Forgiving key to getting ahead
Clara Barton was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and was its president until 1904. A remarkable woman, she...
Invested in green training
There’s a new landmark along Interstate 95 – a 156-foot-tall wind turbine on the Warwick campus of New England Institute of Technology.
Together with a...
Women & Infants new wing opening set
PROVIDENCE – An effort more than five years in the making is coming to fruition at Women & Infants Hospital, and to celebrate, the...
Kent Hospital adds 12 medical residents
WARWICK – Kent Hospital, which last year launched a medical education program in partnership with the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine...
Tufts nursing project awarded $250,000
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Tufts Health Plan Foundation has been awarded a two-year grant of $250,000 to support a collaboration between Rhode Island, Massachusetts...
Five Questions With: Dr. Michael Mello
Every year, emergency departments across the nation get about 7.6 million visits related to alcohol abuse. To identify patients with alcohol problems, researchers have...
Mayor blasts ‘irresponsible’ Carcieri plan
PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline has asked the General Assembly’s top Democrats to prevent Gov. Donald L. Carcieri from withholding $32.5 million in...
Five Questions With: Deborah Rosen
Deborah Rosen is the executive director of the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center. Created by Congress, the center studies transportation issues and hosts...
Sen. Reed could chair banking committee
WASHINGTON – The death of long-serving U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy late Tuesday has set off a game of musical committee chairs as Senate...
$1M program to pay med students’ loans
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced today the creation of a loan forgiveness program for medical students who elect to become primary care...