Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants voters to weigh in on four long-term infrastructure initiatives when they head to the polls in November.… MORE
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College removes partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest
The University of Rhode Island has removed a partial Malcolm X quote from the facade of its main library 30 years after members of the school’s Black Student Leadership Group and others protested because they said the shortened quote misrepresented the fuller meaning of the civil rights leader’s message.… MORE
Update: It was 'haunting': Ballard recalls mission to Titanic site
The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what struck Robert Ballard when he descended to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1986, the year after he and his crew from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution helped find the ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic in 1912.… MORE
Fishermen face shutdowns as warming hurts species
Fishing regulators and the seafood industry are grappling with the possibility that some once-profitable species that have declined with climate change might not come back.… MORE
URI establishes scholarship program for Indigenous students
The University of Rhode Island has established a scholarship program that this year is helping 15 citizens of the Narragansett Indian Tribe pay for their educations, the university announced Monday.… MORE
URI revokes honorary degrees for Giuliani and Flynn
The University of Rhode Island is revoking honorary degrees bestowed upon two once-prominent advisers to former President Donald Trump: retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.… MORE
Providence College to require boosters for spring semester
Providence College will require all students, faculty and staff to have a COVID-19 booster shot for the spring semester, unless they have a school-approved exemption, the college announced Monday.… MORE
URI to require students, employees to get COVID-19 boosters
The University of Rhode Island is joining a growing number of colleges in the state requiring students to get a COVID-19 booster shot for the spring semester. … MORE
Rhode Island Foundation to pay for thousands of Narcan kits
The Rhode Island Foundation is providing a $250,000 grant to purchase thousands of opioid overdose prevention kits until a more sustainable source of state funding is in place.… MORE
Rhode Island focuses vaccination effort on high schoolers
Gov. Daniel McKee and other state officials urged high school students Wednesday to get a coronavirus vaccine if they want to ensure a normal school year that includes a full range of extracurricular activities including sports.… MORE
