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RI Man Dies of H1N1: RIDOH Will Vaccinate College Students
Just weeks before college students are provided the H1N1 vaccine, the eighth Rhode Islander to fall victim of the H1N1 flu virus has died.
A cat-adoption event, A Home for the Holidays, will run Dec. 1-12 at The Potter League for Animals, 7 Oliphant Lane, Middletown.
PC Annual Crime Report Reveals Fewer Drug Violations 2007-08 Than Roger Williams University
While the finalized Clery 2009 Annual Campus Crime Report shows few glaring differences in crime this past year at Providence College from years previous, the change in number of disciplinary referrals was somewhat significant.
Narragansett policy targeting nuisance houses challenged in court
Cities and towns have grappled for decades with how to tamp down student partying in neighborhoods.
Roger Williams University is offering up to $16000 per year and International Achievement Scholarship $10,000 - 13,000 per year.
Judicial-selection process debated
The percentage of state judges who earned degrees from Suffolk University Law School has grown since the state overhauled its judicial-selection process to be based on qualifications, not political connections, 15 years ago.
Three vie for Assembly seat in special election Tuesday
A special election on Tuesday will determine who fills the vacant state House of Representatives District 10 seat, which represents three West Side neighborhoods.
URI students take Narragansett to court over a orange stickera policy
Arguments in the University of Rhode Island Student Senate's legal fight to outlaw the Town of Narragansett's controversial orange-sticker policy will unfold at the state's only law school later this month.
Academy program helps students with career path
What do you want to be when you grow up? While some high school students can answer that question easily, many others head off to college or jobs without a clue as to what career path they really want to pursue.
Wallin to run for R.I. attorney general
Eight months after he first emerged as a possible 2010 political contender, Republican defense lawyer Erik B. Wallin put the state Board of Elections and the rest of Rhode Island on notice Wednesday - he is running for attorney general.
Vero Beach's 3 Aves to open as Joey's before holidays.
The 3 Aves restaurant in Vero Beach will reopen under a new name and different management, bringing in much-needed jobs and a new dining experience to the region, just in time for the holiday season.
RWU School of Law to boost pro bono work after $250,000 donation
The state's only law school plans to increase the amount of free legal services it provides to low-income Rhode Islanders and groups that advocate for the needy, after a well-known lawyer donated $250,000 to expand Roger Williams University's School of Law Pro Bono Collaborative.
RI's Only Law School Gets Big Boost
Officials at Rhode Island's only law school say a $250,000 gift from a prominent attorney will be used to boost free legal services to low-income residents.
SNE Law, UMass Dartmouth eye merger
" The Southern New England School of Law and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have renewed efforts to merge, which would create the Bay State's first public law school, officials said Wednesday.
Philanthropist Astor's will headed for court challenge, grandson says
Philanthropist Brooke Astor shown in a 1998 photo. NYT / FRED R. CONRAD Philip C. Marshall, the grandson of the late Brooke Astor, a New York philanthropist who spent her early years in Newport, said Tuesday that now that his father has been convicted in the Brooke Astor will case, he expects the will to be contested by various charities.
Lisa Ling at Roger Williams University
Recently well known journalist Lisa Ling made a stop in Bristol, Rhode Island, just a couple of months after her sister was freed from custody.
R.I. academics mixed on impact of Nobel
Rhode Island was not exempt from the international wave of surprise that followed Friday's news that President Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize less than 10 months after taking office.
Aquarium and Roger Williams University grow first triggerfish to be raised in captivity
The tiny black and silver fish in a 50-gallon vat at Roger Williams University do not look like the aquaculture breakthrough they just may turn out to be.
The school recently added three new faculty members to its Upper School campus in Kingston.
RI's only law school starts immigration law clinic
Ashley Ham Pong's first client as an aspiring attorney is a Liberian national facing deportation for criminal convictions.
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