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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Coventry teacher awarded national educator recognition
COVENTRY – In a surprise announcement Thursday Lauren Hopkins, a Coventry High School English teacher and literacy specialist, was awarded the 2017-2018 Milken Educator...
Brown to offer global public health master’s degree
PROVIDENCE - Brown University's School of Public Health will offer a two-year master's degree in global public health beginning in the fall 2018 academic term,...
Brown welcomes Univ. of Puerto Rico students, faculty
PROVIDENCE - In the devastating wake of Hurricane Maria, Brown University is accepting applications from "up to 50" University of Puerto Rico students to...
Brown athletics to see additional sponsorship in 2017-18 season
PROVIDENCE – The 2017-18 Brown University athletics season will include additional sponsorship from local, regional and statewide corporate partners, according to a September statement...
Five Questions With: Nick Figueroa
Nick Figueroa serves as the executive director of College Visions, a nonprofit that promotes college enrollment, persistence and graduation for students in underserved communities....
YWCA of Rhode Island to honor 11 women with achievement awards
LINCOLN – The YWCA of Rhode Island will honor 11 Women of Achievement at its 13th annual awards luncheon.
The women are as follows: LeeAnn...
URI’s Ghonem receives grant to research kidney transplant failures
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy assistant professor Nisanne Ghonem received a 2017 Mentored Research Award from Advance-CTR (Clinical Translational...
Citizens partners with LISC Rhode Island for Growing Communities initiative
PROVIDENCE – Community support programs in Central Falls and Pawtucket will be the recipients of $40,000 Growing Communities grants from Citizens Bank, the financial...
Tribe, town not talking on water deal
Charlestown officials say they don’t know what potential impact a late September deal made by the Narragansett Indian Tribe to offer water from an...
R.I. unemployment ticks down in September
PROVIDENCE – From August’s 4.3 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.2 percent in September reflecting a 1.1 percentage point...
