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Record high diesel prices are driving Rhode Island public bus system...

A favorable diesel price lock that helped the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority narrow last year’s budget gap ended three months ago. But the...

University Orthopedics becomes provider for 19 Providence College teams

PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics Inc. has been named the official orthopedic provider for nearly all of Providence College's Division I varsity teams. Through University Orthopedics' multiyear partnership with Providence College...
SAFE SITE: Colleen Daley Ndoye is the executive director of Project Weber/RENEW, which operates an opioid overdose center in Providence, where people are provided with clean equipment to take illicit drugs with medical staff to supervise.
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Providence overdose center shows early impact

The sun is peeking through the blinds as the nation’s only state-sanctioned overdose prevention center prepares to welcome the day’s clients. Six stations lining...
A REVIVAL: Dr. Annie 
De Groot’s cancer vaccine development company in Providence was dormant for several years, but it’s been restarted at an opportune time, when the favorable results of a related clinical trial have given the sector a boost. 
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Cancer vaccine startup comes back to life

In 2016, Dr. Annie De Groot received a cry for help. A scientific researcher, De Groot had worked for decades on computational vaccinology – the...

Brown University Health eliminates several senior level roles

PROVIDENCE – As Brown University Health continues to grapple with the increasing demand for charity care, the healthcare system has announced it has eliminated or...

Five Questions With: Dr. Judson A. Brewer

In August, Brown University received a three-year, $900,000 award from the Los Angeles-based Tiny Blue Dot Foundation to create a game that teaches people to...

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo named Brown senior fellow

PROVIDENCE – Gina M. Raimondo, former U.S. commerce secretary and former Rhode Island governor, is among the newest group of senior fellows at Brown...

Brown University receives $26M for translational research hub

PROVIDENCE – For the third time in 10 years, the National Institutes of Health has handed Brown University a multimillion-dollar grant earmarked for its...

Facing community feedback, Brown adjusts plan for new economics building

PROVIDENCE - Brown University has revised its proposal for a new economics building on its College Hill campus, scaling back the project and preserving...

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown awarded $2M for behavioral research

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have split nearly $2 million in grants from the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, an empirical research...
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