A judge has put a temporary halt on a significant policy change proposed by the National Institutes of Health that would have reduced funding to research institutions such as universities and hospitals. This change could have a major impact on Rhode Islanders and the organizations in the state that rely on NIH funding. In other news, the Boston Globe has launched a project highlighting over 300 New England locations listed in the Green Book, a guide that helped Black travelers find safe accommodations from the 1930s to the 1960s. Additionally, writer and director Dave Solomon is the latest artist-in-residence at Westerly Library and Wilcox Park. The Weekly Catch, a production of The Public’s Radio, covers these topics and more, with journalist David Wright, political reporter Ian Donnis, Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney, and artist-in-residence Dave Solomon as guests. The show is hosted by Luis Hernandez, produced by James Baumgartner, and edited by Mareva Lindo. Listeners can tune in to The Weekly Catch every Friday at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., or find it on their preferred podcast platform on Friday afternoons. To provide feedback or suggest topics, listeners can email weeklycatch@thepublicsradio.org or connect with The Public’s Radio on social media.
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