Tag: University of Rhode Island
URI to get new $120M ocean research vessel
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will land a new “state-of-the-art” ocean research vessel for use by a consortium led by the University of Rhode Island,...
URI dean honored as distinguished alumna of Yale School of Nursing
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Barbara Wolfe, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island, was honored by the Yale School of...
URI to host first Summer Shark Camp for local high school...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Students from Central Falls High School and Paul Cuffee High School in Providence were recruited by the University of Rhode Island...
Matt Brown wants R.I.’s governor to focus less on business interests...
Matt Brown, a longtime activist for social, educational and environmental causes, wants to bring that mission to the top level of state government next...
Local seafood hard to find in New England
Just 15 percent of the seafood available at markets in New England originated in the region, according to a pilot study by Rhode Island-based...
Five Questions With: Skye Leedahl
The University of Rhode Island Engaging Generations Program: Cyber-Seniors links older people with college students, with technology the backdrop for teaching, learning and collaboration....
Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides
On a sunny, June afternoon, two women stop to greet one another – one entering, one exiting Seven Stars Bakery on Hope Street, on...
In ‘insulated’ R.I., unions seen surviving court ruling
Paul A. Doughty, Local 799 Providence Firefighters union president, says he’s not concerned about possible membership drops or financial woes after a June 27...
URI researcher wins $3.3M grant to seek cerebral amyloid markers
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Cerebral blood vessel amyloid deposits which contribute to dementia and brain hemorrhages are often diagnosed late when imaging tests show bleeding,...
URI professor’s TickSpotters program provides timely risk assessment
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A prodigious tick season has been predicted by University of Rhode Island professor of entomology Tom Mather, but he warns against...
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