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ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, pictured, along with Rhode Island College, Providence College, the Rhode Island School of Design and Salve Regina University, received a three-year, $3 million National Science Foundation grant to launch this fall the Rhode Island Research Administration Collaborative. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

5 R.I.-based colleges get $3M federal grant for new research administration...

Education 09/09/2024

PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island-based colleges and universities have collectively received a three-year, $3 million National Science Foundation grant to launch a first-of-its-kind initiative...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has been awarded an $8 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to support the state’s research ecosystem as well as strengthen science and technology efforts across the state. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI receives $8M to support state’s research ecosystem

Education 08/28/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded an $8 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to support the state’s research...

KEY COMPONENT: Carolyn Simon, owner of the East Side Art Center in Pawtucket, works with student Bruce Kilstein, of Providence. Having been in operation for more than 30 years, Simon values the relationships with her students and says they have been key to the center’s continued success. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

East Side Art Center gets fresh start in Pawtucket

Art & Culture 08/16/2024

When Carolyn Simon had to relocate the East Side Art Center from Providence to a new building in Pawtucket last year after her husband...

THINKING GREEN: Rongyu Na is one of the founders of EcoForge, a startup based in Providence that is aiming to get the construction industry to use its plant-based composites, which Na says have advantages over traditional building materials such as being more sustainable.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERTY WHITELEY

Mastering tech to make buildings out of plants

Entrepreneurship 08/16/2024

When Rhode Island took the lead in the American Industrial Revolution, it sparked more than a boom in business and production – with that...

BROWN UNIVERSITY, pictured, Rhode Island School of Design and Providence College were named among College Raptor's annual "Best Colleges" lists. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

Brown, RISD, PC named among College Raptor’s annual Best Colleges

Editor's Choice 08/07/2024

PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island-based colleges were ranked among the top higher education institutions in the U.S. by College Raptor, a subsidiary of Citizens...

COLORFUL COLLECTION: Lauren Pearlman Sugita, founder and owner of specialty papermaker, importer and distributor Paper Connection International LLC in Providence, estimates she stocks at least a million sheets of paper locally, more than half of which comes from Japan, but she also sources from Korea, Nepal, China, the Philippines and Mexico. PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

A rare source for paper imports

Entrepreneurship 08/02/2024

When leading arts and research institutions like the Rhode Island School of Design and Library of Congress need to restore centuries-old prints and manuscripts,...

RESEARCHERS from the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island School of Design have been awarded $3.4 million in federal funding for research projects to study climate change and enhance resilience, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation says. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI, RISD awarded $3.4M federal grant for climate change research

Economic Activity 08/01/2024

PROVIDENCE – Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island School of Design have been awarded $3.4 million in federal funding for...

Lifespan PILOT talks with Providence continue

Health Services 07/28/2024

PROVIDENCE – City leaders are frustrated with how long it’s taking to reach a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, agreement with Lifespan Corp., but the health...

BROWN UNIVERSITY once again was named by SmartAsset as the best value college in Rhode Island. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

SmartAsset: Brown University ranks No. 1 for best value college in...

Education 06/26/2024

PROVIDENCE – Brown University was once again ranked by SmartAsset as the best value college in the Ocean State, the national financial company said...