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Popular TV Competition Comes to RIC: 鈥淪mart Dancing With the Stars of RIC鈥

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RIC students Miguel Alcantara and Gretchen Hanson compete in a ballroom dance competition at Yale University.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Anthony Vega: All-Star Reporter

Anthony Vega always sounds as if he鈥檚 enjoying himself and easily slips into a talk-show-host speaking style.

RIC Alum Writes First History of Providence Film Studio

Founded in 1915, Eastern Film Corporation was nothing more than a footnote in Rhode Island film history, until Adam Tawfik researched the full story on the Providence-based silent film studio.

RIC Theater/Film Student Wins L.A. Web Fest Award

RIC student Seth Chitwood wrote, directed and filmed a murder mystery series titled 鈥淩ed Circles鈥澛爐hat won Outstanding Series and Outstanding Director at the 2013聽LA Web Series Festival.

Actress Viola Davis 鈥88 Honored for 鈥淢aking a Difference鈥

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鈥淚 always feel that when I come back to Rhode Island I am home,鈥 said Viola Davis, the award-winning actress and alumna of 51爆料 who was honored with a 鈥淢aking a Difference鈥 award.

RIC Professor Unveils New Artwork

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Richard Whitten is neither your typical artist nor your typical art collector. He 鈥渓ives鈥 in the worlds he paints. (Photo courtesy of David Demelim)

Films by RIC Alum Are Among Station Nightclub Fire Tributes

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire, one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history. Among the many tributes will be the airing of a film created by Christian de Rezendes, a RIC alum, and Christian O鈥橬eill.

Closing the Gender Gap in STEM Fields: STEM Expo for Girls

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Workshop participants at the STEM Expo at 51爆料. (Photo credit: Tech Collective.)