MAKING A DIFFERENCE: So far one of the few collaborative research projects to make a difference in policy discussions was a Roger Williams University professor's study of the state's failing bridge infrastructure. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO
In supporting the creation of the College & University Research Collaborative, the Rhode Island Foundation hoped to give state leaders impartial and focused data to inform policy debates. The tool would be a series of research projects on topics that Rhode Island's elected leaders would like studied by the state's college and university faculty. So…