A new study finds mixed health results from CVS pharmacies’ decision to stop selling tobacco products. Harvard Professor Reginald Tucker-Seeley, Ph.D,…
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Conservative Groups Frame New Land Access Program As ‘Land Grab’
Farming is a growing industry in Rhode Island, with many new farmers starting small businesses. But when they don’t come from farming families, finding…
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Elevated Blood Lead Levels Affect 3rd Grade Reading Scores
Researchers from Brown University have found that even low levels of lead in children’s blood can lower future test scores. It’s one of the first…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Children Teaching Parents
Those of us who are parents seem to assume that one of our principal tasks in life is teaching our children how to navigate this remarkably complicated…
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Now Here This: Sophie Is A Punk Rocker
Rhode Island Public Radio is airing a new series in partnership with Now Here This, a storytelling group at Brown University. On the last Friday of…
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Brown University Professor Awarded Nobel Prize In Physics
A Brown University scientist is one of three individuals awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Physicist J. Michael Kosterlitz won for his…
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One New Charter School Proposal, Several Plans For Expansion
Achievement First in Providence wants to add a third K-8 school and move forward with its plan to open a high school, and the Segue Middle School in…
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Big Farewell For Big Papi: At Fenway, Fans Celebrate Beloved Slugger’s Finale Before The Playoffs
The regular season career of Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has come to an end. The 40-year-old slugger is retiring at the end of this season. In the…
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Brown Coach Phil Estes On URI’s Meade Stadium, Nathanael Greene And Brown Football
Phil Estes remembers his first visit to Meade Stadium on the University of Rhode Island campus. The year was 1977, he was a sophomore at the University…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
October beckons, with playoff baseball, autumnal beauty, and the run-up to the deciding of legislative races. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly…
