HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Approval For Building Border Wall With Mexico Reaches Record High * * * In the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and Israel declaring war on Hamas, an overwhelming majority of voters (85 percent) are either very concerned (49 percent) or somewhat concerned (36 percent) that the war between Israel and Hamas will escalate into a wider war in the Middle East, while 13 perc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- Cambridge College issued the following agency statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Cambridge College is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our alumna, Katherine Meyer, who graduated in 2021 with a Master's degree in Human Resource Management. Katherine's dedication and expertise have now led her to an esteemed position as the First Vice President, Human Resources Director for North Brookfield Savings Bank. With seven years of experience as the   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined with 32 other attorneys general announcing a settlement with health care clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information ("PHI") of approximately 1.5 million consumers for almost three years. Under the settlement, Inmediata has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notificatio  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Attorney General William Tong and Department of Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today led a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing a $20 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error that led to the unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from Nationstar Mortgage (also known as Mr. Cooper) customers. Connecticut will rece  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is releasing $11.5 million to 46 school districts across Connecticut to build and expand high-dosage tutoring through the Connecticut High-Dosage Tutoring Program. This significant investment underscores the commitment of t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced the release of a comprehensive report detailing the successful outcomes and insights in boosting student attendance and engagement that have been gained from the recent implementation of the state's Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP). The report, entitled The LEAP Ef  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, and Connecticut Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, are encouraging women across Connecticut to schedule an appointment for a breast cancer screening, noting that early detection of breast cancer is when it is most treatable. The month of October is recognized nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the thi  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is advancing its Greater Hartford Mobility Study (https://hartfordmobility.com/ghms/#/), which is aimed at reimagining and reconnecting neighborhoods between Hartford and East Hartford. The study was launched in 2020 as a community-driven vision for creating a vibrant, equitab  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont issued the following statement in response to the release today of Connecticut's annual crime statistics report for 2022 (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DESPP/CSP/Crimes-Analysis/2022/Crime-In-Connecticut-Annual-Report-2022.pdf). Prepared by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection's Crime Analysis Unit, the annual re  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today unveiled new branding and announced the launch of a new marketing campaign for the State of Connecticut, including a new logo and website with the theme, "Make It Here." The campaign's objective is to foster continued economic growth and instill greater pride in state residents. "There is no better place to live and work in the U.S. than in Connecticut  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 21 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced the finalization of the most recent Service and Fare Equity (SAFE) Analysis which included proposed rail and bus service changes, rail fare increases, and an evaluation of the reintroduction of bus fares. The final SAFE Analysis, new fare tables, and rail and bus changes are available at ct.gov/do  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news on Oct. 19, 2023: The Center for the Study of Guns and Society at Wesleyan brought together historians, museum curators, legal scholars, journalists, filmmakers, and other subject-matter experts for the Center's second-annual flagship conference, Current Perspectives on the History of Guns and Society, which took place October 13-14. Through panel discussions, a film screening, and other sessions, the   more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: President Michael S. Roth '78 joined Middletown High School students in a discussion of his new book "The Student: A Short History" on Thursday, Oct. 5 at RJ Julia Bookstore. In addition to Roth's talk, MeshEd led a writing and tutoring workshop entitled the "Art of the Personal Essay." MeshEd, an organization that provides project-based learning curriculum and professional development for teachers,   more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 13 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: Donna Bontatibus, Ph.D., has been named the campus Dean of Students and Faculty at CT State Community College Middlesex. Dr. Bontatibus previously served as the Interim Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at Middlesex Community College. (After a state-wide community college merger on July 1, 2023, the college was renamed CT State Middlesex). "It is my absolute pleasure to announce Donna Bontatibus as th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Yet again, Republicans' utter chaos has left the House of Representatives Speaker-less. So, who's the guy they're failing to put in the job? MAGA extremist and Donald Trump-endorsed Jim Jordan, who - despite never having passed a single bill he's sponsored - has still: * Attempted to overturn the 2020 election. * Introduced a bill to ban abortion with no exceptions. * Voted against prov  more

