STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Equity traders are increasingly open to the idea of enlisting an outsourced trading provider to supplement their internal trading desks in international markets. Roughly 30% of the buy-side equity traders in the U.S., Europe and the U.K. taking part in a new study from Coalition Greenwich, in partnership with LSEG, expect their firms to consider adding an outsourced pr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today announced a $77,655 settlement with Eastern Connecticut Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C. (ECHO), resolving allegations that the Norwich practice accepted pharmaceutical rebates barred under Medicaid rules. When healthcare providers enroll in the Medicaid program, they must promise not to pay or accept kickbacks, which the federal   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: Attorney General William Tong issued an inquiry letter to genetic testing and ancestry company 23andMe, Inc. seeking details of a data breach that reportedly exposed sensitive records for over five million users, including specifically those of Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese heritage. Earlier this month, 23andMe issued a press release disclosing that customer profile inf  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2023: Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding rate hike requests filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG). CNG is asking for an additional $20 million, equating to a 4.3 percent increase in overall revenue. For the average residential u  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 25 attorneys general in submitting a letter to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen guidance and provide clear warning labels regarding incorrect pulse oximeter readings for patients of color. This letter comes on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the first public conven  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following Q&A on Oct. 31, 2023, with Rahul Abraham, project manager for construction services: 1. What do you do? I work as a project manager for the Department of Administrative Services- Real Estate and Construction Services group, managing construction projects from design through construction to closeout. 2. Why do you work for the State of Connecticut? I always wanted to work for a public a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following Q&A on Oct. 31, 2023, with Steven J. Westerberg, associate project manager for construction services: 1. What do you do? I collaborate with supported Agencies to facilitate the completion of their vertical construction projects. Collaboration starts with confirming the supported Agency's vision for their finished project, and the extent of design and construction necessary. I work with t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following agency statement on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * The State of Connecticut owns a lot of property and buildings that are required for governmental administration, education, defense, recreation, etc. About 3,500 facilities. These facilities require additions, renovations, maintenance, and repairs. DAS Construction Services Project Managers are the "pointy end of the spear" in administering and ma  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: Today, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released results from the 2022-23 Next Generation Accountability System--a system where schools and districts earn points on a broad set of 12 indicators. This system moves beyond test scores and graduation rates to provide a more holistic perspective of district and school performance. Today's results b  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury has approved his administration's plan to invest a $70.9 million grant the state received from the American Rescue Plan Capital Projects Fund to upgrade network and cybersecurity infrastructure in the Connecticut Education Network (CEN), connect up to 170 community anchor organizations to CEN, and expand public WiFi service.  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the announcement made by joint venture partners 0rsted and Eversource on their final investment decision regarding Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm under development in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The decision means that the joint venture partners are committing to commencing the full scope of construction on th  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that in an effort to protect Connecticut from a growing rise of dangerous antisemitic incidents that have impacted college campuses across the country in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel, he is organizing a meeting of security officials representing public and private higher education institutions from across the state to discuss   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the relocation of the railroad station in Naugatuck on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments and ask questions regarding the prop  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will hold an in-person public information meeting about the Route 146 Corridor Management Plan (CMP) on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 6:00-7:30 p.m., at the Nathanael B. Greene Community Center, Manunkatuck Room, 32 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437. Parking is available in the attached parking lot. The Manunkatuck R  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is holding a conceptual public information meeting concerning the realignment of Route 8 Southbound Exit 34 Off-Ramp at Watertown Avenue and Robbins Street in Waterbury. The meeting will also serve as a scoping meeting under the purview of the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A notice of