PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 (TNSper) -- Brown University issued the following news release: The Biden administration has appointed Kim Cobb, a leading climate scientist and educator who directs the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. The advisory board exists to offer the U.S. president objective, expert advice on the effectiveness of the U.S. intelligence community. For more than five decades, the board has operated as  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 26 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following joint news release with five states, on Jan. 25, 2023: A coalition of New England states today jointly announced steps they are taking to pursue federal funding designed to encourage transmission infrastructure investment. In concept papers filed with the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") recently, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont r  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today announced the launch of the new RI Statewide Down payment assistance grant, that aims to create more homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers. The program addresses significant financial barriers to homeownership amplified by rising housing costs throughout the state. Available to eligible Rhode Island first-time homebuyers, the pro  more

CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Governor Dan McKee on Thursday morning continued his #RIReady Budget Tour at The Children's Workshop, an early education child care facility in Central Falls, where he outlined the proposed investments in Pre-K in his FY24 budget. He also discussed how Rhode Island Pre-K builds on the strength of the existing early learning landscape, while supporting small businesse  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 1 Administrator Peter Butler, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Rhode Island Division Administrator Derek Torrey, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director P  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 28 (TNSacc) -- Providence College issued the following news release: Providence College (PC) announced today that AACSB International, the world's largest and most prestigious organization fostering excellence in business education, has approved reaccreditation of the Providence College School of Business (PCSB). "AACSB has exacting standards, which we work every day to meet," said Sylvia Maxfield, Ph.D., the school's dean. "Reaccreditation affirms our place amon  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: The Board of Trustees at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is pleased to announce the election of Hillary Blumberg '92 and Ilene Chaiken '79 P '18 as co-chairs. Blumberg, an industrial designer with two decades of experience working on iconic brands, and Chaiken, a trailblazing, award-winning creator, showrunner and executive producer in the entertainment industry,   more