Ocean State Today

The Bryant volleyball team fell to Binghamton to close the regular season on Sunday at the Chace.

Brown commits to all-union labor, Building Futures support on construction projects over $25 million

Through a new landmark agreement with the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council and Building Futures, Brown University has marked a milestone in its longstanding commitment to ensuring that campus development serves as a regional economic engine and career catalyst for local workers

Men’s Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week: November 14, 2022

Men’s Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week: November 14, 2022

Brown, Lifespan, Care New England sign agreement to align research operations

For decades, researchers at Brown University and the Lifespan and Care New England health systems have envisioned a unified approach to conducting health and medical research that would streamline operations and strategically align the institutions’ research priorities

Women’s Basketball Athletes of the Week: November 14, 2022

Women’s Basketball Athletes of the Week: November 14, 2022

In campus discussion, Questlove talks ‘Summer of Soul,’ preserving Black history

In the summer of 1969, the Harlem Cultural Festival brought some of music’s biggest acts to a park in New York City. Over six weekends, Black New Yorkers came in droves to see the likes of Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Nina Simone, B.B. King, the Staple Singers and countless other stars.

URI Pharmacy study seeks to identify new toxins in algal blooms

Bacterial algal blooms and the toxins they produce are a persistent problem in freshwater lakes and rivers, and have affected local populations by contaminating drinking water and placing a significant burden on local economies due to diminished recreational activity.

Gross-Bullock named America East Player of the Week

Gross-Bullock named America East Player of the Week

No doubt Rhode Island economy continues to move well beyond pandemic declines, says URI economist

No doubt Rhode Island economy continues to move well beyond pandemic declines, says URI economist

Less than 10 people die from diabetes mellitus in Rhode Island during week ending Nov. 12

There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Nov. 12, making up less than 4.8% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

40 people die in Rhode Island from heart disease in week ending Nov. 12, 2022

There were 40 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending Nov. 12, 2022, no changes from the previous week.

Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Rhode Island during week ending Oct. 29

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Oct. 29, making up less than 5.5% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Rhode Island during week ending Nov. 12

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Nov. 12, making up less than 4.8% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Rhode Island during week ending Nov. 5

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Nov. 5, making up less than 4.9% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

Death expectancy exceeds death count in Rhode Island during week ending Oct. 29

Rhode Island's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Oct. 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

14 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Rhode Island during week ending Oct. 29

There were 14 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Rhode Island in the week ending Oct. 29, making up 7.7% of total deaths by all causes in Rhode Island.

47 people die in Rhode Island from cancer in week ending Nov. 12, 2022