PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 10 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * 'Anora' director, 'BoJack Horseman' creator among speakers at 25th annual Ivy Film Festival at Brown PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Cinephiles, rejoice -- it's officially Ivy Film Festival season. From Monday, April 14, to Sunday, April 20, the 25 th annual Ivy Film Festival will showcase a dynamic slate of free, open-to-the-public film screenings, live screenplay readings, speaker and discussion  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * AttendanceMattersRI: Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Recognize Weekly Attendance Leaders and Improved Schools PROVIDENCE, RI -- Acknowledging the importance of consistent attendance in education and in alignment with the #AttendanceMattersRI campaign, Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green are pleased to highlight the top elementary, middle, and h  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University honors 50 years of women's varsity athletics PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University junior Olivia Pichardo is the first woman to play NCAA Division I baseball. The Pembroke Pandas were the first intercollegiate women's ice hockey team in the U.S. Heather Marini was the first female position coach in Division I football when she coached the Bears. At Brown, women have a ri  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 12 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * 'Being yourself' at work starts with understanding your identity By Bob Curley Having a strong grasp on your personal identity is essential to ensuring you'll find a workplace that's a good fit and allows you to be the most authentic version of yourself, says Kathryn Ostermeier, Ph.D., an associate professor of Management at Bryant. And college is the ideal time and place to develop, understand, and es  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Free, student-led public art tours at Brown University to run from April to November PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Beginning in April, the Brown Arts Institute will resume its free, student-led public art walking tours, a program launched last spring to expand access to Brown University's robust public art collection. Led by Brown students trained as public art interpreters, each tour highlights  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers including scholars from Brown University have unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a mysterious time of upheaval in the ancient worl  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Large Hadron Collider experiment, including Brown physicists, awarded Breakthrough Prize PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has awarded its 2025 prize in fundamental physics to the major research collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The awardees include the team behind the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment, to whic  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 9 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Providence-area students discover college life, future possibilities at Brown's annual College Day PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- To offer a window into college life, Brown University welcomed hundreds of Providence-area high schoolers on Wednesday, April 9, for a full day of hands-on learning, campus exploration and interactive workshops -- all part of College Day at Brown. Organized by the Unive  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 12 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Governor McKee Nominates Three New Members to Governor's Workforce Board PROVIDENCE, RI -- Governor Dan McKee today announced his nomination of three new members to the Governor's Workforce Board: Xay Khamsyvoravong, Jessica Key, and Tracey Wiley. The Governor's Workforce Board supports the State on workforce development matters, and helps plan, coordinate, f  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Research showcase celebrates the innovation and ideas of Brown public health students PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- In 1995, President Bill Clinton designated the first full week of April as National Public Health Week. At Brown University's School of Public Health, the week traditionally kicks off with Public Health Research Day, a festive poster conference and competition. On Tuesday, April 8,   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Residual Noise festival explores the creative power of sound PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Can the study of sound inspire change-making creativity? For Ed Osborn, a professor of visual art and music at Brown University, the answer is an unequivocal "yes." Osborn set out to prove it with Residual Noise, a thought-provoking, open-to-the-public festival of sound that took place across the Brown and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 10 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Three-quarters of survey respondents supported an overdose prevention center in their neighborhood PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) offer life-saving interventions in the event of an overdose along with on-site harm reduction services. While studies of OPCs in other countries have shown that they can reduce overdose deaths without increasing crime, they remain a nov  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 10 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Uber CEO and Brown alumnus talks Open Curriculum, artificial intelligence and career advice PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- When Dara Khosrowshahi graduated from Brown University in 1991 and moved to New York, he didn't have a prescribed career outcome in mind. Ultimately, he said, that openness propelled his success as a corporate leader and eventually in the role of CEO for ride-sharing giant Uber  more