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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Atlantic Ocean Currents Slowing Down Due To Climate Change
The average global temperature has gone up over the last century due to the phenomenon known as global warming. But one region in the north Atlantic has…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Still Winter
Nature can teach us so much about our world, about its glory and its anguish. In nature we find so many lessons about hardiness, resilience, triumph and…
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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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Taveras lands at Boston office of large international law firm
Former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has landed at the international law firm of Greenberg Trauig, LLC, where he works out of the Boston office….
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NCECA Conference: Ceramic Artists Take Over Providence
This week an estimated 5,ooo ceramic artists, educators and industry professionals gathered in Providence for the 49th annual conference of the National…
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The Bottom Line: A New Take On RI Unemployment
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The PawSox Baseball Move to Providence: Good or Bad?
The debate over moving the Pawtucket Red Sox from McCoy Stadium to a new ball park in Providence is raging. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it…
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NCAA Division I Hockey Semifinals Play Out In Providence This Weekend
Friday marks the start of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s hockey tournament. Four tournaments will take place across this country this weekend. Providence…
