‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand
Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages.
In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...
Unionized physician residents: How might it change care?
When Dr. Ben Raymond-Kolker graduated from medical school, he had his sights set on a medical residency program at Rhode Island Hospital. But it...
Jacobson receives 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence
ANITA JACOBSON, a clinical professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, recently received the 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence from...
Unionizing on the rise
It’s hard to miss the recent increase in union organizing activity. Every nonunion employer is vulnerable, as more employees are looking for opportunities or...
Special Olympics Rhode Island looking to raise $180K from 49th Penguin Plunge
SPLASH DOWN: Individuals rush into the water and take a cold swim at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett on Jan. 1 during Special Olympics...
Ensured about insurance
Has your company switched to a new health insurer(s) for your employees this year?
No: 100%
Yes: 0%
What reason(s) do you have for switching health insurers?...
Webb promoted as Stadium Theatre’s new CEO, executive director
WOONSOCKET – Jennifer Webb will soon enter a more prominent role with the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Center & Conservatory stage left.
The nonprofit performing...
State awards $2M in Placemaking Initiative grants to 26 municipalities and nonprofits
CENTRAL FALLS – State officials on Wednesday announced that 26 municipalities and nonprofits received $2 million in Placemaking Initiative awards to support outdoor and...
LitArts RI names Bevilacqua executive director
PROVIDENCE – Christina Bevilacqua, a cultural curator who has cultivated connections among diverse communities for the past 20 years, has been named the inaugural...
ACLU calls on Brown University to reinstate suspended Students for Justice in Palestine group
PROVIDENCE – American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and the ACLU’s Brown University chapter are calling on the Ivy League institution to...
