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RWU launches Hayden scholarships to support trades education

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University recently received a $250,000 grant from the Hayden Foundation, a philanthropic organization that provides financial assistance to educational organizations,...
SCOLIOSIS EXPOSED: Dr. Bassel Diebo, assistant professor of orthopedics at Brown University and a spine and scoliosis surgeon with Lifespan Corp.’s Lifespan Orthopedics Institute, helped bring the “A Curved Reality” exhibit to Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School. 
PBN PHOTO/­RUPERT WHITELEY

A picture of health: Exhibit at medical school shows reality of scoliosis

Fashion stylist Marcus John was preparing a friend for a gala in New York City eight years ago when he noticed she was shying...

Tax cuts led to cut in charitable giving

Americans give about half a trillion dollars a year to charity. That money helps fund services for the homeless, fight diseases, run museums and...

Equitable digital access key for health care

At the end of May, a critical lifeline for 23 million low-income American households was cut when the American Connectivity Program expired. This $14.2...

Engage your community

Amanda Ronchi | Greenwich Odeum general manager When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, live music venues were among the first to close and the last to...
THE REVEAL: John R. Fernandez, CEO and president of Lifespan Corp., uncovers the new branding for the health system – Brown University Health – in June. 
COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP./BILL MURPHY

Pact between Lifespan, Brown may change R.I. health care landscape

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its effect on...

Babin receives 2024 Dave Hammis Employment Innovation Award

SUE BABIN, director of the Self-Employment Business Program at the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council, was recently awarded the 2024 Dave Hammis Employment Innovation...
SOLAR POWER: From left, SecurityRI.com Operations Manager Brenden Gentile, Security Sgt. Rafael Silva, Security Lt. Dale Vose and Chief Information Officer Marc Ranaldi showcase mobile solar panels. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

SecurityRI.com is infusing solar to increase security capabilities

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards PROFESSIONAL: SecurityRI.com SECURITYRI.COM HAS RECENTLY streamlined its internal structure and enhanced security offerings, leading to impressive results. Now, the North Providence-based...
PROMISING PATH: Keishla Aponte, a participant in Year Up’s business operations job training program, was hired by BankFive and now works at its Customer Contact Center in Fall River.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

BANKING ON DIVERSITY: Collaboration changing faces of industry

Nationally, banking was long known as a white-male-dominated industry. But Rhode Island is taking steps to change that with BankForward, an initiative that aims...
TRAINING DAY: Chris Hiener, simulation specialist for the Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps’ Training, Innovation and Leadership Institute, is shown working in the institute’s Extended Reality lab space with a high-fidelity medical simulation canine mannequin. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

R.I. Medical Reserve Corps launches institute to prepare for the worst

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING: Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps DEDICATED TO IMPROVING the health and safety of communities across the state, the Rhode...
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