STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: For the third time in less than 12 months, the UConn academic community has come together quickly to address a subject of current concern and is offering another "pop-up" course this spring semester. "Climate Crisis: Take Action" is a free, one-credit course that will be taught asynchronously by UConn faculty from schools and colleges from across the university. One version of the course will be offered f more PR

ENFIELD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSRes) -- Asnuntuck Community College issued the following news: Asnuntuck Community College's Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center is featured in the new book Workforce Education: A New Roadmap from MIT Press. Written by Massachusetts Institute for Technology Professors William B. Bonvillian and Sanjay E. Sarma, the book explores the gaps and problems in the United States workforce education system, while also spotlighting how programs, including the one off more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today filed a letter in support of extending the moratorium on utility shut offs. "We are not yet out of the woods with COVID-19, and many Connecticut families are still relying on essential utilities for hygiene, cooking, cleaning and climate control to work, study and school their children from home," Attorney General Tong said. "Endi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general from around the nation in opposing a lawsuit that seeks to stop states from enforcing their laws against a company disseminating dangerous 3D-printed gun files on the internet. In an amicus brief supporting the petitioner in the case Grewal v. Defense Distributed before the U.S. Supreme Court, the coalition s more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general sending a letter to Congressional leadership urging support for H.R. 1/S. 1, the For the People Act of 2021. The bill is an omnibus package of democracy reforms designed to safely expand access to the ballot, protect elections from foreign interference, force disclosure of dark money in federal more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: In an effort to ensure that Connecticut continues taking the most equitable and efficient approach to quickly administering the COVID-19 vaccine to as many people as possible, Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state will continue with an age-based approach to expanding eligibility to the vaccine, explaining that other previously considered scenarios proved overly comp more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the City of New London and the 0rsted/Eversource Joint Venture have signed a Host Community Agreement (HCA) to facilitate the redevelopment of State Pier into a modern, heavy-lift facility capable of supporting offshore wind turbine staging and assembly and a broader range of cargo businesses. The agreement represents a critical milestone more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for approving legislation today regarding issues of tax fairness during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The Connecticut House of Representatives passing House Bill 6516 is a great step forward toward tax fairness in our state," Governor Lamont said. "Thousands of residents had to suddenly begin working remotely  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for approving legislation that will encourage the development of data centers in the state. "Seeing the Connecticut House of Representatives approve this measure in a bipartisan way is exactly what our residents want to see when it comes to our commitment to economic growth and continuing our Conne more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for approving legislation that will prohibit workplace discrimination based on hairstyles that are commonly associated with people of color, such as afros, Bantu knots, braids, cornrows, dreadlocks, and twists. Known as the CROWN Act, which stands for "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natur more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has scheduled Tuesday, April 13, 2021 as the date to hold a special election to fill a vacancy for state representative in the 112th Assembly District of the Connecticut House of Representatives. The seat, which consists of the entirety of Monroe and portions of Newtown, became vacant on February 17 following the resignation of J.P. S more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has filed an objection to motions under consideration at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to approve plans submitted by Eversource Energy and the United Illuminating Company to begin allowing for the disconnection of customers for non-payment for the time since PURA first implemented a shut-off moratoriu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made by the College Board showing that Connecticut - for the first time ever - ranks best in the nation on student performance of advanced placement (AP) exams. According to a report released today by the College Board, 34.5 percent of 2020 high school graduates in Connecticut earned a score of 3 or more on an AP exam. Compared to the national  more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSRes) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the public has relied on dynamic visualizations in the form of maps and apps to keep up-to-date with the spread of the disease on both local and global scales. And with the use of geo-enabled apps, individuals can locate COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites, order groceries and other goods online, find uncrowded outdoor spaces, and track and even map the n more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2021: It is rare to see a college professor begin a lecture with a moment of silence, but that is how Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, associate professor of English education at Teachers College, Columbia University, began her virtual presentation on Feb. 17. She asked an audience of nearly 50 Eastern Connecticut State University faculty and staff for a moment of silence to offer respect to the  more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the challenges of climate change, reflecting recent moves by the federal government and thousands of environmental leaders nationwide. After the Biden Administration formally rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement on Feb. 19, Eastern has united with thousands of communities and organizations to sign the America Is All In more PR

