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IN TROUBLE: Linda Hurley, right, CEO of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, talks about the difficulties experienced by Rhode ­Island health care providers at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit on Oct. 30. With her on the panel are, from left, Martha Wofford, CEO and president of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Dr. Philip Rizzuto, owner of Rizzuto Eyelid and Facial ­Plastic Surgery; Adam Martignetti, a vice president at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc.; and R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King. 
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Panel: Health care sector coping by ‘doing balancing acts’

Asked to define the state of health care in Rhode Island, those at the forefront of the sector provided a dismal outlook at Providence...

Rice talks Iraq War, AI and international student visas during Brown...

Over two decades after the United States invaded Iraq, former Secretary of State Condolezza Rice admits she has some regrets over the decision. She wishes...

Diossa hosts statewide municipal finance training on tech, transparency

PROVIDENCE – More than 70 municipal finance officials, local agency leaders and industry professionals gathered on Oct. 29 for a statewide training conference hosted...
ROOM TO ROAM: The 30,000-square-foot Ocean State Labs, on the fourth floor of 150 Richmond St., in Providence will feature lots of exterior and interior windows between labs and offices to give a sense of openness and inspire collaboration, the designers say. 
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Ocean State Labs puts open layout to the test

As Rhode Island’s life sciences industry continues to take shape, John Flavin wants the state’s first incubator wet lab space to feel different from...

Brown reports ‘all time high’ budget contribution of $352M from endowment...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s operating budget received a massive infusion of $352 million thanks to investment returns generated by the school’s endowment. The contribution, called...

Brown University professor emeritus wins Nobel Prize in economics

PROVIDENCE – Brown University professor emeritus Peter Howitt has been awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences.  Howitt was among three researchers feted by The...
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‘Demand for skilled workers is … exceptionally high.’

Construction careers are lucrative and rewarding, but recent trends suggest fewer people are pursuing these careers. In our experience, however, demand for access into...
NEW BLOOD: Richard Wiscott, provost at Johnson & Wales University, says the university is always looking for new adjunct professors because “they bring current, real-world experience into the classroom and help keep our academic programs relevant.”
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IN DEMAND: Adjuncts fill growing need in college classrooms

Think back on your college days and some of your favorite professors were likely adjuncts. Adjunct faculty have long played an essential role in...
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R.I.: Small state, big impact

It is easy to see why Glenn Robertelli is bullish on Rhode Island life sciences. In 2023, the sector employed more than 6,000 Rhode...

Brown University professor named 2025 MacArthur fellow

PROVIDENCE – When the call came through, Ieva Jusionyte just let it ring. A professor of international security and anthropology at Brown University's Watson...
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