PROVIDENCE – The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical School broke ground on the Paul W. Crowley East Bay Campus, named after the late state representative, earlier this month. more

NORTON – Wheaton College has established a new major in business and management aimed to prepare students as future organizational leaders. It will offer internships, which will be required as part of the program, to students through affiliations with business and nonprofit organizations. more

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Library Association will celebrate Money Smart Week at Your Library April 20-27 with a series of financial-literacy programs at participating libraries. more

NEWPORT – Salve Regina University has announced a new, 36-credit master’s degree in applied behavioral analysis, the first program of its kind in Rhode Island. more

PROVIDENCE – Thirteen Providence College professors are taking part this semester in a trial program to incorporate Apple iPads into classrooms to allow them to move about freely while lecturing and to let students access recordings or notes after class. more

Rhode Island School of Design President John Maeda will be honored with the “STEM to STEAM” award by the Tribeca Film Festival later this month. more

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will inaugurate Chancellor Divina Grossman at around 2 p.m. on Thursday, topped off by student appreciation and engagement events that will continue through the weekend. more

(Updated, 2:25 p.m.) The University of Rhode Island’s has ended the lockdown that began around 11 a.m. when police were called in to investigate a report of a man with a gun. more

On Wednesday, Brown University celebrated the launch of its new TRI-Lab community impact initiative, a campaign designed to “bring together students, faculty and community organizations to tackle pressing social issues. more

When President Obama announced his new $100 million Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative from the East Room at the White House on April 2, two Brown University professors, who had helped to plan this sweeping new vision for brain research, attended the ceremony. more