AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMuseum Science: URI researchers used 100-year-old leopard seal skulls from major collections, combining 3D scanning and micro-sampling, to build new baselines on lifespan, diet, and reproduction—key for tracking how melting polar ice may reshape Southern Ocean apex predators. Healthcare Safety: Hospital strikes are being driven by workplace violence and staffing shortages, with nurses describing assaults and injuries and pointing to a national “epidemic” behind the walkouts. Public Safety Tech: Providence’s independent review of its Brown University mass-shooting response says the response was “highly effective,” but flags tech and coordination gaps like delayed camera access and radio failures, while Brown moves toward joining Providence’s Real Time Crime Center with privacy controls. Opioid Care Innovation: A Rhode Island mobile opioid treatment unit is showing real-world impact, delivering medications and outreach from a converted bus while also highlighting structural barriers that can limit scale. Local Tech & Learning: Peace Dale Library’s renovated second floor now hosts South Kingstown’s Community Learning Center, expanding hands-on resources across the state’s library network. Community STEM/Outdoors: Tiverton’s FigMamma Farms Fig Festival returns Sept. 12 with greenhouse tours, tastings, and rare-variety swaps for growers and home gardeners.
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