PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 -- Brown University issued the following news release: A few years ago, with the opioid epidemic raging in his hometown of Toronto and elsewhere across North America, Abdullah Shihipar decided he wanted to find a way to confront the crisis. So he applied to a master's program at Brown University's School of Public Health to study strategies for combating the negative effects of drug use. Two years later -- with the opioid epidemic continuing to take a toll and  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 19 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: As their administrations continue developing strategies for the safe reopening of sectors of the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut and Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island announced their intention to align the reopening of hair salons and barbershops in their respective states in early June. Hair salons and barbershops were initially included in Phase 1 of more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 20 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Five University of Rhode Island students have been recognized by the National Science Foundation as Graduate Research Fellows, a distinction that includes funding to cover three years of their graduate education plus an annual $34,000 stipend. Selected for the honor are Megan Guidry of Luling, Louisiana, who will enroll as a doctoral student at URI in the fall; Michelle Hauer, a doctoral student from Ch more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 19 -- Brown University issued the following news release: In a newly released United Nations report, Brown University professor Anthony Bogues urged leaders across the globe to sharpen their focus on equality and environmental sustainability as they consider building and legislating for the future. An essay by Bogues, director of Brown's Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and a professor of Africana studies, humanities and critical theory, anchors a schol more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 22 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy plans to offer an online undergraduate certificate program in therapeutic cannabis studies, responding to the growing demand for skilled workers in one of the nation's fastest growing industries. At a rate of 22% a year, job growth in the therapeutic cannabis industry is exploding, and is anticipated to create more than 500,000 jobs by 2022. The rapidly more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 23 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Few elements of society are flourishing during the COVID19 pandemic, but a University of Rhode Island agriculture researcher said that one of the few exceptions is small agricultural businesses. Not only are existing small farms experiencing record growth, many new start-up farms are emerging as the growing season begins. According to Andrew Radin, URI agriculture extension agent, demand is especially h more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 23 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Toilet paper is the media's poster child for excessive stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Months into the crisis, panicked buyers are still stripping grocery store shelves, stockpiling an item seemingly useless in a health emergency and stressing the limits of the supply chain to meet demand for other consumers. If you're asking yourself why some buyers react this way, you're not alone. Mehdi Hos more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 21 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island Rhode to Health mobile health unit is helping in the fight against COVID-19, serving as a testing site in one of the most vulnerable, hardest hit communities in the state. A partnership of URI, the Rhode Island Department of Health and CVS Pharmacy, the Emergency Disaster Response Testing Services Agreement allows the deployment of the mobile unit to Central Falls to provi more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 20 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on May 18: University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley today announced to the University community his decision to retire effective June 2021. Dooley, the University's 11th president now serving in his 11th year, said in his message that "it is very difficult for me to express how much I have enjoyed and appreciated serving as your president for the past eleven years. No institution means, or ha more PR