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Brown University ranked among the top 81 to 90 institutions of higher education in the 2013 global ranking of universities by reputation in the third annual ranking by the Times Higher Education.
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By PBN Staff
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The University of Rhode Island will play host to the Tech Collective’s GRRL Tech expo on Thursday, March 14, offering hands-on workshops in science, technology, engineering and math to the state’s high school girls.
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By PBN Staff
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Several local colleges and universities were among those recently recognized by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education for their efforts to improve their communities.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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The key to getting it all done without burning out is knowing which relationships and projects are priority worthy, Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post Media Group told the 1,000 attendees at Bryant University’s 16th annual Women’s Summit at the school’s Smithfield campus Thursday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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More than 470 girls from local high schools spent Thursday at the University of Rhode Island exploring STEM industries and career pathways during Tech Collective’s 12th annual GRRL Tech event.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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Bryant University has taken the first steps toward the health care space with a new physicians’ assistant program and has hired a program director, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jose-Marie Griffiths told Providence Business News.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island is a state with 87 high-hazard dams, 156 structurally deficient bridges and 6,401 public road miles - 70 percent of which are considered to be of poor or mediocre quality.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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Brown University and Johnson & Wales University have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential collaborations between Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and the new physician assistant program at Johnson & Wales, the schools announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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(Updated, 4:50 p.m.)
Bryant University and Providence College both made the list of the nation’s top 124 in the latest ranking done by Bloomberg Businessweek.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Student Loan Authority has announced a loan forgiveness program meant to encourage students to pursue internships and help ease student loan debt.
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By Rebecca Keister |