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SHINING EXAMPLE: The University of Rhode Island solar carport was erected two years ago over a 400-spot parking lot along Plains Road on the South Kingstown campus. 
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Solar carport projects fueling climate goals

There has been a lot of talk these days about net-zero emissions – removing more greenhouse gases than produced – but Jeffrey Hall says...
ALTERNATIVE ­TREATMENT: Mercedes Faust made use of Thrive Behavioral Health Inc.’s Ambulatory Withdrawal Management program, which gives individuals with substance use disorder an alternative to inpatient care.
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New substance withdrawal program proves to be success story

After Mercedes Faust was arrested for driving under the influence and spent a day in the psychiatric unit at a local hospital nearly a...
NEW ­TRAINING: Chloe Johnson, of Portland, Ore., and Jack Pawlowski, of Taunton, are head residential assistants at Providence College. Over the summer, RAs at universities across Rhode Island received training on how to administer the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone. Johnson and Pawlowski are holding naloxone nasal spray kits.
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Universities stocking naloxone on campus to prevent overdoses

Amid routine preparations for the school year ahead, this past summer resident assistants at universities across Rhode Island received new training on how to...
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