The University of Rhode Island (URI) has announced that DataSpark, located at the URI Libraries, is about to undertake a major, multi-state effort to determine whether Rhode Island and its neighboring states are experiencing a “brain drain.”
As it turns 30, DataSpark, located at the University of Rhode Island Libraries, is about to undertake a major, multi-state effort to determine whether Rhode Island and its neighboring states are, in fact, experiencing a “brain drain.” DataSpark operates and maintains Rhode Island’s statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS), also known as the RI DataHUB, linking individual level data from early childhood through time in the workforce. .
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