PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 24 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * As hosts of new AI-powered chatbots and technology become widely available, and questions surface on their limits and power, Brown scholar Michael Littman offers insights into a debate that will only grow louder. * * * Since the debut of ChatGPT and the new version of Microsoft's Bing powered by an AI chatbot, numerous users have reported eerie, humanlike conversations with the programs. A  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East -- and potentially one of the oldest examples of leprosy in the world. * * * Archaeologists know that people have practiced cranial trephination, a medical procedure that involves cutting a hole in the skull, for thousands of years. They'v  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 20 (TNSpconf) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A symposium commemorating the legacies of Lani Guinier and bell hooks, two of the last century's most influential Black women thinkers, convened discussions on their outsize influence on education, law and society. * * * If bell hooks had one lesson to teach the world, it's this: Celebrity isn't everything. In a panel discussion held at Brown University on Saturday, Feb. 18, scholars fr  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 22 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A new analysis shows how convalescent plasma can be used to prevent hospitalizations and ultimately save lives, both for COVID-19 and for the next viral pandemic that inevitably arrives. * * * Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new variant outbreaks continue to fuel economic disruptions and hospitalizations across the globe. Effective therapies remain unavailable in much of the world,  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 22 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for the use of agricultural land at five sites across Rhode Island. The DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) will lease the parcels only for the purpose of raising and harvesting agricultural products because the parcels are in state management areas that were acquired and are  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Gove  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado Governor Jared Polis, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Mu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2023: Governor Dan McKee announced today that he has nominated Collin Geiselman to be the Rhode Island Public Defender. Geiselman has served as the Assistant Public Defender since 2003, as well as Chief of the Trial Division since 2015. "As a talented leader with years of experience, Collin has spent decades in public service pursuing justice, fighting for people across Rhod  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and the Rhode Island General Assembly pledged their support to continue funding the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA), an important catalyst in strengthening the local food system, at historically high levels in fiscal year 2024. Authored by Senator V. Susan Sosnowski in 2012 and run by the Department of Envi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today joined the Biden Administration for a virtual event to highlight the historic award of $61.7 million to Rhode Island under the Biden Administration's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). "We're ready to continue Rhode Island's economic momentum. This historic investment in small businesses from the Biden Administration will help us r  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michel  more