PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 2 -- Brown University issued the following news: The University will bestow honorary degrees on a diverse group of business leaders, artists, writers and scholars during its Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 26. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- During its Commencement and Reunion Weekend from May 24 to 26, Brown University will confer honorary doctorates on nine candidates who have achieved great distinction in a variety of fields. The candidates are: H  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 2 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: The City of Tulsa is joining the nationwide effort to promote mental wellness and the policies and programs it has in place during Mental Health Awareness Month in May. In Tulsa, addressing mental health needs and promoting mental wellbeing are one of the City's top priorities, with a mental health lens now being applied to the City's work through the hiring of its first Chief Mental Health Officer. "From our police and fi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: A bill to help reduce maternal deaths in Oklahoma is now on the governor's desk. Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay, and Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, are authors of House Bill 2152. The bill decreases the membership of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and makes critical data on maternal deaths available to the committee. "Oklahoma's maternal death rate is higher than the nation's, coming in   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Courtney Price A professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Dr. William Murphy -- the James E. Womack University Professor of Genetics in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) -- is one of 144 new members and the only faculty member from Texas A&M elected during this cycle. T  more