STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: The rapid rise in interest rates left many U.S. corporate pension plans with portfolios built for the previous low-rate, low-yield, lower-funding status environment. In the wake of this sudden shift, plan sponsors who have implemented sophisticated liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies are re-evaluating the line-ups of external firms they use to manage assets. The su  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Greenwich Announces 2023 Quality Leaders in Asian and European Intermediary Fund Distribution * * * Investment fund distributors are easing up on ESG requirements for asset managers on their platforms in the face of concerns about performance, questions about regulations and reporting standards, and lower demand from end investors. Since at least 2020, retail banks  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 1 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: Proposed changes in rules governing global systemically important banks (GSIBs) could help eliminate the practice of "window dressing" by the biggest U.S. banks, potentially reducing unusual Q4 market activity reductions in repo financing and other activities. U.S. banking regulators have recently proposed what is now known as the Basel III Endgame, a set of amendments to capital rule  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong announced a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirming the legitimacy of Connecticut pardons and giving Connecticut resident Kimanie Tavoy Graham a second chance at remaining in the country. Graham is a lawful permanent resident living in Connecticut, and the husband and father of United States citizens. He was convicted of cri  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $14 million interim rate hike request filed by United Illuminating. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on August 25 approved a $23 million rate increase for United Illuminating--substantially less than the $130.7 million sought by the company. United Illuminating has appealed that decision. "I really   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and First Lady Annie Lamont are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the 33rd annual holiday open house at the Governor's Residence, which will be decorated for the season and open to the public for tours. The open house will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023, and Saturday, December 9, 2023. It is located at 990 Prospect Av  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 28 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Poet and social entrepreneur Ahmed M. Badr '20 has been named the new director of the Patricelli Center, an organization he considered a home while attending Wesleyan. After serving in an interim capacity, Badr took on the permanent role in August. "I hope that the folks going through the classes and the program realize their own capacity to create a direct impact in the world," Badr said. Badr's ro  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 28 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Wesleyan University has formed a new college that will challenge students to think and respond critically to the complex social, technological, cultural, and environmental conditions that surround them. The new College of Design & Engineering Studies (CoDES) launched this semester. CoDES is home to the Integrated Design, Engineering, Arts & Society (IDEAS) minor and linked major. There are currently   more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 28 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Sociology Courtney Patterson-Faye felt that her recent contribution to a new book celebrating Black families might have been just what she needed to read when she was growing up. Karida L. Brown, a professor of sociology at Emory University assembled -- with her husband, artist and illustrator Charly Palmer -- "The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families," released   more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 28 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: President Michael S. Roth ' 78 and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicole Stanton announce the promotions of two faculty members, effective July 1, 2024. In its most recent meeting, the Board of Trustees conferred tenure to Douglas Martin, associate professor of English, and Roman Utkin, associate professor of Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies. Douglas Arthur Martin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has initiated projects to implement signing and pavement marking improvements at unsignalized municipally owned and maintained intersections. The systemic application of these low-cost proven safety countermeasures at higher crash-risk, stop-controlled intersections aim to lower the potential of future crashes. "Existing signs wi  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 29 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: After more than a century and a half of independent, family ownership, the Record-Journal announced Monday that it has reached a preliminary sales agreement with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Under the agreement, HCMG would take ownership of all print and digital operations of RJ Media Group, including the Record-Journal, its seven weekly publications and its digital  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Minority students applying to Eastern Connecticut State University in 2024 who plan to major in the sciences or mathematics will be recruited for a new STEM mentoring program funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program at Eastern is designed to recruit and retain minority students in science, technology and mathemati  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Sol LeWitt wall drawings come with instructions on how to draw them, and these were followed by art students at Eastern Connecticut State University when they prepared one of the artist's drawings, #797, for a recent show at the Art Gallery, "Call Sol: The Enduring Legacy of Sol LeWitt." LeWitt, a pioneer of the minimalist and conceptual art movements, provided directions for his drawi  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Dec. 1 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: GE Vernova announced today an order from O2 Power Private Limited to supply, install, and commission 36 units of its workhorse 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines for the 97 MW wind power projects in Maharashtra, India. The agreement will enable the supply of renewable energy to various industries and commercial establishment  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 29 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Nov. 28, 2023: * * * To: Andrew M. Klein, Klein Law Group PLLC, 1250 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, AKlein@KleinLawpllc.com Re: Case 20-C-0267 - In the Matter of Frontier Communications Corporation, et al. Notice of Filing of Chapter 