PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 5 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Luigi Ambrosio, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy, has received the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics. Ambrosio was honored for his "deep and numerous contributions to calculus of variations and geometric measure theory, and broad and far-reaching influence on these fields," as announced by Northwestern University. Ambrosio, a professor of mathematical analysis, will receive $  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, June 7 -- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) today presented Tanitra Adekeye of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (Neighborhood) with the organization's 2024 Making a Difference Award. The national recognition honors an employee of an ACAP member plan who goes above and beyond in their responsibilities to improve and fulfill needs in their communi  more

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, June 7 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has asked the National Park Service (NPS) for further guidance as it considers the decision to convert Morley Field, emphasizing the significance of environmental justice in this case. Despite lacking the necessary approvals, the City of Pawtucket has shut down Morley Field, a crucial 5-acre park in the Woodlawn neighborhood, intendi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) today is announcing that Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined the effort urging both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly to hold floor votes this session on legislation to halt allowing payday lenders to continue to charge fees that are the equivalent of annual percentage rates (APR) up to 260%. AG Neronha becomes the fou  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 -- The Economic Progress Institute issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) today announces that Governor Dan McKee has joined the effort urging both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly to hold floor votes this session to stop out-of-state payday lenders from continuing to charge fees to borrowers that are the equivalent of annual percentage rates (APR) up to 260%. Governor McKee becomes the fifth Rhode   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: * * * Customers Are Expected To Save Between $2.79 And $4.61 A Month If States Met 9 GW Goal * * * Offshore wind is critical to achieving New England's climate goals, reducing local energy costs, and protecting New Englanders from volatile gas prices, according to a new report authored by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. If Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island achieve their shar  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 6 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: A team of 17 scientists from 13 institutions led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Rhode Island (URI), and University of Ghana, has been selected to initiate a project through the Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI) funded by Schmidt Sciences. The project, Ocean Margins Initiative (OMI), is one of five selected projects after a process that star  more