PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 17 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Alumni-led event to celebrate the profound history of Jewish life at Brown Since the first two Jewish students to attend Brown graduated 130 years ago, the University's Jewish community has continued to grow and thrive. More than a century after Jacob Hayman and Israel Strauss achieved that milestone, Brown will host an alumni-led event from Nov. 7 to 9, 2025, titled " 130 Years of Jewish Life at Brown," more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to U.S. Department of Energy grant funding PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University has joined a federal lawsuit challenging an action announced on Friday, April 11, by the U.S. Department of Energy to limit indirect cost reimbursements to a 15% rate for the agency's research grants to higher education institutions. Brown is a named plaintiff in more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 17 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant's Healthcare Summit returns with focus on transformative power of AI By Peter Kerwin SMITHFIELD, RI--Bryant University will hold its third Healthcare Summit on the Smithfield campus on Friday, May 2. Transforming Healthcare Through AI: Innovation, Ethics, and Impact will bring together industry leaders, healthcare professionals, and researchers to explore how artificial intelligence is sparking i more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Golden eyes: How gold nanoparticles may one day help to restore people's vision PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles -- microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair -- might one day be used to help restore vision in people with macular degeneration and other retinal disorders. In a study published in t more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * MDH delays effective date of layoffs following issuance of temporary restraining order Yesterday (April 14), the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that layoffs made public at the beginning of April would be delayed as a result of a temporary restraining order issued by a federal district court in Rhode Island in State of Colorado, et al. v. U.S. Departmen more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Novel study at Brown shows how late-life health traces back to what happened in the womb PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- It makes sense that a viral infection during a pregnancy might negatively affect the fetus -- but scientists now know that some effects of an adverse event during pregnancy may not be revealed for decades. On a more empowering note, scientists have found that low stress in pregnan more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 15 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * On semantics and snails: Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visits Brown To understand what it means to be an appeals court judge, retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer told a story he once read of a French biology professor riding on a train with a basket full of snails. The conductor asked the passenger if he had a ticket for his snails, because the fare book said a more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 18 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Photos: Quiet Green turns clamorous with ancient Egyptian battle reenactment at Brown PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- On a cloudless, sunny April afternoon, hundreds of spectators gathered to watch the Quiet Green at Brown University transform into anything but quiet. A blue vinyl river -- intended to represent the Orontes River in modern-day Syria -- snaked its way down the green. Roughly 90 stud more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Political economist Mark Blyth weighs in on inflation, tariffs and 'the worst of all possible worlds' As the global response to tariffs and concerns about inflation reach a fever pitch, Brown University political economist Mark Blyth is rethinking conventional economic wisdom on why prices go up and how policymakers can wrestle them back down.  In his forthcoming book, "Inflation: A Guide for Users and L more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Governor McKee Introduces Budget Amendment to Streamline the State's Housing Governance Structure PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, Governor Dan McKee is introducing a budget amendment aimed at implementing the key recommendations put forward by the Rhode Island Department of Housing in its Housing Organizational Plan Report, submitted to the General Assembly on Decembe more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 18 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Scientists probe the mystery of Titan's missing deltas PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- For scientists who want to learn about the geological history of a planet, river deltas are a great place to start. Deltas gather sediment from a large area into one place, which can be studied to reveal climate and tectonic histories or signs of past life. That's why NASA sent its most recent Mars rover to Jezero more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 16 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Stuck in an exercise rut? AI can help, says Bryant expert By Emma Bartlett When Jason Sawyer, Ph.D., first used ChatGPT to create a resistance training exercise program, he was curious if the AI chatbot would follow the principles and science of resistance training. "Compared to some of the exercise programs you can pay for and download online, AI did a much better job," says Sawyer, director and assoc more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 16 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Two Brown faculty members win Guggenheim fellowships PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University professors Yannis Hamilakis and Tracy Steffes have been awarded fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the organization announced on April 15. Hamilakis, a professor of archaeology and modern Greek studies, and Steffes, a professor of education and history, are among the 1 more PR