PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 10 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - Using a new composite nanoparticle catalyst, Brown University researchers have shown they can make degradation-resistant PBO, a polymer used to make body armor and other high-performance fabrics. * * * A team of researchers has found a new way to produce a polymer material called PBO, a product known commercially as Zylon that's used in bulletproof vests and other high-perf more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: Firearm injuries kill 2,500 American children each year and send another 12,000 to emergency departments. But a new study finds that the nation spends far less on studying what led to those injuries, and what might prevent and treat them, than it spends on other, less-common causes of death in children between the ages of 1 and 18 years. In fact, on a per-death basis, funding for pedi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - A new study finds that climate has been the dominant controller of wildfire activity in the Sierra Nevada region over the past 1,400 years, suggesting that future climate change is poised to make fires worse. * * * In the wake of recent wildfires that have ravaged northern and central California, a new study finds that the severity of fire activity in the Sierra Nevada regi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - New research sheds light on the ages of ice deposits reported in the area of the Moon's south pole -- information that could help identify the sources of the deposits and help in planning future human exploration. * * * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon's south pole has helped to renew interest in expl more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: William B. Gould, IV, one of the nation's leading experts in labor law, and professor emeritus at Stanford Law School, will discuss changing labor laws Thursday, Oct. 31, at the University of Rhode Island. He will examine how labor laws have been eroded and rights threatened in recent years, spurring a discussion about what is next for workers, and how the dynamics between employers and employees will ch more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- KVH Industries issued the following news release: * * * - Premium service features dedicated bandwidth to deliver unlimited HD-quality streaming onboard yachts * * * KVH Industries, Inc., ( Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that it is introducing KVH Elite, a premium unlimited VSAT streaming service delivering HD-quality, dedicated bandwidth to yachts in selected geographic regions. The new KVH Elite streaming service is launching in November 2019 from Florid more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 7 -- National Co-op Grocers issued the following news: National Co+op Grocers (NCG) -- the business services cooperative for retail food co-ops across the United States -- today welcomes two emerging co-ops in Northern Virginia and Rhode Island as new members. Joining are Urban Greens Food Co-op in Providence, RI, and Fredericksburg Food Co-op in Fredericksburg, VA. "Communities are stronger when they have access to fresh, healthy food delivered by independent, community more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 8 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office of the Attorney General has filed a complaint in Rhode Island Superior Court alleging that the Town of West Warwick violated the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act (APRA). The lawsuit requests that the Court order West Warwick to turn over all responsive documents related to a 2018 APRA request and asks th more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Gina Raimondo today joined with University of Rhode Island (URI) President David Dooley to announce the second round of RI Innovation Campus projects that will catalyze academic research into new commercial products and businesses. The two additional campuses are expected to create hundreds of jobs in rapidly-growing advanced industries including advanced materials manufacturing a more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 8 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - Kecia Ali to present Oct. 22 on the topic of Islam in America * * * Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with an estimated 3.4 million Americans practicing the faith. Pew Research Center estimates that Islam will overtake the number of Americans who identify as Jewish by religion by the year 2040, and will rank second in numbers after Christians at that time. Kecia Ali, more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Following Governor Raimondo's executive action yesterday, education, civic, and community leaders across the state are speaking out in support of regulating flavored e-cigarettes. Here's what they're saying: "My peers started using e-cigs because of flavors and they continue to use because of nicotine. Removing flavored products from the market gives us a fighting chance to reduce the imp more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * - The Foundation's award will enable the University to bring new life to research topics in the humanities, expanding Brown's portfolio of original scholarship presented in enhanced forms. * * * The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $775,000 to Brown University to develop several digital publications that will showcase new humanities scholarship from Brown researchers in cr more PR