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RI-CAN releases school, district report cards
The Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now, an education reform advocacy organization, released its 2013 School and District report cards for each of the state’s 296 public schools and their school districts. more
URI to host cybersecurity symposium
The University of Rhode Island will play host to lawmakers, researchers and other experts for a workforce development symposium designed to prepare the next generation for a future in cybersecurity. more
Gist says technology key to improving classroom instruction
Education Commissioner Deborah Gist on Tuesday called for investment and innovation in early learning, technology, and mathematics improvement, in her fourth annual State of Education address to the General Assembly. more
Report: ER costs in U.S. ‘as high as 10%’ of total health spending
The real national costs of emergency department visits may be as high as 10 percent of national health care expenditures, according to a report released by Brown University’s Dr. Michael H. Lee. more
RBS Citizens Financial supports financial literacy
April is National Financial Literacy month, and RBS Citizens Financial Group marked the occasion by announcing $2 million in 2013 grants to benefit nonprofit financial education programs in communities served by Citizens Bank, RBS Citizens and Charter One. more
4/29/13
RWU center connecting students with community needs
Arnold Robinson is director of the Community Partnerships Center at Roger Williams University. Formed just under two years ago, the center serves as a central resource to partner students with community organizations, client organizations and government agencies in real-world, experiential-learning projects that would have a visible impact on partner communities. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/29/13

Student data key to campus planning
Brown University’s decision to expand its School of Engineering within its College Hill campus was driven in part by analysis of an extensive collection of data involving faculty, staff and students, including an elaborate map that tracked regular travel patterns in order to best determine the location of new buildings. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 4/29/13

Dowling tapped as Brown investment officer
Joseph L. Dowling III has been named the new chief investment officer at Brown University effective June 2013, the school announced Thursday. more
3 Brown professors elected into AAAS
Three Brown University Professors – David Cane, Rose McDermott and Walter Strauss – have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the school announced Wednesday. more
URI offers double major in green business
The University of Rhode Island now is offering a green business double major, which it says is one of the country’s first undergraduate programs focused on green business. more
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