PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown Corporation approves operating budget for Fiscal Year 2027 * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Following recommendations from a committee of faculty, staff, students and senior administrators, the Corporation of Brown University approved a Fiscal Year 2027 Brown operating budget that includes $1.89 billion in revenues and $1.95 billion in expenditures. The budget reflects continued investments in  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown Corporation elects eight new trustees * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - During its annual spring meeting in May, the Corporation of Brown University elected eight new members to its Board of Trustees. Each was invited to serve on Brown's highest governing body based on their commitment to the University and its mission of education and research. The new trustees are Suzi Kwon Cohen; Oliver Haa  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant faculty honored for excellence in teaching, research, and service * As Bryant University's seniors prepared to pass under the campus's Archway on their way to Commencement, the university's faculty gathered for a celebration of their own. The final faculty meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year, held May 13 in the Quinlan/Brown Academic Innovation Center's Janikies Innovation Forum, was a joyous occ  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, May 27 -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news: * * * Cal Poly Researchers Help Install Third Rattlesnake Research Cam in Pennsylvania * A new platform has arrived to observe timber rattlesnakes in nature from the comfort of home thanks to a partnership between Cal Poly and Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. Project RattleCam recently launched its third livestream installation at an undisclosed, remote location in Pennsylvania on May  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Complex coordination: New Recent Alumni Trustee and entrepreneur Vincent Emery '26 has bold plans for the future of Bryant and beyond * Vincent Emery '26 has always been good at figuring out how small details add up to the big picture. It's a skill he's applied to starting his own businesses -the successful and rapidly growing The Lil' Rhody Coffee Company, plus a new one in the AI/AgTech space -his educat  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Designing a career, on and off the track, at MIT * You will never catch Krystal Montgomery running to class. Literally. She is that fast. The MIT senior -a Course 6-3 (Computer Science and Engineering) major and Course 4 (Design) minor -was recently named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week -for the second time. Montgomery ran a   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 27 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Block on Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Washington, D.C. * Governor Laura Kelly on Tuesday joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and 2 governors in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the court to deny the Trump administration's appeal and uphold a lower  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on May 27, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ LEADS COALITION OPPOSING KIDS ACT, SUPPORTS STRONGER ONLINE PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced that Hawaii and three other states are leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Howeler + Yoon to lead design for new economics building at Brown * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -In an important step toward creating a new, unified home for its world-class Department of Economics, Brown University has selected Howeler + Yoon as architect. The selection of the architect launches a multi-year planning and design process. A vote by the Corporation of Brown University's Committee on  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Nobel winner and Brown professor Michael Kosterlitz elected Fellow of the Royal Society * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Nobel Laureate and Brown University Professor of Physics Michael Kosterlitz has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom's national science academy. Kosterlitz is among 94 preeminent researchers from across the world elected in this year's cohort of  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Of feathers and flu: Identifying data gaps in bird flu host dynamics to help conserve vulnerable species * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 27, 2026 - Johanna Harvey, an assistant professor of wildlife disease wildlife ecology at the University of Rhode Island, has described bird flu in public presentations as a quiet virus with loud consequences. Now she's published a new paper in Wildlife Monographs, de  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Sunday announced today Pennsylvania has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 27 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Recently Shuttered USDA Program Grantees Join Suit to Restore $125M+ in Illegally Canceled Grants LCM grantees join initial plaintiffs in case, who won a preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system - Washington, D.C. -- 24 organizations and local governments who had grant agreements under the USDA's Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (LCM) Program have joined a   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University Alumnus Who Earned His Degree at 71 Is Giving Back to Adult Learners * BRISTOL, R.I. - At 86 years old, Roger Williams University alumnus Tom Olsen still speaks with humility about a life and career that took him from stocking grocery store shelves to leading one of Massachusetts' largest community banks. A member of RWU's Class of 2011, he earned his bachelor's degree in P  more

MILPITAS, California, May 27 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * SEMI Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Launch First Four Regional Nodes of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) National Workforce Infrastructure Initiative Activates More Than 325 Organizations Across the United States to Accelerate America's Microelectronics Talent Pipeline   more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 18, 2026 The Honorable Michael Selig, Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st St. NW Washington, DC 20581 Dear Chairman Selig: We write to urge the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit prediction markets from allowi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Joins Coalition Opposing KIDS Act, Supports Stronger Online Protections for Children * Today, Attorney General Skrmetti announced Tennessee has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act ("KIDS Act"), H.R. 7757, arguing the bill would weaken states' ability to protect children online  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Unlawful, Unconstitutional, and Undemocratic: Attorney General Bonta Stands with D.C. Residents Who Want National Guard Troops Off Their Streets * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a multistate amicus brief (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2026-05-26%20-%20Multistate%20Amicus%20Brief%20ISO%20DC%20National%20Guard%20Appeal%20%280  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI College of Pharmacy to train pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines * University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy faculty and staff members are continuing their efforts to support public health and prevent communicable disease by offering immunization training programs for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the Kingston Campus this summer.  The College will off  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, May 27 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI honors 2026 Asian Cultural Ambassadors * KINGSTON, R.I. - May 27, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island's fourth annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month luncheon celebrated diverse communities found at URI and their partnerships. The annual program brings speakers to URI each spring to talk about their own educational journeys and how those intersect with heritage. Sociol  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Advocates for Stronger Guardrails Around Internet Safety Joins coalition of Attorneys General in letter opposing bill that would weaken digital safety for Virginia's children - Today, Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of Attorneys General writing in opposition to the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757. Despite its name, th  more