PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today announced staff appointments in the Office of the Governor. Eva-Marie Mancuso has been hired as a Special Advisor to the Governor. Mancuso, who has decades of legal and government experience, is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney licensed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She most recently served as a longtime managing partner at  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 15 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022: Based on recommendations from the University Resources Committee (URC), a committee of faculty, staff, students and senior administrators, the Corporation of Brown University approved for 2022-23 the lowest increase in Brown tuition and fees and the highest faculty and staff salary increase pool in the last decade. Tuition for Brown's undergraduate education will increase 2.85% fo more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 (TNSOps) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Over the last few months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has built a military presence of more than 130,000 troops on the country's border with Ukraine. Despite Russian officials' claims that the troops were there simply to conduct seasonal drills, Putin's move has prompted many world leaders, including in Europe and the United States, to speculate that a full-scale invasion coul more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 15 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists have thought that the asteroid Psyche could be a big ball of pure iron, but new research suggests it's likely harboring a hidden rocky component. * * * The asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA intends to visit with a spacecraft in 2026, may be less heavy metal and more hard rock than scientists have surmised, according to a new study by researchers from Brown and Purdue universities.  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee joined RIHousing to announce the launch of a new pilot program, FirstGenHomeRI, aimed at helping to open the doors to homeownership for first-generation homebuyers. The program targets first-generation buyers by addressing inequities and barriers to homeownership while boosting the long-term, economic outlook for families who have historically not pursued homeownershi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 (TNSRep) -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2022: Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green today released the 2022 School Building Authority Report, Renewing the Dream, which summarizes the state's continued work to build high-quality school facilities across Rhode Island. The Governor and Commissioner were joined by state and local leaders at a release event at  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green today released the 2022 School Building Authority Report, Renewing the Dream, which summarizes the state's continued work to build high-quality school facilities across Rhode Island. The Governor and Commissioner were joined by state and local leaders at a release event at Frank D. Spaziano Elementary  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 15 (TNSPol) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The U.S. Department of State has selected Rabia Hos, associate professor of TESOL/Bilingual-Dual Language Education, in the University of Rhode Island's School of Education, for an English Language Specialist project focusing on training teachers of English language learners and empowering women in rural communities in English language learning, in partnership with the USPEaK organization in Le more PR