Richard Holbrooke named to Brown’s Watson Institute
PROVIDENCE – Brown University today announced the appointment of Richard C. Holbrooke, a former U.S. ambassador and assistant secretary of state, to a five-year...
Digication adds tool to educational software suite
PROVIDENCE – Educational software company Digication Inc. this week unveiled its Digication Admin Tool, designed to help schools manage the company’s Web-based learning, collaboration...
Warren Equities founder donates $100M to Brown
Medical school named after its new benefactor:
A $100 million gift from The Warren Alpert Foundation, a private philanthropy in Providence established by...
Enthusiasm ignites our lives
I recently had the opportunity to see "700 Sundays," starring Billy Crystal. This was the second time I've seen this incredible one-man show, and...
Keep your workers fit and healthy
Dear Dan: After five years in business, we were finally able to offer health insurance last year for our 17 employees. Now we want...
RIC institute will be 1st U.S. site to certify proficiency in...
PROVIDENCE – The Institute for Portuguese and World Studies at Rhode Island College is the first U.S. site authorized and accredited to administer tests...
R.I. schools improve statewide in ’06 testing
PROVIDENCE – Mathematics and reading test scores improved statewide in the 2006 assessments released today by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri.
In math, 53 percent...
Brown renames medical school for $100M donor
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has named its medical school in honor of businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist Warren Alpert, after receiving a $100 million gift...
<i>Use the business plan competition to hone your skills</i>
One of the most important documents that any entrepreneur can write is a business plan because, when done well, it conveys his or her...
URI getting $0.5M to fund Routhier Chair of nursing
KINGSTON VILLAGE – The University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing today announced that a new faculty chair has been established, through a $500,000...