Tag: The University of Rhode Island
PBN unveils 2026 Leaders & Achievers honorees
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named 24 honorees for its 2026 Leaders & Achievers Awards program.
The individuals chosen for this year’s program –...
PBN announces 2026 40 Under Forty honorees
PROVIDENCE – Forty young professionals were selected as the winners of Providence Business News’ 22nd annual 40 Under Forty Awards program.
The honorees were chosen...
Rhode Island Foundation awards $650K to support 26 medical research projects
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $650,000 in seed funding to 26 medical research projects, supporting work ranging from artificial intelligence...
United Way of Rhode Island’s Nicolato, Sincere Multiservice Inc.’s Martinez among...
PROVIDENCE – Cortney Nicolato, CEO and president of United Way Rhode Island Inc., has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career...
Students key in URI’s $2B annual economic impact on state, Parlange...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A new economic impact report released Thursday credits the University of Rhode Island for generating $2 billion in annual economic activity...
URI receives $1.6M gift to create engineering scholarship program
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received a $1.6 million gift from trustee and alumnus Joseph F. Matthews to establish an...
Senate’s 2026 health care package includes funding for a URI medical...
PROVIDENCE – Senate leaders on Thursday introduced a 17-bill package that includes funding for the development of a medical school at the University of...
URI board of trustees supports public medical school
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island board of trustees voted unanimously, with one abstention, on Feb. 13 in support of a state...
Providence College student wins Rhode Island Business Competition Pitch Contest
PROVIDENCE – A Providence College student whose company developed a drink-tampering detection straw claimed first place at the Rhode Island Business Competition's third annual...
State’s highest-paid employees include URI coaches, president
PROVIDENCE – Workers at a college, hospital and a prison are among Rhode Island's highest-paid state employees.
They include a pair of University of Rhode...
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