Tag: Marc B. Parlange
URI, RIDEM partner to reopen Alton Jones Campus
WEST GREENWICH – Five years after it was shut down to the public due to financial issues and such problems being exacerbated by the...
Former R.I. senator Cano named URI Foundation’s industry relations director
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Sandra Cano, a former Pawtucket state senator and the city’s commerce director, has landed a new job at her alma mater,...
URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement appoints Antonucci as new CEO
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The fundraising arm for the University of Rhode Island has formally appointed its new top executive.
The University of Rhode Island Foundation...
URI to eliminate its USAID-funded programming at end of March
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Six programs at the University of Rhode Island that were financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development will be eliminated...
URI receives $2M gift to support new fine arts center construction
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A former Carnival Corp. executive and his wife have contributed a seven-figure gift to the University of Rhode Island to support...
URI receives school-record $65M gift for STEM scholarships
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The estate of a late University of Rhode Island alumna and her late husband, a former General Electric Co. executive, is...
BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...
In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market.
That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...
Parlange pushes for bond approval, campus enhancements in annual URI address
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Campus enhancements, bond questions and finding new ways to improve budgets were among President Marc B. Parlange’s talking points during his...
A CURE FOR THE ILLS? Not everybody is convinced R.I. would...
(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its impact on...
R.I. Energy, URI partner on renewable energy research initiatives
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island and the largest energy supplier in the state are partnering to help move forward vital research...