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URI lecture series explores regenerative landscapes through science, planning, and design
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 6, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island’s 34th annual Landscape Architecture Lecture Series will bring three nationally recognized practitioners and scholars to campus this fall to explore how science, planning, and design can work together to create more resilient and regenerative landscapes. The free public lectures carry added significance this […]
Brown Health axes multiple execs after $13M operating loss
Rhode Island’s largest health system has been trying to get its operations back in the black this year.
Contest: Pick the winners in the Rhode Island's general election
Believe it or not, early voting in Rhode Island’s general election begins 23 days, and Election Day itself is just six weeks away.
URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography to host Science Saturday
KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 11, 2026 – The public is invited to a family-friendly day on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus, home of the Graduate School of Oceanography, Department of Ocean Engineering, and numerous other organizations, which together create a world-renowned community of coastal and ocean scientists, engineers, […]
In Rhode Island, new political leaders emerge as the old guard is swept out
Helena Foulkes won every city and town in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary for governor, and Democratic Socialist David Morales unseated Providence Mayor Brett Smiley
Rhode Island could see a political wipeout next week
If Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Mayor Brett Smiley all were to fall, it would amount to an unprecedented upending of Rhode Island’s political establishment, and a massive rebuke that could signal a significant shift in the state’s political landscape.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Rhode Island’s state primary
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Wednesday in his bid for a second full term. Ocean State voters will also choose nominees for a full
Rhode Island could see a political wipeout next week
If Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Mayor Brett Smiley all were to fall, it would amount to an unprecedented upending of Rhode Island’s political establishment, and a massive rebuke that could signal a significant shift in the state’s political landscape.
Neronha urges R.I. regulators to reject proposed health insurance premium hikes
Neronha’s office has formally submitted a brief objecting to Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s request for a rate increase of 22.4 percent.
URI cybersecurity program secures $4.8 million in NSF funding
KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 26, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island’s Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Center has landed two major National Science Foundation awards, totaling $4.8 million, that will fund scholarships for students enrolled in the University’s Professional Science Master’s in Cybersecurity program, including its new Securing Artificial Intelligence track. This new funding will […]
URI’s Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling master’s program sets students up for success
KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 18, 2026 – Now in its second year, the University of Rhode Island’s Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling master’s degree program in the College of Health Sciences is putting students on a path to becoming the next generation of mental health practitioners. Unlike master’s programs at many other universities, the URI […]
East Greenwich Student Selected for National Youth Science Camp
AraOluwa Adetunji, a rising senior at East Greenwich High School, was selected to represent Rhode Island at the 2026 National Youth Science Camp earlier this summer. Adetunji and Philip Spradlin of Barrington High School were selected as Rhode Island’s two delegates to the STEM program, which brings together two students from each state, the District […]
RI falls to 48th in CNBC’s annual business friendliness rankings; Mass. is 15th
Rhode Island’s poor infrastructure was a key reason it dropped even lower on the TV network’s yearly list.
URI’s Abby Benson honored as Providence Business News’ ‘Woman to Watch’
KINGSTON, R.I. – June 1, 2026 – Abby Benson, the University of Rhode Island’s vice president of administration and finance, was recently honored as a “Woman to Watch” within education by the Providence Business News. Benson was formally recognized by PBN during its Business Women Awards ceremony held in late May at the Marriott Providence. […]
3 Top RI Healthcare Leaders Warn “We're in a Crisis, We're Going to a…
Three of the top leaders in Rhode Island’s healthcare system are hitting the panic button about an expanding healthcare crisis. They expect the situation…
How Rhode Island’s Labor Movement Made Its Weight Felt in Politics
Over the last decade Rhode Island has been a hotbed of progressive, pro-worker legislation. But it wasn’t always this way. It took years of proactive organizing by the labor movement on legislative
Nature Conservancy award supports URI research on salt marsh health
KINGSTON, R.I. – April 6, 2026 – Rhode Island’s salt marshes protect coastlines and provide critical habitat, but many are increasingly threatened by sea level rise and other environmental pressures. Madison Geraci, a Ph.D. student in evolution and marine biology at the University of Rhode Island, is studying organisms hidden within marsh sediments to better […]
Aquaculture training course to cover best practices and business strategies
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 8, 2026 – For the second year, Rhode Island Sea Grant will offer an intermediate-level aquaculture training course titled “Beyond the Basics for Businesses and Practitioners.” The 12-session course will be held virtually and at the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Institute on the Narragansett Bay Campus on Tuesdays from 6-8 […]
How will RI be different in 2050? Prognosis for improving health care
Rhode Island’s health care system faces many challenges. Can the state overcome them by 2050?