Bryant University freshman Ashley Cardona, front, blue T-shirt, joins students and other members of the university community for a one-mile run on campus April 16, in support of those affected by the Boston Marathon attack. Cardona, an international business major, suggested the run to university officials as a unified show of support against violence and for the families affected by the tragedy. Bryant also observed one minute of silence in memory of those lost or injured in the April 15 bombing near the race’s finish line. more

(Updated, 10:50 a.m.) Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect wanted in conjunction with the Boston Marathon, is a registered student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, which is currently undergoing a “controlled evacuation.” more

Social Venture Partners of Rhode Island provided a $20,000 loan to Metryx LLC, “further strengthening the collaboration between these two organizations,” said SVPRI in a release. more

Looking to use the power of art and design to transform the world of medicine, John Maeda, president of the Rhode Island School of Design, will present at this year’s TEDMED health and medicine conference at The Kennedy Center in Washington. more

Between 2001 and 2012, school enrollment in Bristol County, Mass., dropped 12.2 percent, according to data from the Boston Business Journal’s DataCenter. more

Salve Regina University is developing a partnership to allow graduates of St. Joseph School of Nursing, which offers a three-year diploma program, to earn their bachelor of science degree in nursing by attending a fourth year of coursework at the university. more

In the next couple of months, millions of American teens will be graduating from high school. There was a time when this meant many of them would go off to college, get a degree and start a career. But in recent years, for a variety of reasons, including a sluggish economy and the growing skills gap in the American workforce, many young people are heading back home to live in mom and dad’s basement after receiving that college degree. more

From two signatures, great progress can be made. more

With twin announcements last week concerning its School of Engineering, Brown University revealed and emphasized the direction it is taking over the next few years. more

When Johnson & Wales University senior Julia McNellis was just 7 years old, she fell off a horse and, as the saying goes, got right back on the saddle. more