PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 22 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * 'Ever True' initiative to collect and preserve art highlights the power of creativity in healing * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -When Brown University junior Hadley McCormack arrived home in Philadelphia for winter break following the Dec. 13, 2025, mass shooting on Brown's campus, she immediately wanted to paint. She put brushes to canvas to create colorful images of things related to Brown in t  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, Shreve Celebrate Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Help American Businesses Navigate Export Rules * WASHINGTON, DC - TODAY, Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) and Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-06) celebrated the passage of their Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act through the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The bipartisan bill wo  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for January 21, 2026 This week is ASAM's 57th Annual Conference...in sunny San Diego. If you haven't registered, there's still time; if you have, you're in for a great experience. The Pre-Conference will kick off with courses on Benzodiazepine Tapering and Women & Addiction, followed by daily schedules on a wide range of interesting topic  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 22 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Four Brown University faculty members have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies. This year's new members from Brown are Michael Littman, a professor of computer science and associate provost for artificial intelli  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 23 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: * * * DARPA Director Addresses U.S. Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School Alumni and Faculty at Capital Area Event Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director Stephen Winchell addressed graduates, faculty and leadership from the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) and Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) during a jointly hosted event on April 20, 2026, in National Harbor, Maryland. The reception too  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * DEM and TNC Conserve 68 Acres on Wincheck Pond * The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has acquired the 68-acre Princess Pine Estate on Wincheck Pond in Hopkinton for public recreation and wildlife conservation. The $1.66 million purchase was funded by an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Wildlife Restoration Program, $361,000 i  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 22 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Do AI language models 'understand' the real world? On a basic level, they do, a new study finds * Most of what AI chatbots know about the world comes from devouring massive amounts of text from the internet -with all its facts, falsehoods, knowledge and nonsense. Given that input, is it possible that AI language models have an "understanding" of the real world?  As it turns out, they do -or at least som  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner, Crenshaw, Begich Bill to Combat Illegal Foreign Fishing Passes House Natural Resources Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner's (RI-02) Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act, legislation to combat foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that undercuts local   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Calls on Trump to End War in Iran * WASHINGTON, DC - In recent days, President Trump has issued contradictory statements on Iran, from declaring Iran has "agreed to everything," including working with the U.S. to remove its enriched uranium, to warning that if Iran does not sign a U.S. proposed deal, the "whole country is getting blown up." Nearly two months into President Trump's war of c  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 22 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Tree talk: URI forester offers tips on tree safety, protection and observation for Arbor Day * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 22, 2026 - A forestry extension specialist at the University of Rhode Island, Christopher Riely works with faculty and students across campus, and off-campus partners, to help improve Rhode Island's forests and the wildlife they support. A certified arborist and forester, Riely  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 22 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI Board of Trustees chair, spouse gift $2.145 million for new endowed scholars program * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 22, 2026 - University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees Chair Margo Cook '86 and her spouse, Renee Cohen, have gifted the state's land- and sea-grant institution $2.145 million to create a new endowed scholars program and support other various academic and athletic programs at URI.  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 22 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI study urges alcohol drinkers to be aware of emotional state * KINGSTON, R.I. -April 22, 2026 -While, historically, men in the United States have tended to drink more than women, that trend has reversed over the last decade, prompting a University of Rhode Island behavioral science psychology student to study the implications of the shift, and examine how emotion and craving are impacting a  more