scopin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the rehabilitation of Bridge Numbers 05685 and 05686 carrying I-384 over I-84 on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments and   more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: The Supreme Court ruling on SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC may have ended affirmative action in college admissions this past June, but Wesleyan will continue to recruit a racially and economically diverse applicant pool. This year's 31st Annual Dwight L. Greene Symposium on Oct. 28 invited several distinguished alumni in the fields of law, civil rights, and admissions, to discuss access and opportuni  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: University students see themselves many ways based on different things they do. This idea sparked a research interest in Laura Rodriguez, assistant professor of education at Eastern Connecticut State University. Rodriguez's continuing research evaluates STEM identity, or how students see themselves in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Rodriguez's interest in STEM   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Analysts to Discuss Cloud Computing & Data Center Trends at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2023, December 5-7 in Las Vegas * * * Through 2027, 50% of critical enterprise applications will reside outside of centralized public cloud locations, according to Gartner, Inc. As cloud computing markets and data cent  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: The risk associated with dependence on a particular cloud provider for multiple business capabilities is in the top five emerging risks for organizations for the second consecutive quarter, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In September 2023, Gartner surveyed 294 risk executives about their views on emerging risk or over-the-horizon risks. The Gar  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Despite Reporting Increasing Budget for Sales Technologies, Training and Development and Sales Enablement, Sales Enablement Leaders Are Falling Short of Expectations * * * Despite sales organizations investing in sales enablement initiatives, 77% of sellers report that they struggle to complete their assigned tasks efficiently, according to Gart  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Yale School of Nursing issued the following news: Amid the excitement of centennial kickoff programming, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) also celebrated a golden anniversary: 50 years of the Distinguished Alumni Awards. The first recipients were drawn from classes 1926 through 1948, and the decades of their YSN educations include devastating lows, such as epidemics of polio. But they also include historic triumphs, such as a woman in New Haven who is considered t  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Greenwich Associates, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: Asset managers looking to get off on the right foot with new institutional clients should work to shorten contract negotiations and streamline processes for asset transition, custody set-up and KYC/AML compliance. Asset managers in the U.S. and Canada are investing heavily to upgrade client service capabilities in areas that focus on technology and customization and enhance the servi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: On January 5, 2023, Anna (a pseudonym to protect her family's privacy) got up early in the morning, took her mom's car, and drove to a local state park where she ended her life. She was 40 years old and a mother of two children, ages 3 and 6. Anna had suffered from Long COVID after contracting COVID-19 in January 2022, which manifested to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CF  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Associate Professor of Spanish Maria Ospina's most recent novel has been recognized with the 2023 Premio Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, one of the most important literary awards in the Spanish speaking world." has been recognized with the 2023 Premio Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, one of the most important literary awards in the Spanish speaking world. Founded in 1993, the prize is awarded each year to the fe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick is catching heat for mispronouncing Yuengling, the iconic Pennsylvania beer, during an appearance on the Ruthless Podcast. What They're Saying: Chris Brennan, Philadelphia Inquirer: It can be the small things in politics that matter, especially for candidates accused of inauthenticity in matters such as actually living in Pennsylvania (or Connectic  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: A new YDS strategic plan features a historic reassessment of the M.Div. degree for contemporary times, while also reaffirming the top-priority status of student financial aid; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; and completion of the Living Village. The five strategic goals, a reset and update of priorities first enumerated in 2015, were adopted as the School's continuing response to the shifting ground   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 4 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2023: Southern Connecticut State University has achieved a significant milestone by securing $51 million in grant awards since 2017. In the most recent fiscal year, FY2023, the university's faculty and staff excelled in obtaining funding, amassing an impressive $11.64 million from various sources, marking the largest fiscal-year funding cohort in Southern's history. In addition to this   more

DAVIS, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Stephen McSorley, professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, was honored with the 2023 Zoetis Award for Research Excellence. McSorley earned a B.Sc. (Immunology, 1992) and Ph.D. (Immunology, 1995) from Glasgow University in Scotland and has held previous professorial positions at the University of Connecticut Health Center and University  more

