PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] A National Institute on Aging grant to Brown University will fund research on the impact of health policies and systems on people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The grant is expected to total approximately $13 million over five years.Although the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is expected to triple by 2050, most heal more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] A Brown University initiative will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States through a multi-year exploration of the important role that university research and teaching plays in advancing open and democratic societies.As the nation prepares to mark its semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, a campus-wide, faculty-led initiative titled "Brown 2026" will include more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 15 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] In Fiscal Year 2024, Brown University made community contributions to the City of Providence valued at $11.9 million, supporting priorities including K-12 education, community programs and scholarships for city residents.Those came in addition to a $5.1 million direct voluntary payment, marking a total financial value of $17 million to the city between July 1, 2023, and June 30,  more PR

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Nov. 19 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * CVS Health Board of Directors appoints four new members: Leslie Norwalk, Larry Robbins, Guy Sansone, and Doug Shulman Appointments follow productive engagement with Glenview Capital Management * * * The Board of Directors of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the appointment of four new board members: Leslie Norwalk, Larry Robbins, Guy Sansone, and Doug Shulman, following productive more PR

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu will be president, Health Care Delivery, in addition to his current role as executive vice president and chief medical officer of CVS Health. Dr. Chaguturu replaces Mike Pykosz, who has decided to leave the company. "Sree and I worked closely together when he started at CVS Health, serving as chief medical officer of CVS Caremar more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement about the future of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals and the recovery of more than $45 million to help fund the two local safety-net hospitals. "Over the last six months, we have seen what has happened to community hospitals owned by private equity next door in Massachusetts - closur more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 23 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued a statement following the Superior Court's decision in the Office's case against Pioneer Investments, LLC granting both sides' Motions for Summary Judgment, thereby ending the proceedings in the Superior Court. "Last year, our Office took action (https://www.riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha- more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 19 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha submitted public comments to the Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) in response to proposed amendments to its regulations governing primary care. The Attorney General urges OHIC to consider bolder proposals to mitigate the negative effects of two serious issues that challenge the delivery of primary more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Governor Dan McKee appointed Deborah J. Goddard to serve as Secretary of the Rhode Island Department of Housing. Goddard has more than 40 years of housing experience in the private and public sectors. She currently leads the Massachusetts-based DJ Goddard Consulting, which advises and provides organizational and process analysis for public, quasi-public, and nonprofit  more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Through hands-on research opportunities at RWU, senior Joshua Sears contributed to a study on sea robins that has garnered national attention, showcasing the university's commitment to providing students real-world research opportunities. * * * By Jordan J. Phelan As a first-year student at Roger Williams University, Joshua Sears could not have known that his first research experience would more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * 2024 national championship team and RWU Head Coach Amanda Callahan to celebrate sailing championship title and the endowed coach inauguration. * * * Building on the program's third national sailing victory captured during the 2023-24 season, Roger Williams University announces a transformative $500,000 gift from the Shakin family to endow the Head Coach position of its nationally top-ranked Sailing p more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] With final regulatory approval secured on Tuesday, Nov. 19, one of the largest solar energy projects in Rhode Island Dry Bridge, in North Kingstown is generating enough power to offset two-thirds of on-campus electricity consumption for Brown University, the project's exclusive off-taker. Located on a 240-acre field at the site of a former gravel pit, Dry Bridge is among the stat more PR