Save The Bay names Hamblett interim executive director
PROVIDENCE – Save The Bay Inc.’s director of advocacy will temporarily lead the marine advocacy nonprofit for the time being.
The organization announced on June...
Brown University researchers look to krill for underwater robotics innovation
PROVIDENCE – A tiny, aquatic crustacean could provide the key to advances in underwater robotics, according to a team led by Brown University researchers.
Krill, paperclip-sized...
RIF awards $1.2M to education groups to help increase teachers of color in state
PROVIDENCE – Two local colleges, a local school district and an education nonprofit are receiving $1.2 million in combined grants from the Rhode Island...
URI’s Pharmaceutical Development Institute gets $1.2M in federal funds
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island received a $1.2 million federal earmark to support facility and equipment upgrades at the university’s Pharmaceutical...
Johnson & Wales University launches ‘JWUpro’ employee training initiative
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is launching a new program in which the university will partner with local companies and organizations and help...
PBN unveils 2023 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four organizations have been named as honorees in Providence Business News’ 2023 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards program.
All the honorees for...
Should local colleges drop COVID-19 vaccination mandates now that it is no longer recognized...
Beginning July 1, the Community College of Rhode Island will no longer require students and employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as...
Grammy-winner Mavis Staples to headline festivities at PVDFest
PROVIDENCE – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning gospel singer Mavis Staples will be the headlining performer among several arts and musical performances to be held...
TOO SMALL TO FAIL? R.I.’s low-profile tech sector avoiding carnage felt in major hubs
After John MacKrell launched an app-based laundry pickup and delivery service more than three years ago, a question sometimes came up during his search...
Amid housing shortage, access to care wavers
Sitting next to a campfire in a homeless encampment in a wooded area in Providence, emergency room physician Dr. Rebecca Karb found herself looking...
