Roughly $800,000 in grants is available for Rhode Island researchers studying the effects of climate change on marine life. more

Eight Rhode Island colleges and universities were named to Victory Media Inc.’s 2013 Military Friendly Schools list. more

Bryant University has redesigned its MBA program, offering three new MBA specializations, an undergraduate major and a new course with a study-abroad component. more

More than 2 million U.S. college students this fall will be spending a good bit of their time reviewing what they were supposed to learn in high school or even earlier. They are taking “remedial” education courses. more

The Providence Community Library, Woonsocket’s Connecting for Children and Families, and the Socio-Economic Development Center for Southeast Asians were awarded grants to promote seat belt safety in their communities. more

The Office of Educator Quality and Certification at the R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved Bryant University’s Master of Arts in Teaching secondary education certification. more

For the fourth time, Rhode Island’s capital city was named one the 100 Best Communities for Young People by the America’s Promise Alliance and the ING Foundation. more

Eight Rhode Island schools made it onto the U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best Colleges list. more

Alex and Ani LLC has committed to donate $1 million to Rhode Island College. The award, announced Tuesday, will be paid in $100,000 increments annually over 10 years. more

During the week of Aug. 20, People’s employees donated and delivered more than 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to local students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport, Reach Out LLC in North Kingstown and Good Neighbor Kitchen in Bristol. more