KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 3 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - 'Community First Responders program' to educate public, provide naloxone and other resources to combat crisis * * * Professors, students and health professionals from the University of Rhode Island aim to stem the ongoing opioid crisis in rural communities around the state, thanks to a $1 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The "Community  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 4 -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - With references to Brown's earlier advocacy on DACA, amicus brief argues that rescinding the program would deprive the nation of the contributions of DACA students, some of the most gifted and motivated young people in the world. * * * On Thursday, Oct. 3, Brown University joined 18 other prominent research universities in filing a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the Deferred Actio more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Oct. 1 -- Legrand, a provider of lighting controls, electrical components and data center solutions, issued the following news: Rhode Island has adopted a new building code, joining numerous cities and states in 2019 that have moved toward more stringent standards to increase energy efficiency and performance in commercial buildings. The 2019 Rhode Island Building Code, adopting the 2015 ICC suite of codes, went into effect August 1, 2019. The new code has a three-month tr more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 30 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - Institute teams with bi-state partnership to launch comprehensive report, website to foster public dialogue * * * The Narragansett Bay Watershed is at a crossroad. State agencies, nonprofit organizations and individuals have ratcheted up efforts to maintain the health of the watershed, while at the same time its natural resources are threatened by a multitude of forces. Officials, regulators more PR

NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island, Oct. 1 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - Graduate School of Oceanography scientists to gather year-round observations from rapidly changing Arctic * * * Few regions on Earth have warmed as much as the Arctic over recent decades, but because of its near inaccessibility in winter, scientists lack year-round observations from the area. To gain new insights from this epicenter of global warming, four URI Graduate School of Oceanograp more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - New URI study ranks municipalities on 50-plus factors related to overall well-being * * * Compared to other states, Rhode Islanders live relatively long and healthy lives. However, according to a new study conducted at the University of Rhode Island's new Department of Health Studies, part of the College of Health Sciences, disparities still exist - even within our 1,214 more PR