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There is one-third less life on Earth than previously thought, according to a study published by scientists at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and researchers in Germany.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Six local schools have made the Princeton Review’s 2013 listing of the “Best 377 Colleges.” Brown University, Bryant University, Providence College, Stonehill College, the University of Rhode Island and Wheaton College.
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By PBN Staff
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The University of Rhode Island was awarded a $502,097 grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance education opportunities in computer network security at the high school and college levels.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island College and Teach For America, a program that places teachers in urban and rural educational systems, are partnering to offer a teacher certificate program in elementary education that could lead to a master’s degree in education.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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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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Bryant University will launch its First-Year Gateway curricular innovation program this fall, the school announced Tuesday.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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(Updated, 2:30 p.m.) Brown University has been named the 19th top college in the United States in Forbes magazine’s annual rankings being released in its Aug. 20 edition and available now online.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, an association of art schools in the United States and Canada, has relocated to Providence from San Francisco, Calif. and named Deborah Obalil as its new executive director.
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By Rebecca Keister |