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Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England donates $2,605 to Glimmer of Hope Foundation
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (137+ words) WARWICK – Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England has donated $2,605 to the Glimmer of Hope Foundation through its 2026 Cookie Program Community Service Project, the organization announced. Each year, troops and individual Girl Scouts may designate a portion of their cookie program…...
URI named School of Record for WorldStrides Study Abroad programs
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (13+ words) Providence Business News...
URI chemistry professor receives $1.5M NSF grant for laboratory education research
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (211+ words) SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Justin Pratt, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Rhode Island, has received a $1.49 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support efforts aimed at improving chemistry laboratory instruction at colleges and universities across the…...
Cyber Sessions: Canvas breach serves as strategy lesson for the rest of us
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (137+ words) Providence Business News (Editor’s note: This is the 46th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what they can do about them.) In the world of business and customer experience, the…...
JWU renovating building on N.C. campus for $42M
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (94+ words) Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is renovating a former hotel into a mixed-use building for student housing and services on its Charlotte, N.C., campus. The university announced Wednesday that is renovating the 97,000 square-foot building currently called The Maple…...
Learning the ropes
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) Does your company provide on-the-job training? Yes: 100% No: 0% Is on-the-job training a requirement for employment for new hires? Depends on the position: 100% Yes: 0% No: 0% No, because our company does not offer training: 0% During training, do you have a job candidate…...
RowRunner startup wins annual URI business pitch competition
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Seventeen students, faculty members and alumni at the University of Rhode Island recently presented startup business ideas during a spring pitch competition hosted by URI Innovations’ RISE-UP Ideation Studio, the university announced. The event, known as Pitch Night,…...
KIDS COUNT: R.I. children face rising poverty, deepening disparities
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (95+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s children and families face deepening economic strain and persistent racial and ethnic inequities, according to the 2026 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook released Monday. The annual report, which tracks child well-being across the state, documents worsening poverty rates…...
Citizens Bank supports new documentary highlighting skills-based career pathways
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank has provided funding and sponsorship for “Many Roads Forward,” a two‑episode documentary produced by Roadtrip Nation that explores nontraditional, skills‑based pathways into meaningful careers. Women’s health is not static. It evolves with us—through our…...
URI to break ground on new on-campus student housing
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (226+ words) SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island will break ground Wednesday on a new on-campus student housing development that officials say will add more than 1,100 beds and help address growing demand for housing at the university. URI President Marc B....