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Washington Trust named Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 1, 2025
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has been recognized as Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes, the bank announced on June 24. This marks the seventh consecutive year the bank has appeared on the list, and the third consecutive...
An Artsy Visit To Providence, Rhode Island—‘The Creative Capital’
Forbes
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Gage Prentiss Edward Mitchell Bannister public sculpture in Providence, RI. Bannister Community Art Project. Providence considers itself “The Creative Capital.” “Capital” is straightforward enough as Rhode Island’s capital city. “Creative”...
URI pharmacy students win national clinical research competition
The University of Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
Posted on June 30, 2025 Updated on June 30, 2025 After clinical skills win in December, URI College of Pharmacy holds championships in both major national student competitions KINGSTON, R.I. — June 30, 2025 — University of Rhode Island College of...
Nationwide injunction halts cuts to medical research funding
Silver State Times - Nevada
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June 30, 2025
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General OfficeAttorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General Office Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, along with a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, has secured a nationwide...
Washington Bridge a Rhode Island fiasco; glory days of radio
Newport Daily News - Rhode Island
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The Bridge is officially a Rhode Island fiasco In keeping with a rich history of bridge replacements in Rhode Island, the Washington Bridge has officially become a shining example of how things are done (or not done) in Rhode Island. Consider the...
W. Alton Jones Campus to rise again, University of Rhode Island and RI DEM agree
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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June 28, 2025
Under an agreement approved Friday by the URI Board of Trustees, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will invest in critical infrastructure and natural resource protection, enabling the campus to reopen to the community. The...
Lifestyle The Cool Down Researchers make game-changing discovery after studying entirely new type of farmland: 'Cheaper and more available'
Yahoo News
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Researchers from the University of Rhode Island are transforming a sod farm into silvopasture — a type of agroforestry system that integrates trees and livestock — and learning many valuable lessons along the way. According to EcoRI News, the...
Three URI alumni selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The University of Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. – June 30, 2025 – A recent University of Rhode Island graduate and two alumni have been selected for prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Selected by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship...
URI College of Nursing hosts International Association for Human Caring Annual Conference
The University of Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. — June 30, 2025 — The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed nurses and other health care professionals from around the world to the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence last week, hosting the...
Rhode Island becomes fifth state to outlaw cat declawing
WLNE - Rhode Island
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June 27, 2025
The Rhode Island State House. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A bill outlawing the declawing of cats in the Ocean State passed into law on Thursday after it was approved by lawmakers on June 18. Though the bill was not signed by Gov. Dan McKee, it...
URI hosts summer meeting of International Educators of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island
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June 27, 2025
Posted on June 27, 2025 Updated on June 27, 2025 Professionals from across the Ocean State gather to build connection KINGSTON, R.I.—June 27, 2025—The University of Rhode Island’s Global Initiatives team recently hosted educators from across the...
Mass. US Attorney charges 9 with generating more than $5 million for North Korean weapons program
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A New Jersey man and eight people from China and Taiwan have been charged in a massive technology fraud scheme involving stolen identities and remote IT jobs at companies in 27 states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as a means of...
One dollar, two jets, and a bunch of ads. Patriots stick with T.F. Green as official airport.
The University of Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
The New England Patriots will keep parking their Boeing 767 planes at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport for another five years under a deal that keeps the Warwick hub as the team’s official airport. And all it will cost the team is one...
University of Rhode Island plans reopening of W. Alton Jones Campus
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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June 27, 2025
Terrence Gray, Director | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture and Forest EnvironmentTerrence Gray, Director | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture and Forest...
Lifestyle Worcester Telegram & Gazette Woo! Science: The Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's distant past
Yahoo News
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Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at msmith@wickedlocal.com. So, dig. Literally. Maybe. As we go about our day, on the streets and roads of Worcester,...
Woo! Science: Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's past
Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's formation. Glaciers, volcanic activity and the pushing of tectonic plates all contributed to the region's landscape. Rock...
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for June 27, 2025
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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June 27, 2025
Enjoy summer while we can — it will be gone in a flash. You can follow me through the week on Bluesky, threads and X. A quick program note: I’m taking some time off, so this column will next appear on July 18. Here we go. *** Want to get my column...
Rhode Island lawmakers replace EPR and bottle bill proposal with study bill
Waste Dive
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June 26, 2025
Dive Brief: A Rhode Island bill calling for a statewide recycling needs assessment and the creation of a recycling advisory council is headed to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk. The study bill is a major overhaul of a previous version that would have...
Best Internet Providers in Rhode Island
CNET
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What is the best internet provider in Rhode Island? Verizon Fios is our pick for best internet service provider in Rhode Island, with its 100% fiber-optic internet reaching 80% of the state, near-Gigabit upload and download speeds, competitive...
Math Matters: Newport County communities receive state funding for summer learning programs
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
Four Newport County communities will benefit from more than $2 million in state funding aimed at boosting math skills among Rhode Island students this summer, as part of Governor Dan McKee’s expanded Learn365RI initiative. Middletown, Newport,...