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RISD grads work on prize-winning film
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island School of Design alumni are enjoying international recognition for their work on “Beasts of The Southern Wild,” a coming-of-age film that this year won the top prize for dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival and the Camera D’Or prize, given to a first-time director, at the Cannes Film Festival. more
8/13/12
URI host for academy serving foster youths
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Twenty foster youths recently completed the inaugural summer at the First Star URI Academy, aimed at giving children tools and training for future success. more
8/13/12
Vermont grads find reminders of home in Providence
One of the major talent pipelines bringing a steady stream of young doctors to Rhode Island is the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. Twelve graduates – more than 10 percent of its 2012 graduating class of 110 – accepted residencies at hospitals in Providence, many choosing a primary care career path. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12
URI names Thompson to associate VP position
The University of Rhode Island has appointed Naomi R. Thompson, an attorney and diversity administrator at Northeastern University, as the new associate vice president of community, equity and diversity. more
RIC establishes beekeeping program
Rhode Island College has made plans to establish a beekeeping program to continue promoting sustainable living and protection of the environment. more
Cornell joins MIT in scaling back aid even as endowments rise
Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are scaling back financial assistance to students, adding to the burden of families already coping with climbing college costs. more
Brown professor digs to free voices from distant past
Stephen Houston, who has been a professor of social science, anthropology and archaeology at Brown University in Providence for the last eight years, credits his “partly European” background and his parents’ love of history with developing his appreciation of all things past. more
Hayes named athletics director at Brown U.
Jack Hayes was recently named director of athletics at Brown University, where he will oversee 37 varsity teams and 17 club-level intercollegiate teams. The Providence native previously held the same position at Hofstra University, where he focused on raising athletic and academic achievement among student athletes. Hayes holds a B.A. from Providence College and a master’s degree in education with a concentration in sports management from the University of Connecticut. more
8/27/12
URI awarded $500K cybersecurity grant
The University of Rhode Island was awarded a $502,097 grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance education opportunities in computer network security at the high school and college levels. more
6 local schools make Princeton’s ‘Best 377 Colleges’ list
Six local schools have made the Princeton Review’s 2013 listing of the “Best 377 Colleges.” Brown University, Bryant University, Providence College, Stonehill College, the University of Rhode Island and Wheaton College. more
| 8/22/12
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