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Education 1776 results total, viewing 1 - 20 R.I. nearly doubles charter schools cap March 17, 2010 | 1 comment State leaders have loosened the state’s cap on charter schools, nearly doubling the number allowed, as part of their effort to garner millions of dollars in federal education money. more URI, RIC seek $60M city nursing facility March 17, 2010 URI and RIC will ask voters to approve borrowing nearly $132 million this fall to pay for a new joint nursing building in Providence, a chemistry building at URI and infrastructure improvements at RIC, officials said Wednesday. more Big East moving to city’s AmEx Building March 15, 2010 The Big East Conference will keep its headquarters in Providence but move to the Gateway Center, the former downtown home of Fidelity Investments also known as the American Express Building, officials said Monday. more The Dunk’s March Madness lineup set March 15, 2010 The NCAA announced Sunday the eight teams that will play at Providence’s Dunkin’ Donuts Center during the first round of the Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament this week. more A priority to-do list for city’s next mayor March 13, 2010 It’s election season in Providence once again. Less than a year from now, we will have a new mayor, and here are the most important priorities I believe he should have. more Parkinson’s specialist Friedman joins Butler March 13, 2010 Dr. Joseph H. Friedman, a neurologist who has been studying Parkinson’s since the mid-1980s, has joined Butler Hospital with a mission. more Ocean State a model in dental care March 13, 2010 Rhode Island can smile wide after receiving an A for dental care for low-income children in a study by The Pew Center on the States. more Chef Speidel returns to class as teacher March 13, 2010 JWU alum Champe Speidel of Bristol’s Persimmon has been named its distinguished visiting chef, Dining Out columnist Bruce Newbury writes. more Competition forcing grant seekers to get creative March 13, 2010 Many academic researchers are looking to mold their projects to fit themes that will attract increasingly scarce grant dollars. more Brown U. collaborates on unique MBA program March 13, 2010 Brown and Instituto de Empresa say their offering will mix business with the humanities and social, biological and physical sciences. more Bryant professor: Consolidation no budget panacea March 13, 2010 Cary Collins says the savings from consolidating and regionalizing government services won’t be all they’re cracked up to be. more Unlocking clues to a healthy heart March 13, 2010 The ninth annual GRRL Tech Interactive Technology Expo was held March 5 at Roger Williams University. More than 400 high school girls participated. more Women’s Summit attracts 975 to Bryant March 12, 2010 The next decade “will prove to be about rebuilding trust” in financial institutions, corporate America and the government, Citizens CEO Ellen Alemany told attendees Thursday at Bryant’s 13th annual Women’s Summit. more RWU grants scholarship to Chariho GRRL March 8, 2010 | 1 comment Roger Williams University awarded a four-year scholarship to Susan Woodard, a senior at Chariho Regional High School, during the ninth annual GRRL Tech Interactive Technology Expo, held Friday on the university’s campus. more Brown/Blue Cross breach reported March 8, 2010 A health care privacy breach involving about 528 people at Brown University covered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is among more than 40 incidents reported on a new federal Web page set up under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. more Pharmacy school adds ‘service learning’ March 8, 2010 | 1 comment The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has begun requiring juniors in its undergraduate program to take a one-credit “service learning” course that places them as volunteers in the community for at least 20 hours, with the option of up to 50 hours. more Staples grants $5K to St. Vincent’s March 6, 2010 Staples Inc., through its Staples Foundation for Learning, has provided a $5,000 grant to St. Vincent’s. The funding will support St. Vincent’s Life Skills Program for youth ages 14 to 21. more Law firm gives $10K in support of diversity March 6, 2010 The law firm Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. has announced the award of its $10,000 Diversity Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to a minority student entering their first year of law school. more URI pilots accelerated engineering degree March 6, 2010 SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering is establishing an accelerated bachelor’s-and-master’s degree program that students can complete in five years. more UMass president to step down on June 30, 2011 March 6, 2010 BOSTON – University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson says he will step down when his contract expires on June 30, 2011, after nearly eight years on the job. more Page 1 / 89 Next > Last >>