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The University of New Haven issued the following commentary: * * * Nutrition Sciences Major Discusses Periods and Nutrition By Beatrice Glaviano '26, nutrition sciences major at the University of New Haven Beatrice Glaviano '26 was curious: How does nutrition impact menstruation? She discusses the role of food and self-care when it comes to hormones and the discomfort that can come with periods. [Typing into Google post push day] Why am I craving bananas o  more

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: * * * In collaboration with his former Harvard colleagues, Alvin Tran, Sc.D., MPH is a co-author of a new academic paper recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine exploring patterns in how sexual-minority men notice and respond to the calorie labels on restaurant menus. * * * When many restaurant chains were first required by law to include calorie totals on their menus,  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Wesleyan University announced the launch of a $600 million fundraising initiative, the largest in the University's history, on Saturday, October 28 during Homecoming and Family Weekend. Approximately 350 members of the Wesleyan community gathered to celebrate that more than $360 million had already been raised through the initiative, called "This is Not a Campaign. This is Wesleyan." "Wesleyan is not  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 31 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: The Yale Cancer Center Public Affairs and Communications Office has received a Gold Award in the MarCom Awards 2023 competition in recognition of Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital's weekly radio show, Yale Cancer Answers. Yale Cancer Answers is hosted by Anees Chagpar, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS, FRCS(C), Professor of Surgery (Oncology, Breast), and is currently in its 18th year on air. Yal  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Using nanoparticles administered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a research team has developed a treatment that may overcome significant challenges in treating a particularly deadly brain cancer. The researchers, led by professors Mark Saltzman and Ranjit Bindra, administered to mice with medulloblastoma a treatment that features specially designed drug-carrying  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Yale School of Environment issued the following Q&A on Nov. 1, 2023, with professor of economics Matthew Kotchen: * * * Yale School of the Environment Professor of Economics Matthew Kotchen discusses the viability of Africa's call for a global tax on carbon. To address existing inequities in greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, leaders at the African Climate Summit in September called for a global carbon tax regime and vowed to use it as the ba  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are disproportionately impacted by physical, sexual, and psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) and posttraumatic stress (PTSD), with up to 78 percent of women engaged in medication for OUD (MOUD) treatment experiencing IPV in the past six months, and approximately one-third with PTSD, but clinicians lack integrated treatments to address these condition  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 4 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Dr. Sten Vermund, MD, the Yale School of Public Health Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health and former dean of the school from 2017-2022 , has been appointed president of the Global Virus Network. Vermund succeeds Dr. Christian Brechot, former CEO of the Pasteur Institute, who recently completed his second, three-year term. The GVN is a nonprofit coalition comprised of eminent human and animal viro  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 2 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale School of Medicine's (YSM) Cushing/Whitney Medical Library has a new resident, a bronze bust honoring Dr. Yan Fuqing, the first Asian to graduate YSM, Class of 1909. Donated by members of his family, and Xiangya Hospital, which Dr. Yan helped to build, the bust serves as a testament to his tireless work as a medical practitioner, public health advocate, and civil servant. An event held Oct.  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Long COVID is by no means unique in causing a wide array of symptoms that persist for weeks, months, or even years after a person has recovered from the acute infection. "Post-acute infection syndromes have been going on for decades--or maybe hundreds of years--but we haven't been paying attention," says Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Yale School of Medicine's Sterling Professor of Immunobiology. "  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: The Yale Club of New Haven honored 42 high school seniors from the Greater New Haven area during its annual Yale-Seton Book Award celebration, held Oct. 16 at Davenport College. The students were selected by their schools in recognition of "outstanding personal character and intellectual promise." Each Yale Book Award winner received two books, chosen by the student -- one as a keepsake and one to present to  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: An experimental drug can reduce the toxic changes in tau proteins known to damage neurons in brains with Alzheimer's disease, researchers from Yale School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University report. While much research related to Alzheimer's disease has concentrated on identifying ways to reduce the buildup of amyloid plaques -- which form when sticky protein fragments known as amyloid beta collect in th  more