AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI & Defense: The U.S. Naval War College is running AI lectures and workshops for students and faculty, framing AI as a way to speed up battlespace awareness and decision-making. Public Safety Tech: Rhode Island State Police are installing 39 license plate readers statewide under a $597,000 Flock contract funded by a federal COPS grant—adding to a fast-growing camera network with limited state rules on retention and access. Health Research (URI): URI neuroscientist William Van Nostrand won a $1.5M grant to study cerebral amyloid angiopathy, aiming to find early biomarkers and better targets for intervention. Biotech/Genomics: Nabsys and Indiana University are collaborating to evaluate electronic genome mapping tools for hematologic malignancies, starting with AML and MDS. Sharks & Climate Science (RI): Atlantic Shark Institute tagged its first hammerhead shark off Block Island, using satellite and acoustic tracking to study migration and how warming waters are shifting species presence. Consumer Finance: Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha and other states are urging regulators to reject OppFi’s bid to become a national bank, warning it could undermine Rhode Island’s 36% payday interest cap. Public Health (Ticks): A Block Island tick webinar highlighted rising tick-borne disease risk, including Lone Star ticks and alpha-gal concerns, with experts calling out deer reduction as a key lever. Tech & Education: Mathnasium says it signed 60 franchise agreements and opened 40 centers in the first half of 2026, citing demand for supplemental math support.
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