Tag: University of Rhode Island
Becker named Sloan Research Fellow in Ocean Sciences
AUSTIN BECKER, a professor of marine affairs at the University of Rhode Island, was recently named a Sloan Research Fellow in Ocean Sciences by...
R.I.-based researchers on a mission to delay onset of Alzheimer’s
With an estimated 5.5 million Americans now living with Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Brian R. Ott, director of Rhode Island Hospital’s memory-disorder center, and Lori...
R.I. schools ranked for prospective teacher preparation
WASHINGTON – The National Council on Teacher Quality named four Rhode Island schools in its Landscapes in teacher prep undergraduate secondary study, which looks...
Miriam Hospital, URI implement nursing mentorship program
PROVIDENCE – Registered nurses at The Miriam Hospital in Providence are working one-on-one with seniors at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing,...
R.I. has the highest percentage of poor people in New England....
Gloria Orjuela, a 53-year-old Providence resident, is disabled and living on supplemental-security income.
Originally from Colombia, Orjuela has lived in the United States for 27...
URI engineering students design new scoliosis back brace
The most common daily brace worn for scoliosis, the Boston brace, was created in the 1970s and remains a go-to solution for physicians treating...
New England Emmy nominations announced
PROVIDENCE - Seven Rhode Island media and marketing enterprises garnered nominations in the 40th Emmy Awards for the Boston/New England chapter of the National...
URI students Vapegate place second in Health Tech Hackathon 2017
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - A team of five University of Rhode Island students placed second in the Health Tech Hackathon 2017 hosted by Cornell University last...
South Street Landing deal a highlight for Ventas in Q1 performance
CHICAGO - Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. reported earnings Friday of $198.1 million in the 2017 first quarter, an increase of 33.6...
URI professor receives $10K to study grad student dropout phenomenon
SHANNON MADDEN, assistant professor of writing and rhetoric at the University of Rhode Island, recently received a $10,000 grant from the National Council of...
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