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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Attorney General Griffin Leads 24-State Coalition Urging Brown University to Reject Israeli Divestment Vote
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Arkansas's law places our state among those aggressively combating antisemitic conduct' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that he and 23 other state attorneys general sent a letter urging Brown University to reject a proposal that the university divest from certain companies because they do business with Isra  more

Northeast Tech Bridge's Blue Tech Demo Day will feature innovative technology at NUWC Division Newport
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: More than 30 technology companies will showcase their products during the 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day partially being held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Aug. 29. The daylong event, hosted by NUWC Division Newport's Northeast Tech Bridge, alongside nonprofit partner 401 Tech Bridge, aims to connect innovative small businesses with U.S. Navy scientists and engineers and Department of Def  more

The Coast Guard Lateral Entry Program is Expanding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By PA2 Laticia Sims, Recruiting IMT Since the launch of the Lateral Entry Program, the Coast Guard Recruiting Incident Management Team (IMT) has focused on increasing recruitment numbers moving into the new fiscal year. The Letter of Intent (LOI) has emerged as one of the new avenues formalizing partnerships between institutions of higher learning and the Coast Guard, aimed at recruiting indi  more

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Last week, the U.S. National Science Foundation made major strides in research, innovation and conservation, marked by key announcements and engagement with the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). On August 20, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan joined Revolution Chairman/CEO, AOL Co-Founder, and NACIE Co-Chair Steve Case; former President, The Ohio State Universi  more

Vanderbilt Welcomes Inaugural U.S. Army War College Fellow as Part of Ongoing Commitment to Military Community
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news: By Jill Stratton, Vanderbilt University As an Army aviator who has led and commanded at platoon, company and battalion levels, Lt. Col. Zachary Dadisman is no stranger to the demands and skills that are part of becoming a successful leader. Through the U.S. Army War College fellows program, he'll have the opportunity to further that experience. Dadisman was recently welcomed as Vanderbilt's first   more