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(05/28/20 5:58pm)
President Christina Paxson P’19 jolted awake one early morning in March with a grim realization. She would send an email to her students days later, instructing most of them to pack up their lives and ...
(11/12/19 5:04am)
In the semifinal round of the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions that aired Monday, Dhruv Gaur ’21 captured the spotlight with his heartfelt message to the show’s longtime host, Alex Trebek.
When ...
(10/16/19 2:04am)
Columbus statue vandalized on Indigenous People’s Day
A statue of Christopher Columbus on the intersection of Elmwood and Reservoir avenues was painted red overnight Sunday, the Providence Journal reported. ...
(09/27/19 4:03am)
Members of the Providence Jewish community are preparing for their first High Holy Days since a shooter tore through the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh last October.
In the months following the ...
(09/17/19 4:03am)
During a lecture Monday evening, Ben Guhin, head of design at the University’s Policy Lab, explained how companies and governmental bodies could use design not just to create a product’s aesthetic, ...
(04/25/19 4:01am)
As climate change contributes to a warming Providence, symptoms of already present urban inequality in Providence may worsen as a result.
With longer and more severe heat waves and increased flooding ...
(04/19/19 4:04am)
Once Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report was released with redactions to the public Thursday, everyone from Capitol Hill to College Hill began sifting through the 448-page document, ...
(04/02/19 4:05am)
Tucked away in an unassuming blue-tile clad building on Westminster Street is the Rhode Island State Archives, home to hundreds of years of state documents and legal records. Behind the building’s plain-looking ...
(04/02/19 4:01am)
The future of robots and self-driving cars is dawning on Rhode Island as the state begins on-route testing for the Little Roady Autonomous Shuttle Pilot Project, which was detailed to community members ...
(03/20/19 5:05am)
With a $25,000 prize on the line and a sold-out crowd of over 250 people, eight teams of young entrepreneurs took the stage last Wednesday for the second Brown Venture Prize Pitch Night, presenting their ...
(03/12/19 4:01am)
Promises of a Green New Deal at the national level trickled down to the Ocean State Thursday, when politicians and community activists alike gathered in the Rhode Island State House to announce plans ...
(03/05/19 5:05am)
The University cancelled all classes before noon and closed all administrative and academic offices on Monday in response to warnings of an intense and potentially hazardous winter storm that hit New ...
(03/04/19 5:01am)
Providence city officials announced the launch of a pilot program Feb. 20 that aims to make free menstrual hygiene products more accessible for Providence Public School students.
The program aims to address ...
(02/26/19 5:04am)
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation withdrew a proposed amendment that would have reduced state funding by $27.67 million for bike and pedestrian infrastructure Friday, citing an influx of federal ...
(02/15/19 5:02am)
Amid an effort to tackle both climate change and mounting energy costs, National Grid has finalized a twenty-year contract to buy and distribute energy from Revolution Wind, which will become the largest ...
(02/06/19 5:01am)
Dozens of members from the Sunrise Movement’s Rhode Island chapter, most of them University students, civilly protested in Washington D.C. in November and December for progress on climate change policy ...
(01/31/19 6:01am)
After returning from summer break, students noticed that some of their favorite dining halls were missing a previous staple: compost bins.
“A lot of my friends are upset and often ask, ‘what’s ...
(01/29/19 4:01am)
Following Rhode Island’s legalization of sports betting last June, state politicians joined casino representatives Monday to discuss updates and challenges posed by the implementation of sports betting ...
(01/23/19 4:45am)
Providence business leaders joined the Rhode Island academic community Jan. 15 and 16 for the “Providence Resiliency Workshop,” an event hosted at the University and designed to highlight the challenges ...
(11/13/18 4:05am)
After the midterm elections turned the House of Representatives blue, Rhode Island’s Democratic Congressmen say they are hopeful that their party is positioned for success in 2020. Recently re-elected ...