Product of URI research at leading edge of sonar
By John P. Mello
Contributing Writer
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging) has been around since the beginning of the 20th century, but it didn’t enter the...
Textron grants $400,000 to R.I. nonprofits
Textron Inc. recently announced 23 Rhode Island-based recipients of the company's 2006 grant program. Grants are awarded two times each year via the Textron...
NIH gives startup $2.8M for sepsis, anthrax trials
Every year, across the United States, nearly 800,000 people develop severe sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body is overwhelmed by infection, and...
CCRI president wants to raise morale, enrollment
Improving faculty morale proved to be the first challenge for Ray Di Pasquale, the newly hired president of the Community College of Rhode Island....
Microsoft pledges $1.2M for Brown pen technology
If words are your language, a keyboard is your friend. With a little help from a mouse, you can easily enter text, edit it...
Quahogs flex toxin-defiant muscle, research finds
Studies at UMass Dartmouth could lead to botulism-poisoning antidote
The next time you spoon up a stuffie, chew on this: Quahogs, the uniquely Rhode Island...
New police chief leads with community approach
Name: Dean M. Esserman
Position: Providence Police Chief
Background: Served as general counsel and advisor to Chief William Bratton...
Library Notes
They don’t teach it in school, but it can be one of the most important lessons children can learn: How to earn, save and...
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