PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] From academic accomplishments and moments of celebration to challenging campus conversations and even heartbreaking losses, calendar year 2024 at Brown University reflected the relentless stream of activity that makes Brown such a dynamic academic community.Researchers at Brown made groundbreaking discoveries, academic leaders unveiled compelling new programs and instructors debu  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 -- Aetna, a CVS Health company, issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn., December 19, 2024 -- Aetna, a CVS Health company (NYSE: CVS) has expanded the functionality of the Aetna Health app to include Spanish language capabilities for all eligible health plan members, regardless of how or where they are covered. Intended to improve navigation, health literacy and access to care for Spanish-speaking members, app pages will now be available fully in S  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] It's one of the most intriguing art-history mysteries anywhere. And in the fall semester, a team of Brown University students traveled to historical sites and archives throughout Rhode Island to contribute meaningful primary source research to the curious case of the "Black Gospel Window."In a course taught by Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture Itohan Osay  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] For the second time in three years, the Brown University men's rugby team won the national championship title in Division I National Collegiate Rugby. At SaberCats Stadium in Houston, Texas, the team played its way to the finals, going up against Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday, Dec. 14. Down by 11 points with just 30 minutes remaining, the team made a stunning comebac  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: D.C. [Brown University] A decade-long global research initiative led by Brown University's Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice has culminated in a new, major Smithsonian Institution exhibition at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in organized by the Simmons Center and the museum's Center for the Study of Global Slavery, "In Slavery's Wake: Making Black Freedom in th  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: CVS Health Corporation ("CVS Health", NYSE: CVS) announced today the early results of the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Maximum Tender Offer") for the maximum principal amount of the following series of Maximum Tender Offer Notes (as defined below) for which the aggregate purchase price, not including Accrued Interest (as defined below), payable in respect of such Maximum Tender Of  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: CVS Health Corporation ("CVS Health" or the "Company," NYSE: CVS) announced today the applicable Reference Yields and Total Consideration (each as summarized in the tables below) to be paid in connection with the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Maximum Tender Offer" ) for the maximum principal amount of the following series of Maximum Tender Offer Notes (as defined below) for which t  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Like many fellow undergraduates at Brown, Elijah Golden studied for final exams during reading period in mid-December. What's less typical is that he did so while on his way to Alabama, where he performed a Christmas concert with his family's three-generation country music band before heading back to Providence for an exam.Since arriving on the Brown University campus in 2022 fro  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When preparing for a marathon, runners don't usually think much about air quality. But maybe they should, according to findings from a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health. When the research team assessed the association between fine particulate matter in the air and marathon finish times, they found that greater race-day pollution is associate  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Christelle Alvarez is piecing together one of the world's most ancient puzzles, one limestone fragment at a time. The assistant professor of Egyptology and Assyriology at Brown University is an expert in the Pyramid Texts, the world's earliest known collection of religious writings. Inscribed and preserved in 4,000-year-old pyramids in Egypt's necropolis of Saqqara, the mortuary   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] The ability to peer inside the brain is crucial to advancing brain research, which means microscopes are essential tools of the field. Scientists at the Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University use the same powerful microscope in creative and often complementary ways to make breakthrough discoveries about addiction, memory, reward, brain development and brain functi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Governor Dan McKee today announced that the new initial Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Washington Bridge Replacement Project is now live. The initial RFP includes changes to produce strong, well-defined proposals with innovative solutions for building the new Washington Bridge. Following the issuance of the new initial RFP, the bidders will have the opportunity to  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Fellowships recognize commitment to science communication and addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in scientific outreach. * * * By Jill Pais Hisham Abdelrahman has been selected for two prestigious fellowships, the SciComm Identities Project Fellowship and the North Star Collective Faculty Fellowship, which will enhance his teaching, research, and community outreach as Aquaculture  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] As the youngest of 10 children and the only sibling in her family born in the U.S., Wendy Wallace has embraced being a translator and collaborator for as long as she can remember.Whether she was helping her mom navigate documents and access services, or assisting her siblings with their resumes, Wallace says her formative experiences as a first-generation Cape Verdean-American in  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 17 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Just a few months into the school year, students at Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex in Providence are already flocking to the library in record numbers.Librarian JodiLyn Solomon credits the surge in visits, and a clear rise in student interest in reading, to a major boost in the library's collection. With support from Brown University, the school has added hundreds of literar  more