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 ... »
Last week, some of us attended a talk by permaculture teacher Steve Whitman, down from Plymouth, NH. It was sponsored by Revive the Roots, the incredible organic ag/permaculture project taking root in Smithfield. Members of Revive the Roots also spoke ... »
Rhode Islanders have a special opportunity to express solidarity with young people and educators in Tuscon, AZ who are standing up to their state’s xenophobic and racist laws. On Sunday, January 15th, feature length documentary, Precious Knowledge, wil... »
I'm sharing a letter that I worked on with several other members of the East Side Public Education Coalition that states our stand on the proposed Achievement First Mayoral Academies about which I and others have written extensively.Before that, I want... »
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... »
We wanted to give an update after our post a few weeks back about the first successful gleaning trips. The interest grew in the following weeks and apples were still ripe for the gleaning, so a joint group of Brown University and Johnson & Wales Univer... »
The orientation for the 2012 BioBlitz will be held at the Environmental Education Center at Roger Williams Park Zoo on Thursday, May 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All volunteers interested in participating in June’s BioBlitz in Jamestown should register by... »
