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Report: Providence metro ranks 43rd in U.S. for patent innovation
The average number of patents issued yearly in the Providence metropolitan area is 535, earning the metro area the No. 43 spot on the Brookings Institute’s report analyzing patenting and innovation trends in the nation’s 358 largest metropolitan areas. more
| 2/8/13
URI outlines plans for ‘cluster’ initiative
The University of Rhode Island has outlined plans for a “cluster initiative” designed to focus academic energy and resources on four new interdisciplinary areas of study. more
| 4/2/13
RIF funds 12 in Make It Happen initiative
The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $630,000 to 12 action-oriented projects in the Make It Happen RI initiative. The foundation identified projects that had visionary goals, from connecting manufacturers to expand the in-state supply chain to pushing the spectrum of Ocean State architects and other designers more broadly into the global marketplace. more
Program helps boost computer sketch recognition
Brown University assistant professor James Hays knew computers have a good eye for art, especially detecting texture and shading in life-like representations of real-world images. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

UMass professor lands $743K for acoustics research
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor John Buck has received a $743,000 research grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to help improve sensor arrays for sonar systems. more
| 1/29/13
Rhode Island Foundation names 2013 innovation fellows
The Rhode Island Foundation has announced the two winners of its 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship, an annual program designed to stimulate solutions to Rhode Island problems by the state’s residents. more
| 4/16/13
Forum focuses on improving manufacturing innovation
President Barack Obama has proposed a $1 billion federal investment in advanced manufacturing and a group of congressmen from Rhode Island and Connecticut would like to see even more spent on boosting the sector in southern New England. more
Setting a standard for prosthetics
Thanks to the work of Brown University associate research professor in public health Linda Resnik, a new method of evaluating the effectiveness of a prosthetic upper limb is in the making. While it’s too early to tell, the new process could become a standard by which doctors define the progress of patients and their use of prosthetics. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

April 1 deadline looms for biz plan applicants
The deadline to apply to the 2013 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition is one week away and all applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 1. more
| 3/25/13
Biz plan competition names semi-finalists
The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition has chosen 15 semi-finalists for its 2013 competition, the organization announced Monday. more
| 4/9/13
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