BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: * * * * Coverage of More Than 200 DI Conference Tournament Games * NCAA Softball Selection Show Presented by Capital One Live on Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 * ESPN+ To Exclusively Stream More Than 150 Games * * * It's #MAYhem! ESPN's industry leading coverage of Division I collegiate softball conference championships begins this week, rounding the bases with a month full   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 11 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: Twelve outstanding students from the four universities of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system were awarded CSCU's highest academic honor, the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Foundation. The students -- enrolled in Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western Connecticut State Universities -- received th  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: * * * * 2024 NHL Draft Lottery Coverage Begins Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+ * The Point continues Daily as a Lead-in Show for Games Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs * * * The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO continue tonight, Monday, May 6, in primetime as the Atlantic Division's top two teams faceoff for a rematch of last year's thrilling seven-game Fir  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: * * * * Prime Time Audience up 42%; Key Persons 18-49 Demo Also Up 33% * April's Total Day Audience was Best in More than a Decade * * * April was a record-setting month for ESPN, as the network delivered its best April prime time audience on record, dating back more than 30 years. ESPN averaged 2.1 million viewers each night (8 - 11 p.m. ET), up 42% from the same month in 2023 and topping every   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $498,310 settlement agreement with C&S Family Dental New Britain, LLC ("C&S New Britain"); C&S Family Dental Waterbury, LLC ("C&S Waterbury"), Bohun Choi, DDS ("Dr. Choi"), and Michong Son, DDS ("Dr. Son"), resolving allegations that they violate  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Tong today announced three settlements totaling $113,774.89 between the State of Connecticut and AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "Wireless Carriers") resolving investigations into the Wireless Carriers' deceptive and misleading adverti  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending Massachusetts' commonsense gun safety laws. The amicus brief, joined by 18 other jurisdictions, implores the court to allow the state's decades-old ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker are congratulating three Connecticut students who were named today as 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The recognition is one of the nation's highest honors for graduating high school seniors. The recipients   more

WETHERSFIELD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today hosted a ceremony in Wethersfield to commemorate the grand opening of the Putnam Bridge Trail Connection. Created by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and funded by the state, the trail provides non-motorized access across the Connecticut River by linking the shared-use path on the Putnam Br  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation that repeals state laws and regulations that made it legal for dog racetracks to operate in Connecticut and enacts a new law prohibiting this cruel sport in the state. There are no currently active dog racetracks in Connecticut, however this had been occurring in the state for about 30 years. This includes at Plain  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation that modifies existing state laws concerning Connecticut's Paid Family and Medical Leave program (CT Paid Leave) to allow survivors of sexual assault to utilize this program if necessary to take time off work for the purposes of seeking care or participating in the criminal justice process. The legislation also ena  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation that enacts a law prohibiting health care providers and hospitals in Connecticut from reporting a person's medical debt to credit rating agencies for use in credit reports. It also voids any medical debt that is reported to credit rating agencies. "When medical debt is included in a person's credit report, creditor  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation are applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has approved the release of $3 million in "quick release" Emergency Relie  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 11 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), the Connecticut State Police, and local law enforcement are joining a national effort to keep motorists safe leading up to and during the Memorial Day Holiday. The Click It or Ticket national seat belt campaign, aimed at enforcing seat belt use, begins Monday, May 13 and runs through June 2, 2024. In 2022  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 8 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) Chancellor Terrence Cheng announced today that he will appoint Dr. Karim Ismaili as president of Eastern Connecticut State University. Dr. Ismaili is currently Executive Vice President and Provost at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. Dr. Ismaili begins his new role on July 31, 2024. "As a first-generation c  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: If it's a day that ends in -y, George Logan continues to prove how out of touch his MAGA agenda is with families of Connecticut's Fifth District - especially when it comes to organized labor and working