SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Beyond biology: An inside look at how undergrads are learning the business of care * Projected on the drop-down screen, the question takes over the PowerPoint slide: "From a medical point of view, if you had to save the mother or the baby, who would you save?" Around the classroom, hands raise as undergrads prepare to share their thoughts. As Biological and Biomedical Sciences Adjunct Professor Lisa Wal  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Binding agents: Chemistry and Art course builds connections between the laboratory and the studio * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] For much of human history, the color blue was a relative rarity in artistic expression. It's essentially absent from prehistoric cave art and a price tag for blue that was larger than that for gold limited its use for thousands of years more. The reason boils down to che  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 9 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown names the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Center for Career Exploration, recognizing generous gift * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] A $20 million gift from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch will provide transformative support for career exploration programs at Brown University that empower students to achieve meaningful lives and careers. Since its 2023 launch, the newly named Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Cente  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University economist Peter Howitt accepts Nobel Prize in Stockholm * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University Professor Emeritus of Economics Peter Howitt accepted the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden. Howitt received a medal and a diploma from King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony during which the 2025 Nobel Pri  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Dec. 11 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant announces direct admission partnership with MGH Institute of Health Professions * Smithfield, RIBryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences announces a new partnership with the MGH Institute of Health Professions, establishing direct admission pathways to an expanded range of high-demand health and clinical graduate programs for Bryant students. This bold initiative with the Boston  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 8 [Category: BizRetail] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Health collaborates with Ronald McDonald House to bring holiday cheer to families * The company will also support Ronald McDonald House through a $600,000 grant and colleague volunteer events through 2027 WOONSOCKET, R.I., December 8, 2025 CVS Health(r) (NYSE: CVS ) is working with Ronald McDonald House(r) Global to support families during their children's medical journeys this  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 9 [Category: BizRetail] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Health Updates Financial Guidance, Highlights Strength of Businesses, and Announces Strategy to Uniquely Reimagine Health Care at Investor Day Event * * Outlines strategy to deliver best-in-class execution, transform consumer experiences, be the partner of choice, and harness unique enterprise capabilities * Updates 2025 full-year financial guidance; provides 2026 full-year fina  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Dec. 13 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Enduring Significance of Wampum Kicks Off RWU Library's 'Talking in the Library' Series Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe member Paula Peters discusses the history, artistry, and cultural power of wampum as part of the library's yearlong lecture series. By Eryn Parlin '26 Local Indigenous history and artistry were at the center of the Roger Williams University Library first event in their annual Mary Tefft Wh  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Dec. 11 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * From life skills to student learning, Ilisabeth Bornstein focuses on building best practices * Drop by one of Ilisabeth Bornstein J.D.'s Legal Studies classes, and you'll likely see students acting out complex legal scenarios, drawing out how a car collision unfolded with multi-colored markers and pens, or playing out cases using manipulatives such as matchbox cars or popsicle sticks. A form of kinestheti  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 12 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Is bioluminescence the key to safe, effective brain imaging? * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize brain activity. "We started thinking: 'What if we could light up the brain from the inside?'" said Christopher Moore, a professor of brain science at Brown University. "Shining light on the brain is  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * LZ experiment sets new record in the hunt for dark matter, glimpses neutrinos from the sun's core * PROVIDENCE, R.I. AND LEAD, S.D. There is more to the universe than meets the eye. Dark matter, the invisible substance that accounts for 85% of mass in the universe, is hiding all around, and figuring out exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about how the universe works. On Monday, Dec. 8  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 9 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * New discovery in cancer signaling reveals a potential path to more effective cancer drugs * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Interrupting one function of a protein that plays a key role in cell signaling could enable the development of new cancer treatments, according to a study led by Dr. Martin Taylor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Cells communicate with each other and sense  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Dec. 12 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Step inside the archives: A peek into a handful of Bryant's timeless artifacts * From a fragment of the Berlin Wall to a telegram from John F. Kennedy to Bryant University, take a peek at some of the timeless artifacts that make up the university's history: 1\. Golden Bulldog: Seniors gifted a golden bulldog to the university in 1999. The life-size representation of Tupper, Bryant's beloved mascot weigh  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Refining the solitary confinement reform debate URI criminology and criminal justice chair Natalie Pifer, fellow researchers publish study on solitary confinement and its impact * University of Rhode Island Criminology and Criminal Justice Department Chair and Associate Professor Natalie Pifer was part of a multi-institution research team that conducted a multiyear study to better und  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI Counseling Center earns IACS accreditation The University of Rhode Island Counseling Center has earned accreditation from the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), a leader for benchmarking professional counseling services on college and university campuses. With this distinction, URI's Counseling Center is now accredited through November 2033. IACS accreditation valida  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI students bring interdisciplinary health education to South Kingstown High School during wellness fair University of Rhode Island students from the Colleges of Pharmacy and Health Sciences imparted some health wisdom on younger students during an interactive health and wellness fair Dec. 5 at South Kingstown High School. About 70 URI students helped educate high school students during an int  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 12 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI's Jason Kolbe studying hurricanes as a source of episodic natural selection Storm study shows adaptive selection in southeast lizards * How do intermittent events like hurricanes impact natural selection? How do animals adapt to challenging weather? A University of Rhode Island professor has set out to track natural selection in the Anolis lizard over time to see how the species has weathe  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI's use of artificial intelligence in research, teaching, and innovation on display at 'Discovering AI @ URI Day' Students, faculty, and staff at URI share experiences using AI in academics * Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay and students, faculty, and staff at the University of Rhode Island have been using the evolving technology for research, teaching, and innovation purposes. T  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Dec. 13 (TNSrep) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI-based Global RIghts Project report spotlights continued troubling trends in worldwide inhumane treatment Third annual study notes digital oppression by countries, atrocities reaching record levels * Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study from researchers at the University of Rhode Island's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. As governm  more