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Tuition costs beat inflation in R.I., across U.S.
In-state college tuition costs have exceeded the rate of inflation around the country in the last 6 years, and the Rhode Island area has been no exception. more
Brown health care program appoints advisory committee
Brown University’s Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership program has created a nine-member advisory committee to help the program focus on the nation’s rapidly changing health care landscape. more
| 12/14/12
Seven schools to leave Big East
Seven non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the Big East – DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University and Villanova University – have agreed to leave the conference, reported ESPN. more
| 12/14/12
Metcalf Institute to participate in Gulf oil spill conference
The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting will host a science translation workshop at the first-ever joint private and federal conference focused on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and ecosystem science. more
| 12/14/12
JWU to unveil plans for Center for Physician Assistant Studies
Johnson & Wales University will unveil on Monday the design and details for its new Center for Physician Assistant Studies to be housed in a Clifford Street building the university purchased earlier this fall. more
Students slow to master finances
You may have heard of Justin Beiber. You might be surprised just how much your college-aged child knows about him. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

Colleges revamping core lessons
There’s little argument against the benefits of earning a college degree. There is, however, growing sentiment that the once-vital achievement for those wanting to enter nontrade professions has shifted from being the final step to being just a first step in work-readiness in a competitive job market, in which employers want a more equal mix of knowledge and creative expertise from applicants. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

RIC nursing school: No tobacco use by uniformed students
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island College School of Nursing has become the first public nursing school in the state to prohibit cigarette smoking or use of tobacco products by its students while in uniform or representing the school. more
12/10/12
URI archaeologists part of fleet discovery
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team of archaeologists from the University of Rhode Island, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Louisville have discovered the remains of a fleet of early 19th-century ships and ancient harbor structures from the Hellenistic period at the Israeli city of Akko, an ancient port of the eastern Mediterranean. more
12/10/12
R.I. students awarded tuition research grants
BOSTON – One student each from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island were awarded research grants for their college tuition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month. more
12/10/12
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