PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 30 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Agreement with federal government to restore Brown research funding, resolve compliance reviews * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- On Wednesday, July 30, Brown University reached a voluntary agreement with the federal government to restore funding for the University's federally sponsored medical and health sciences research and resolve three open reviews assessing Brown's compliance with federal nond  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Hosts Press Call About Skyrocketing Costs and Decimation of Social Safety Net During Trump's First Six Months * Providence, RI - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) hosted a press call with Rhode Island news outlets highlighting President Donald Trump's terrible track record of delivering for the Ocean State. "I've been working aggressively over the last six months to fight Trump's betrayal of  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Boiling Point: Reed Seeks to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat * PROVIDENCE, RI - With Rhode Island under a heat advisory this week and temperatures forecast to reach 100degF, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with several lawmakers and labor unions to protect the health and safety of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions. When temperatures rise above 90degF, there is a 5-6 per  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University neuroscientists help identify a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease progression * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Using a custom-built tool to analyze electrical activity from neurons, researchers at Brown University have identified a brain-based biomarker that could be used to predict whether mild cognitive impairment will develop into Alzheimer's disease. "We've detected a pattern   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 29 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University to lead national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- With a $20 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Brown University researchers will lead an artificial intelligence research institute aimed at developing a new generation of AI assistants capable of trustworthy, sensitive and context-aware interactions with  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, July 30 (TNSjou) -- Bryant University issued the following news on July 28, 2025: * * * Grunting during exercise could help increase power production, research finds Grunting may be frowned upon at the gym or result in warnings or disqualifications in professional tennis, but according to research led by Bryant's Jason Sawyer, Ph.D., the low, short guttural sound is an easy and cost-effective way to increase power output during explosive movements. Recently published  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, July 30 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * CCRI Launches New Mammography Certificate Program The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is proud to announce the launch of a new Mammography Certificate Program beginning in Fall 2025. Developed in response to growing demand across Rhode Island and Massachusetts for certified mammography technologists, the program offers registered radiographers the opportunity to gain specialized t  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- CVS Health issued the following news release: * * * CVS Health Corporation reports second quarter 2025 results and updates full-year 2025 guidance Financial Highlights * Second quarter total revenues increased to $98.9 billion, up 8.4% compared to prior year * Second quarter GAAP diluted EPS of $0.80 and Adjusted EPS of $1.81 * Generated year-to-date cash flow from operations of $6.5 billion Operational Highlights * Aetna delivers distinctive advances   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Empowering graduate students to think entrepreneurially about brain technology * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- On a late July afternoon, the Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University was buzzing with activity. Groups of students camped out in corners and conference rooms, surrounded by screens and circuit boards, electric wires and plastic prototypes. At one point, a student burst from  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Works with Rhode Island Metal Plater to Resolve Clean Air Act Compliance Issues at Two Facilities * BOSTON (July 31, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Monarch Metal Finishing Co., Inc., a Rhode Island-based metal plating and polishing company, that resolves alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance issues at the company's metal-working facil  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 31 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Equipped with new knowledge and experiences, Pre-College students reflect on their summer at Brown * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Since late June, thousands of high schoolers from across the globe enrolled in Brown University's dynamic summer Pre-College Programs, forging memories and experiences that will resonate well beyond the summer. Over the course of six weeks of programming, 6,000 stude  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 30 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * How hot is too hot for health? Brown emergency room doctor shares heat-related red flags * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- As summer temperatures soar, so do cases of heat-related illness. Waves of sudden or extreme heat can be particularly dangerous, especially for people with certain risk factors, says Dr. Katelyn Moretti, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Brown University's Warren  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Expose Methane Threat, Highlight Progress Despite Trump Rollbacks As the Trump Administration rolls back methane standards, an EPW forum warns methane pollution endangers health, raises energy costs, and worsens climate risks * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Enviro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Ranking Members Thompson and Magaziner on the Confirmation of Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (MD-02), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, issued the below statement fol  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 29 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Kessler Scholars Program at Brown receives $1.1 million grant renewal * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- A new $1.1 million grant will enable Brown's Kessler