families. Logan boasts an extensive and extreme anti-labor record: * In the State Senate, Logan voted against establishing a paid family and medical leave program, which bene  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Axios: "...the 10% tariffs 'would amount to a roughly $1,500 annual tax increase for the typical household.'" * * * Once again, Donald Trump sounded alarms after recent reporting revealed that the four-time indicted president is pushing to impose tariffs on all imports - a measure that will all but guarantee a disastrous global trade war. Studies also show that this tariff plan wou  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * CT-05 constituent: "As a former Waterbury educator and national teacher of the year, Jahana is dedicated to children and families, including seniors." * * * It's Teacher Appreciation Week, and voters across Connecticut's Fifth Congressional District are making it loud and clear why Congresswoman Jahana Hayes - who was named National Teacher of the Year in 2016 - will be resoundingly   more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, May 9 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Upwards of 900 undergraduate students will graduate at Eastern Connecticut State University's 134th annual Commencement Exercises on May 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the XL Center in Hartford. A separate graduation ceremony for 70 master's degree candidates will take place on May 11 at 11 a.m. in the Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Instructional Center on Eastern's Willimantic campus. Undergraduate Ceremony   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: ESPN 30 for 30 Podcasts today announces the upcoming debut of its new three-episode podcast series Searching for Hobey Baker, which chronicles the enigmatic life of collegiate athlete, Hobey Baker, who many consider the first ice hockey star in America. Premiering June 12, the podcast is narrated by award-winning actor, writer, director, New York Times best-selling author, and singer-  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: The PGA of America and PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN)("PENN" or the "Company"), announced today a multiyear sports betting partnership. Under the agreement, ESPN BET becomes the "Official Sports Betting Sponsor" of the PGA Championship through 2026. The 2024 PGA Championship will take place at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from May 16-19. This agreement marks a milesto  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN's coverage of the 106th edition of the PGA Championship May 16-19, golf's second major of 2024, will add a new aspect this year with an alternate betting telecast featuring ESPN BET, the official sportsbook of ESPN and newly-announced "Official Sports Betting Sponsor" of the PGA Championship. The alt telecast, ESPN BET at the PGA Championship, will air for two hours each day during all four day  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: * * * * Get Up & First Take Mark Their Most-Watched April Ever * The Pat McAfee Show Up 37% Year-Over-Year in Time Slot Across All Platforms * * * ESPN's 8 a.m.-2 p.m. ET studio lineup, featuring Get Up (8-10 a.m.), First Take (10 a.m.-12 p.m.) and The Pat McAfee Show (noon-2 p.m. on ESPN and noon-3ish p.m. as a live simulcast on YouTube and ESPN+), continues to see increased viewership and set r  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * * On heels of record-setting WNBA Draft, NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four * Includes analytical tools and editorial insights to help fans manage rosters * Available to play in the ESPN Fantasy App and ESPN.com/Fantasy * * * ESPN Fantasy Women's Basketball, the first-ever season-long fantasy game dedicated to a major women's sport, returns for its third year ahead of a high  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: League One Volleyball (LOVB) - the largest brand in youth volleyball with its professional volleyball league launching in the U.S. later this year - today announced that it has entered into a new media rights agreement with ESPN to present pro matches across its linear networks and digital platforms. Available on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+, the new agreement will showcase ESPN's con  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball viewership is up double-digits from last year, according to Nielsen. Through six games, the marquee, national game of the week is averaging 1,644,000 viewers, up 16 percent from 1,419,000 viewers at this point last year. The May 5 edition of Sunday Night Baseball - the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-4 - averaged 1,679,000 viewers,   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * * First round games from campus sites May 11-12 on ESPNU * Quarterfinals from Hempstead, N.Y. and Towson, Md., May 18-19 on ESPNU * Championship Weekend live from Philadelphia with semifinals on ESPN2 and title game on ESPN * All games streaming on ESPN+ * * * ESPN's exclusive, wire-to-wire coverage of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship begins with the ope  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: * * * * National title game to air on ESPN for third straight year * Quarterfinal and Semifinal games live on ESPNU * All games streaming on ESPN+ * * * ESPN will present every game of the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship, with games beginning Friday, May 10 and the tournament culminating with the crowning of a national champion on Sunday, May 26, live on ESPN. Firs  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Top Rank Boxing on ESPN presented by AutoZone: Lomachenko vs. Kambosos will be presented live this Saturday, May 11, at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The event takes place at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, and continues Top Rank's MAYhem Tour featuring 11 world title fights spanning four continents with 17 world champion belts up for grabs this month.  