PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 24 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A study from researchers at Brown University and Silent Spring Institute found that inexpensive, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants. * * * A team of researchers from Brown University's School of Public Health, Brown's School of Engineering and Silent Spring Institute found that simple air filtration devices called Corsi-Rosenthal boxes  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A study led by Brown University researchers puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the U.S. * * * The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even -- young men in some more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers from Brown and MIT suggest how scientists can circumvent the need for massive data sets to forecast extreme events with the combination of an advanced machine learning system and sequential sampling techniques. * * * When it comes to predicting disasters brought on by extreme events (think earthquakes, pandemics or "rogue waves" that could destroy coastal structures), computati more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * From historic milestones to memorable moments, calendar year 2022 marked a notable year in research, teaching and innovation at Brown University, as illustrated by these 21 stories. * * * From contributing to the search for elusive dark matter to breaking barriers for women athletes to celebrating 50 years of medicine at Brown, members of the University community brought to life in 2022 Br more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: * * * In recent years, BAI has cultivated close, long-term relationships with Providence-area creators through financial assistance, workshops and residencies -- enriching the art scene and bolstering learning at Brown. * * * Before the novel coronavirus began spreading across the U.S. in 2020, Jason Tranchida created graphics and brand experiences with his creative agency LLAMA more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: With the Rhode Island General Assembly's recent amendments to the state commercial fishing licensing law forming the basis for the changes, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that it has converted several major categories of licenses - including what used to be known as commercial fishing licenses (CFL) and principal effor more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: An independent clinical laboratory with locations in Rhode Island and Vermont has entered into a settlement agreement resolving kickback and false claims allegations, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Dominion Diagnostics of North Kingstown, Rhode Island will pay $1.5 million to the MassHealth program to resolve allegations that it engaged in an illegal more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee announced a request for proposals for the state's newest RI Rebounds program, the Ventilation Initiative will be run through the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The program will select intermediary organizations and/or businesses to provide approximately $2.5 million in grants to reimburse eligible small businesses for expenses incurred to improve indoor air qualit more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 24 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announce that the State of Rhode Island has helped permanently protect 575 acres of land by leveraging $3.58 million of voter-approved state bond funds for open space and agricultural land preservation worth $9.59 million in 2022. The now-protected lands, scattered alo more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that public participation at the two farmers' markets it runs increased by nearly 17% in 2022 over 2021. Over the year, total attendance went from a combined 29,634 customers to 34,546 customers at the Fishermen's Memorial State Park and Campground market in Narragansett and the Goddard M more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate students in Professor Koty Sharp's Marine Biology lab work on all phases of Astrangia research, from running experiments to co-authoring publications. * * * For nearly a decade, Professor Koty Sharp and her team at Roger Williams University have been at the center of researching Astrangia poculata, helping it emerge as a valuable experimental model for studying corals worldwide more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSbook) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: At Roger Williams University, Kerri Ullucci has spent the last 13 years teaching her Education students the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom. With her new book from Columbia University's prestigious Teachers College Press, she's sharing her expertise on race and inclusive teaching practices with a wider audience in the education field. Ullucci, Associate Professor of more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 21 (TNSper) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: It normally takes new faculty time to meet their colleagues and get familiar with their surroundings. There was no such learning curve for Irene Andreu, who became an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Rhode Island this fall. Prior to become a professor, Andreu served as the director of operations for the Rhode Island Consortium for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology,  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * New paper published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers * * * A University of Rhode Island endowed professor is in top-tier company this week as co-author of a new paper on the state-of-the-state of hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers. URI Prochaska Endowed Professor Sarah Feldstein Ewing joins 10 of the world's most respected experts more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Graduate student Chrissie Wojciechowski seeks volunteers for study in College's advanced kinesiology labs * * * Back pain is the most common cause of muscular skeletal disability in the United States and across the world, affecting hundreds of millions of people every year. It is estimated that 50-75% of adults in the U.S. will suffer it at some point in their lives. University of Rho more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 (TNSbook) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2022: * * * Nicolai Petro's 'The Tragedy of Ukraine' comes out Dec. 19 * * * On a Fulbright research trip to Ukraine in 2014, Nicolai Petro had a front row seat to the eruption of the Maidan revolution, which led to the ouster of the country's president who sought closer ties to Russia. The revolution also exposed the deep domestic conflict over Ukraine's national identity betw more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 23 (TNSfund) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The Champlin Foundation has awarded the University of Rhode Island $498,965 to support four projects to advance technology and learning for students and faculty across various disciplines. Chosen from among a competitive set of applications, the URI projects include new methods of drug testing, an atomic thermometer, equipment to create wearable textile technology, and advanced archaeological more PR