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State Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for 2023-04-02 ( 5 items )  
Brown: Study On Methane In Deep-Sea Sediments Shows Small Releases Happen More Often Than Thought (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 28 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * New research describes evidence that deep sea methane deposits change into gas more frequently than could be monitored previously and that a set of fossilized organisms has a unique ability to detect these releases. * * * A team of scientists led by a Brown University researcher has developed a new method for monitoring when deep sea methane deposits convert to gas and rise toward the sea more PR

CVS Health Completes Acquisition of Signify Health (10)
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, March 30 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Signify Health. Signify Health is a leading technology and services company, focused on provider enablement and bringing clinicians into the home to identify chronic conditions, close gaps in care, and address social determinants of health. Signify has a network of more than 10,000 clinicians in all 50 states, w more PR

CVS Health: Aetna Awarded the City of New York Medicare Advantage Plan Contract for Retirees (10)
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, March 31 (TNSper) -- CVS Health issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: The City of New York Office of Labor Relations announced today the award of a Medicare Advantage contract for City retirees to Aetna(R), a CVS Health(R) company (NYSE: CVS). The plan is being offered to approximately 250,000 retirees and their eligible dependents age 65 and over. "With today's historic award by the City of New York Office of Labor Relations, we'll offer a customized M more PR

DEM Awards More Than $100,000 to Eight Community Boat Pumpout Facilities to Keep Coastal Waters Clean (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 25 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announces the award of $104,769 in matching grants to eight communities and marinas to help expand and maintain boat pumpout facilities and keep coastal waters across Rhode Island clean. The grants, funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service Clean Vessel Act (CVA), help municipalities, marinas, and yacht clubs pa more PR

URI Expert Discusses Alzheimer's Study That Shows Changes in the Brain Can Be Seen in the Eyes (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 1 (TNStalk) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following Q&A on March 31, 2023, with Jessica Alber, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy and Institute for Neuroscience: * * * Jessica Alber is the principal investigator on a URI study that may lead to use of routine eye exams to detect the disease * * * A recent, widely reported study by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center may one day lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease throu more PR