctoral student is tracking the movements of local waterfowl. "There haven't been any Rhode Island studies yet, but studies on the Pacific Coast have found issues wit more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Seafood is scary to many kids (and adults) in the United States, but when prepared well, it is both nutritious and delicious. Also, the ocean's bounty from fishing is much more diverse than most people realize, according to the organizers of this fall's recently concluded University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, "Sustaining Our Shores." To use the sea in a more sustainable way and improve more PR