WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 18 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: By Lucinda Weiss Three programs at Eastern Connecticut State University -- in Connecticut history, career services and summer transition -- will benefit from recent gifts to the ECSU Foundation. Enterprise Holdings, which operates Enterprise, Alamo and National car rental companies, has donated $35,000 over the past 14 months to the Career Services Fund, which supports students through the Off  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news: Construction Management students at Central Connecticut State University participated in the recent Associated Schools of Construction student competition and brought back first-place honors to Central. "Their names are now firmly etched into the legend of Central. I am very proud of our team this year," said faculty coach Dr. Namhun Lee. Central's team traveled to Albany, N.Y., to compete in  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news: Central Connecticut State University has joined forces with the national nonprofit Campus Compact to create and promote sustainability projects in the New Britain community to mitigate climate change. Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to higher education civic and community engagement. Its new Campus Climate Action Corps program, in partnership with A  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: The SEC has proposed a series of notable changes to the market structure for trading U.S. Treasuries with the stated mission of clearing up opaque transparency and enhancing liquidity during times of stress. Most prominently, the agency has proposed or discussed a clearing mandate, registration requirements for nonbank market makers and more stringent registration requirements for ele  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Changes European companies are implementing in their supply chains could be setting the foundation for a new era of digitized logistics and trade finance, and more sustainable business practices. Large European companies are revamping their supply chains in the face of lingering disruptions, geopolitical upheavals and macroeconomic volatility. "The transformation of  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Attorney General William Tong along with five attorneys general today announced a $6.5 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC ("Morgan Stanley") for compromising the personal information of its customers due to negligent internal data security practices. The poorly executed plan of decommissioning its computer devices and the failure to erase unencrypt  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency care for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v Texas. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include 15 Texas women whose health, fertility, and lives were   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham released the following statements in response to the November 2023 consensus revenue forecast (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/OPM/Bud-Other-Projects/Reports/Consensus_Revenue/FY-2024/FINAL_CONSENSUS_NOV13_2023.pdf), which was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that businesses in Connecticut will receive a nearly 10% decrease in rates for workers' compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2024. The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an annual workers' compensation rate filing for 2024 with a decrease of 9.8% to voluntary market loss costs and a decrease of 10.5% in assigned risk plan   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is awarding funding to nine transit districts and municipalities in Connecticut to develop and pilot an on-demand microtransit service. Microtransit service is an accessible, on-demand mode of transportation that uses a smartphone app o  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont is encouraging Connecticut's semiconductor industry to submit applications to the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) Manufacturing Incentive Program and to join the Connecticut CHIPS Consortium with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Recognizing the role semiconductors play in driving innovation across industries, Governor Lamont is committ  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Today, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) board of directors selected Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto as its 2023-2024 vice president. The board also selected Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson as its 2023-2024 president. "One of my top priorities is to  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is awarding funding to nine transit districts and municipalities in Connecticut to develop and pilot an on-demand microtransit service. Microtransit service is an accessible, on-demand mode of transportation that uses a sma  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system and Hartford HealthCare announced a collaboration agreement committed to providing clinical instruction for CSCU students to finish their degree or certificate programs and contributing to the professional development of Hartford HealthCare employees to reskill or upskill. On November 13, the leadership of both institutio  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- Yale University issued the following news: Alexandra Daum, currently commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic Development (DECD), will join Yale in February as associate vice president for New Haven Affairs and University Properties, the university said today. Daum "brings broad expertise in community advocacy and economic development combined with depth in real estate portfolio management," Yale Senior Vice President for Operations Jack Callaha  more

BERLIN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: As energy market volatility continues, Eversource customers can expect to pay less this winter than last on the supply portion of their bill. Energy prices hit historic highs in New England last year due to international factors that affect the seasonal cost of natural gas, which is used to produce roughly half of New England's electricity. Today the energy company filed new   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: President Biden has announced the launch of the first-ever White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, an effort to be led by first lady Jill Biden and the White House's Gender Policy Council, and directed by Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, founder and director of Yale School of Medicine's Women's Health Research at Yale. Mazure is Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Business Needs and Emerging Technologies Including GenAI Drive Cloud Model Innovation * * * Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4% to total $678.8 billion in 2024, up from $563.6 billion in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. "Cloud has become essentially indispensable," said Sid Na  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Experts Say Having GenAI Policies in Place Now will Prepare Enterprises for Possible Future Legal Requirements * * * As employees experiment with generative AI, general counsel must issue guidance that will prove valuable to the enterprise and to employees, according to Gartner, Inc. "To craft an effective policy, general counsel must consider risk tol  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 14 -- GEI Consultants issued the following news release: GEI Consultants captured a prestigious Phoenix Award for the firm's brownfields remediation work on Massachusetts Port Authority's (Massport's) Conley Terminal Modernization - Berth 10 project. Presented at the 2023 National Brownfields Training Conference, the Phoenix Awards recognize high quality brownfields projects and their achievements around the country. The Conley Terminal Modernization - Berth 10 proj  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Disapproval Of Biden's Handling Of Mideast Conflict Rises * * * In a presidential race that already has more than a dozen candidates including a current and former president, a majority of voters (52 percent) say they would like to see other candidates enter the 2024 presidential race, while 42 percent say they are satisfied with the current field, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Nine staff members from Yale School of Medicine (YSM) have been honored with the Linda K. Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service. They were among 24 staff from across the university who were selected to receive the award. The awards were presented by Yale President Peter Salovey in a ceremony at the President's House on Nov. 13. Now in its 10th year, the Lorimer award recognizes staff members   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In an interview yesterday on the John Fredericks Radio Show, David McCormick said his first priority if elected Senator of Pennsylvania would be to repeal the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. He also supported putting Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block. Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Maddy McDaniel issued the following statement: "Connecticut hedge fund executiv  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Generational Divide Widens On View Of Israel * * * As the fighting in Gaza intensifies more than a month after Hamas attacked Israel, sparking the Israel - Hamas war, some voters are changing their view when it comes to who they sympathize more with: the Israelis or the Palestinians, led by young voters and Democrats, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University nationa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- Trinity College issued the following news: A population in the correctional system long overlooked for educational services now has access to a Trinity College program. This semester marks the first time that Trinity faculty members are teaching college classes at Hartford Correctional Center, the city's jail. Unlike a prison, which typically holds inmates after sentencing, a jail houses the accused who have not been convicted of a crime and those serving sent  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: Alicia Queally, who has built an impressive resume in collegiate athletics administration over two decades--including at three other universities in Connecticut--has been named director of athletics and recreation at the University of Hartford. Queally has a been a member of the senior athletics management team at Stetson University (Deland, Florida) since 2012. In addition to her role as deputy AD, sh  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: In a heartwarming initiative spearheaded by Stephen Charry in the Prosthetics and Orthotics program at UHart, students have embarked on an innovative project to enhance the mobility of Zeke, a 170-pound, 7-year-old Great Dane owned by Biology Professor, Laura Enzor. Zeke faces the challenges of a canine CCL (Cranial Cruciate Ligament) injury, akin to the ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) in humans, maki  more

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: Halle Cook '24, M.A. and her teammates displayed intense energy and enthusiasm to achieve the title of winners at the 7th Cross-Disciplinary Case Competition held recently at the University's Orange Campus. Cook's team, Case Busters, comprising four members, delivered strong leadership and team building skills, which helped them create professional and personal bonds between each other. According to Cook  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Wesleyan University has made significant strides in reducing its carbon footprint, cutting its carbon emissions by a third. In addition, more than half of the student body have participated in sustainability courses and activities over the past year. The University's progress was documented in its first Sustainability Strategic Plan annual report, recently released by the Wesleyan Sustainabi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: With research projects - including one that recently received a $1.3 million grant - and an upcoming course, Prof. Robert Soule is looking at new ways to make computing more sustainable. Working with Prof. Noa Zilberman from Oxford University, Soule has received a grant jointly funded by the United Kingdom's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Uni  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Yale University is among the key partners of a new, multi-institutional effort supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), to design and implement strategies to increase the number of faculty from groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. With Brown University serving as the lead and grants totaling $3.3 million, the instituti  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: The award recognizes "outstanding achievements by early-career PhD scholars in social and personality psychology." Adriana Germano, an assistant professor of organizational behavior, has won the SAGE Emerging Scholar Award, presented by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in collaboration with SAGE Publications. The award recognizes "outstanding achievements by early-career PhD scholars in so  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Charles D. Brown II, recipient of the Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence, says the award honors a legacy of mentorship that makes science more accessible. * * * The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) have named Yale physicist Charles D. Brown II as the winner of the Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence. Brown is an assistant professor of phy  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Nelba Marquez-Greene, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in grief, loss, trauma, and their impact on individuals and systems, is the Yale School of Public Health's new Activist in Residence. Marquez-Greene joins the team in the Office of Public Health Practice led by Executive Director Susan Nappi, MPH '01. She also will be working closely with Ijeoma Opara, associate professo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Semaglutide (brand name: Wegovy(R)) has the potential to markedly reduce the risk of heart attacks and other heart-related conditions among millions of Americans people with obesity who have also been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, a Yale study shows. The research was based on the Semaglutide Effects on Cardiovascular Outcomes in People With Overweight or Obesity (SELECT) trial  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Isabella Backman Neuropsychiatric symptoms of Long COVID, including brain fog, inability to concentrate, and headache, have puzzled researchers and clinicians, who are hunting for those symptoms' causes. A new study found that neuroinflammation and blood-brain-barrier dysfunction are not likely drivers of the symptoms, giving researchers more clues in their quest to uncover what act  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: A Yale Psychiatry Residency Program graduate and faculty member has launched Nema Health, a virtual platform for trauma and PTSD care. Sofia Noori, MD, MPH, clinical instructor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, started Nema Health shortly after graduating from residency in 2021. From her experiences in training, Noori identified a shortage in trauma and PTSD community treatment options, wh  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: The Yale School of Public Health is partnering with Nazarbayev University School of Medicine in Astana, Kazakhstan on an advanced research training program that will support promising scientists and clinicians interested in phylogeny of viruses and molecular epidemiology. The new program, called MoVE-Kaz for Molecular Virology/Epidemiology Training in Kazakhstan, is funded by a grant from the Fo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds air pollution may negatively impact standardized test scores. The cross-sectional study, employing a two-way fixed-effects model, appears in the open access peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA Network Open. Using data from the North Carolina Education Research Data Center, the researchers tracked 2.8 million public school s  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news: A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds air pollution may negatively impact standardized test scores. The cross-sectional study, employing a two-way fixed-effects model, appears in the open access peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA Network Open. Using data from the North Carolina Education Research Data Center, the researchers tracked 2.8 million publ  more