Philanthropy Calendar, Nov. 8, 2023
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Voters go to polls to select new congressman, school bond measures
PROVIDENCE – Voters on Tuesday are going to the polls to either elect a new congressman to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. House...
Food banks, pantries across R.I. report surging need
PROVIDENCE – At poverty relief organization Amos House, a busy month in the soup kitchen typically meant serving around 14,000 meals. And if the...
RIC cybersecurity and tech institute launches
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College's Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies officially launched on Monday with goals of boosting education, building a workforce pipeline...
URI professor teams with PBS Kids show on $3.4M research grant
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – PBS Kids is enlisting a professor at the University of Rhode Island for one of its TV shows.
Sara Sweetman, associate professor...
Trombly named director of National Offshore Wind Institute
FALL RIVER – Jessica Trombly, who previously served in a leadership role at the New Bedford Economic Development Council, has been named director of...
What more can the business community do to help improve the state’s public education...
A coalition of Rhode Island business groups on Nov. 2 announced a new alliance focused on improving education and student achievement across the state.
The...
Smiley requests United Way’s reparations allocation be increased
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Thursday he will request an amendment to the city’s $10 million "COVID-19 Equities Program," increasing the amount...
Brown digs geothermal test wells on campus in search for renewable energy
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is exploring its campus to see if the answer to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 may already lie underneath.
Researchers at...
R.I. business groups form alliance to support education
PROVIDENCE – A collection of prominent groups representing hundreds of businesses across Rhode Island on Thursday formed a new alliance to support better education...
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