BERLIN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: As Eversource continues to modernize the electric system to increase reliable service and benefits for its customers, the energy company is focusing on investing in Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI). AMI smart meters provide several new capabilities that enable customers to better understand and control their energy use and bill. The new technology also provides automatic,   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Sophie Edelstein, MPH '24 (Social and Behavioral Sciences), had the opportunity to help her community in several ways this past summer. She chose to work on ways to prevent suicides in New Haven. The lifelong Elm City resident was one of 12 YSPH Health Equity fellows, a program funded by the Yale School of Public Health's Office of Public Health Practice (OPHP), the Community Alliance for Research and En  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * Supply Chain Visibility Alone is Not Enough to Adequately Mitigate Forced Labor Issues * * * Seventy-one percent of sustainable procurement leaders consider addressing modern slavery risk a key priority, but just half report making effective progress on the issue, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. Chief Procurement Office  more

GROTON, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today it was awarded a $217 million contract for long lead time material associated with the construction of Virginia-class submarines SSN 814 and SSN 815. "This contract will enable Electric Boat to begin the acquisition of critical material and components for submarines that require substantial lead time to manufacture and deliver,  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 21 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented Kaho Partners and its portfolio company Addtronics in the acquisition of Sirius Automation. Based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Sirius Automation is a leading developer of laboratory robotic systems for blue-chip biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Terms of the deal, announced on October 17, were not disclosed. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Addtronics is a ho  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party released a new digital video highlighting David McCormick's lies about living in Pennsylvania when he really lives in Connecticut. The video shows how McCormick is chartering private planes from his home state of Connecticut to cover up his lies about where he lives. Watch the new digital video, "Why Did Dave Lie?," here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoC  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023: * * * New reporting from Penn Live uncovered that Connecticut mega-millionaire David McCormick's PAC gave the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee $50,000 weeks before he received their endorsement. Reporting also calls into question McCormick's allegedly false claims that the endorsement was unanimous. Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Maddy McDaniel issued the  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Yale University issued the following news: In a new campaign to support a New Haven citywide tutoring initiative, Yale is encouraging the entire campus community -- students, staff, and faculty -- to volunteer as tutors to local students. As part of the initiative's official launch this fall, a pilot program will offer certain Yale employee groups the opportunity to serve as tutors during business hours. During the pilot program, which will begin later this f  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- Post University issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: As part of Post University's commitment to helping local youth realize their full potential, the institution has announced its official sponsorship with the Police Activity League (PAL) of Waterbury for its co-ed basketball program. Registration opens today, October 16, 2023 for the Winter 2024 session. Proceeds from the $38,000 sponsorship will help expand the program and underwrite games a  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: The Middlesex Community College (MxCC) Foundation presented their annual Red Moon Gala on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. The fundraiser, which took place at the CT State Community College Middlesex campus in Middletown, brought together over 160 community members, alumni, faculty, staff and guests to participate as donors during the live auction and basket raffle. The Red Moon Gala raised $58,000 in gross reve  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Trinity College issued the following news: By Kristen Cole Trinity College plans to break ground on an addition to the George M. Ferris Athletic Center, home to Bantams' championship teams, that will create new opportunities for wellness activities for the entire community. Construction on the $30.1 million project is slated for the end of 2023, with the goal of completing the work by March 2025. "The new wellness and recreation center will have an impact on  more

DAVIS, California, Oct. 20 -- The University of California's Davis School of Law issued the following news: Professor Donna Shestowsky, chair of the Association of American Law Schools' Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, delivered opening remarks at the AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference, held Oct. 12-14 in Connecticut and co-sponsored by Yale Law School and Quinnipiac University School of Law. Shestowsky also presented her draft article "Discussing Procedure." Donna Shestowsky is dir  more

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: Kate Katemboh '24 M.S. listened attentively as David Negron '24, shared his story with a room full of fellow Chargers. As a writing tutor in the University's Center for Learning Resources (CLR), Katemboh enjoys helping her classmates learn, and on this afternoon in the University's Peterson Library, she was the one learning from one of her peers. The session was part of a biyearly training program for tu  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: HBO's REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, the most honored sports journalism program on television with 37 Sports Emmy(R) Awards, returns with an all-new episode TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.