Rhode Island tech sector loses ground in 2009 from 2001
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s technology sector bucked the high-tech trend and lost ground in 2009 compared with 2001, according to data released to Providence...
Adult education agency Dorcas Place announces new president/CEO
PROVIDENCE - Dorcas Place Adult & Family Learning Center has a new leader at its helm, after hiring Carol Holmquist as the new president...
Five Questions With: Kenneth Sherman
Pioneering National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researcher Kenneth Sherman recently was picked as one of two winners of the Göteborg Award for Sustainable Development,...
U.S. youth employment falls to 48.9% in July, a historic low...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The proportion of U.S. youths employed this summer fell to a historic low of 48.9 percent in July, the lowest July...
Bristol County Savings gives $88K to 20 southeastern Mass. nonprofits
TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank has awarded $42,679 in grants to nine nonprofits in the New Bedford and Dartmouth area, as well as...
Concussions on the rise among young athletes, says study at Hasbro...
PROVIDENCE – Emergency-room visits for concussions suffered in organized team sports more than tripled among 14- to 19-year-olds from 1997 to 2007, and doubled...
URI pharmacy school an investment in future
It is fashionable at the moment to demonize public debt. Given the breathtaking size of the state’s deficit, the reaction is understandable. But it...
Pharmacy education expanding at URI
The University of Rhode Island is poised to expand and improve the education pharmacists receive at its well-regarded College of Pharmacy with the ongoing...
Cost of health care is a growing concern for schools and...
Alexandra Mancini breathed a sigh of relief when she received the package from the University of Rhode Island. And not because the parcel contained...
A new mode of safety patrol
Rhode Island School of Design Public Safety Officer Tony LeDoux, above, shows off an electric bicycle RISD recently purchased for patrols. A lithium-ion battery...
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