BankNewport Charitable Foundation awards $396K to 41 groups in R.I.
NEWPORT – The BankNewport Charitable Foundation has awarded $396,000 in grants to more than 40 organizations throughout Rhode Island to support work in the...
R.I. Energy, URI partner on renewable energy research initiatives
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island and the largest energy supplier in the state are partnering to help move forward vital research...
URI’s largest-ever campaign surpasses $300M goal
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s largest fundraising initiative in the history of the state’s only land-grant school has met its campaign...
URI nursing assistant professor receives $450K fellowship
PROVIDENCE – A University of Rhode Island nursing assistant professor has been accepted into the fifth cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for...
Have Providence’s public schools improved enough to return them to city control?
R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green recently announced that Massachusetts-based SchoolWorks LLC will review the progress of Providence’s public schools since the state took on...
1 of 2 missing piping guans returned to Roger Williams Park Zoo
PROVIDENCE – One of the two blue-throated piping guans that ran away from Roger Williams Park Zoo last week has been returned.
The zoo said...
Developers across state receive $102M for various housing, community construction projects
PROVIDENCE – State elected and housing officials on May 16 approved more than $102 million in funding awards for various housing construction, preservation and...
RIDE distributes $2.7M ‘Get the Foam Out’ grants to 26 LEAs
PROVIDENCE – More than 100 K-12 public schools across 26 local education agencies received nearly $2.7 million in state grants as part of the...
Champlin awards $8.4M in grants to 85 R.I. nonprofits
CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation on Wednesday announced $8.4 million in grants to 85 Rhode Island nonprofits, including 10 first-time recipients.
“At the same time...
Brown University to launch new School of International and Public Affairs
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to expand and strengthen research and teaching on various worldwide social, political and economic policy changes, Brown University will...
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