Jacquelyn Voghel
2025 Rhode Island Startup Week concludes with busiest year yet
PROVIDENCE – This year's Rhode Island Startup Week attracted record-setting attendance and participation, event organizer RIHub reported.
The programming, held in late September, drew more...
URI opens Ideation and Innovation Studio with new engineering tech
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A laser cutter, 3D printers with large-format capabilities and eight high-performance computers are among the technologies now available to engineering students...
RIC develops AI simulations for Spanish-language social work
PROVIDENCE – A set of new artificial intelligence-powered simulations being developed at Rhode Island College will soon provide students with the opportunity to practice...
Riding the waves with Rhody Surf
Despite Rhode Island’s status as the Ocean State, Bobby Drought recognizes that people generally don’t associate its coastline with one of the most widely...
New party supply store filling the void left by Party City...
A few months after national chain store Party City announced its closure in December 2024, Kristin Judge recalls waking up one night distraught.
“We’ve raised...
CYBER TRAINING: ‘Hands-on experience [is] invaluable in developing the in-demand skills’
Growing up, Nygel Gomes always felt drawn to the inner workings of technology. In high school, a cyber education program for K-12 students gave...
In cybersecurity: More R.I. jobs than people to fill them
While employers may dream of an experienced, industry-savvy new hire, not all have that luxury – a reality that’s particularly apparent in cybersecurity and...
PBN Summit: Panelists advise caution, not fear, when incorporating AI
WARWICK – When Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry thinks about artificial intelligence, the modern technology brings an ancient myth to mind.
Specifically, Henry, who...
Companies seek ‘next-generation’ makers at Manufacturing Day 2025
PROVIDENCE – As manufacturers navigate a year marked by turbulence and tariffs, a shortage of qualified workers remains a familiar concern.
That's been the case...
Condé Nast Traveler readers vote T. F. Green 9th-best U.S. airport
WARWICK — For the sixth year in a row, Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport earned recognition as a Top 10 U.S. airport in...
