KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI's ocean engineering program has supported Rhode Island's blue economy with a pipeline of talent and research expertise * * * The demand for ocean engineering and oceanography students from the University of Rhode Island has never been greater. As new companies have formed and flourished in Rhode Island's blue economy, and funding in the defense sector has increased, there are ample more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 (TNSawa) -- Brown University issued the following news release: The Providence Preservation Society awarded Brown University a 2022 Preservation Award for its work to relocate and restore Sharpe House, an 1873 building that now houses some of the Department of History's classrooms, offices and communal spaces. PPS cited the University's "creative approach to the conservation of a historic home" -- namely, its work to move the building from Angell Street to Brow more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A research team led by scholars from Brown University found higher death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning compared to those in climate-controlled institutions. * * * The U.S. has the world's largest population of prisoners, and Texas holds more incarcerated people than any other state. As climate change continues to increase the severity, frequency and duration of heat more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The Watson Institute's expanding Military Fellows program brings U.S. and international defense professionals to Brown for a year of courses, seminars and problem-solving conversations with policymakers and researchers. * * * As a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, Theodore "Doc" Shanks has spent years readying people and equipment for airlifts, medical evacuations and human more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 5 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will start work on removing docks at the former Echo Lake Campground in Burrillville next week, weather permitting, the agency announced today. DEM acquired the 235-acre property, located on the west side of Echo Lake, in January 2021 for $2 million using financing from open space bond funds. The project e more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today signed an Executive Order enhancing the Governor's Overdose Task Force, outlining his goals for the group over the next two years, and also announced that for the first time ever, the Task Force will have a full-time Director and a new Community Co-Chair. The announcement was held at the future site of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare in Providence.  more PR

NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today was joined by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Housing Secretary Josh Saal and RIHousing to announce the availability of more than $166 million in funding to support affordable housing efforts across the state. Funding comes from a variety of sources, including both federal and state programs, and supports the construction and preservation of afforda more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: Governor Dan McKee was joined by Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Treasurer Seth Magaziner, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, Superintendent Javier Montanez, and students and staff at Providence's Hope High School in front its auditorium to highlight historic investments in 21st century school facilities statewide. Officials underscored the positive impact of the 2018 more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has awarded more than $347,000 in McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth subgrants to seven school districts this year to support students experiencing homelessness. The school districts selected include  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Most Granite Staters will tell you that Maggie Hassan is all but invisible in their state, except for the deluge of attack ads from her and her allies attempting to smear and distort the positions of General Don Bolduc. But her invisibility is to be expected as New Hampshire falls dead last in the pecking order of homes she owns. * Her luxury condo in Washington, DC. * Her $3.5 million beach more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Most Granite Staters will tell you that Maggie Hassan is all but invisible in their state, except for the deluge of attack ads from her and her allies attempting to smear and distort the positions of General Don Bolduc. But her invisibility is to be expected as New Hampshire falls dead last in the pecking order of homes she owns. * Her luxury condo in Washington, DC. * Her $3.5 million beach more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Undergraduate students from colleges and universities across Rhode Island headed to the University of Rhode Island this past summer, using EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) funds to study multiple aspects of Narragansett Bay, from drones to seawater nutrients; students from Rhode Island School of Design even explored how to communicate scientific research using visua more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Twelve Rhode Island educators recently boarded R/V Endeavor, the University of Rhode Island's 185-foot research ship, for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become part of a scientific team conducting ocean research at sea. The educators were selected to participate in the Rhode Island Teachers at Sea (RITAS) program to gain experience as oceanographers. With the help of URI Graduate School of more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 (TNSper) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: Tim Yeaton - a former president and CEO of multinational software and technology management companies, and who has a long history of engagement and service to the university - has been named the new chair of the RWU Board of Trustees. Yeaton is the second alumnus to serve as chair of the RWU Board of Trustees, following a term as a board vice-chair. For the first time in university history, the newl more PR