Barbara Lipsche, Author at Providence Business News

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Rhode Island is among a dozen states that have failed to increase their reporting of mental health records to NICS since the 2011 release of Fatal Gaps. / EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY

R.I. lags in mental health reporting for gun sales

Government 05/23/2014

NEW YORK – A report released Thursday by gun-violence prevention group Everytown for Gun Safety found that Rhode Island is among 12 states that...

Wright-Pierce ranked No. 369 in Engineering News Record's 2013 Top 500 Design Firms list, which ranks by annual revenue. The firm reported $29.5 million in domestic revenue for the year. / WRIGHT-PIERCE

2013 best year ever for Wright-Pierce in ENR’s ‘Top 500 Design...

Uncategorized 04/29/2014

Providence - Wright-Pierce, an engineering consulting firm with an office in Providence, has attained its highest ranking to date in Engineering News Record’s 2013...

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH grants awarded to Rhode Island during the first half of fiscal year 2014 totaled roughly $20.5 million, or about 15 percent of the $144 million in grants made for the entire fiscal 2013 year. Above, NIH grant recipient Dr. Alan L. Rothman of the University of Rhode Island's iCubed checks on a virus sample in his lab at URI's downtown Providence campus. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

NIH grants to R.I. researchers behind last year’s pace

Education 04/03/2014

PROVIDENCE – Nearly halfway through fiscal year 2014, National Institutes of Health grants to Rhode Island institutions are well short of the pace set...

[Young women] do not seem to be aware of or bothered by the inequality that still exists.

URI’s Sama wins Humanities Research Fellowship

Education 02/01/2014

Catherine Sama, professor of Italian and film media and head of the Italian section at the University of Rhode Island, recently won a National...

Women have been excluded from histories of smallpox vaccination.

URI’s Rusnock to use fellowship for smallpox study

In Their Own Words 01/25/2014

Andrea Rusnock, a history professor at the University of Rhode Island, recently won an American Council for Learned Societies Fellowship, which helps scholars devote...

Trinity Repertory Company, the State Theater of Rhode Island, is now celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season. / TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

Trinity Rep calls for 2014 R.I. Pell Awards nominees

Uncategorized 01/10/2014

PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Company is soliciting nominations of outstanding local artists for the 2014 Pell Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Pell Awards’...

‘Superheroes’ descend on Hasbro Hospital

Health Services 09/30/2013

PROVIDENCE – Last Monday, three “superheroes” scaled the Hasbro Children’s Hospital – surprising and brightening the mood of its young patients. The idea...

A "PARKLET" ON WESTMINSTER STREET encouraged people to interact and pose with found objects during Park(ing) Day in Providence on Friday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BARBARA LIPSCHE

Stop and enjoy…the parking space

Natural Resources 09/23/2013

(Updated, Sept. 27, 7:17 p.m.) You may have found more than just a bite to eat strolling through downtown Providence on Friday. Artists, designers, citizens and...

Calling all events

Nonprofit 09/20/2013

PROVIDENCE – Publish your charitable event in Providence Business News’ “Giving Guide,” a special section highlighting Rhode Island foundations and nonprofits set to print...