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News from January 2023

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Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations

By Press release submission | Jan 14, 2023

According to health care experts, the benefits for brand-new parents and their infants having access to health care during pregnancy as well as during the postpartum period are indisputable.

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Walker, Pride combine for 61 points in win over UAlbany

By Press release submission | Jan 12, 2023

Antwan Walker scored a career-high 33 points and Charles Pride matched his career-high with eight three-pointers as the Bryant University men's basketball team picked up an 86-69 victory over UAlbany on Wednesday night at the Chace Athletic Center.

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A Holistic New Year on January 21

By John Ysrael Dasal | Jan 11, 2023

A Holistic New Year on January 21

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Rhode Island deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending Dec. 24, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Jan 10, 2023

Rhode Island's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 24, 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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90 people age 85 and older in Rhode Island are estimated to have died during week ending January 7

By Ocean State Today | Jan 10, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 90 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending January 7.

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CDC estimates 58 people in 75-84 age group in Rhode Island died during week ending January 7

By Ocean State Today | Jan 9, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 58 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending January 7.

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11 Hispanic people in Rhode Island passed away in week ending Dec. 24, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Jan 8, 2023

There were 11 Hispanic people who died in Rhode Island in the week ending Dec. 24, 2022, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Rhode Island during week Dec. 24, 2022

By Ocean State Today | Jan 8, 2023

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

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CDC predicts 43 people in 65-74 age group in Rhode Island died during week ending January 7

By Ocean State Today | Jan 8, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 43 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending January 7.

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Morning Coffee on February 9

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Morning Coffee on February 9

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URI names Danielle Dennis dean of Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Danielle Dennis, professor of literacy, teacher education and policy, and former director of the University of Rhode Island School of Education, has been named dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies at URI.

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Celebrating the legacy of Professor Frank M. White

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

The Frank M. White Legacy Panel was unveiled at a special ceremony in the Hermann Viets Conference Room in URI’s Bliss Hall on Nov. 17, honoring the former engineering professor’s legacy.

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URI to offer new degrees in early childhood and world language education

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Beginning in fall 2023, the University of Rhode Island’s Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies will offer two new bachelor’s degrees that are relevant and necessary in preparing educators for today’s learners.

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Eastern Connecticut's Barry Named USBWA Division III Player of the Week

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Eastern Connecticut State University senior All-America forward Anna Barry has been named as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Division III National Player-of-the-Week in women's basketball for the week ending Jan. 1, announced today.

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Passages: Professor of Physics Meenakshi Narain

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Meenakshi Narain, an accomplished high-energy experimentalist and a longtime professor of physics at Brown University, died on Sunday, Jan. 1, at age 58

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Keene State Remains Ranked No. 6, WestConn Continues to Secure Votes in D3hoops.com Poll

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Two Little East Conference (LEC) men’s basketball programs continue to be among those featured in the D3hoops.com Poll, with the first ranking of 2023 released Tuesday evening.

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Global Emergency Medicine Educational Conference on February 3

By Press release submission | Jan 8, 2023

Global Emergency Medicine Educational Conference on February 3

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Week of January 7: 29 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in Rhode Island

By Ocean State Today | Jan 7, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 29 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending January 7.

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Rhode Island's miscellaneous tax revenues up 50% in Q4 2022

By Ocean State Today | Jan 6, 2023

Rhode Island collected $30 million in miscellaneous tax revenue during the fourth quarter of 2022, a 50% increase over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Lower individual income tax revenue in Rhode Island as of Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021

By Ocean State Today | Jan 5, 2023

The fourth quarter of 2022 brought in $381 million in individual income tax revenue for Rhode Island, a 5.5% decrease from the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.