In 2020, 68,630 people in the United States died of an opioid overdose. Opioid overdoses are “the leading cause of accidental death in Rhode Island,” according to the Rhode Island Department of Health, with more than 400 people dying from a drug overdose in 2021. The opioid epidemic continues ...
The University Financial Board met Tuesday evening to hear funding requests from various student organizations. Student organizations that applied were told that they would find out if their funding request was approved later that evening.
On May 13, State Senator Meghan Kallman PhD’16 introduced a state senate bill proposing a public option for affordable housing in Rhode Island which would allow the state to directly fund ...
Residents discussed updated plans for one of two buildings to occupy Parcel 9 — an area just off South Main Street previously occupied by Interstate 195 — at a Monday community meeting hosted by Ward 1 Providence City Councilman John Goncalves ’13 MA’15.
Growing up in Warwick, Deborah Spears Moorehead only knew one Indigenous family in the city other than her own. A member of the Seaconke Pokanoket Wampanoag Tribal Nation, she wrote in an email to The Herald that she distinctly remembers feeling curious about her ancestors who first made their ...
Governor Dan McKee announced the authorization of $1.4 million in spending to expand Rhode Island’s homeless shelter capacity by 77 beds, according to a Nov. 23 press release. The expansion will bring the number of shelter beds in Rhode Island to over 1,000, according to the release.
This fall, several major tech companies announced layoffs and hiring freezes. Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet have all slowed the pace of their hiring, while companies like Snap, Stripe and Lyft have either cut or have plans to cut between 13% and 20% of their staff, The New York Times reported. Amazon ...
Larry Larson, professor of engineering, will serve as the University's interim provost following the departure of Provost Richard Locke P’18 at the end of the 2022 calendar year, according to a University-wide announcement from President Christina Paxson P’19 Tuesday. “Larry is a well-known ...
With the signing of a memorandum of understanding Nov. 14, the University has committed to employing all-union labor for any construction project over $25 million for the next five years as part of an agreement with the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council, according to a press release. ...
Gen Z is having less sex than prior generations, but for many young people at Brown, there remains a perception that everyone is participating in “hookup culture,” or casual sexual activity. “There’s this idea of ‘it's college,’ ” said monique jonath ’24. “Everyone is hooking ...
The most-watched event on the global sporting calendar — the FIFA World Cup — kicked off this Sunday, when host-country Qatar fell to Ecuador 2-0. Held every four years, the month-long soccer tournament brings together the national teams of 32 countries. This year’s tournament takes place in ...
The University has not disclosed campus recycling data since spring 2022 due to a misunderstanding concerning the data provided by Waste Management — the company responsible for the University’s trash and recycling — according to Jessica Berry, director of the Office of Sustainability.
After receiving feedback from several students, the Office of Residential Life extended the deadline for the senior housing selection process, allowing members of the class of 2024 who missed the first lottery a chance to secure on-campus housing, according to an email sent to current juniors by ...
Most students say they’re happy. But what’s helping students feel this way? A poll conducted last month by The Herald and the Brown Opinion Project found that the vast majority of students say they are happy. One-quarter said they were “very happy,” while 56% indicated that they are ...
According to a recent poll conducted by The Herald and the Brown Opinion Project, 43% of respondents are “unsure if they have benefited from an Undergraduate Council of Students program or service.” The poll also found that “upperclassmen were more likely to report having benefited from a UCS ...
The University’s annual celebration of International Education Week showed “two sides of the same coin” about Brown and the globe, according to Andrew Heald, program director at the Global Brown Center. The two weeks of events, part of a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and ...
This semester, six students are participating in a group independent study project to learn the Indigenous languages of their communities. Led by Nitana Hicks Greendeer ’03, visiting assistant professor of American Studies, the students have spent the semester on individual journeys to learn several ...
From women’s maternity health supplement brand Premama to Perkies, a sticky bra with reusable adhesives, The Herald spoke to Brown alum founders of four companies about finding inspiration and support at the University.
Earlier this month, Students for Educational Equity, an on-campus student organization which aims to promote educational equity in Providence, unveiled their “Financial Aid Resource” website, which is aimed at helping prospective Brown applicants navigate the financial aid application process. ...
When presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour went live on Ticketmaster last Tuesday, fans across the University flocked online to buy tickets at their desired venue. But many were left disappointed when, due to technical difficulties and a lack of inventory, presale tickets were difficult ...
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