History buffs from across the northeast have something to look forward to in Newport later this month, as a Revolutionary War reenactment takes over the…
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Brown Researchers Join Study To Understand Changing Viruses
Viruses and bacteria are constantly evolving. As their genes mutate, they develop ways to evade human and medical defenses. Now, a team of researchers…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Choices
Amidst life’s joys – which all of us hope are many – are the inevitable rough patches, intimidating stumbles, and other assorted obstacles. Nobody makes…
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For Some Local Colleges, Affirmative Action Has Little Bearing On Admissions
The role of race in college admissions has returned to the spotlight, after the U.S. Justice Department said it will take another look at Harvard…
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Late Brown University Professor And Veteran Awarded Bronze Star
The late Brown University Art Professor Walter Feldman was awarded the Bronze Star, posthumously, in a ceremony Monday in the Providence office of Sen….
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Epidemiologist: To Curb Overdose Deaths, Treat Addiction As Disease
Gov. Gina Raimondo signed several bills Monday aimed at the ongoing fight against drug overdose deaths. More than 300 people died of drug overdose in…
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How One Nonprofit Is Teaching People To Respond To Drug Overdoses
The nonprofit Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team is offering training for workers who might need to administer Naloxone, or Narcan, the…
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New Group Hopes To Celebrate And Unite RI’s Jamaican Community
This weekend, Jamaica celebrated 55 years of independence. In Rhode Island, residents with Jamaican roots marked the occasion by launching the Jamaican…
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Brown Defends Use Of Race In Admissions Policy
Brown University is responding to questions about race-conscious admissions criteria. In a written statement, the university said the courts have upheld…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Your humble correspondent never expected to be in the Statehouse for a budget vote in August . Then again, Rhody politics is full of surprises, right?…
