Tag: University of Rhode Island
3 projects chosen for Innovation Campus program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley announced Tuesday morning the approval of three of the 16...
URI launches mental health nurse practitioner master’s program
Nationwide, and here in Rhode Island, the health care industry is suffering from a documented shortage of qualified nurse practitioners.
Employment in the sector across...
Report: Tuition, fee increases at public colleges impact region; R.I. results...
PROVIDENCE – Increases in tuition and fees at public colleges and universities across the region in the past five academic years have widened the...
CCI value falls to lowest value in more than 2 years
SOUTH KINGSTON – Falling to its lowest point in 28 months, the October Current Conditions Index declined to a value of 42, shedding 25...
Rhode to Health mobile unit to provide HIV/AIDS screening, outreach
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Health experts from the University of Rhode Island Academic Health Collaborative recently dedicated its new Rhode to Health mobile unit, a...
Five Questions With: Ed Huttenhower
Ed Huttenhower has been state director for the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center at the University of Rhode Island since September 2015. In...
URI receives $500K grant from USDA to promote maple industry
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A three-year, $499,427 grant has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Acer Access and Development program to a team...
Technology turns BofA branches into ‘financial centers’
William F. Hatfield, Bank of America Corp.’s market president in Rhode Island, discusses the bank’s local growth and ways it can help spur development...
RISD, JWU eye local food brand
A budding partnership between neighboring Providence universities may lead to a new food brand designed for purchase by large institutions with lots of mouths...
Former URI professor gives $1M for nursing scholarships
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island alumna and former nursing professor, Deborah Godfrey-Brown has pledged $1 million in scholarships for the College...