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FINAL TOUCHES: The Good 5 Cent Cigar staff at the University of Rhode Island works on the last issue of the semester. Production manager Seamus Fuller points out an online article to managing editor Allie E. Lewis, foreground, while editor-in-chief Emma Gauthier looks on. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Locally owned publications remain viable in parochial Rhode Island. But for...

Business Services 06/02/2017

Looking to expand her social circle, and to become more involved on campus, Allie E. Lewis two years ago decided to join The Good...

THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY of Pawtucket on June 6 will host University of Rhode Island Master Gardener Jeff Rossi at the Spaulding-Johnson House for a lecture on historic herb gardening. /COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF PAWTUCKET

PSP to host Jeff Rossi at Spaulding-Johnson House for gardening lecture

Nonprofit 06/01/2017

PAWTUCKET – The Preservation Society of Pawtucket on June 6 will host University of Rhode Island Master Gardener Jeff Rossi at the Spaulding-Johnson House...

COMMERCE SECRETARY STEFAN PRYOR, said he looks forward to helping Innovation Campus applicants understand the resources of the state. Commerce RI, in partnership with University of Rhode Island, has called for initial proposals for the Innovation Campus competition. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Commerce RI calls for Innovation Campus initial concepts

Education 05/31/2017

PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Commerce Corp. issued an invitation for interested partners to begin sharing ideas for an Innovation Campus in advance of an...

SANDRA T. WHITEHOUSE will present a Tech Talk on June 9 about sustainable ocean development as part of an ongoing series hosted by SENEDIA in collaboration with the Undersea Technology Innovation Center. /COURTESY SANDRA T. WHITEHOUSE

SENEDIA to host ocean planning ‘Tech Talk’

Technology 05/31/2017

MIDDLETOWN – The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance will host a presentation on Friday, June 9, about sustainable ocean planning, part of the...

Becker named Sloan Research Fellow in Ocean Sciences

Education 05/19/2017

AUSTIN BECKER, a professor of marine affairs at the University of Rhode Island, was recently named a Sloan Research Fellow in Ocean Sciences by...

ON A MISSION: Dr. Brian R. Ott, director, Alzheimer’s Disease & Memory Disorder Center at Rhode Island Hospital, and Lori A. Daiello, research scientist and clinical research administrator, are on a mission to reduce the prevalence of Alzheimer’s.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I.-based researchers on a mission to delay onset of Alzheimer’s

Health Services 05/19/2017

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

Education 05/15/2017

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

Education 05/15/2017

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,...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Roxana Mercado, right, financial-coaching fellow at Capital Good Fund in Providence, meets with her client, Gloria Orjuela of Providence. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. has the highest percentage of poor people in New England....

Entrepreneurship 05/12/2017

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...