Emily Gowdey-Backus
Emily Gowdey-Backus joined Providence Business News as a staff writer in April 2016. She is a native of Connecticut and holds a Master’s Degree in international journalism from Cardiff University. Emily covers the education, workforce development, hospitality and tourism, and nonprofit beats for the newspaper.
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Gardeners sought by Southside Community Land Trust
PROVIDENCE – Looking for locals to lease the land, Providence-based Southside Community Land Trust is advertising available plots in two of its community gardens.
The...
UMass Dartmouth Master of Public Policy program makes top 10 list
DARTMOUTH – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Master of Public Policy program was ranked No. 10 in the nation by BestColleges.com, a website that works...
New award recognizes Brown University researchers
PROVIDENCE – The inaugural Brown Research Achievement Awards were presented to six Brown University professors by the school’s Office of the Vice President for...
Five Questions with Penny J. Rosenthal
Penny J. Rosenthal | Director, University of Rhode Island Women’s Center
1. You began as the new director of the University of Rhode Island Women’s...
Five UMass professors win teaching excellence awards
DARTMOUTH - As part of the university-wide honor, one professor at each of the five University of Massachusetts campuses have been recognized with the...
URI student wins $7,500 Goldwater Scholarship
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Cherish Prickett, a University of Rhode Island five-year International Engineering Program student, has won a $7,500 award from the Barry M....
Five Questions With: Joan Branham and Dan Horne
Joan Branham is the associate dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Providence College. She is also a professor of art history...
A.T. Cross donates journals to increase summer reading retention
PROVIDENCE – To avoid loss of reading skills over the summer months while out of school, commonly known as the summer slide, writing tools...
UMass Dartmouth professor wins Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship
DARTMOUTH – In late March, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Amit Tandon was awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship for 2017-2018 to study weather patterns impacted...
Trinity Rep offers ‘sensory-friendly’ performances
PROVIDENCE – Providence-based Trinity Repertory Co. will offer adjusted theater performances for people on the autism spectrum or those with sensory-processing disorders for each...
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