Tag: University of Rhode Island
The CRMC says parts of coastal R.I. could soon be underwater...
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island’s vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local communities...
URI named No. 4 safest college campus in U.S.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has been named the fourth-safest college campus in the country, according to the National Council for...
Report: 5K marijuana citations issued in R.I. since decriminalization
PROVIDENCE – Although possession of small amounts of marijuana was decriminalized in Rhode Island in 2013, police officers throughout the state continue to issue...
December 2017 CCI drops to 75 to end year
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - In his December Current Conditions Index, University of Rhode Island Economist Leonard Lardaro said 2017 had a "fairly strong" economic performance...
URI to help R.I. farmers comply with new food safety regulations
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In an effort to help local farmers comply with the regulations set out in the Food Safety and Modernization Act of...
Deadline approaching for Innovation Campus submissions
PROVIDENCE – The deadline is approaching for submissions to the state of Rhode Island for the development of a state-supported Innovation Campus.
Voters in 2016...
Robots don’t take jobs, but turn manufacturers into educators
For years, we’ve heard about the shortage of labor in advanced manufacturing, with technological skills now the must-have labor asset for any company that...
Grammas named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – For her research into neurodegenerative conditions, Paula Grammas, executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s George and Ann Ryan Institute...
URI College of Engineering celebrates milestone with topping off ceremony
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Construction of a nearly 200,000-square-foot College of Engineering complex at the University of Rhode Island recently celebrated a milestone.
The topping off ceremony, to mark the...
Muller named pharmacist of the year at RISHP banquet
WARWICK – Michael Muller, clinical pharmacist specialist in neonatology at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, was named Health System Pharmacist of the Year...















