KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Commencement 2026: Pomp and circumstance aplenty as URI celebrates achievements of 4,000-plus graduates * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 18, 2026 - Standing center stage in a packed Ryan Center, Marc Randolph drew on lessons from high school baseball and co-founding Netflix to deliver one clear message to University of Rhode Island graduates: success isn't about perfect plans-it's about showing up, adapti  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Counting the overlooked 'hidden homeless' * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 18, 2026 - A person asking for change on the corner or living in a makeshift dwelling outside is easy to identify as homeless or unhoused. But there's a segment of the population without permanent housing that goes unnoticed. Molly Richard, assistant professor of public health in the University of Rhode Island's College of Health  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 18 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS Students Win Special and Category Awards at the 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair * Nine students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) that took place last week in Phoenix, Ariz. Bennett Huang and Jason Pan of Langley High School were the recipients of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award, whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * ICYMI: "Sour Political Feud" in Texas GOP Senate Primary Grows "Increasingly Personal" as Republicans Worry About Ability to Unify in General Election In case you missed it, new reporting from across Texas is highlighting how the "bitter" and "costly intraparty war" in the state's GOP Senate primary has reached "a fever pitch" and has "curdled into a sour political feud,  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 18 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Making connections that power the world * Bryant University Trustee and Presidential Executive in Residence Eric Handa '97 opens his address to the university community with a simple question: "Have you ever thought about how your internet travels?" With a quiet, reassuring confidence, Handa, the co-founder and CEO of APTelecom, a world-wide leader in connectivity and digital infrastructure, spends the n  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 18 [Category: Sociological] -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following news release: * * * Op-Ed: Rhode Island Can Expand Health Care Access by Passing H. 7143/S. 2865 * By Sen. Jessica de la Cruz and Juan Martinez As Rhode Island families face unaffordable health care costs and limited access to timely care, state lawmakers have a clear opportunity to enact meaningful reform that prioritizes patients. The truth is our healthcare system is burdened by outdated regu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 19 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha announces $25 million settlement with Monsanto, Solutia, and Pharmacia for PCB Contamination Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced a settlement with Monsanto Company, and their affiliates, Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC resolving Rhode Island's claims against these companies for contamination from polychlorinated biphe  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 19 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * McKee Budget Amendment Secures $1.6 Million to Protect and Preserve Maternal Health Services at Newport Hospital Birthing Center On Friday, the McKee Administration submitted a budget amendment to provide $1.6 million in additional funding to the Newport Hospital's Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center. The funding is exclusive to the birthing center and contingent  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Admin. Green-Lighting Fruit-Flavored Vapes is Hazardous to Children's Health * WASHINGTON, DC - In a major gift to the vaping industry, President Donald Trump is taking steps to make vaping more attractive and appealing to underage users. The marketing and sale of fruit-flavored vaping products means more children are likely to get addicted to nicotine delivery systems that are bad for   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 19 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * New Research: Self-Reporting Tool Helps Predict Difficult-to-Treat Depression before Treatment San Francisco -- New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting evaluated how accurately a self-reporting tool predicts difficult-to-treat depression, finding that the Difficult-to-Treat Depression Questionnaire (DTDQ) helps identify pati  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 19 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion: * * * Frank Diaz et al. v. Select Portfolio Servicing et al. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, Lynch Prata, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Robinson, for the Court. The plaintiffs, Frank Diaz and Shari Lemoi, appeal from a February 14, 2025 final judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the defendants, Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as truste  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Secures $20.3 Million for T.F. Green International Airport & Local Airports * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded $20,372,714 million in federal funding to advance infrastructure upgrades and construction projects at T.F. Green Inter  more

NEW YORK, May 19 (TNSrep) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release on May 17, 2026: * * * Rockefeller Foundation Awarded US$350M+ to Reach 731 Million People Amid 2025's Historic Decline in Global Aid 2025 Impact Report, "Big Bets, Real Results," highlights $32 billion in total capital mobilized into solutions for millions of people in Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, Europe, the United States, and more * The Rockefeller Foundation today released its 2025   more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER, FITZPATRICK REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNTIES * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to encourage institutions of higher education to expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for America  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Seeking to Help More Americans Lower Their Energy Bills, Bipartisan U.S. Senators Urge Trump Admin. to Release Weatherization Aid * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help residents save on their utility bills and make more homes energy efficient, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are teaming up with seventeen of their colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to release nea  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 19 -- The Naval War College issued the following news on May 18, 2026: * * * Stockdale Leadership Development Concentration Cohort Presents Research on Senior Officer Career Pathways The U.S. Naval War College's Stockdale Leadership Development Concentration (SLDC) 2025-2026 cohort presented its research on senior officer career pathways to a group of war college leaders, including institution President Rear Adm. Darryl Walker, on May 13, 2026. The 12-student cohor  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 18 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Study finds payments to Medicare Advantage brokers potentially reached $10 billion annually * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -New research offers one of the clearest pictures yet on just how large the Medicare Advantage insurance broker market has become. Published as a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine, the study from health policy scholars at the Brown University School of Public Health fou  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI's Center for Military and Veteran Education bestows honors as part of annual Veterans Award Luncheon * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 18, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island Center for Military and Veteran Education (MAVE) honored several members of the community during its annual Veterans Award Luncheon held recently in the Multicultural Student Services Center's Hardge Forum. The luncheon recogn  more