Tag: University of Rhode Island
URI students depart on 6-day ocean expedition
NARRAGANSETT – Eleven University of Rhode Island students and several scientists have departed for a six-day expedition aboard URI's research vessel Endeavor to research...
Economic Outlook Breakfast portends economic renaissance – and another Super Bowl...
PROVIDENCE – Those at Thursday’s Economic Outlook Breakfast by Santander Bank and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce may have come away thinking that...
URI School of Education gets $1.2M for scholarships aimed at STEM...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island's School of Education has been awarded $1.2 million for a National Science Foundation scholarship program aimed...
Lardaro: ‘Abysmal’ R.I. February CCI potential sign of oncoming recession
PROVIDENCE – The Current Conditions Index for Rhode Island was 42 in February, indicating contraction, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro...
URI, RWU ranked among most affordable cybersecurity programs
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University have ranked in a new national top 25 list of the most affordable...
Undermining of ACA could reverse R.I. gains
If repeated attempts by President Donald Trump’s administration to undermine or replace the Affordable Care Act aren’t thwarted, consequences in Rhode Island could be...
URI professor hosts Chemistry Camp to encourage girls’ interest in science
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island chemistry professor Mindy Levine looks to boost girls’ interest in science for the seventh year in a...
URI researcher calculates temperature inside moon
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island scientist has used a series of experiments to determine the temperature inside the moon, providing crucial...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, March 2019
1. East Providence restaurants charged with underpaying employees. POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 25 A lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Department of Labor against Madeira...
URI visiting scholar encourages everyone to make more mistakes
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A visiting neuroscience professor will discuss “how and why you make mistakes (and why you should make more of them)” during...
