PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The work by a research team made up largely of Brown graduate and undergraduate students addresses a critical biomedical need and has the potential to be widely adapted by clinicians to monitor antidepressants in patients. * * * In recent years, a mass spectrometry process that can detect the amounts of drugs in a biological sample, such as blood, has become a powerful diagnostic tool for  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * The Carney Institute for Brain Science brought together faculty who study different aspects of artificial intelligence to discuss what it has in common with human intelligence, and its implications for society. * * * ChatGPT, a new technology developed by OpenAI, is so uncannily adept at mimicking human communication that it will soon take over the world -- and all the jobs in it. Or at le more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * An analysis led by Brown University researchers showed that work shift is an important factor to consider when designing workplace health interventions. * * * Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, regular testing and vaccinations of nursing home staff have been critical strategies for containing virus outbreaks in nursing homes. In order to assess how various structural factors affected the di more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * Using seismic waves, scientists detect widespread partially molten rock hidden under the Earth's tectonic plates in a new way, a step in settling a long-held geological debate that has big implications in understanding plate motion. * * * One of the most important questions in geoscience revolves around when the subterranean interaction of tectonic plates started, helping to more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists describe the microscopic structure of a recently discovered group of superconductors for the first time, a small step toward paving the way for future advances in superconducting technology. * * * Dramatic advances in quantum computing, smartphones that only need to be charged once a month, trains that levitate and move at superfast speeds. Technological leaps like these could r more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 10 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are announcing today that a project to improve much-used coastal access trails at Black Point, overlooking the bay in Narragansett, is set to start in March, weather permitting. Costing around $90,000, the work aims to limit erosion on parts of the rutted, packed-dirt paths and improve ac more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office, following enforcement action, has halted a deceptive scheme that scammed more than 1,000 Rhode Island businesses and non-profit organizations and secured full restitution for those affected. Following an agreement, approved in Rhode Island Superior Court on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Centurion Fi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Vermont has signed on to a multi-state agreement, joining with New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island, to develop a proposal to become one of up to 10 regional clean hydrogen hubs designated through the federal Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. T more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: On Monday morning, Governor Dan McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Rhode Island Commissioner of Postsecondary Education Shannon Gilkey, Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan Hughes, and education leaders heard from a dozen Rhode Island adult learners who highlighted the impact of the proposed investments in higher education in the Governor's #RIReady FY24 budg more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: Governor Dan McKee announced today the launch of a new round of grant programs administered by Rhode Island Commerce - Site Readiness and the Main Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Fund. "As a former mayor, I've experienced firsthand how critical Main Streets are to the economic development of our cities and towns," said Governor McKee. "I'm committed to making more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today announced six judicial nominations to fill vacancies on the Superior Court, District Court, and Workers' Compensation Court. "It is an honor to appoint these six judges who will play a critical role in serving Rhode Island's court system," said Governor Dan McKee. "I know that with their combined decades of experience, they will fairly more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement in response to President Joseph R. Biden's State of the Union Address. "In his address tonight, President Biden outlined the historic progress that his Administration has made over the past two years in implementing an economic plan that grows our economy from the bottom up and the middle out. This includes having the more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The McKee Administration today shared new details on its plan to invest more than $100 million for enhancements to the Eleanor Slater Hospital campus in Burrillville. The new facility will broaden Eleanor Slater Hospital's capabilities and better position the hospital to meet the needs of its current and future patients. "Eleanor Slater Hospital plays a critical role in Rhode Island's h more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Dan McKee today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) and St. Mary's Home for Children have entered into an agreement for an expanded Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) in North Providence. This agreement is the result of careful and thoughtful negotiations over the last few months to determine the best approach to addres more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Providence College issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Providence College (PC) announced today that it has selected Nancy Meedzan, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC as the Inaugural Nursing Department Chair in the College's new School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Dr. Meedzan, who is currently a professor and dean of the Cummings School of Nursing at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, will begin her tenure at PC on July 1. Dr. Meedzan wi more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: Roger Williams University has selected Diya Das, an expert in human resource management, organizational behavior and international business, as the next Dean of the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business (GSB), charged with guiding the implementation of the business school's leadership as it expands its reach into blue economy innovation, real estate and entrepreneurship. Das comes to RWU most recently more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 (TNSpp) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2023: University of Rhode Island Professors J.P. Walsh and Rainer Lohmann discussed the wide-ranging impacts of ocean plastics and PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in a recent talk at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus. The two oceanography professors were the first presenters at the new GSO Public Lecture Series, "Confronting Ocean Pollution." "It's the whole ecosystem, and of course, hum more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 (TNSpp) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Earthquakes are nearly impossible to predict but produce information that can inform future decision-making * * * With the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, University of Rhode Island professors Meng "Matt" Wei and Brian Savage shared their insights. Wei, an associate professor in URI's Graduate School of Oceanography, says, "This earthquake sequence was a 'dual-event,' which mean more PR