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SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Twenty foster youths recently completed the inaugural summer at the First Star URI Academy, aimed at giving children tools and training for future success.
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8/13/12
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Mechanics Cooperative Bank has named two students recipients of its 2012 scholarships.
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8/13/12
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s Hope Commons dining facility has been recognized for excellence by the National Association of College & University Food Services, for its efforts in environmental conservation.
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8/13/12
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PROVIDENCE – Providence College has begun a master’s program for early career teachers focused exclusively on urban-community teaching skills.
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8/13/12
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PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University and Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans have announced a long-term collaboration to offer joint curriculum for doctors, medical students and chefs focused on the role that food choices play in preventing and managing obesity and associated diseases.
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8/13/12
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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.
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By Janet Lorin |
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Rhode Island College has made plans to establish a beekeeping program to continue promoting sustainable living and protection of the environment.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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The University of Rhode Island has appointed Naomi R. Thompson, an attorney and diversity administrator at Northeastern University, as the new associate vice president of community, equity and diversity.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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PROVIDENCE – Patrick T. Conley, a former Providence College professor who unsuccessfully attempted to develop Conley’s Pier along Allens Avenue in the city, has been appointed the state’s historian laureate, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis announced last week.
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8/6/12
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Sometimes, time off from work can generate the best business leads and ideas.
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By Rebecca Keister |