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento live from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, May 11. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET with the prelims starting at 4 p.m., both available on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Fight Nation. Main Event: * The main event sees a heavyweight battle between No. 12 ranked Derrick Lewis and No.   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 9 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * * More than 40 hours of live coverage over four days begins Thursday, May 9, at 7:55 a.m. ET * World No. 1 Nelly Korda playing for record-breaking sixth consecutive LPGA Tour win * Featured Groups also include 7 of world's top 10 players, 10 major winners * No Laying Up returns with "fanalyst" perspectives * Subscribe to ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN.com and connected TV devic  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Geoff LoCicero, VCU School of Social Work Frank Baskind said he was interested in "a helping career," and he helped in a variety of ways - and in a variety of settings. With a background in social work, Baskind, Ph.D., taught in a nursing education program, worked in a police department, assisted patients and in a chronic disease and rehabilitation hospital, and developed a suicide prevention and cris  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * One in three executives presented with a return-to-office (RTO) obligation reported that they will leave their current employer for that reason, according to Gartner, Inc. * * * The same Gartner survey of more than 3,500 employees from November 2023 revealed that 19% of non-executives said they would leave their organization due to an RTO mandate. A Sep  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: * * * * Second Round coverage begins Friday, May 10, at 7:55 a.m. ET * World No. 1 Nelly Korda playing for record-breaking sixth consecutive LPGA Tour title * Featured Groups include 7 of world's top 10 players, 8 major winners * Subscribe to ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN.com and connected TV devices * * * Live, exclusive Featured Groups coverage of the LPGA Tour's Cognizant Found  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, May 9 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: NBCUniversal has chosen iHeartMedia as its exclusive audio partner for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. As part of the agreement, iHeartRadio will provide 24/7 play-by-play audio channels of select NBCU linear coverage of the Games; create an original Olympic iHeartPodcast hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers; produce Olympic-specific episodes from some of iHeart's top podcasts; and promote tune-in for NBCU's comprehens  more

IRVINE, California, May 8 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: * * * * U.S. single-family home prices rose by 5.3% year over year in March, marking the 146th consecutive month of annual growth. * Over the next 12 months, year-over-year home price gains are projected to range between 5.6% and 3.7%. * Four of the top five states for annual appreciation in March are in the Northeast: New Jersey (12.2%),   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN will present cross-platform coverage of the 106th edition of the PGA Championship the week of May 13-19, offering golf fans multiple viewing options across ESPN and ESPN+ from Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. As golf's second major of the year returns to Valhalla for the first time since 2014, fans will be served with more than 230 hours of live play across ESPN and ESPN+ during the four   more

MILFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Quadient issued the following news release: Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, announces the signing of significant contracts in the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year for its Intelligent Communication Automation software solutions in the U.S. healthcare sector. These agreements, collectively valued at nearly 4.5 million euros through multi-year subscripti  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Today ESPN announced the roster of sponsors for the espnW Summit NYC. The one-day event will once again gather leaders across sports, business, and entertainment for a curated program of keynotes, panels, and presentations focused on the women and sports space. Programming from this year's Summit will also be live streamed across select espnW and ESPN digital and social platforms - in-  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 9 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 8, 2024: * * * The Democratic Party of Connecticut represents a diverse coalition of voices from across our state. As a party, we embrace diversity and share a common belief that every human life is valuable, regardless of faith or ethnicity. We express immense sorrow over the loss of lives and the suffering endured by people in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and the broader region. We are co  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 8 (TNSres) -- Yale Law School issued the following news on May 7, 2024: Law School students Danielle Cross '26, Rachel Vogel '25, and Helen Zhao '26 have been awarded Peggy Browning Fund fellowships in workplace justice advocacy. This year, Peggy Browning Fellows were