A mother struggles, bereft of arm and leg

July 29th, 2010

Toby Simon, director of the Bryant University Women's Center, recently returned from Haiti, where she worked as a short-term disability consultant for the Women's Refugee Commission.

While there, she met Loufin, a single mother of three who had been a street vendor in Port-au-Prince. Loufin lost an arm and a leg when she was crushed beneath concrete toppled by the January earthquake.

In this Providence Journal commentary, Simon writes about Loufin's post-earthquake struggles.

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Indicators pointing to improvement

July 28th, 2010

The Providence Journal reports that some key economic data turned in the state's favor as hospitality-related tax collections and home sales each showed positive results for extended periods of 2010. However, as Ray Fogarty, director of Bryant's Chafee Center for International Business, points out, conflicting data point to "a very, very slow recovery."

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Bryant U. announces new biology major

July 26th, 2010

New program focuses on integrative biology, intensive laboratory research

SMITHFIELD, R.I.  - Bryant University is launching a new major, the bachelor of science in biology.

What sets the Bryant biology major apart is an intensive research program that cuts across disciplines, said Jose-Marie Griffiths, Ph.D., the University's vice president for academic affairs. After working with the Department of Science and Technology faculty who teach environmental science, botany, chemistry, biotechnology and cellular biology, the biology major will work one-on-one with faculty mentors to develop an independent research project. Some of these projects may culminate in scientific papers suitable for publication or presentations at major scientific conferences.

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Bryant alum named one of Hartford’s “40 Under Forty” winners

July 26th, 2010

Dan O'Brien '03, founder and owner of Uberdog pet day care center in West Hartford, Conn., is selected by Hartford Business Journal for the paper's "40 Under Forty" award.

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Scholar of successful high-school-to-college transitions offers advice for parents and students

July 21st, 2010

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Laurie L. Hazard, director of Bryant University's Academic Center for Excellence and a national expert on how high school students can make a successful transition to college, says the best way for high school seniors — high achievers and struggling students alike — to prepare to "make the change" to college freshman is simply by reading over the summer months.

Perhaps the biggest surprise students face when they start freshman classes "is that there's much more reading required in college," said Hazard, a psychology professor who studies and writes about student personality types and classroom success. "Parents can really help their college-bound son or daughter by encouraging them to increase their volume of reading over the summer, before classes begin," she said. "If your child is not a big reader, you should actively engage them and get them to read anything of interest to them."

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InterLink moving toward fall completion

July 20th, 2010

Bryant University students who won a statewide competition to name the new transportation hub at Green State Airport are mentioned in this GoLocalProv.com article.

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Providence-based Crisloid finds niche with high-end backgammon products

July 19th, 2010

Bryant University students majoring in international business and the Chafee Center for International Business had a hand in creating the global business plan now bringing attention to a Providence-based manufacturer of backgammon sets.

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Students want freedom after graduation, but life’s hard

July 13th, 2010

Morgan Buell '10, now working at Nickelodeon in New York City, reflects on the life of a recent graduate in this USA Today blog. She writes: "You can take all of the necessary precautions. You can go to career service sessions, accept a job offer, buy an apartment. But until you are actually involved with it — entering a new and exciting world — you cannot be prepared."

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Exporting grows business abroad

July 12th, 2010

In this Q&A with Providence Business News, Alan Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro, Inc., encourages businesses interested in expanding globally to explore the services offered through the University's Chafee Center for International Business.

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Treasurer candidate denies $5 million deal a conflict of interest

July 6th, 2010

A Rhode Islander whose venture capital firm has received an investment from the state of Rhode Island is now running for the office of general treasurer. For some, her candidacy raises ethical questions.  Ron Washburn, who teaches legal studies at Bryant, offers his perspective in this article.

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