SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Nov. 21 -- Bryant University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 20, 2025, by Stephen Kostrzewa with provost and chief academic officer Rupendra Paliwal: * * *a "We're setting the pace. We're building this future": Rupendra Paliwal, Ph.D., on reimagining higher education in the age of AI By Stephen Kostrzewa Over the last two years, Bryant University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Rupendra Paliwal, Ph.D., has helped set in motion a significant expansion of Bryant's  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 25 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Building climate resilience 'From the Ground Up': expert lecture set for URI Graduate School of Oceanography Jainey Bavishi will explore how local leadership and civic collaboration are reshaping climate action * Jainey Bavishi, former deputy administrator of NOAA and former director of New York City's Office of Climate Resiliency, will discuss "From the Ground Up: Communities Leading the Next  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 24 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Chanelle Dupuis: Finding sweet success in smell studies at Brown * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Smell has long been an undervalued sense, says Chanelle Dupuis. "It's always been at the bottom of the sensory hierarchy, in that many people have historically thought of it as the least important of the senses," said the Brown University Ph.D. candidate in French and Francophone studies. "The field of   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 26 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Providing year-round access to RSV immunization would minimize the risk of large seasonal outbreaks across the nation, including in both urban and rural areas. That's according to a new study, published in Science Advances, which examined differences in viral spread in areas with different  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Inmate at Wyatt Detention Facility Indicted on Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges An inmate housed at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 19, 2025, on charges alleging that, while incarcerated, he possessed contraband and multiple controlled substances wi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island posted the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Maine Man Charged with Trafficking Multiple Kilos of Cocaine Delivered in Rhode Island A Maine man who allegedly supplied multiple kilos of cocaine that were trafficked into Rhode Island appeared in federal court in Rhode Island on November 18, 2025, and was arraigned on an indictment issued by the Grand Jury. He was ordered detained,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Pawtucket WWII Veteran Lauded Posthumously * CRANSTON, RI - On January 16, 1943, Henry Ambrose Maynard of Pawtucket left his job with the New Haven Railroad and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. Sergeant Maynard served as a radio mechanic for the 93 rd Bombardment Squadron in the Pacific during World War II. Sgt. Maynard joined his two older brothers - Vincent and Raymond - who were also serv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Shooting of National Guard Soldiers in Washington, DC * Today, after two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, DC, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement:  "I am profoundly saddened and disturbed by the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in our nation's capital today. Every member   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 21 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * More Complex Picture of Rhode Island's First Couple, Roger and Mary Williams Roger Williams University History Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book about state founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit about his wife, Mary Williams. By Edward Fitzpatrick If you've lived in Rhode Island for any length of time, you've heard about Roger Williams. But do we really know what the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Whitehouse, Rep. Pou Introduce Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act * Bicameral bill aids police departments across the country by allowing ATF to use computers at National Tracing Center Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ) introduced the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, which will finally give the federal Bureau of Alcohol  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Researchers evaluate effectiveness of SNAP incentive program URI researcher among those who studied results of state-level incentive program * When Eat Well, Be Well was launched in Rhode Island in January 2024, it was the first program of its kind in the country to offer a financial incentive for those in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to eat healthier. All SNA  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 25 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI graduate awarded Fulbright fellowship to teach English in Uruguay Amanda Queiroz will spend eight months in the South American country starting in March * Amanda Queiroz fully understands what it takes to learn a new language, and has a passion for helping others. Soon, the University of Rhode Island graduate student from Cromwell, Connecticut, will travel to Uruguay to mentor young studen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Ranking Member Amo, Ranking Member Meeks Request USAID, State Department Inspectors General Investigate and Update on Reports that Trump Administration Wasted Food Assistance * Washington, D.C. - TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks, sent a letter to the USAID and the State Department Acting Inspectors General requesting informati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Schiff File FOIA Requests to Break Through Trump Administration Stonewalling * Trump administration has sought to evade accountability by repeatedly thwarting congressional Democrats' constitutional authority to conduct routine oversight Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts  more