Scholars Program to continue providing coordinated academic, financial and personal support for first-generation and limited-income students through all four years of their undergraduate education. Building on the University's support for firs  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Leading National Security Dems Alarmed by Trump's Steep Concessions to China * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senate Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI ) joined Ranking Senate Defense Appropriator Chris Coons (D-DE), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA), and several othe  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Statement on Plane Crash on Block Island * WARWICK, RI - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to a fatal plane crash on Block Island. "My heart goes out to those impacted by today's plane crash on Block Island, which has tragically claimed at least one life. I am in touch with local leaders and am deeply grateful to the f  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner's Statement on Education Funding Restored for Rhode Island Schools * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration will release school funding it has withheld from K-12 schools: "I'm pleased that, following public pressure, the Trump Administration will release the funding it is illegally withh  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (NEBRA), Hope, Rhode Island, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concerns about the agency's Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS. The association, whose members include Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs), stated that the draft assessment does not accurately characterize the risks associated with current biosolids management practices. NEBRA hig  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, Congressman Amo Visits Providers Hit Hard by Trump's Big, Ugly Law * RIVERSIDE, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), member of the House Budget Committee, toured the East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) Family Health Care- Riverside to discuss with Medicaid providers how President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' Big, Ugly Law will d  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * On 60th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid, Reed Seeks to Repeal Health Care Cuts in Trump's 'Big, Ugly Betrayal' * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Democratic colleagues in introducing new legislation to repeal the health care cuts in President Donald Trump and Republicans' 'Big, Ugly Betrayal' tax and budget law   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Power to the People: Rebuking Trump, Appropriators Include Over $4 Billion for LIHEAP * WASHINGTON, DC - With temperatures hitting triple digits in Rhode Island and several states across the country this week, and electricity prices surging in communities across the country, the bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee today would offer some much needed financial relief that would help  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Joins Whitehouse's Podcast to Discuss Weakening of Democracy and MAGA Meltdown Over the Epstein Files * Latest episode of Making the Case available now on Spotify and Apple Washington, DC - On Friday, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, released the third episode of season two of his podcast, Making the Case. In the   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Press for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * 40 U.S. Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week WASHINGTON, DC - Forty U.S. Senators, includin  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Press for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * WASHINGTON, DC - Forty U.S. Senators, including Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), are expressing unified alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, imploring the Trump Administration to step up its role in addressing starvation in   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse: Presidential Libraries Shouldn't be Used to Funnel Illicit Gifts * WASHINGTON, DC - A leading group of lawmakers say the American people have a right to know which corporations, foreign nationals, and lobbyists are financing the future presidential libraries of sitting U.S. presidents and paying to curry favor with the Commander-in-Chief. The first U.S. presidential library wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse: Presidential Libraries Shouldn't be Used to Funnel Illicit Gifts * There are currently no rules that specifically target solicitation of presidential library gifts or payments by individuals and companies trying to curry favor with sitting president & Dem Sens. want change to protect the public interest of all Americans WASHINGTON, DC - A leading group of lawmakers sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Denounces Trump's Attempt to End Climate Regulation Under the Clean Air Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Trump Administration took steps to revoke a scientific 'endangerment finding' that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Without the endangerment finding, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be left  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Helps Advance Bipartisan Housing Affordability Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. has an estimated shortage of nearly 5 million homes, according to the Brookings Institution, and construction costs -- which are impacted by tariffs -- continue to skyrocket and raise the price of housing. In an effort to increasing the supply of housing nationwide, expand economic opportunity, and strengthen co  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Presses for Release of Epstein Files * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, President Trump's former personal defense attorney and current high-ranking DOJ lawyer Todd Blanche was dispatched to conduct a private jailhouse interview with Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who President Trump knew personally. Ms. Maxwell is serving a 20 year federal sentence for her role in the sex trafficki  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding its interim final rule, Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority. The organization emphasized the critical need for a more rigorous and individualized review process when considering firearm access for individuals with a history of domestic violence. The coalition, with its four primary purpose domestic violence member ag  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Calls for Release of Foster Grandparents Funding * PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01), are calling on the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grants for AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents and Senior Com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Calls for Release of Foster Grandparents Funding * PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01), are calling on the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grants for AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents and Senior Companio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Rhode Island Envirothon Champs Place 11th at International Competition in Calgary, Canada * As Upper School Environmental Science instructor and trip chaperone Bob Schmidt shares, "Led once again by their superstar head coach Lily Harding and with the support of the incomparable Peter Stetson, President of the RI Envirothon and RI liaison to the NCF Operating Commi  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * RWU Faculty Receive NSF Funds to Advance Microplastics Research in Narragansett Bay RWU professors receive National Science Foundation funding to apply science and engineering research and undergraduate education toward understanding how microplastics enter and accumulate in Narragansett Bay. * Bristol, R.I. - As plastic pollution continues to threaten marine ecosystems across the globe, two research  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, July 30 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * RWU Welcomes Journalists to Explore the Environmental Benefits of Oyster Farming Journalism fellows from the Metcalf Institute visited Roger Williams University for a hands-on learning experience about the Eastern oyster's life cycle. * BRISTOL, R.I. - From wading into Mount Hope Bay to sorting oysters at the Ferrycliffe Shellfish Farm, a cohort of journalists from across the globe got a firsthand l  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 30 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Sophia Wu: Crab wrangler, ocean dreamer * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Seeking a calling in life doesn't always mean starting with a specific job or vocation in mind. That's true for rising Brown University sophomore Sophia Wu. She's interested in science and engineering, but she's not quite sure yet what her life's work will be. There is, however, one thing she knows for sure: She's called to th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 1 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Staff Spotlight: A community builder at heart, Dilania Inoa carves out a lasting career in service * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- For Dilania Inoa, service isn't just a value -- it's a way of life. Growing up in the Dominican Republic, she remembers how her mother, a nurse and government health promoter, converted one of the few bedrooms in their small home into a multipurpose space: at times, a  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 31 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Partners with Davies Career & Technical High School to Empower the Next Generation * VHB has teamed up with Davies Technical & Career High School in Lincoln, Rhode Island to support the introduction of an Environmental Engineering track in the school's Pre-En  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Ranking Member Amo Applauds Partnership to Deliver Humanitarian Aid, Blasts Trump's Failure to Keep Aid Promises to Starving Kids and American Producers * PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) thanked Edesia Nutrition and Ocean State Job Lot's initiative in sending Rhode Island-made therapeutic food to aid severely malnourished children in South Suda  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse and Amo Applaud Brown Health's Decision to Preserve Newport Hospital Birthing Center * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement regarding Brown Health's decision to keep Newport Hospital's Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center open while undertaking a broader review: "We are very happy with today's n  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Slams EPA Repeal of Endangerment Finding, Vehicle Emissions Standards The bedrock scientific determination underpins EPA's greenhouse gas regulations. Repealing it while gutting emissions standards for vehicles sets the stage to roll back regulations on power plants, airplanes, and more. U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Slams Trump Treasury Secretary's Comments on Privatizing Social Security * Whitehouse's Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would make Social Security solvent forever without shrinking benefits Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) slammed comments made by the Trump administration's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling the administration's tax-def  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Release of Funding for RI School Districts * Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement after the Education Department announced it will release nearly $6 billion in federal education funding, after unfreezing approximately $1.3 billion earlier this week: "This completely unnecessary and illegal freeze disrupted m  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Votes No on Bove, Blasts Sham Confirmation Process * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Emil Bove to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit: "This sham, hide-the-ball confirmation process is a new low f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Blumenthal Urge Review of Unusual Administrative Stay in Contempt Proceeding on Potential Bove Misconduct * Administrative stay by two Trump-appointed judges stalled contempt proceeding for three months while Emil Bove went through Senate confirmation process Emil Bove was confirmed on Tuesday on a split 50-49 vote Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Senators Sheldon Whitehous  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Money Laundering and Terror Financing in the Art Market * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and David McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Art Market Integrity Act, legislation that would require art dealers and auc  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Justice Grant Reauthorization Act * Grant program comes from Whitehouse's bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Wyden, Warren Introduce Pick Up After Your DOGE Act * New bill would protect Americans' privacy and the security of the government's most sensitive data systems after DOGE infiltration Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced the Pick Up After Your DOGE Act, legislation requiring a comprehensive   more