Tag: University of Rhode Island
Several R.I. graduate schools make national ranking
PROVIDENCE – A new national ranking of graduate schools has placed Brown University's medical school at the No. 26 best in the United States...
Rhode Island Hospital receives $1.6M to study opioid treatment and care...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital has received $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of providing medication and care...
Lardaro: After ‘bizarre’ revisions, R.I. CCI starts on positive note
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s current conditions index value was 75 in January, level with its value one year prior and 17 points higher than...
Former WPRI anchor Adams donating $1M to her URI endowment
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Former WPRI-TV CBS 12 news anchor Karen L. Adams has pledged to make a $1 million donation to her endowment to...
URI’s oceanography school receives $1M gift
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A recent $1 million gift will advance efforts to upgrade facilities at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography.
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Five Questions With: Julian L. Alssid
Julian L. Alssid is vice president of workforce partnerships at the Community College of Rhode Island. Prior to joining CCRI, Alssid was chief workforce...
Financing biggest hurdle to employees becoming boss
When Kayla Thompson walked into Melissa Ashley Brides in Westerly in search of a wedding dress about seven years ago, she had no idea...
Five questions with Maling Ebrahimpour
Maling Ebrahimpour | Dean, College of Business, University of Rhode Island
1. The College of Business at URI recently hired 10 faculty. What was the...
Bickford named tech and innovation development director at URI Foundation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Foundation has hired Linnell Bickford as the director of development for emerging technologies and innovation, the...
R.I.’s solar industry has grown with the help of state incentives....
After stints in the California, Nevada and Texas solar-energy industries, Kenny Hsieh learned of the financial incentives offered in Rhode Island, picked up his...