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Can too much transparency hinder economic development?

Economic Activity 04/13/2018

There’s a running debate between the state and some outside parties about how much information related to luring business here should be shared with...

Winning grants key to nonprofits’ survival

Business Services 04/13/2018

When grants are critical to the operations of a business or nonprofit, the skill of the writer behind the application is essential. Around Rhode Island,...

SOFIA RICCIARDI, foreground, a sophomore electrical engineering student at the University of Connecticut, tests out the wind tunnel at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport. / COURTESY NUWC

URI students tour, learn about NUWC Newport careers

Technology 04/11/2018

NEWPORT – About 30 University of Rhode Island and University of Connecticut engineering students toured and listened in on a panel discussion during a...

IN THE SECOND CCI report of 2018, 11 of the 12 economic indicators saw improvement. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

February CCI sees near across the board improvement

Economic Activity 04/09/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island is moving beyond its “funk,” said University of Rhode Island Economist Leonard Lardaro of the February 2018 Current Conditions...

NAVINDRA SEERAM and Angela Slitt, associate professors of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, have received federal funding to further study the anti-inflammatory properties of maple syrup. / COURTESY URI/NORA LEWIS

URI secures $470K in USDA funds to study medical effects of...

Education 04/06/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Researchers at the University of Rhode Island announced the receipt of $470,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to continue their...

URI professor Vaccaro named pillar

Education 04/06/2018

ANNEMARIE VACCARO, associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences, recently was named a...

DAVID COX has been named coach of the University of Rhode Island's men's basketball team. / COURTESY URI

Cox named URI men’s basketball coach

Education 04/04/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – David Cox, former associate head coach to Dan Hurley, has been hired as the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball head...

THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE of Health and Human Services awarded $1.5 million to URI to create programs to train health care professionals of the future. / COURTESY URI

R.I. awards $1.3 million to URI for health care workforce training

Health Services 04/03/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Rhode Island’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services has awarded $1.3 million from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND hired Dr. Peter J. Snyder as vice president of research and economic development. His tenure began in March. / COURTESY URI

URI hires Lifespan executive as new VP of research and economic...

Education 04/03/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Dr. Peter J. Snyder, former senior vice president and chief research officer at Lifespan, was named vice president of research and...