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Housatonic Community College issued the following news: Community colleges in southwestern Connecticut are offering students a guaranteed pathway to bachelor's degrees thanks to a new agreement reached with Lees-McRae College. Dr. Thomas G. Coley, Regional President at Shoreline-West Connecticut State Community College and Dr. Lee King, President of Lees-McRae College signed a memorandum of understanding on February 24 at a virtual signing event that helps st more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Connecticut are making groundbreaking discoveries all the time. But for this work to be translated into a product or service that can help people, it takes a lot of hard work and, critically, business savvy that many academic researchers lack. That's where EIRs come in. The Entrepreneurs/Executives in Residence (EIRs) in the Technology Commercialization Services (TCS) Mento more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Trinity College issued the following news release: Two Trinity College professors who teach and conduct research about immigration are demonstrating their dedication to inclusivity by supporting a national nonprofit organization that works to create welcoming communities. Professor of Political Science Stefanie Chambers and Charles A. Dana Research Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law Abigail Fisher Williamson recently were chosen more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 27 (TNSJou) -- Trinity College issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: A Trinity College professor and two of her students recently published a scientific paper that sheds light on how different threats impact river turtle populations. Based on research they conducted in Ozark County, Missouri, in 2019, the paper can help to inform conservation strategies for river turtles. Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Biology Amber Pitt said that tur more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: A UConn anti-racism initiative kicked off its first stage on Friday with the first part of a two-week conference titled "Racism in the Margins." The conference, organized by faculty and students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, saw more than 900 virtual registrants attend talks about how racism affects the teaching of writing at colleges and universities, and how professors can be more more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: The University of Connecticut has partnered with FutureLearn, one of the world's leading social learning platforms, to begin offering courses globally as massive open online courses (MOOCs). UConn, a research-intensive, top 25 public university, will mark the launch of the partnership with courses on racism in the United States. A two-course series will open for enrollment on FutureLearn starting March 14. more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Every time you walk, run, or pick up a cup of coffee, your joints are at work. For millions of people with osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, these simple movements are incredibly painful. Osteoarthritis affects more than 66 million Americans and costs approximately $303 billion a year to manage the disease. Syam Nukavarapu, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the Unive more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become a new norm for many routine and non-emergency medical needs. But there are lessons to be learned from telemedicine's use - or lack thereof - prior to the pandemic, and a new study from a UConn School of Social Work researcher offers insight for policymakers, administrators, and public health officials when considering the implementati more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Many people leave college with bad memories of struggling through math classes. Students' difficulties with early math classes are one of the top reasons they drop out of STEM majors. UConn Technology Incubation Program startup Stemify is working to change that, with an innovative approach to math education that utilizes artificial intelligence to support learning. In 2013, Amit Savkar, UConn associate pr more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: The UConn School of Business will launch an Online MBA program in the Fall, increasing accessibility for prospective graduate students while still providing the rigor, prestige, and benefits of an in-person UConn MBA degree. The OMBA program, which will welcome its first 40-member cohort in late August, was endorsed by the university's Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Applications will be accepted  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: The 615 UConn students who hail from Manchester receive an average of $8,322 in financial aid from the University, while their fellow City of Village Charm residents visited a UConn Health facility 32,540 times in the last year. Down on the shoreline, there are 330 current Huskies who call Milford home, along with some 1,938 UConn alumni. In the capital city of Hartford, there are 233 faculty and staff memb more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Selenium contamination of freshwater ecosystems is an ongoing environmental health problem around the world. A naturally occurring trace element, selenium levels are high in some geologic formations like sedimentary shales that form much of the bedrock in the Western United States. Soils derived from this bedrock, and weathering of shale outcrops, can contribute high levels of selenium to surroundi more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Whether it's a "Zoombomb" filled with racial slurs, a racist meme that pops up in a Facebook timeline, or a hate-filled comment on an Instagram post, social media has the power to bring out the worst of the worst. For college students of color who encounter online racism, the effect of racialized aggressions and assaults reaches far beyond any single social media feed and can lead to real and sign more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Mesmerizing photos of the Earth from space are now iconic images. Zooming in on satellite images and looking at features like fields, forests, or bodies of water can provide valuable insights into how things are changing on the ground. The technology needed to use these images for scientific research are also getting a closer look from academics and industry alike. The UConn Global Environmental  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: Antipoverty programs in the U.S. have a critical role to play in reducing childhood neglect, according to a new paper published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science by UConn public policy and social