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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S board of trustees approved Feb. 16 tuition and fees increases for next academic year. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI board of trustees approves tuition, fee increases for next year

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Tuition bills for students at the University of Rhode Island will go up next academic year. The university’s board of trustees on...
THE PRESCRIPTION? Kerry LaPlante, dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy, says pharmacists are underutilized in the health care system and should be allowed to play a bigger part. 
PBN PHOTO/E­LIZABETH ­GRAHAM

R.I. pharmacists looking for a bigger role in care

Pharmacist Ginger Lemay noticed something was off when one of her regular customers approached the counter several weeks ago at the chain pharmacy where...
GROWTH ­BARRIER: Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income research at Strategas Research Partners, tells attendees of Providence Business News’ recent Economic Trends Summit that limited small-business creation is a weak spot in the state’s economy. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Glass half empty or full, economy needs biz investment to soar

Whatever your opinion is about the health of Rhode Island’s economy, there’s data to support it. If you think there’s cause for celebration, avoiding to...
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Most-read stories on PBN.com, Jan. 2024

1. Narragansett business co-owner accused of embezzling $98K POSTED ONLINE: JAN. 3 Ann Marie Goddard, 54, of Timber Ridge Road in Charlestown and co-owner...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has received a $7 million gift from Cherubina “Ruby” DeChristofaro, wife of the late Joseph DeChristofaro to advance molecular and neuroscience research at the university. Also, URI's Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences building, pictured, will be renamed in honor of the DeChristofaros and their seven-figure gift. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODEI SLAND

URI receives $7M gift to advance neuroscience, molecular research

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received a substantial gift from the family of a late alum and former insurance executive...

R.I. postsecondary council approves Warner as RIC’s full-time president

PROVIDENCE – Jack R. Warner will stay on as Rhode Island College’s president. In a meeting Wednesday morning, the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education unanimously...

Lardaro: R.I. economy expanding despite weak December

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economy closed 2023 in expansion range despite a weak December, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said...
BRYANT UNIVERSITY was ranked No. 37 for best overall online programs in the U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Online Programs rankings. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Local colleges’ online programs still among U.S. News’ best

PROVIDENCE – Four local colleges were named by U.S. News & World Report as having the best online programs in the country, according to...

Nunez named executive director of R.I. Board of Elections

Even after a nationwide search, the state elections agency didn’t end up straying far from home for its new leader. In fact, the newly named...

URI trustees to consider 3.5% tuition hike for both R.I. and...

Tuition at the University of Rhode Island would increase 3.5% for both in-state and out-of-state students in the next academic year under a proposal...
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