SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Nov. 21 -- Bryant University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 20, 2025, by Stephen Kostrzewa with provost and chief academic officer Rupendra Paliwal: * * *a "We're setting the pace. We're building this future": Rupendra Paliwal, Ph.D., on reimagining higher education in the age of AI By Stephen Kostrzewa Over the last two years, Bryant University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Rupendra Paliwal, Ph.D., has helped set in motion a significant expansion of Bryant's  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 25 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Building climate resilience 'From the Ground Up': expert lecture set for URI Graduate School of Oceanography Jainey Bavishi will explore how local leadership and civic collaboration are reshaping climate action * Jainey Bavishi, former deputy administrator of NOAA and former director of New York City's Office of Climate Resiliency, will discuss "From the Ground Up: Communities Leading the Next  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 24 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Chanelle Dupuis: Finding sweet success in smell studies at Brown * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Smell has long been an undervalued sense, says Chanelle Dupuis. "It's always been at the bottom of the sensory hierarchy, in that many people have historically thought of it as the least important of the senses," said the Brown University Ph.D. candidate in French and Francophone studies. "The field of   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 26 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Providing year-round access to RSV immunization would minimize the risk of large seasonal outbreaks across the nation, including in both urban and rural areas. That's according to a new study, published in Science Advances, which examined differences in viral spread in areas with different  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Nov. 21 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * More Complex Picture of Rhode Island's First Couple, Roger and Mary Williams Roger Williams University History Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book about state founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit about his wife, Mary Williams. By Edward Fitzpatrick If you've lived in Rhode Island for any length of time, you've heard about Roger Williams. But do we really know what the  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Researchers evaluate effectiveness of SNAP incentive program URI researcher among those who studied results of state-level incentive program * When Eat Well, Be Well was launched in Rhode Island in January 2024, it was the first program of its kind in the country to offer a financial incentive for those in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to eat healthier. All SNA  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 25 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI graduate awarded Fulbright fellowship to teach English in Uruguay Amanda Queiroz will spend eight months in the South American country starting in March * Amanda Queiroz fully understands what it takes to learn a new language, and has a passion for helping others. Soon, the University of Rhode Island graduate student from Cromwell, Connecticut, will travel to Uruguay to mentor young studen  more