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News from October 2022

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47 people die in Rhode Island from heart disease in week ending Oct. 8, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Oct 13, 2022

There were 47 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending Oct. 8, 2022, a 30.6% increase over the previous week.

‘Labor and the Food System’ at URI Oct. 25

By Press release submission | Oct 13, 2022

Attorney and activist Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct. 25, on “Labor and the Food System.”

Brown to sponsor WaterFire lighting on Oct. 22, featuring community, student activities

By Diana Press release submissionPress release submission | Oct 13, 2022

Brown University will sponsor a full lighting of WaterFire Providence on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 22, uniting members of the Brown community with neighbors and families from across the Providence area for a world-class artistic and cultural experience.

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Less than 10 people die from diabetes mellitus in Rhode Island during week ending Oct. 1

By Ocean State Today | Oct 13, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Oct. 1, making up less than 6.9% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Rhode Island during week ending Oct. 1

By Ocean State Today | Oct 13, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Oct. 1, making up less than 6.9% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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45 people die in Rhode Island from cancer in week ending Oct. 8, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Oct 12, 2022

There were 45 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending Oct. 8, 2022, a 11.8% decrease from the previous week.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Rhode Island during week ending Sept. 24

By Ocean State Today | Oct 12, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Sept. 24, making up less than 6.8% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

City Council Meeting on November 2

By Press release submission | Oct 12, 2022

City Council Meeting on November 2

Plymouth State's Wilus inducted into high school Hall of Fame

By Press release submission | Oct 12, 2022

Plymouth State University head men's lacrosse coach Mike Wilus was inducted into his high school Athletic Hall of Fame last Saturday.

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Rhode Island deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending Sep. 24

By Ocean State Today | Oct 11, 2022

Rhode Island's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Sep. 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Rhode Island during week ending Sept. 24

By Ocean State Today | Oct 11, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Sept. 24, making up less than 6.8% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

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11 people die in Rhode Island from Alzheimer's disease in week ending Oct. 8, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Oct 11, 2022

There were 11 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending Oct. 8, 2022, an increase over the previous week.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Rhode Island during week ending September 24?

By Ocean State Today | Oct 11, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 87 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending September 24.

Photography exhibit in Green Hall follows Arizona tribe on annual pilgrimage to shrine in Mexico

By Press release submission | Oct 11, 2022

In fall of 2018, artist and photographer Maeve Hickey made a five-day pilgrimage with members of the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona to the shrine of San Francisco Xavier in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico.

Amid steep global market declines, Brown endowment continues to support University’s academic mission

By Press release submission | Oct 11, 2022

In a year marked by steep declines in financial markets across the globe, the Brown University endowment generated a -4.6% investment return during Brown’s Fiscal Year 2022, which closed on June 30, 2022.

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58 people in 75-84 age group in Rhode Island are estimated to have died during week ending September 24

By Ocean State Today | Oct 10, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 58 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending September 24.

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Less than 10 people die in Rhode Island from kidney disease in week ending Oct. 8, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Oct 10, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending Oct. 8, 2022, an increase over the previous week.

Brown Class of 1975 graduate wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

By Press release submission | Oct 10, 2022

Diamond will share the prize with Ben S. Bernanke, former chair of the Federal Reserve and now a fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Philip H. Dybvig of Washington University in St. Louis.

LEC Announces 2022 Men’s Golf Major Award Recipients

By Press release submission | Oct 10, 2022

The Little East Conference (LEC) announced officially its 2022 men’s golf major award recipients following the second-ever conference championship, which was hosted by Eastern Connecticut State University last week at Ellington Ridge Country Club.

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26 people die from diseases of the heart in Rhode Island during week ending Sept. 24

By Ocean State Today | Oct 10, 2022

There were 26 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Sept. 24, making up 17.8% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.