11 for Financial Restructuring. Dear Mr. Klein: In accordance with the Commission's Order Approving Joint Petition Subject  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 1 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Social Work Professor Juan Rios gave a TEDx Talk at Columbia University entitled "Trash Bags and Transformation: Crafting Inclusive Community." In the talk, Rios recounts his experience growing up impoverished but as part of a thriving neighborhood in the shadow of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He also recounts being displaced from his home as a result of the decision by Yale to purchase the block  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: There is a hidden gem program at Southern, but the Health and Wellness Coaching bachelor's degree won't be the world's best-kept secret for long. It is the first program of its kind in the Northeast, and its creation may well have been a stroke of serendipity. That, and the gifted, creative thinking of a team of educators. Deb Risisky, Jim MacGregor, and Gary Morin collectively developed the con  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 30 -- Trinity College issued the following news: A Trinity College sophomore recently participated in the launch of the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC) in Washington, D.C. "Whether I want it to or not, climate change will always be part of my life. It's something that I can't close my eyes to," said Zeynep Su Oguzer '26, of Bursa, Turkey. "It's actively affecting my life, my home country, and the U.S, so I'm go  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 1 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Jane E. Dee Dr. Nathan Carroll, DO, a second-year student in the Yale School of Public Health's executive MPH program, is a fan of pop star Taylor Swift - although he is not quite a Swiftie. Still, Carroll shared in the excitement around Swift's The Eras Tour when it arrived in New Jersey where, in addition to being a Yale EMPH student, he is an associate chief resident psychiatrist at Hackensack Meri  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, urging Congress to support a public health approach to the nation's gun violence crisis. An emergency physician by training, Ranney recounted the first time she treated a young man who had shot himself with his parents' firearm. Although she was unable to save him, the incident changed her  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Matthew Kristoffersen A tailor-made internship at the World Bank. Hand-picked, fully funded work experiences in New York, Geneva, and even Belize. Purposefully built mentorship and networking opportunities that can supercharge early careers. For Yale students who participate in the Leadership in Global Health Fellowship program, these summer experiences are more than mere possibilities. Th  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 1 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Assistant Professor David Brissette, MMSc, PA-C, has been named director of the Physician Associate (PA) Program. Brissette has done a tremendous job leading the program as interim director for the past year and has significantly contributed to the success of the PA Program as assistant director since 2010. The Yale School of Medicine PA Program continues to attract the nation's top applicants i  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 30 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: YSM Controller's Office Presentation On October 24, 2023, the YSM Controller's Office made a presentation to the F&A Managers to discuss the structure of our office as well as our goals and a brief overview of the work that we perform. This presentation was distributed to all of the F&A Managers subsequent to that meeting. View the Powerpoint (https://beatrix.yale.edu/api/media/documents/d2744a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Chigoziri Konkwo Angiodysplasia, a type of benign vascular lesion made up of dilated blood vessels, is a common source of gastrointestinal bleeding from the small intestine. A recent editorial from Yale Internal Medicine's Loren Laine, MD, professor of medicine and chief of digestive diseases, in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights novel findings from a recent multicenter  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Helioscopus dickersonae lived in North America in the late Jurassic period, 100 million years earlier than any previously known early gecko relative. * * * Yale paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they say was an ancestor of modern geckos. And they gave it a name that honors the lead researcher's grandmother and great aunt. The discovery of   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Understanding that even planets in pristine solar systems have some orbital tilt puts Earth's solar system into a larger perspective, researchers say. * * * Scientists have long puzzled over why all of the planets in Earth's solar system have slightly slanted orbits around the sun. But a new, Yale-led study suggests this phenomenon may not be so unusual after all. Even in "pristine" solar systems, pla  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale and Columbia University researchers find that a parent's experience of discrimination during pregnancy can affect their infant's brain. * * * Experiences of discrimination and acculturation are known to have a detrimental effect on a person's health. For pregnant women, these painful experiences can also affect the brain circuitry of their children, a new study from Yale and Columbia University   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Recollections of traumatic events among people with PTSD trigger markedly different brain activity than when remembering sad or "neutral" experiences. * * * It is well known that people who have lived through traumatic events like sexual assault, domestic abuse, or violent combat can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including terrifying flashbacks, severe anxiety, and unco  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 1 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: By Joseph Becker With the support of an anonymous $3 million gift, Yale Divinity School has established an endowed professorship in environmental ethics. A burgeoning field, environmental ethics pursues critical reflection and action to ensure the well-being of the planet and its ecosystems. The search for an internationally distinguished scholar is underway, with the inaugural chair expected to join YDS next Sep  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Jane E. Dee For the first time in its esteemed 108-year history, the Yale School of Public Health is moving into full independence. Led by Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, the school is taking this historic opportunity to be transformational - to define what a school of public health of the future looks like. To assist in that transformation, in October, the YSPH community welcomed Benjamin Zoll as the scho  more