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URI outlines plans for ‘cluster’ initiative
The University of Rhode Island has outlined plans for a “cluster initiative” designed to focus academic energy and resources on four new interdisciplinary areas of study. more
| 4/2/13
Ivy League drops admission rates for class of 2017
Brown University was one of the seven Ivy League colleges to accept fewer students this year, admitting 9.2 percent of the nearly 29,000 applicant pool, compared to 9.6 percent of applicants last year. more
| 4/1/13
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

Brown, JWU discuss health care partnership
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. more
| 3/27/13
UMass awards $200K from technology development fund
Eight projects from four University of Massachusetts campuses will receive a combined $200,000 from the Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property Technology Development fund, UMass President Robert L. Caret announced Monday. more
Brown strikes IP agreement with hospital systems
Brown University’s Technology Venture Office has reached an agreement with Lifespan to provide IP management and commercialization services to the health care system and has expanded its existing relationship with the Care New England hospital network, the university announced Monday. more
| 3/25/13
URI professor lands $703K from Pfizer for vaccine project
University of Rhode Island Professor Kerry L. LaPlante has been awarded a $703,000 grant from the Pfizer Medical Education Group. more
| 3/25/13
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

Bryant, PC only R.I. undergrad business schools to make Businessweek list
(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. more
| 3/22/13
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