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BankNewport Charitable Foundation awards over $400K to 60 nonprofits

NEWPORT – The BankNewport Charitable Foundation awarded over $400,000 to more than 60 Rhode Island nonprofits with its spring 2025 grants, funding programs in...
Erin J. Choi


Rein in potential risks of AI diet apps

Would you hire artificial intelligence as your weight-loss coach? If you answered yes, perhaps think again. Though continuously evolving rapidly, AI has already demonstrated...
PART OF A MOVEMENT: Some of the physician residents who organized a union at Rhode Island Hospital are all smiles after a vote to join Service Employees International Union’s Committee of Interns and Residents.
COURTESY COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS

Unionized physician residents: How might it change care?

When Dr. Ben Raymond-Kolker graduated from medical school, he had his sights set on a medical residency program at Rhode Island Hospital. But it...
RHODE ISLAND was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the nation for the second-straight year, according to a study by WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

R.I. ranked 28th in WalletHub’s best states to live ranking

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the...
David 
R. Buys

Age-friendly colleges can improve 2nd half of life

By 2030, more than 1.4 billion people across the globe will be at least 60 years old. This number will shoot up to 2.1...
UNITED VAN LINES has deemed Rhode Island a "high inbound" state, based on the rate of people who move into the state using the moving company compared with the rate of those moving out. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. a ‘high inbound’ state, according to relocation firm’s study

PROVIDENCE – United Van Lines says Rhode Island had the fifth highest rate of inbound migration in 2023 with 60% of those who hired...

School is starting too early

Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National...

WalletHub: R.I. 6th-best state in nation for working dads

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the sixth-best state in the nation for working dads, according to a study released by WalletHub on June 14.  WalletHub,...

RIHEBC launches loan program for state’s smaller non-profits

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation launched its new lending program on March 20 that specifically targets the state’s small-to-mid-sized...

Study: R.I. 10th-best state for millennials

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks as the 10th-best state for millennials, according to a recent study by scholaroo.  The online scholarship finder gathered data on...
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