In a new book from the Princeton Review ranking the most environmentally conscious colleges in the country, three Rhode Island schools have been deemed some of America’s “greenest.” Brown University, Roger Williams University, and the University of Rho... »
William Oh, MD, of Barrington, former chief of pediatrics at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, was recently inducted into the Legends of Neonatology Hall of Fame which was established in ... »
The 19th annual benefit gala for Hasbro Children’s Hospital on March 3 welcomed 800 attendees and raised just over $1 million in gross revenues—the highest fundraising total since the event’s inception in 1993. The theme was the “Battleship Ball,” in r... »
Johnson & Wales University will triple its voluntary payments to Providence over the next decade, becoming the city’s first tax-exempt institution to answer Mayor Angel Taveras’ call for the nonprofits to help the city avert bankruptcy. »
Mayor Angel Taveras and Johnson & Wales University Chancellor John Bowen today announced a partnership agreement between Rhode Island’s capital city and the university, in which Johnson & Wales will make a payment in lieu of taxes of $6.4 million, with... »
Hasbro Children’s Hospital knows that winter can bring its share of emergencies, even inside. Since more families are now using portable space heaters to keep warm during winter months, proper use and safety is more important than ever. »
The cold winter weather marks the start of what can be a high-volume injury season for children. In fact, since January 1, two young children, neither of whom were wearing a helmet, required admission to Hasbro Children’s Hospital for treatment of head... »
Carol Lewis, M.D., a pediatrician and the director of the Hasbro Children’s Hospital Refugee Health Clinic, has been awarded the Covering Kids Award by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, a statewide children’s policy organization that works to improve the health... »
Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr., chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is urging the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to give veterans consideration as it hires 20 new bus drivers. »
Driving through the bare trees and ponds in Roger Williams Park on a sunny December Saturday afternoon felt like a drive into a different land where Canadian geese outnumber people. I was on a mission to find the Natural History Museum to see the late... »
