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URI lands $2.5M in estate gifts from alumni brothers
The University of Rhode Island has received roughly $2.5 million from the estates and bequests of URI alumni brothers John and David Parker, the University of Rhode Island Foundation announced Tuesday. more
| 1/8/13
Providence named finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge
Rhode Island’s capital city has been named a finalist in the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge, a competition designed to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras announced Monday. more
| 11/5/12
Foreign students contributed $191M to R.I. during latest school year
During the 2011–2012 academic year, international students and their families contributed $191.2 million to the Rhode Island economy, according to a report released Monday by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. more
| 11/12/12 | 1 comment
Brown taps MIT’s Locke to head Watson Institute
Brown University has appointed Richard M. Locke, deputy dean of the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the Howard R. Swearer Director of the Watson Institute for International Studies. Locke will join Brown in January 2013. more
NEIT wins Champlin Foundations grant
The New England Institute of Technology has been awarded a $109,000 grant from the Champlin Foundations to help purchase laboratory equipment for the school’s associate degree in veterinary technology program. more
| 12/21/12
State, URI open online energy database
The first Rhode Island-specific energy information clearinghouse, RIEnergy.org, has been produced in a partnership between the state and the University of Rhode Island. more
| 7/17/12
Group action, freedom produce innovation
Teaching is a job that requires extra commitment, which is why Highlander Charter School makes a special effort to thank the staff for their effort. more
By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 6/25/12
Connecting with a new generation
“Cybersecurity,” “medical research” and “laboratory technician” are all terms commonly floated these days when lawmakers, educators and civic leaders talk about how to address the state’s mismatched workforce. more
Cornell joins MIT in scaling back aid even as endowments rise
Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are scaling back financial assistance to students, adding to the burden of families already coping with climbing college costs. more
Revised Bay State data shows job growth in 2011
Due to an analysis of new Massachusetts payroll employment data, MassBenchmarks estimates that the Bay State saw job growth of 1.2 percent between December 2010 and December 2011, compared compared with the 0.3 percent growth originally reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more
| 7/13/12
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