Tag: University of Rhode Island
January 2018 R.I. CCI falls to 75
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The first Current Conditions Index of 2018 fell eight points to 75 from December yet rests level with the January 2017...
Local universities partner with Cure Alliance for Brain Week Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – From March 10 to 18, the third annual Brain Week Rhode Island will be hosted by Providence-based Cure Alliance for Mental Illness...
URI College of Nursing appoints new associate dean
PROVIDENCE – Former Butler Hospital chief of nursing Mary Leveillee was named associate dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing in...
Matt’s Local Pharmacy means it
Matthew and Erika Olivier took a chance and opened an independent pharmacy in Middletown, banking on their local connections and willingness to go the...
Business owners see reasons for optimism, despite high health care costs...
Despite signs business growth could be slowing in the Ocean State, the private sector is bullish about 2018 and is looking to hire at...
‘Economic gardener’ Schartner an R.I. small-business booster
Tuni Schartner is an energetic facilitator and unapologetic cheerleader in growing the state’s economy, especially in southern Rhode Island, where she lives and works.
Having...
Is Providence ready to make good on a 38-year-old commitment to...
As founder of AS220, Bert Crenca travels frequently. He often speaks to national audiences about the alternative-arts organization, one of the largest such nonprofits...
Five Questions With: Edward Bozzi
Housed at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus and launched in 2002, the Biotechnology Manufacturing Program trains students to enter the state’s burgeoning...
2 R.I. schools among Peace Corps’ top volunteer-producing college and universities
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island colleges were named among the Peace Corps’ 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities Tuesday.
The University of Rhode Island was...
Amgen Biotech Experience brings hands-on science insight to students
WEST GREENWICH – California-based biotechnology company Amgen Inc., which has manufacturing operations in West Greenwich, brought its Amgen Biotech Experience program to students at...
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