Rhode Island received an F in “tobacco prevention” and a D in “cessation coverage,” despite receiving A grades for both its “smokefree air” and “cigarette tax,” in the American Lung Association’s annual report published Jan. 22. The report attributed the low grades to insufficient ...
Though activities were canceled for both houses Feb. 5 due to the snowstorm, the General Assembly started off the first week of the month by introducing legislation to support youth job programs, craft new drug regulations, increase services for the elderly and arrange a settlement for the 38 Studios ...
The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau released last month show that Rhode Island’s population increased by 1,207 people from July 2012 to July 2013 — the first increase in nearly a decade. Over the past 10 years, the smallest state in the country —though densely populated — underwent ...
February 6, 1942 Hal Kopp, assistant football coach, was forced to resign after being ordered by the War Department to take a first lieutenant’s commission in the United States Army. During his brief one-year coaching career, Kopp led Brown sports teams to eight victories, one tie and two losses. ...
Over the past two weeks, the campus’ latest eatery, Andrews Commons, has been put to the test by ravenous college students, desperate to satisfy their appetites after full days of classes, meetings and practices. And judging by student responses, the spot has succeeded in serving its clientele. “Andrews ...
The Undergraduate Council of Students discussed student involvement in university governance at an open forum Wednesday featuring Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy, and Luther Spoehr, senior lecturer in education. The Corporation’s October decision not to divest the ...
When Nick Martell ’11 and Jack Kramer started their first year at Middlebury College as roommates, they did not know they would end up living in the same apartment six years later, working together on a website and newsletter that break down financial news for the everyday reader. The venture, called ...
With last month’s passage of a $1.1 trillion spending bill for 2014, Congress repealed a provision, in effect the previous nine months, that had halted government funding for political science research projects that did not promote U.S. national security or economic interests. Though political science ...
Three floors of the Sciences Library will likely undergo a renovation in the next few months, said Provost Mark Schlissel P’15 at a faculty meeting Tuesday. Faculty members and administrators announced the composition of the Provost Search Committee, and discussed the dean of the College search as ...
Tennessee governor calls for free community college Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam called for the state to use lottery revenues to make two years of community or technical college free for all high school graduates, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Tuesday. The proposal, called the Tennessee ...
Just one year after the University almost revoked the program house status for Harambee House — a living space for those interested in African culture — the group is hosting its greatest number of residents in recent history this semester. With this growth, Harambee has become a focal point for ...
“India has the promise, has the potential,” said Nirupama Rao, the former Indian ambassador to the United States, in a conversation Tuesday on the foreign relations of China and India. Rao discussed foreign affairs with Richard Locke, director of the Watson Institute for International Studies and ...
The Plastic Waste Reduction Act was reintroduced Thursday to the Rhode Island House of Representatives by Rep. Maria Cimini, D-Providence. The bill would ban the dispersal of many plastic bags in Rhode Island by January 2015 for large retailers and by January 2016 for small businesses. During the last ...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced he had drafted legislation making it a felony to “electronically disseminate sexually explicit images to minors” Dec. 18, according to a General Assembly press release. The bill will likely be introduced into the General Assembly by Kilmartin’s allies. This ...
Lorne Adrain, former chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education and managing director at the wealth management firm Ballentine Partners, formally launched his mayoral campaign yesterday morning at the Friendship Cafe in South Providence. Adrain became the fifth Democratic ...
The University agreed in December to join the Say Yes Higher Education Compact, an initiative that offers to provide up to 100 percent of college tuition costs to eligible low-income high school students. The compact ensures that students with a family income at or below $75,000 living in the greater ...
After the initial period for course registration closes today, the Office of the Registrar will manage the late addition of classes entirely on Banner for the first time, following guidelines the office announced in a community-wide email Jan. 17. The new system requires that students enter an instructor ...
About two weeks after Gov. Lincoln Chafee ’75 P’14 P’17 highlighted education as a major priority in his proposed 2015 budget, Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist announced the results of the 2013 New England Common Assessment Program exam in her annual State of Education address Jan. 30. Though ...
Rep. Dennis Canario, D-Portsmouth, Little Compton, Tiverton, has introduced a bill that would require food containing genetically modified ingredients to be labeled “Produced with Genetic Engineering,” according to a General Assembly press release. The bill was heard Wednesday by the House Committee ...
The New Scientist Program is training 25 mentors for the Graduate-Undergraduate Mentoring Initiative this semester, giving undergraduates another outlet through which to seek mentorship and advice. While students and administrators lauded the University’s multitude of existing advising options, they ...
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