URI names nursing college dean Wolfe new provost
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing will have a new prominent role with the university starting...
Approved school bus company contract increases hours, wages for union workers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island school bus drivers, monitors and aides are guaranteed an extra 7.5 hours of weekly work and a 19% pay bump...
Centreville Bank donates $412K to organizations in R.I. and Conn.
WEST WARWICK – Centreville Bank through its charitable foundation recently donated $412,400 to 15 organizations in Rhode Island and Connecticut, according to a news...
R.I. Food Bank report: Hunger in state worse than during pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity has gotten worse in Rhode Island this past year than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly due to inflation...
CCRI gets $400K grant to partner with Delta Dental
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island announced Friday it has received a $400,000 grant through the Strada’s Employer and Community College Partnership...
Mother Earth Wellness set to begin cannabis sales in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET – On Wednesday dozens of employees of what will be the state’s largest retail marijuana center were still putting the final touches inside...
Cowan appointed as URI Research Foundation’s new executive director
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Christian Cowan, who has served as the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation’s chief operating officer, has been appointed as the...
New URI, IGT scholarship to support women in computer science
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s computer science department has long noticed a troubling trend among its graduate pool: despite academic success, many...
Learning app creator wins R.I. Business Competition’s Elevator Pitch Contest
PROVIDENCE – Nishita Roy-Pope, founder of WorldRoo Learning Lab, was named the winner of the Rhode Island Business Competition’s Elevator Pitch Contest on Nov....
RIC president says endangered majors will get faculty review
PROVIDENCE – After a campus backlash to plans to remove seven underutilized majors from Rhode Island College, interim President Jack Warner now says faculty...
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