* October segments include: * DAN HURLEY: When University of Connecticut coach Dan Hurley won the NCAA basketball championship  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: The National Basketball Association. The pinnacle of the profession. A level that millions of people of every age and walk of life dream of being a part of. Assuredly every basketball-wielding person has put themselves there--the seemingly hour-long seconds flickering away at the end of the fourth quarter of an NBA Finals game. Few have lived the finals dream, even fewer have left winners. Both Jorda  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Some "non-menthol" cigarettes that are being marketed as a "fresh" alternative in states where traditional menthol cigarettes are banned use synthetic chemicals to mimic menthol's distinct cooling sensations, researchers at Yale and Duke University have found. The synthetic additives could undermine existing policies and a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ban on menthol ci  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: For research that aims to get a better understanding of how materials behave in actual devices, Prof. Mengxia Liu has received the prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Each year, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation's advisory panel of scientists and engineers carefully reviews nominations and selects 20 early-career researchers to receive individua  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Fengnian Xia, the Barton L. Weller Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been elected a 2023 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and te  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: The Yale University chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) was recently recognized with two major awards from the national SWE organization - the Silver Mission Award and a Best Practice Award in Communication. Given by SWE, these awards represent top honors for collegiate chapters that excel in aligning with all components of SWE's mission: empowering women to achieve thei  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following Q&A on Oct. 18, 2023, with professor Pete Raymond: * * * Yale School of the Environment Professor Pete Raymond is leading a Department of Energy study that explores promising methods to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. * * * Reducing fossil fuel emissions entering the atmosphere is critical to mitigating global warming, but it is not enough to combat climate chang  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Goal is to bioengineer immune cells for early disease detection and prevention * * * Yale University is one of three partners that will form a new biomedical research hub announced by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). The mission of CZ Biohub New York, to be located in New York City, will be to bioengineer immune cells to detect the earliest stages of diseases--potentially   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Some "non-menthol" cigarettes that are being marketed as a "fresh" alternative in states where traditional menthol cigarettes are banned use synthetic chemicals to mimic menthol's distinct cooling sensations, researchers at Yale and Duke University have found. The synthetic additives could undermine existing policies and a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ban on menthol cigarettes expected late  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study assessed physician productivity and how policy changes have benefitted women, historically paid less due, in part, to gender productivity gaps. * * * Women physicians have historically been paid less than their male counterparts, a phenomenon past research has suggested may be due in part to women physicians spending more time with each patient, thus generating less revenue o  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Policy changes intended to curb youth nicotine use may have opposite effect Key Findings: * For every 0.7 milliliters of e-cigarette e-liquid that goes unsold due to flavor restrictions, 15 additional traditional cigarettes are sold. * Of the increase in cigarette sales, 71% were non-menthol cigarettes, suggesting that restrictions on menthol cigarettes would not substantially reduce sa  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 19, 2023, with Anjan Bhullar, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in the Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences and associate curator at the Yale Peabody Museum: * * * Yale paleontologist Bhart-Anjan Bhullar talks about his work as a scientific consultant for the new Netflix documentary series, which premieres Oct. 25. "Life on Our Planet," a new Netflix documentary series co-produced by   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Teplizumab (Tzield(R)) helps preserve the ability of children and adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes to make their own insulin, a phase 3 trial finds. The drug was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2022 after it was shown to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes. Now, the PROTECT study has evaluated whether it could also preserve the funct  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Sophie Edelstein, MPH '24 (Social and Behavioral Sciences), had the opportunity to help her community in several ways this past summer. She chose to work on ways to prevent suicides in New Haven. The lifelong Elm City resident was one of 12 YSPH Health Equity fellows, a program funded by the Yale School of Public Health's Office of Public Health Practice (OPHP), the Community Alliance for Resea  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: A research team led by Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS, from the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at Yale School of Medicine, has been approved for a $6.9 million research funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). This will be the first study to evaluate the impact of introducing peers into the emergency department (ED) workforce to help patients in em  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Control of brain network activity develops very early in life, new research shows, and is linked to cognitive ability in young children. * * * In a new study, Yale researchers offer a look into how infants' brains work and change over time, and how these processes can be disrupted by preterm birth. The findings, the researchers say, could point to treatments that correct developmental trajectories th  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: Yale is developing vaccines that combat a variety of infections by thwarting the ability of ticks to feed and even alert human hosts when they have been bitten. The explosive rise in tick-borne diseases in many parts of the United States over the last five decades represents a major public health threat that demands innovative solutions, warns a group of Yale scientists. In a review article, they outline why  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new study assessed physician productivity and how policy changes have benefitted women, historically paid less due, in part, to gender productivity gaps. * * * Women physicians have historically been paid less than their male counterparts, a phenomenon past research has suggested may be due in part to women physicians spending more time with each patient, thus generating less revenue overall even i  more