Students head to classrooms this week in the annual back-to-school ritual. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says this should be the year our public…
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Charges Against Local Climate Activists Likely To Be Dropped
Charges will mostly likely be dismissed for two climate activists, who were arrested earlier this month in Burrillville. They chained themselves to the…
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ProJo’s First Female Top Editor, Karen Bordeleau, Leaving
Karen Bordeleau, who rose to become The Providence Journal’s first female executive editor during a 20-year career at the newspaper, is leaving…
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URI To Launch Center For Science Writing
The University of Rhode Island has won $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to launch a graduate center focused on science writing. The program…
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Artscape: Science Inspires Art To Explore Alzheimer’s
Art and medicine have long been intertwined – from the earliest depictions of human anatomy to modern art therapy. A new art exhibit (“Interstice:…
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PawSox Stadium Vs Superman Building: The Battle Over Public Subsidies
A proposed ballpark for the PawSox in Providence and the vacant so-called Superman Building might seem to have little in common. Yet both raise…
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Brown University Leads Study In Emerging Solar Cell
A research team led by Brown University is studying a promising new type of solar cell to produce electricity. Rhode Island Public Radio’s environmental…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: The Dawn of our Minds
All of us have an overflowing collection of early-life experiences and memories. Some are glorious and some, well, not so much. Whether these memories…
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Can Pharmacies Help Reduce Overdose Deaths?
Can pharmacies play a bigger role to prevent death from drug overdose? That’s the question researchers from Rhode Island and Massachusetts hope to…
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PC Gets Unusual $1.3 Million Gift For Scholarships
Providence College has announced an unusual gift of more than $1 million from a donor who is not from Rhode Island and is not a PC grad. Dr. Kevin C. O…