work researchers, who propose a coordinated, synergistic response among anti-poverty programs to help families achieve safe and consistent care for children. "Because U more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following Q&A on Feb. 24, 2021: Nearly a year since the nation went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, just about everyone is struggling to maintain a semblance of normality. Parents of school-aged children have taken to social media and countless news stories have been written on the difficulties of balancing remote learning with remote working. Sandra Chafouleas, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Ne more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2021: Humans are storytellers; from our earliest ancestors sharing tales around a fire, to most of us creating and sharing content today on social media. Just as there is a skill to storytelling, there also is in facilitating and listening to those stories - helping someone reminisce or talk through their experiences. If a health care professional is trained in such skills, it can even be a form more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2021: In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, researchers demonstrate sex hormones and insulin growth factors are associated with recurrence risk of endometrial cancer. The findings suggest endocrine-targeted therapies and an assessment of biomarkers in hormone and insulin signaling pathways may be useful in the prevention and treatment of endometrial cancer recurrence. The study is a col more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2021: The Rev. James K. Donnell '58 B.D., a retired Presbyterian minister from Pennsylvania, had such confidence in his alma mater that he contributed over $1 million toward its greatest needs. Upon deciding to make a lead gift to the School, Rev. Donnell asked Dean Greg Sterling how his funds might be directed to bring the maximum benefit. Sterling suggested he dedicate the gift to the Living Village, more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 27 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Random numbers are increasingly important to our digitally connected world, with applications that include e-commerce, cryptography, and cloud computing. Producing a large amount of truly random numbers quickly, though, is a challenge. To speed things up, a team of researchers has developed a compact laser that can produce these random numbers 100 times quicker than the fastest more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is a main vector of deadly diseases like dengue fever, chikungunya, and the Zika virus, which result in hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide each year. Because Ae. aegypti prefers to bite humans and there are no vaccines for many of these diseases they carry, developing methods to control these insects is imperative in the fight to control illness. In more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) is playing a key role in Facebook's new initiative to combat the spread of climate change misinformation on its platform. Facebook announced this month it is expanding the Climate Science Information Center it launched in September to a dozen additional countries, including translations into local languages. The center directs users to facts more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Yale Law School issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: The Schell Center for International Human Rights announced today the program for its 2021 Bernstein Symposium. The event, which will be held virtually, will consider the consequences of global crises -- such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change -- for human rights advocacy. The full program is included below. Bernstein International Human Rights Symposium April 9, 2021, 2-4 pm - Yale  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSRes) -- Yale Law School issued the following news release: The Washington Center for Equitable Growth has adapted the research of Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law Yair Listokin '05 into a factsheet titled, "Executive action to coordinate federal countercyclical regulatory policy." The factsheet, which addresses the ongoing coronavirus recession, argues that "executive agencies should consider how their regulatory power can be aggressively leveraged to pro more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: In the United States, hepatitis C has long been the number one driver of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common liver cancer and the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Between three to five million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis C, but 4 in 10 do not realize they have it. More than 75 percent of patients are baby boomers, whose many years of undetected liver more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 27 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: When patients with COVID-19 arrive in emergency rooms, there are relatively few ways for doctors to predict which ones are more likely to become critically ill and require intensive care and which ones are more likely to enjoy a quick recovery. New Yale research could help them identify important early clues. In a recent study, researchers report that a series of biomarkers, or biological signals, as more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer, but how to leverage that knowledge for prevention and treatment has been elusive. Mandar Deepak Muzumdar, MD, is in the process of changing that. Dr. Muzumdar has uncovered hormonal activity associated with obesity that creates targets for drug development. He was lead author of a paper published in the journal Cell in May 2020  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 27 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale clinical fellow Attila Feher, MD, PhD, was selected for the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Author Achievement Award for his manuscript in the journal JACC: CardioOncology about a novel approach to help determine whether cancer patients receiving the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin are likely to experience heart failure as a side effect of their chemotherapy treatment. Feher and his co- more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Carlos Grilo, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and of Psychology and Director of the Yale Program for Obesity Weight and Eating Research, recently served as guest co-editor on a special issue of Clinical Therapeutics, centered around the topic of eating disorders. Grilo co-authored the