PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 (TNSper) -- Brown University issued the following news release: Francis J. Doyle III, an accomplished engineer and academic leader who serves currently as dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been appointed Brown University's 14th provost. University President Christina H. Paxson announced Doyle's appointment in a Dec. 15 letter to the Brown community. Paxson wrote that Doyle stood out among a competitive pool of more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * By reporting noise levels across the city, Brown's Community Noise Lab is aiding local community members who are working to build awareness, action on the public health consequences of excessive noise exposure. * * * Motivated to be closer to family, John Wilner and his girlfriend relocated from San Francisco to Providence in 2017. It was late June when the new homeowners settled into the  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 13 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that up to $75,000 in grant funds are available to communities and private businesses that own and/or operate boating facilities that help boaters with properly disposing of sewage. The grants, funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service Clean Vessel Act (CVA), help municipalities, marinas, an more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee has authorized Major General Christopher Callahan to order up to 50 Rhode Island National Guard (RING) members to temporarily assist with the operation of the Cranston Street Armory Warming Station for Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness. RING will work with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, De more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Governor Dan McKee and the Office of Energy Resources (OER) announced today a proposal to use an additional $1.5 million in funding from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to provide direct rate relief to low-income Rhode Island residents for their electricity bills this winter season. This is in addition to the $5.3 million allocated by Governor McKee to thi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today announced that Amos House has received approval to operate the Cranston Street Armory Warming Station. "Amos House has been a strong, dedicated partner and we look forward to working with them on the Cranston Street Armory Warming Station," said Governor Dan McKee. "I thank Eileen Hayes and her team for stepping up in a remarkable way to suppor more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 (TNSfund) -- Providence College issued the following news release: Providence College (PC) announced today that it has received a substantial, six-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to promote inclusive excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The funding, in the amount of $493, 065, is for the project titled "Meaningful evaluation of effective and inclusive teaching through changes in policy, effective instructio more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that Rhode Island's gross greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased 7.4% between 2018 and 2019. Over a longer timeframe, net emissions decreased 19.6% between 1990 and 2019. At 10.04 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO2e), the 2019 net GHG emissions, in absolute terms, are below the 2020 GHG thres more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: The panel charged with assessing state efforts to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, catalyzing government agencies to do their part in cutting GHGs, and strengthening the resilience of Rhode Island communities to prepare for the effects of climate change voted today to accept the 2022 update to the state's 2016 GHG emissions reduction plan. The produ more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 16 (TNSeco) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is pleased to announce that two generous donors will support new endeavors to advance its recently inaugurated Movement Lab, a cross-disciplinary center for the creative study of movement. The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation will fund two fellows in the lab, and RISD parent Cheryl Henson P 24, whose late father was internationally celebrated puppeteer J more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 14, 2022: * * * A key research interest of Bahram Nassersharif is nuclear systems * * * A Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island spoke today about the U.S. Department of Energy announcement earlier this week that fusion ignition had been achieved at its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The DOE said more PR