Nathaniel Philbrick, a National Book Award winner and bestselling author, will be the commencement speaker at Roger Williams University for the 2015…
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RISD Reaches Deal With Technicians’ Union
The Rhode Island school of Design in Providence has reached a contract agreement with the Technicians’ Union. The union’s 44 members began a public…
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Roger Williams University Students Take Up Cause Of Chinese Dissident
A group of undergraduates at Roger Williams University have taken up the cause of an imprisoned Chinese dissident. And in the process they formed a…
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Brown University Student Dead In Apparent Suicide
A Brown University graduate student is dead after an apparent suicide. South Korean Hyoun Ju Sohn was a first year doctoral student in the Brown Physics…
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New Task Force Aims To Stem Campus Sexual Assault In RI
Local leaders have announced the launch of a statewide task force to deal with sexual assaults on college campuses. The issue has been getting increased…
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Opening Date Set For First Massachusetts Gaming Facility
A slot parlor in Plainville Massachusetts is set to open on June 24th. Ocean state gaming facilities have been bracing for the competition for years….
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Raimondo PILOT Cuts to Providence, Cranston Not Happening
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s first budget proposes stripping about $2.5 million in state Payments-in-lieu of Taxes aid from Providence city government and…
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Bryant Women In NEC Semifinals; URI Women Awaiting Call
The best season in women’s basketball history at Bryant University continues for at least another game while the rebounding Rams of the University of…
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Timely Approval For New Meningitis Vaccine; Controlling An Outbreak
Three strains of meningococcal bacteria – the critters that can cause meningitis – circulate and cause disease in the U.S. Until recently, we only had…
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PC Student Released From Hospital After Treatment For Meningitis
The first Providence College student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis has been released from a Boston-area hospital. Rhode Island Public Radio’s…
