PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * After surveying thousands of Americans on the COVID-19 vaccine, climate change and other contested issues, scholars found a correlation between how much people think they know and deviation from scientific consensus. * * * People who dispute scientific consensus on topics such as vaccine efficacy, climate change or the Big Bang tend to overestimate their own knowledge of these subjects, a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Gov. Dan McKee is leading the way for Rhode Island to make its biggest investment in affordable housing in state history. Gov. McKee signed legislation that will invest $250 million toward affordable housing for low-income Rhode Islanders. The investment will create new housing across all income levels, stabilize households at risk of displacement or homelessness and improve the quality and safety of existin more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 11 (TNSbook) -- Brown University issued the following news release: For every person who died by suicide in 2020, 25 more made an attempt, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a new book, based on 15 years of clinical work and research by three Brown professors, presents a roadmap to reduce suicidal behavior in high-risk patients before it's too late. "In the two decades prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a steady rise in t more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * Jonathan Pober, an assistant professor of physics, was one of six early-career researchers from across the U.S. to receive NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics. * * * The secrets of the cosmic dark ages that followed the Big Bang may be found on the far side of the moon -- and Assistant Professor of Physics Jonathan Pober is working to help NASA u more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Provost Richard M. Locke, an innovative leader who has played a critical role in strengthening Brown University's academic excellence and shaping a more vibrant and cohesive community through a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, has been named the next vice president and dean of Apple University. Locke will step down from his role at Brown at the end of the 2022 calendar year, lea more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 11 -- The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2022: Today State and City of Providence officials lauded the Providence City Council's passage of a $125 million school construction bond referendum that will be considered by voters on November 8, 2022. The proposal for the bond was presented by the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's School Building Authority (SBA) and will s more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is announcing that it has established a program to award grants ranging in size from $2,500 to $10,000 to support Rhode Island farmers and food businesses that produce and distribute specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops including floriculture. These " more PR

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Governor Dan McKee and the Office of Energy Resources (OER) announced today a proposal to use $3.8 million in funding from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) fund to provide direct rate relief to low-income Rhode Island residents who are most at risk of not being able to afford their electricity bills this winter. This funding proposed by Governor McKee is exp more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today has issued a statewide drought advisory, based on the recommendation of federal, state and local experts that make up the state's Drought Steering Committee. The Water Resources Board convenes the Drought Steering Committee when numerous water conditions indicate that the whole state may be entering an extended period of dry conditions. Given th more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Governor Dan McKee, joined Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Rhode Island Secretary of Housing Josh Saal, and additional state leaders at the Meadowbrook Terrace housing community in Warwick, today to celebrated the state's historic investment in housing, and officially sign two pieces of legislation that will help Rhode Island  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 11 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: The McKee Administration's Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that it has issued an immediate compliance order at Johnson's Pond against the owner of the dam, Soscia Holdings LLC. The immediate compliance order was delivered by certified mail to Socia Holdings agent and attorney, and cites Soscia Holdings with a violation of  more PR

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Governor Dan McKee, state and local officials joined Fortuitous Partners to break ground today on phase one of Tidewater Landing. Phase one of the mixed-use riverfront development project, located on the Seekonk River, includes a professional soccer stadium and entertainment venue. "With strong taxpayer protections, this project is going to spur economic development and more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Governor Dan McKee was joined today by Breeze Airways President Tom Doxey along with federal, state and local officials, to announce that Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) will become a base of operations for Breeze Airways in 2023. The announcement will result in up to 250 full-time Rhode Island jobs, including pilots and flight crews, as well as support more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: By Jill Rodrigues With Rhode Island boasting one of the largest and growing oyster industries in the country, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are teaming up with Roger Williams University to develop smart strategies and direct support to make shellfish farms stronger and more productive and help new shellfish aquaculture businesses start up across the Ocean State. Aquaculture is one o more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement after President Biden signed the landmark CHIPS and Science Act: "Today is a landmark day for the county as President Biden signs into law the CHIPS and Science Act. This vital legislation will accelerate the manufacturing of semiconductors in America which will help lower costs for Rhode Islanders. "My team  more PR