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PROVIDENCE – The Olneyville Library will temporarily close as it prepares to move from Olneyville Square to a new location at the Joslin Recreation Center, where it is expected to reopen in November. Under the relocation plan, the library – one of nine operated by the Community Libraries of Providence – closed Aug. 24 and […]

PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island will receive $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to support scholarships for students pursuing a Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced Aug. 24. The funding will support scholarships for 30 students with demonstrated financial need who are enrolled in URI’s cybersecurity graduate […]

ANNE BALBONI OF the Rhode Island Critical Incident Stress Management Team leads a deescalation and diversion training workshop for Warwick police

Rachel Ansong RACHEL AFIA ANSONG, an assistant professor of Africana studies at the University of Rhode Island, was recently presented the 2026 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets by the African Poetry Book Fund for her poetry collection, “I buried [her] in a field of lemongrass.” The award, given annually to an African poet who has

VICTOR FAY-WOLFE, professor of computer science and director of the University of Rhode Island’s Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Center, said the two new two major National Science Foundation awards, will help provide students access to one of the nation’s most advanced cybersecurity-artificial intelligence programs here at URI. (UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/MICHAEL SALERNO SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received two National Science Foundation grants totaling $4.8 million to support cybersecurity education, including a new program focused on securing artificial intelligence systems. The funding, announced Thursday, will provide scholarships, stipends, internships and mentoring for students enrolled in cybersecurity graduate programs at URI through its Digital

NEWPORT – More than 50 nonprofit organizations serving Newport County residents will share $290,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to support programs focused on education, housing, food access, healthcare, social services and arts activities. The funding was awarded through the foundation’s Newport County Fund, which provides grants of up to $10,000 to strengthen […]

THE RHODE ISLAND Survey Initiative put out by the University of Rhode Island this year focused on healthcare affordability. SOUTH KINGSTON – Housing costs have been a consistent point of contention in Rhode Island, but residents of the Ocean State are now sharing another dreaded H-word when paying their bills: healthcare. According to the Rhode Island Survey Initiative, healthcare cost anxiety now outranks housing cost anxiety. The RISI is conducted annually by researchers affiliated

STUDENTS IN YING ZHANG'S lab conduct field sampling at Succotash Marsh in South Kingstown this summer, part of the groundwork assessing biomarkers in marsh monitoring.. /UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/YING ZHANG SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island researcher has secured a $4 million National Science Foundation grant to co-lead a multi-state effort aimed at improving coastal wetland restoration and resilience in Rhode Island and Louisiana, bringing together scientists, economists, policymakers and community stakeholders to address growing environmental challenges along the nation’s shorelines. “One of

PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, South County Health, Amica Mutual Insurance Co. and CBIZ were the top companies recognized Thursday during Providence Business News’ 15th annual Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards program. The five organizations were among the 32 companies and nonprofits recognized during a breakfast ceremony at the Providence Marriott Downtown. The […]

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Paul Pinto, a veteran human resources executive with more than 30 years of experience across retail, hospitality, technology and workforce development, has joined Ocean State Job Lot as its new head of people, the company announced Tuesday. In his new role, Pinto will oversee the discount retailer’s human resources department and lead […]