Engaging Generations Cyber-Seniors provides devices, training, tech mentoring for older people Media Contact: Patrick Luce, 401-874-4046 | Share: Twitter Facebook KINGSTON, R.I. — May 19, 2021 — During the height of the pandemic late last year, Warwick resident Patricia Fenton got the call she had been waiting for — her new grandson had been born, a rare bit of joyous news during one […]

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What attributes would you say the best student credit cards share? Credit card companies truly like college students because of the students’ earnings and spending potential after graduation. As such, there are lots of good options for college students out there. The best credit card varies from one person to another – it really depends […]

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Nilton Porto MBA/Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Family Finance, Human Development & Family Science, University of Rhode Island When done properly, credit card balance transfers are a powerful financial strategy for consumers. The main goal is to save money by transferring a high interest debt into a low interest option. As everything else in the realm of […]

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HDF Professor Sue Adams, who founded URI’s Sleep Research Lab, studies the causes and effects of sleep deprivation in college students, and offers some creative solutions.

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Rachel DeNofio mentors others in blended learning – mixing tech in traditional instruction Teacher of the Year

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ABSTRACT ART: University of Rhode Island students have been working with clients of Cornerstone Adult Services in Warwick this semester on an art project called “Opening Minds through Art.” Molly Richards, right, of Cape Cod, Mass., a URI sophomore in human development and family science, with a minor in psychology, works with Margaret Pleau of […]

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