PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * 38 accomplished scholars join Brown faculty as 2025-26 academic year begins * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- As the 2025-26 academic year begins at Brown University and more than 3,200 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students arrive on campus, the University also welcomes a group of 38 new scholars to the Brown faculty. With research and teaching expertise spanning topics from neuroscienc  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * At 262nd Opening Convocation, Brown's newest students are encouraged to embrace growth, transition * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Excited cheers, applause, bagpipes and chiming bells on Brown's historic campus resonated across College Hill as the University welcomed more than 3,200 new students at its 262nd Opening Convocation on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Waving Brown pennants and celebrating, new unde  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Entrepreneurship Center will open doors for innovators, makers and dreamers By Bob Curley Got a killer idea for a product or service? The new Center for Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking will soon open for business - your business. Located on the ground floor of the Business Entrepreneurship Leadership Center (BELC), the new hub for innovation at Bryant is a blend of hands-on workspaces and a fertile   more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Mission to create a better world: For these first-year students, making a difference starts early By Emma Bartlett Hailing from 27 U.S. states and 23 countries, Bryant University's Class of 2029 is moved in, ready to start classes, and excited to make friends and get involved in new activities. But for many of the students, their work to make a difference has already begun. Meet two international studen  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * CVS Pharmacy introduces enhanced flu testing and treatment offerings CVS Health survey finds more than 60 percent of consumers say they are likely to get a flu shot this season Enhanced flu testing and treatment offerings are also available in select CVS Pharmacy locations across 38 states * CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that updated 2025-2026 flu vaccines are available at CVS  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * From medieval manuscripts to 19th-century laundry, student researchers find history in the Hay * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- As part of her research on the history of laundry and its laborers, Brown undergraduate Ellanora LoGreco made 1800s-era laundry soap from beef tallow and lye, sourced period linens and a washboard at an antique shop, and spent a day beside a bucket of boiling water over a   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 3 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Not getting enough iodine? Brown pediatric endocrinologist reveals why iodine deficiency is on the rise * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Doctors and researchers are puzzled by a recent rise in what might seem like an antiquated problem: iodine deficiency. Iodine, a trace element that helps regulate metabolism and produce vital hormones, is essential for many aspects of human development, especial  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 2 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Photos and video: New academic year, new energy at Brown * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- At Brown University, the start of each academic year brings new faces, fresh energy and plenty of possibilities. The feeling was palpable during the week before the Fall 2025 semester's official kick-off, with Brown having welcomed more than 3,200 new undergraduate, graduate and medical students to campus.   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Researchers uncover similarities between human and AI learning * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- New research found similarities in how humans and artificial intelligence integrate two types of learning, offering new insights about how people learn as well as how to develop more intuitive AI tools. Led by Jake Russin, a postdoctoral research associate in computer science at Brown University, the s  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * RWU Launches Blue Fellows Program to Advance Ocean Innovation and Student Research By Jordan J. Phelan Made possible by Sarasota, Fla., and Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., philanthropist Elizabeth Moore HD'24, the new initiative combines marine science, sustainability, and entrepreneurship to address coastal challenges and power the blue economy. This summer, Roger Williams University launched the Blu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Shaky cameras can make for sharper shots, new research shows * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- It doesn't take an expert photographer to know that the steadier the camera, the sharper the shot. But that conventional wisdom isn't always true, according to new research led by Brown University engineers. The researchers showed that, with the help of a clever algorithm, a camera in motion can produce   more