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CHAMBER CHAT: University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange will be the featured guest speaker at the East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting on Feb. 16 at the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown.  COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Editor’s Choice: URI President Parlange to speak to EG Chamber

Subscriber Only 02/03/2023

EDITOR’S CHOICE URI President Parlangeto speak to E.G. Chamber THE EAST GREENWICH Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting and business expo. Various business owners...

MARC B. PARLANGE, center, president of the University of Rhode Island, answers questions from Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce President Laurie White, left, and URI Provost Barbara Wolfe during Wednesday's State of the University event. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE

‘Now is our time’: URI President Parlange unveils school’s strategic plan

Economic Activity 02/01/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In front of a live audience Wednesday in Edwards Hall, University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange unveiled a 10-year...

BARBARA E. WOLFE has been named the University of Rhode Island's new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI names nursing college dean Wolfe new provost

Education 11/22/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing will have a new prominent role with the university starting...

POTENTIAL PAVILION: Roger Williams Park Zoo Executive Director Stacey Johnson shows the area where a new, $12 million educational facility and events pavilion will be built if Rhode Island voters approve a $50 million “green economy” bond measure. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MONEY MATTERS: $400M in bond issues on R.I. ballot as borrowing...

Cover Story 10/28/2022

Matt Dunn and Rainer Lohmann are among the top researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, but it’s tough to...

Parlange inaugurated as URI president

Education 09/30/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After more than a year into his new role in the Ocean State, Marc B. Parlange on Sept. 22 was officially...

URI center gets $15M to address unregulated fishing in Pacific region

Economic Activity 06/08/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center has received a significant 10-figure federal grant to help the center address ecological...

LIFTOFF: Jaia Robotics LLC owner Ian Estaphan Owen launches one of his company’s aquatic robots in Narragansett Bay. Newport-based Jaia could be a benefactor if the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation’s proposal to boost the blue economy is named a winner in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

EYES ON THE PRIZE: 2 key R.I. sectors could get $100M...

Cover Story 04/15/2022

Ian Estaphan Owen launched a marine robotics company less than two years ago with the aim of helping combat the effects of climate change. But...

WELCOME WAGON: University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange, right, welcomes a new student to campus last fall. In an effort to make the university more attractive to current and prospective students, Parlange wants to enhance the experiential learning opportunities of students and see them get internships and take advantage of opportunities to do research and learn about research. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/NORA LEWIS

PREPPING FOR AN IMPACT: Parlange sees ‘crucial role’ for URI research...

Cover Story 03/18/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.) Marc B. Parlange...