following articles in the January 2021 special issue: * Eating Disorders Update 2021: What We Know, What We Don't Know, more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Carlos Grilo, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and of Psychology, has been named the world's top expert in binge-eating disorder by Expertscape's PubMed-based algorithms. Expertscape also ranked Grilo fourth worldwide in feeding and eating disorders, according to its algorithms. The rankings are based on the past 10 years of publications, according to Expertscape, which provides medical search and conte more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: When COVID-19 surged in the spring of 2020, the physicians and staff who work in ambulatory care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and the Smilow Cancer Hospital Network were forced to respond with lightning speed, creating temporary spaces that would allow for social distancing, beefing up technology for relatively novel telehealth visits, and rethinking patient care to keep everyone safe. But the pandemic n more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: When lung cancer and breast cancer relapse, they often metastasize in the brain. The tumors that arise in the brain develop novel characteristics, differences that often confer resistance to existing drug therapies and create opportunities for new detection and treatment approaches for Yale Cancer Center researchers. "We often think of metastasis as this orderly progression of events," said Don Nguye more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Since Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, joined the faculty at Yale in 2006, her passion and research has focused on promoting health and healthcare equity for structurally marginalized populations. She and her team advocate for people and communities facing social and economic barriers to things such as housing, education, and employment. These health and social inequities reveal themselves in many forms more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: When it comes to unlocking the secrets of DNA repair, Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD, doesn't think in terms of just resources. The Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and Pathology favors a far mightier word: armamentarium. Based on the Latin word for "armory," it describes the collection of medicines, equipment and techniques utilized by a medical practitioner for a field of study. Yale Cancer Center has an more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Our bodies have two immune systems: the innate one we are born with that is capable of inducing a rapid immune response; and the adaptive one, which is prompted into action by the innate immune system. The innate immune system detects an intruder and sends out a first line of defense, and directs the adaptive immune system to create a more specific and nimble response. Cancer can proliferate when the more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) envisions a state where every child is surrounded by a strong network of nurturing adults who deeply value the importance of the first years of a child's life and have the skills, knowledge, support, and passion to meet the child's unique needs. For many children, early childhood education (ECE) providers are critical members of this network of supportive adults. more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2021: The partnership of Daniel Petrylak, MD, and Craig Crews, PhD, didn't quite form by accident, but it was spurred by a bit of luck. Dr. Crews is the John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and a Professor of Chemistry, of Pharmacology and of Management, plus the Executive Director of the Yale Center for Molecular Discovery. Dr. Petrylak is a Professor of Medic more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: For men with newly-diagnosed prostate cancer, numerous initial options are available. These include formal treatment options as well as a growing interest in active surveillance, a period of close observation. Studies have shown that utilizing a tissue-based genomic test can provide important insight into whether a localized tumor is slow- growing or aggressive, thus enhancing the ability to offer act more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The 2021 Women's Mental Health Conference at Yale (WMHC) will host Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, as its keynote speaker. The two-day conference, to be held virtually, will kick off with a keynote Q&A with Burke during Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Friday, April 23. Burke will also partake in a virtual breakfast meet and greet with a select group of trainees and students immediately preceding her  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Understanding how the immune system responds to acute brain hemorrhage could open doors to identifying treatments for this devastating disease. However, up until now, there has been limited information on inflammation in the brain from human patients, especially during the first days after a hemorrhagic stroke. This led a team of researchers to partner with a large clinical trial of minimally-invasiv more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 27 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Assistant Professor Adjunct Tekisha Everette's core passion is looking at ways in which U.S. policies are racialized and addressing their disproportionate impacts on the lives of minoritized individuals. Her path towards this passion began long before her professorship at the Yale School of Public Health, her six years leading the nonprofit Health Equity Solutions (HES), and even her time in Washington,  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: States regularly use administrative records, such as motor-vehicle data, in determining whether people have moved to prune their voter rolls. A Yale-led study of this process in Wisconsin shows that a significant percentage of registered voters are incorrectly identified as having changed addresses, potentially endangering their right to vote. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, fou more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A new randomized study could reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 and streamline clinical research at Yale. The study will enroll 466 patients across five different Yale New Haven Hospital sites to identify a potential COVID-19 treatment. Led by Alexandra Lansky, MD, a professor of medicine and director of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Group (YCRG), the COLSTAT clinical tria more PR