Peter V. Lacouture, environmental and utilities partner at Robinson and Cole LLP, was recently named the Rhode Island Bar Association’s 2012 recipient of the Ralph P. Semonoff Award for Professionalism. The award honors the bar’s late president and the importance he placed on justice and public service. Lacouture, who has practiced law in Providence since 1972, represents clients in siting and permitting large infrastructure projects, negotiating related cultural-resource agreements and developing standard contracts for distributed generation facilities in Rhode Island. Lacouture holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. degree from Yale University. more

The University of Rhode Island has received a $1 million gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation to support URI’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a continuing education program open to Rhode Islanders ages 50 and older. more

The University of Rhode Island’s Supply Chain Management Program has been named one of the best in the country. more

More than 470 girls from local high schools spent Thursday at the University of Rhode Island exploring STEM industries and career pathways during Tech Collective’s 12th annual GRRL Tech event. more

Everyone needs sales and personal-development training. Even you. The challenge is how much and what kind. more

Embrace Homes Loans has kicked off a partnership with Year Up Providence with a $2,500 donation. The partnership also includes training and mentoring by Embrace executives for interns. more

The key to getting it all done without burning out is knowing which relationships and projects are priority worthy, Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post Media Group told the 1,000 attendees at Bryant University’s 16th annual Women’s Summit at the school’s Smithfield campus Thursday. more

Outsourcing human resource functions may just be the wave of the future. more

The R.I. State Council on the Arts and The Rhode Island Foundation have announced a collaborative “Assets for Artists” financial training and micro-financial opportunity program in partnership with the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the International Institute of New England and other partners. more

The chairman of the master’s degree program in finance at New England College of Business talks about the financial situation of the Millennial generation. more