Picks of the Week: Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the Pell Center
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Kicks Off In Nation’s Capital | PR Newswire Presidential Proclamation – National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2015 | The White House Rhode Island Cybersecurity Commission Report Delivers Plan to Enhance Cybersecurity Efforts Statewide and Nationally | Rhode Island Office of the Governor October marks National Cyber Security Awareness Month, in which citizens and businesses alike are encouraged to learn more about online safety and information security … Read More
Picks of the Week: Another Mass Shooting: Enough is Enough
There’s been no calendar week without a mass shooting during President Obama’s second term | Washington Post Deaths from gun violence vs. deaths from terrorism, in one chart | Vox President Obama Laments Mass Shootings Becoming ‘Routine” After Oregon School Massacre | ABC News I didn’t want to turn on my television tonight. I knew what was waiting for me. But I had to watch—and as soon as I turned … Read More
Laudato Si’: Pope Francis and the Challenge of the Environment
The Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy held a panel discussion in response to the Pope’s latest encyclical Laudato Si’, coinciding with Pope Francis’ arrival in the United States. The event, entitled Pope Francis and the Challenge of the Environment, took place on September 23, 2015 at 7 p.m. in Bazarsky Lecture Hall. The lecture featured five Salve Regina University professors, each hailing from a different academic area. … Read More
Fall 2015 Lecture Series Announced
The Pell Center has announced its lineup of events and lectures for the Fall 2015 semester.
New Study Offers Guidance for Expanding Broadband Access
The Internet is a tool that Americans use every day to work, to locate information, to communicate, to shop, and to play. More broadly, access to the Internet can help strengthen communities, improve schools, heighten public safety, and create a more responsive relationship between government and citizens. Perhaps most importantly, many believe that the availability of broadband Internet is a key enabler of economic growth. While many decisions about broadband … Read More