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URI Rolls Out New AI Degree in South Kingstown, Requires Real Internships
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URI Rolls Out New AI Degree in South Kingstown, Requires Real Internships

Maya Bushman
Oct 28, 2026

The South Kingstown university's new AI degree pairs business and arts and sciences, with credits available starting spring 2027.

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  • Oct 28, 2026

    URI Rolls Out New AI Degree in South Kingstown, Requires Real Internships

  • Oct 26, 2026

    Providence Hospital Deploys Robotic Arm for Lung Cancer Diagnosis

  • Oct 25, 2026

    Alcon Pays $550 Million for Neurotech, Betting on Rare Eye Disease Therapy

  • Oct 23, 2026

    Brockton Businesses Get Free Fridge-Sized Batteries to Cut Power Bills

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Providence Hospital Deploys Robotic Arm for Lung Cancer Diagnosis
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Providence Hospital Deploys Robotic Arm for Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Yolanda Palmieri
Oct 26, 2026

Roger Williams Medical Center is using a robotic bronchoscopy platform designed to help doctors visualize and access patient airways.

Alcon Pays $550 Million for Neurotech, Betting on Rare Eye Disease Therapy
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Alcon Pays $550 Million for Neurotech, Betting on Rare Eye Disease Therapy

Yolanda Palmieri
Oct 25, 2026

The deal brings Alcon the only FDA-approved treatment for MacTel Type 2, a disorder affecting roughly 25,000 Americans.

Brockton Businesses Get Free Fridge-Sized Batteries to Cut Power Bills
Fall River/ Greater Providence-Science, Tech & Medicine

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Brockton Businesses Get Free Fridge-Sized Batteries to Cut Power Bills

Dale Cates
Oct 23, 2026

Powertown installs the batteries at no upfront cost and shares in customers’ savings, while also receiving payments from utilities when its batteries ease strain on the grid.


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Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

SF Thiel Fellow Jumps Coasts To Build Gene-Edited Baby Startup Manhattan Genomics

SF Thiel Fellow Jumps Coasts To Build Gene-Edited Baby Startup Manhattan Genomics

$11.4 Million in Nvidia Cargo Vanishes Between Oakland and Fort Worth, Last Near San Bernardino

$11.4 Million in Nvidia Cargo Vanishes Between Oakland and Fort Worth, Last Near San Bernardino

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Politics

Narragansett’s New Council Faces Housing and Infrastructure Debate After Five-Seat Sweep
South Kingstown/ Greater Providence

Narragansett’s New Council Faces Housing and Infrastructure Debate After Five-Seat Sweep

Owen Klein
1 day ago

Woonsocket Taps Veolia as Jacobs Moves to Leave Amid Late-Payment Dispute

Woonsocket Taps Veolia as Jacobs Moves to Leave Amid Late-Payment Dispute

Dale Cates
Nov 05, 2026

Jamestown, Narragansett Schools Plan First Joint Superintendent in RI

Jamestown, Narragansett Schools Plan First Joint Superintendent in RI

Owen Klein
Nov 05, 2026

New Bedford Mayor Pitches His Own License Plate Camera Rules, Sets Up Veto Fight

New Bedford Mayor Pitches His Own License Plate Camera Rules, Sets Up Veto Fight

Maya Bushman
Nov 05, 2026

Real Estate

Providence to Raise Beam at RFK School, Marking Progress on $1B Rebuild
Greater Providence

Providence to Raise Beam at RFK School, Marking Progress on $1B Rebuild

Anjali Novak
Nov 04, 2026

North Providence Wraps Up Four-Year School Rebuild After $125 Million Bond

North Providence Wraps Up Four-Year School Rebuild After $125 Million Bond

Anjali Novak
Nov 04, 2026

New Bedford's Ashley-Swift School Merger Clears Key State Design Hurdle

New Bedford's Ashley-Swift School Merger Clears Key State Design Hurdle

Owen Klein
Nov 03, 2026

Providence's Historic Biltmore Hotel Heads to Auction Over $36M Unpaid Debt

Providence's Historic Biltmore Hotel Heads to Auction Over $36M Unpaid Debt

Dale Cates
Nov 02, 2026

Crime

West Warwick Ex-DCYF Worker, 45, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen in Her Care
Greater Providence

West Warwick Ex-DCYF Worker, 45, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen in Her Care

Anjali Novak
About 5 hours ago

Train Kills Unidentified Pedestrian Near Rocky Hollow Road in East Greenwich

Train Kills Unidentified Pedestrian Near Rocky Hollow Road in East Greenwich

Maya Bushman
About 21 hours ago

Providence Place Bans Unaccompanied Teens, Adds Retired Police K-9s

Providence Place Bans Unaccompanied Teens, Adds Retired Police K-9s

Dale Cates
About 20 hours ago

Shots Fired Into Car on Pawtucket's Notre Dame Avenue, No Injuries Reported

Shots Fired Into Car on Pawtucket's Notre Dame Avenue, No Injuries Reported

Maya Bushman
About 23 hours ago

Arts & Events

New Bedford Teens Will Open for World-Renowned Parsons Dance at The Zeiterion
Fall River/ Greater Providence

New Bedford Teens Will Open for World-Renowned Parsons Dance at The Zeiterion

Maya Bushman
Nov 02, 2026

Newport's Hotel Viking Turns 100, and One Woman's Childhood Is Baked Into It

Newport's Hotel Viking Turns 100, and One Woman's Childhood Is Baked Into It

Owen Klein
Oct 31, 2026

Woonsocket Museum Unveils 1970s Exhibit, Then the Ribbon-Cutting Scissors Jam

Woonsocket Museum Unveils 1970s Exhibit, Then the Ribbon-Cutting Scissors Jam

Yolanda Palmieri
Oct 29, 2026

Tony-Winning 'Great Gatsby' Musical Roars Into Providence for Eight Shows

Tony-Winning 'Great Gatsby' Musical Roars Into Providence for Eight Shows

Owen Klein
Oct 29, 2026
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