WARWICK, Rhode Island, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news on Jan. 5, 2022: The Community College of Rhode Island announced two new hires today with Nathan Brown of Carlisle, MA, joining the college as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Andrea Ray of Providence serving as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Organizational Development. With more than three decades of experience in the Information Technology industry, more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Water quality would improve, rather than worsen, during volatile situations * * * There has been increased emphasis on the resilience of drinking water in recent years due to concerns over extreme events affecting water quality. Joseph Goodwill, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Rhode Island, has been conducting research on water treatment  more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Jan. 6 (TNSPar) -- Post University issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Post University has announced a new partnership with Connecticut / Rhode Island Alliance of YMCAs to provide access education courses to YMCA employees, as well as customized executive leadership programs for management. While YMCAs have changed over the years, its dedication to 'helping people develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body' has not wavered. From teaching Eng more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Following a unanimous vote by the House and Senate, Governor Dan McKee was joined by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio to sign RI Rebounds, the Governor's plan to invest $119 million in American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds in Rhode Island's children, families, workers, housing and small businesses. "Today, we move forward with a cruc more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2022: Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Rhode Island Department of Education today announced new COVID-19 guidance for Pre-K-12 schools which adopts the latest CDC guidance and will protect the health of school communities while keeping students in school. "My Administration has been committed to keeping students in the clas more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, the Office of Energy Resources (OER) and RIHousing announced today the award of funds to develop highly energy efficient housing for low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders. The demonstration program, Zero Energy for the Ocean State (ZEOS), is the result of a public-sector partnership between OER, RIHousing, and National Grid to explore i more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A worldwide study on the impacts of bottom trawling, which accounts for a quarter of the world's seafood harvest and can negatively affect marine ecosystems, has found that seabeds are in good health where trawl fisheries are sustainably managed. The research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) by a team including co-author Jeremy Collie, Professor of Oceanography more PR