chosen from more than 3,950 applications. Cross will be at Community Legal Services (CLS) in Philadelphia. At the Law School, Cross is a member of the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic and a  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, May 7 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Western Connecticut State University sent a contingent of 14 students and two advisers from its American Marketing Association chapter, Western Marketing Association, to the annual American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, last month. Their efforts were recognized with several awards including being named the 2024 Platinum Circle Top Small Ch  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, May 9 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Western Connecticut State University senior Vicky Gracy (Bethel) was named as the Little East Conference (LEC) 2024 Women's Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year and WestConn freshman Isabella Pota (East Meadow, New York) was honored as the LEC Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Year. Gracy also joined senior Alexa Riggio (North Massapequa, New York) and freshman Anneliese Reggio (White Plains, New York  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, May 8 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Voters 50 - 38% Oppose Campus Protests Over Israel's Actions In Gaza * * * President Joe Biden leads former President Donald Trump 50 - 44 percent in a head-to-head matchup, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of registered voters in Wisconsin released today. Democrats (97 - 2 percent) and independents (50 - 43 percent) back Biden, while Republicans (95 - 3   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 8 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Brain activity related to alcohol craving and future heavy drinking is different across sexes, a new study finds, which could have implications for treatment. * * * By Mallory Locklear The brain circuits that underlie alcohol craving and heavy drinking share some similarities between men and women, but also some key differences, a new Yale study reveals. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (f  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on May 8, 2024, with Jessica Thompson, assistant professor of anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: * * * By Mike Cummings Yale paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson regularly organizes and conducts scientific fieldwork in Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa where she and her colleagues discover and analyze evidence of early human activity. She considers the opportunity to work in the field a privilege,  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: Eight Yale seniors and two recent graduates have been awarded fellowships from various organizations for graduate study in the United Kingdom. These are in addition to students, previously announced in Yale News, who have won Rhodes and Marshall scholarships. The fellowship winners and their awards follow: Ellie Burke, who is studying history at Yale, was awarded a Paul Mellon fellowship to pursue an M.Phil.  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * In the body, certain enzymes are key to cell communication and their dysfunction can lead to cancer. A new study begins to uncover how they signal and when. * * * By Mallory Locklear In the human body, molecules known as kinases propagate signals within and between cells, relaying signals that allow cells to respond to changes in the environment. But there are hundreds of different kinases in the body  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 -- Yale University issued the following news: John MacKay, a renowned scholar in 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature, was recently appointed the Henry S. McNeil Professor of Film and Media Studies and Slavic Languages and Literature, effective immediately. He is a member of Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Film and Media Studies Program. In his research, MacKay, who joined the Yale faculty in 1  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 8 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on May 7, 2024, with Logan Wright, assistant professor of applied physics in the School of Engineering and Applied Science: * * * By William Weir Logan Wright, who came to Yale last July, is an applied physicist with big ambitions. He wants to take the power of programming and algorithms to new levels and expand what's possible with computing. His long-term goals include creating what he calls "laser brains,"   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 10 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Jim Shelton Astronomers at Yale and the University of Hong Kong have proposed a new strategy for finding the universe's first stars -- by looking for signs of their final, fiery flares. For years, scientists have searched for direct evidence of "Population III" stars, the first generation of stars that lit up the universe just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. Formed from the pristine gas of  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 9 -- Yale University issued the following news: William Lauenroth, an ecologist who is internationally recognized as a leader in the science of dryland and grassland ecosystems, has been appointed the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd '35 Professor, effective immediately. He is a member of the faculty at Yale School of the Environment (YSE). The endowment was created to focus on a professorship focused on teaching and research in the areas of wildlife, ecology, and biodiversit  more