Workforce & Education: Chariho Career & Technical Center junior Kaitlyn Charette won Rhode Island’s 2026 STEAM Logo Design Contest, and her design will roll out statewide in November. Public Health Tech: Georgetown’s Health Security Operations Center is using dashboards and live monitoring to track infectious-disease risks for the 2026 World Cup. Climate & Resilience Funding: Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank awarded about $1.1M in EPA stormwater grants for design and engineering to reduce flooding impacts across multiple towns, including Pawtucket and Providence. Local Life Sciences & Ports: A Pawtucket life sciences ecosystem piece highlights site and workforce needs, while Quonset’s Terminal 5 Pier at Davisville is already seeing real cargo momentum with its first ship call. Cannabis Governance: Rhode Island Senate confirmed Michelle Reddish as new Cannabis Control Commission chair, with Robert Jacquard reappointed. Courts & Immigration: A federal judge ordered USCIS to comply quickly after striking down a green-card/work-permit freeze, adding urgency for affected applicants. Environment & Conservation: Block Island’s Conservation Commission discussed pesticide concerns tied to tick control, weighing public health against impacts on beneficial and endangered species. STEM in the Classroom: URI is opening weekend hours for the public to view its corpse flower greenhouse specimen ahead of a rare bloom.