PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 15 (TNSfund) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Through a new landmark agreement with the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council and Building Futures, Brown University has marked a milestone in its longstanding commitment to ensuring that campus development serves as a regional economic engine and career catalyst for local workers. During a signing ceremony at Brown on Monday, Nov. 14, University President Christina H. Paxson jo more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The new agreement will create a unified, streamlined approach to administering health and medical research, positioning physicians and scientists to conduct more research to benefit patients and populations. * * * For decades, researchers at Brown University and the Lifespan and Care New England health systems have envisioned a unified approach to conducting health and medical research tha more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 (TNSeco) -- Brown University issued the following news release: The progress pride flag -- a reinterpretation of the traditional rainbow pride flag, with added stripes to represent trans and nonbinary identities and people of color -- anchors the exterior of Stonewall House, the new location of Brown University's LGBTQ Center at 22 Benevolent St. in Providence. Enabled by a generous gift from Katie and Brent Gledhill and their son Rowan, who graduated from Bro more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The new approach effectively delivered anti-cancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice, increasing survival rates and informing a potential pathway for one day treating human patients with brain cancer. * * * Researchers have demonstrated in mice a new approach for delivering medication across the blood-brain barrier to treat tumors that cause aggressive, lethal brain cancer. In  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A new study led by a team of Brown University neuroscientists details the brain mechanisms that allow children to learn more efficiently than adults. * * * Children are remarkable for their ability to quickly and easily learn massive amounts of new information. A new study shows that the key behind this ability to rapidly process ABCs and 123s is spelled "GABA." GABA is the abbreviation f more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 (TNSper) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2022: Christian Cowan, a highly respected expert on economic and workforce development, has been appointed the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation's first full-time executive director. Peter Snyder, URI Research Foundation board chair and URI vice president for research and economic development, made the announcement today. "Christian has been an invaluable member of the  more PR

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 (TNSfund) -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2022: Strada Education Network selected the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) to receive a grant through the Strada's Employer and Community College Partnership Challenge. Strada awarded this $400,000 grant as part of an effort to support innovative collaborations across the country between community colleges and employers in their region. CCRI also will participate in  more PR

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- CVS Health issued the following news release: CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced a $14.3 million investment with Chief Seattle Club and Raymond James Affordable Housing Investments to build 120 affordable housing units in Seattle, Washington as part of the company's commitment to advancing health equity by addressing social determinants of health at the local level. "When people have access to high-quality affordable housing, it allows them  more PR

CLINTON, New York, Nov. 18 (TNSsel) -- Hamilton College issued the following news: Former foreign minister of Russia Andrei Kozyrev and University of Rhode Island scholar Nicolai Petro discussed the war in Ukraine with Professor of Government Alan Cafruny on Nov. 15. This was the second Common Ground event of the semester, with the series' first installment -- which also focused on Russia and Ukraine -- featuring author Max Boot. Petro opened the conversation with remarks he titled "The Case  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is proud to announce that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has recognized DEM Deputy Director for Natural Resources Jason McNamee, PhD, with its highest honor. McNamee received the 2022 Captain David H. Hart Award at ASMFC's annual meeting last week in Long Branch, NJ, for "outstanding efforts to i more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 15 (TNSconf) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Tom Philpott, a food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Nov. 29, on "Perilous Bounty: Emerging Crises in Industrial Agriculture." Philpott is the author of the book Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It, which was named a finalist for the New York Public L more PR

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: CVS Pharmacy today announced that pharmacists at more than 9,000 CVS Pharmacy locations can clinically assess COVID-19 positive patients and, if eligible, prescribe Paxlovid, an oral antiviral treatment. In July, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized the clinical capabilities of pharmacists and granted them the authority to evaluate patients with COVID-19 and prescribe Paxlovid to cli more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news: The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education has approved updated Secondary Regulations that will reimagine high school and the statewide graduation requirements. Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education have intentionally collaborated throughout the past 18 months to develop and finalize the amended Rhode Island S more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 (TNSconf) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Terry Tempest Williams, an award-winning writer, naturalist, activist, and educator, will wrap up the fall schedule of the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities' year-long discussion, "Re-Envisioning Nature: An Environmental Humanities Lecture Series." Williams, author of about a dozen creative nonfiction books, along with collections of poetry and essays, will read from her wo more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 15 (TNSfund) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Bacterial algal blooms and the toxins they produce are a persistent problem in freshwater lakes and rivers, and have affected local populations by contaminating drinking water and placing a significant burden on local economies due to diminished recreational activity. The toxins can sicken pets and livestock that drink directly from the waterways, and potentially pose a significant danger to p more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 17 (TNSfund) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy's Community First Responder Program (CFRP) has distributed thousands of life-saving Naloxone kits over the last three years while educating members of the community to reverse opioid overdoses. The program has now expanded to become the Northeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center for overdose response training across rural New  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 (TNSpro) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2022: In 1987, the University of Rhode Island launched a program that radically changed the way engineering students prepare to compete in the global marketplace. Long before words like global, interdisciplinary and experiential were common in higher education, URI launched its five-year International Engineering Program. Initially, students had the opportunity to earn bachelor's de more PR