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Beekeeping generating a buzz in the Ocean State
There’s a buzz around beekeeping in Rhode Island, with hundreds of people involved and numerous small businesses selling honey and related products like lip balm and beeswax candles. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

Social media growing as link between students, jobs
Goodbye Rolodex, hello linked list. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

Brown, RWU rank on ‘best colleges for food’ list
Brown and Roger Williams Universities ranked on The Daily Meal’s list of the 52 Best Colleges for Food in America. more
| 9/26/12
Colleges give faculty perks as student costs grow
The University of Chicago paid James Madara $2.5 million in severance when he stepped down in 2009 as medical dean and hospital chief. Madara, who remained on the faculty, later joined the American Medical Association. more
Bloomberg News | 3/18/13
Research emphasis paying off in patents at URI
Who couldn’t use a little extra motivation to get moving? more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Training key to bridging skills gap
With an associate degree in automotive technology from New England Institute of Technology, 29-year-old Christopher Whalen didn’t think he would fall into Rhode Island’s skills gap – the abyss between employers who are hiring for open positions and residents who don’t have the skills to fill the jobs. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Brown adds sex-change coverage
Brown University has expanded its student health insurance to include coverage for sex-change surgery, one of 37 colleges and universities in the U.S. to cover hormone and gender reassignment/confirmation surgeries, according to the Transgender Law and Policy Institute. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

Sawyer closing scatters students
Why the Sawyer School closed without notice at the end of December remains a mystery three months later to the state and 302 Rhode Island students who have been left to find new schools or career paths. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

Met breaks ground on East Bay campus
PROVIDENCE – The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical School broke ground on the Paul W. Crowley East Bay Campus, named after the late state representative, earlier this month. more
4/8/13
New Wheaton business major offers internships
NORTON – Wheaton College has established a new major in business and management aimed to prepare students as future organizational leaders. It will offer internships, which will be required as part of the program, to students through affiliations with business and nonprofit organizations. more
4/8/13
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