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Hammond tapped as activity chief information officer for NUWC

NEWPORT – Rhode Island College graduate and Tiverton native Josh Hammond in January was named activity chief information officer of the Naval Undersea Warfare...
WHAT COULD BE: This is a rendering of what the University of Rhode Island’s new biomedical building could look like along Flagg Road on the South Kingstown campus. 
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With $87.5M lab, URI prepping to expand state’s biotech capability

Some biomedical researchers at the University of Rhode Island may be working toward breakthroughs in cancer studies, environmental health sciences and neuroscience. But sometimes,...
PRACTICE TIME: Johnson & Wales University nursing student Cassidy Titchenell conducts an exam on fellow student Caitlin Murdock at the university’s nursing facilities in Providence. The students are part of JWU’s accelerated nursing degree program. Looking on is nursing student Elena Wertenbaker. 
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‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand

Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages. In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...
GIVING VOICE: 
Dr. Fatima Mirza works in an examination room at Rhode Island Hospital. Mirza and her husband, Dr. Rohaid Ali, worked on two significant projects recently involving artificial intelligence, one of which used OpenAI’s Voice Engine to create a clone of the voice of a young patient who lost her voice after surgery to remove a brain tumor. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A higher health care intelligence? In R.I., some believe it’s the...

Like many these days, Severence MacLaughlin foresees a big, bright future for artificial intelligence. Unlike many, the Rhode Island-based data scientist was willing to quit...
WHILE MANY PEOPLE are pointing the finger at Deloitte Consulting LLP over the cyber breach of the state's RIBridges program, Kaustubh Medhe, vice president of research and cyber threat intelligence for California-based Cyble Inc., feels the state should bear some responsibility for what happened. / PBN FILE PHOTO / WILLIAM HAMILTON

Public blame over RIBridges cyber breach points to Deloitte. But what...

PROVIDENCE – For the second year in a row, an infrastructure breakdown has made it a long December for Rhode Islanders. Oddly enough, it involves...
CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL saw its star rating improve from "2" last year to "4," according to the R.I. Department of Education's new school accountability data. / COURTESY CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

RIDE’s school ratings show improvement; PPSD ratings remain mostly unchanged

PROVIDENCE – School accountability during the 2023-24 academic year showed signs of improvement across the state, according to the R.I. Department of Education’s annual...

R.I. Division of Taxation plans ‘Tax Compliance Day’ to address filing...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation has scheduled a "Tax Compliance Day" on Monday, Jan. 13, billed as an opportunity to seek resolutions...

R.I. schools become first in U.S. to sign pledge to implement...

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s public schools will become the first in the U.S. to implement a new federally funded cybersecurity tool to protect data...
JACK R. WARNER was installed Nov. 15 as Rhode Island College's new president. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Warner installed as Rhode Island College’s president

PROVIDENCE – Jack R. Warner on Nov. 15 was officially installed as Rhode Island College’s 11th president during a formal on-campus ceremony, with Warner...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, Oct. 2024

1. Citizens is closing 15 branches in six states, one in R.I. POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 25 A standalone Citizens Bank branch at 275 Newport...
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