PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: * * * With support from a $1.25 million grant from the Abrams Foundation, scholars at Brown are working with partners to collect personal stories that reveal how slavery and colonialism shaped societies across the globe. * * * With a $1.25 million grant from the Abrams Foundation, scholars at Brown University will work with partners across the globe to collect important untold sto more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 10 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A new analysis from a Brown University team shows a connection between eating fish and developing skin cancer, and the researchers say bio-contaminants like mercury are a likely cause. * * * Eating higher amounts of fish, including tuna and non-fried fish, appears to be associated with a greater risk of malignant melanoma, according to a large study of U.S. adults published in the journal  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A new material developed at Brown University can respond to the presence of bacterial enzymes by releasing a cargo of therapeutic nanoparticles, which could prove particularly helpful in wound dressings. * * * A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new responsive material that is able to release encapsulated cargo only when pathogenic bacteria are present. The material could more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 6 (TNStalk) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release on June 4, 2022: On Saturday, June 4, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) awarded degrees to 413 undergraduate and 238 graduate students at its 139th Commencement ceremony. Commencement 2022 took place at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence and was followed by a reception at Market Square to toast the Class of 2022. For more information on RISD's 2022 Commencement and to v more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 (TNSawa) -- Providence College issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: Providence College (PC) announced today that five recent alumni have been offered Fulbright U.S. cultural ambassadorships for the 2022-2023 year -- the highest number of Fulbright awards in college history. The following have been offered Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA): * Evan Diliberto '22, a history major, will teach in the Slovak Republic * Grace Maffucci '22, more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 8 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news on June 7, 2022: The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) released the results of its 2022 administration of SurveyWorks, its statewide school climate and culture survey. The survey provides valuable insights into what is working and what can be improved in Rhode Island education. The results showed a substantial jump in participation, with a total of 125,876 responses. This is 10,000  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 9 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today signed into law the 'Let RI Vote Act,' legislation which expands voter access while ensuring the integrity of Rhode Island elections. "There is nothing more fundamentally American than the right to vote - it provides every Rhode Islander the opportunity to have a say in how they would like to see their state, and country, shaped," said Governor M more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: Governor Dan McKee, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Congressman Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Housing and state and local leaders today announced the beginning of the redevelopment and adaptive reuse of the historic Arctic Mill into rental housing and commercial space. The Arctic Mill development is the adaptive reuse of two separate historic textile mill buildings into a mixed-use  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 (TNSsro) -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion (No. 21-21): The plaintiff, eighteen-year-old Flavia Linnea Borgo, suffered a tragic accident in a utility substation which resulted in serious injuries, including the amputation of her left hand. The question presented to the Supreme Court was whether the owner of the substation, The Narragansett Electric Company d/b/a National Grid, owed a duty of care to Borgo, an admitted adult trespasse more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 (TNSsro) -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion (No. 20-166): The pro se respondent, Ann Gordon, appealed from a Superior Court decree foreclosing her rights of redemption in property purchased by the petitioner, Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, through exercise of its right of first refusal. On appeal, the respondent submitted, inter alia, that there were procedural defects below, that the amount of taxes claimed t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 9 -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: UMass Amherst professor Michael Zink, electrical and computer engineering, is principal investigator of a new $399,676 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to extend the university's cutting-edge computer cluster to be used by scientists from UMass Amherst, UMass Dartmouth and the University of Rhode Island for important calculations in gravitational wave science, metagenomics, earthqua more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: With an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy, a University of Rhode Island chemist will study a surprising chemical reaction that could be useful in releasing hydrogen for fuel cells. Dugan Hayes, an assistant professor of chemistry, is one of only 83 scientists nationwide chosen in this year's round of Early Career Awards, which provide around $150,000 in research funding per  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island is reaffirming its commitment to high-performance research computing with a major investment in the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC). URI became the first academic institution outside of the state of Massachusetts to join the center in November 2021. The center is a collaboration of the five major research universities in Massachusetts more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Thomas Boving, a professor of geosciences and engineering at the University of Rhode Island, is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award, which will enable him to conduct teaching and research in India next year. Under the award, Boving will teach at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, one of the oldest and most renowned technical institu more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on June 9, 2022: A record 28 University of Rhode Island students and one faculty member have been named Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows, collectively receiving more than $330,000 in grants to pursue foreign language immersion. One of those students, Pawtucket resident Julia Al-Amir, was awarded $8,820 to fund her study abroad at the Sijal Institute for Arabic Language and Culture in more PR