Tag: National Science Foundation
URI chemistry professor receives $1.5M NSF grant for laboratory education research
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Justin Pratt, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Rhode Island, has received a $1.49 million grant from the...
Early detection is vital to saving lives, reducing health costs
The New England Council recently hosted a forum in Boston exploring some of the incredible innovations in our region focused on the early detection...
URI professor awarded $464K NSF grant to support nanopore tech research
JASON DWYER received a three-year, $464,964 grant from the National Science Foundation for his two decades of work in nanopore technology. Dwyer, a professor...
URI researcher receives $465K grant for nanotech research
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island professor Jason Dwyer has received a six-figure grant from the National Science Foundation to support his nanotechnology...
URI’s Abiri honored for AI research
REZA ABIRI, a University of Rhode Island engineering professor, recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for the development of novel shared autonomy...
R/V Endeavor to ‘retire’ after half-century of oceanographic research
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After more than 50 years of service, the research vessel Endeavor will conclude its final expedition on Sept. 20, according to...
Facing a $30M loss, Brown’s financial reductions to include layoffs
PROVIDENCE – Despite reaching a critical agreement with the federal government to restore millions of dollars in research funding late last month, Brown University...
Brown University receives $20M to develop AI assistants for mental health...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University researchers will lead a nationwide effort to develop artificial intelligence assistant technology for use in mental health care.
On Tuesday, the...
Brown University subpoenaed by U.S. House committee in price-fixing probe
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has been subpoenaed by the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, with committee leadership claiming that the university has failed...
Brown University lost $45M in NIH funding since April, navigating ‘deep...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has lost $45 million in National Institutes of Health funding since April 3 due to significant federal research funding decreases,...



















