(Left to Right) Artist Carol Scavotto, curator Sheryl J. Kopel and artist Juditta Musette in the gallery. There s a new pop-up gallery in downtown Providence called Reflection Delight, where two artists are displaying feminine pieces in a free gallery open every weekend. The art, and atmosphere, is supposed to represent the light of spring after a dark COVID-19 pandemic winter, and year.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â During the pandemic, downtown Providence was living in its own shadow, with empty storefronts and restaurants that were âhibernatingâ for the winter or closed for good. But these days, cobblestone-lined Westminster Street has started to feel alive again, thanks in part to three Rhode Island-based women and their new pop-up art gallery, âReflection-Delight.â
Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy with student graduate
Undergraduate Commencement 2021 student graduates
AMHERST, Mass. – At today’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, UMass ice hockey
Coach Greg Carvel shared with graduates some of his maxims for success with the 2021 national champion men’s hockey team, including daring to make bold decisions, developing a strong identity and treating others with dignity and respect.
Carvel delivered the keynote commencement address at four smaller, socially distanced commencement ceremonies for a total of 6,400 enthusiastic graduates who received their bachelor’s degrees in front of family and friends at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium under sunny skies.
Fertility fears, fueled by misinformation, harm US vaccine uptake
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14/05/2021 - 21:30 A mother looks on as her daughter gets a Covid-19 vaccination in Fairfax, Virginia on May 13, 2021 ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS AFP 4 min
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False claims that Covid-19 vaccines can cause infertility are discouraging Americans from receiving the shots and leaving health professionals to persuade patients that scare stories they have read online are unfounded.
Among the worst examples of such misinformation spread on Facebook are that immunized men can render unvaccinated women sterile through sex, that 97 percent of vaccine recipients will become infertile and that the jabs could be sterilizing an entire generation.
Graduates celebrate resilience, solidarity and purpose
May 13, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – The Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conferred 2,016 advanced degrees this afternoon at a Commencement ceremony at the Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus.
Graduates and their guests gathered late this afternoon for the commencement ceremony, which was moved outdoors this year due to COVID-19 safety protocols. A photo tribute to the graduates was also part of the ceremony.
Student speakers Alisha Jean-Denis and Ellen Smithline spoke during the 45-minute ceremony, which also included brief remarks by UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy.
The chancellor said, “Each one of you, through proficiency in your discipline and an understanding of its value to the world, are prepared to seek out new solutions, push the bounds of knowledge, and pursue the truth. And when misinformation and willful ignorance are countered with well-informed, critical th
Car erupts in flames as driver uses hand sanitizer while smoking cigarette
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May 14, 2021
Car erupts in flames as driver uses hand sanitizer while smoking cigarette
A car exploded into flames Thursday evening in Maryland when a driver used hand sanitizer while smoking a cigarette, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
The fire started about 5:30 p.m. at the Federal Plaza Shopping Center. [NBC 4]
County warns of rat infestations following cicadas
As if being invaded by cicadas wasn’t enough, Montgomery County is now warning residents that a wave of rats could follow in the wake of the onslaught of bugs.