Professor mining the universe just for the fun of it
For many people rocks represent some hard material about as exciting as burnt toast. But for Carle Pieters, these mishmashes of minerals represent her...
RIDE mulls nursing charter school for Pawtucket
Local health care officials are getting behind a proposal to create a new kind of charter school that will turn out high school nursing...
Union seen as partner in Providence schools overhaul
Thomas M. Brady was right in the thick of Rhode Island’s failed effort to get $126.6 million in federal education money from the Race...
New president Dooley puts stamp on URI
For years, the University of Rhode Island’s budget process took place largely out of sight.
With some input from faculty members, departmental budget requests...
Hasbro CEO gets a raise in new contract
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. President and CEO Brian Goldner has signed a new contract with the toymaker that increases his base salary and makes...
Former Zion campus for sale
BARRINGTON – If you’re looking to purchase a college campus, Zion Bible College wants to know. The school has put up for sale its...
Brown admits record low 9.3% for 2014
PROVIDENCE – Brown University said Thursday it admitted just 9.3 percent of those who applied to join its Class of 2014, making this the...
Brown’s Briant in Engineering Academy
WASHINGTON – Brown University Vice President for Research Clyde L. Briant has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
The NAE, founded in...
Trinity Rep to honor Liza, Wein, Crenca
(Corrected, 1 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Liza Minnelli, jazz impresario George Wein and AS220 co-founder Umberto “Bert” Crenca will be honored at the 14th annual Pell...
No Race to the Top funds for R.I., Mass.
(Updated, 12:30 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island, Massachusetts and 12 other finalists lost out to Delaware and Tennessee in the Obama administration’s high-profile Race to...