PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 23 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 11 phone companies he has joined, the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls. This agreement will help protect phone users from illegal robocalls and make it easier for this Office to investigate and p more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 23 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - A new computer model that captures the dynamics of the red blood cell sickling process could help in evaluating drugs for treating sickle cell disease. * * * A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become misshapen by sickle cell disease. The model, described in a paper published in Science Advances, cou more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - Computer models show why eruptive magma chambers tend to reside between six and 10 kilometers underground. * * * A new study reveals why the magma chambers that feed recurrent and often explosive volcanic eruptions tend to reside in a very narrow depth range within the Earth's crust. The findings, published in Nature Geoscience, could help scientists to better understand volc more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 22 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - Phillip Clark leads $3.75 million project to train health care workforce * * * A University of Rhode Island professor has been awarded a $3.75 million federal grant to improve health services for older adults. And it couldn't come at a more crucial time as Rhode Island has the highest percentage of adults 85 and older in the country, with about 23,000 Rhode Island residents living with Alzhe more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 22 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: Earlier today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, joined by Colonel James M. Manni of the Rhode Island State Police and Colonel Daniel J. Barzykowski of the Central Falls Police Department, provided an update on the status of the investigation into the incident that took place at the Wyatt Detention Center last week. "The incident last Wednesday night involved many, many peop more PR

NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island, Aug. 21 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: University of Rhode Island oceanographer Steven D'Hondt and his collaborators have studied the microbial life that lives deep beneath the seafloor - including the rate at which it breathes and how much food it consumes - for more than 20 years, and they have made some significant discoveries. Now D'Hondt and fellow URI oceanographers Robert Pockalny, Victoria Fulfer and Arthur  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Community courts have been a popular form of criminal justice reform over the last 25 years. These courts prosecute low-level crimes in hopes of safe-guarding quality of life in a community while also dispensing a more emotional, less detached brand of justice that focuses on rehabilitation. But how is the reform working? In her debut book, Courting the Community: Legitimacy and Punishment in a Commun more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 22 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - CNN chief international anchor to speak at URI lecture named in her honor, Sept. 26 * * * During an age when members of the news media are increasingly finding themselves at risk - both at home and abroad - for doing their jobs, how do journalists differentiate between coverage that is balanced, objective, neutral and, most importantly, truthful? This is one of the many questions CNN Chief In more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - Danielle Dennis served as associate professor of literacy studies, co-coordinator of Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program * * * The University of Rhode Island has appointed Danielle Dennis, an authority on reading, literacy, and professional development, as the new director of its School of Education located at the University's Kingston Campus. In her new role, Dennis will be respon more PR