RiverzEdge Arts Project picked as a ‘Champion’
WOONSOCKET – Citizens Bank of Rhode Island and WJAR/NBC 10 last week named the RiverzEdge Arts Project as their second-quarter “Champion in Action” in...
Tuckers give URI $160,000<br> to expand scholarship
KINGSTON – Tenth-generation farmer H. Winfield Tucker and his wife, Phyllis Tucker, have donated $160,000 to the University of Rhode Island for the H....
R.I. designated nation’s first ‘Well State’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island yesterday was designated the nation’s first “Well State” by the Wellness Councils of America. The Worksite Wellness Council of Rhode...
B of A offers card holders ‘Museums on Us’
Bank of America today announced the 10th season of its “Museums on Us” program, which will offer free admission next month to 86 cultural...
CEOs more positive than at end of 2006
American chief executives see better times ahead, according The Conference Board’s most recent survey of CEO confidence, rising to 53 in 2007’s first quarter,...
URI, NUWC to set up collaborative<br> research center
Navy provides $150,000 to get project started
The University of Rhode Island has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to create a collaborative undersea technology...
URI Confucius Institute set for fall 2007 opening
In an effort to broaden the horizons of its students and the larger Rhode Island community, the University of Rhode Island has partnered with...
Hasbro gives $500,000 for China travel programs
With a gift of $500,000, Hasbro Inc. last week said it is establishing the Hasbro Scholars Fund at the University of Rhode Island to...
JWU to offer nonprofits free design, tech help
Aiming to offer an “authentic learning environment,” Johnson & Wales University’s School of Technology plans to open a new center late this summer that...
Don’t let PowerPoint ruin your presentation
We’ve all been there at one time or another. It’s Friday afternoon after a big lunch. As the lights dim and the laptop begins...
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