MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 1 (TNSGra) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: UofM professor Jim Adelman and researchers from Virginia Tech, University of San Diego and University of Connecticut received a $1.75 million grant to study variation in host susceptibility to infectious disease. The four-year study is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences within a multi-agency program, the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID). "As we've al more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine (Yale-PCCSM) at Yale School of Medicine, has been named director of the Department of Internal Medicine's Physician Scientist Training (PST) program. "Dr. Dela Cruz is an alumnus of our PST program and an internationally recognized investigator in Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep M more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, the cities of Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, and the counties of Denver and San Francisco in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more stringent greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards for passenger cars and light trucks. T more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to take robust action to fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Since borrowers first became eligible for relief in 2017, almost all PSLF applications have been rejected, leaving millions of public servants in the lurch. These teachers, nurs more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following joint news release on Oct. 1, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today announced an agreement between the State of Connecticut and Eversource to increase local accountability and control and return $103.4 million back to Connecticut families following significant deficiencies in the utility's response to Tropical Storm Isaias. The agreement also stabilizes electric distribution rates u more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing nearly $10 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funding and American Recovery Plan Act funding to support Connecticut's dairy and aquaculture industries, which experienced significant market disruptions during the pandemic, negatively impacting sales. Additional funds will be used to address food insecurity with funds  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has directed executive branch state agency heads to prepare for their employees to be placed on unpaid leave starting next week due to non-compliance with executive orders requiring COVID-19 vaccination or testing. State employees have until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2021, to provide proof of vaccination or compliance with weekl more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as the Connecticut General Assembly has given final legislative approval to renew the COVID-19 civil preparedness and public health emergency declarations through February 15, 2022, he has signed an executive order - Executive Order No. 14 - authorizing nine previously issued executive orders to remain in effect through the duration of  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Office of Highway Safety, and AAA today announced that beginning Friday, October 1, 2021, a new Connecticut law will require all passengers to buckle up, regardless of where they are positioned in the vehicle. The legislation enacting the new law was signed by the governor in July. "Connecticut was one  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In an opinion column published in The Day this week, David Collins delivered bad news for GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Bob Stefanowski and Themis Klarides, slamming Connecticut Republicans for embracing Trump and his extreme positions and outlining how it will turn voters even further away from the party. Collins says the Connecticut GOP's reckless pursuit of Trump's 'Big Lie' "is eroding any credibility the Co more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 2 (TNSMon) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College recently announced its support of Hartford's new Park Street Library @ the Lyric through a donation of $10,000 to the neighborhood library to help fund its adult reading room. Hartford Public Library held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 30, and will open its doors to the public on Saturday, October 2, with a celebration that includes a daylong block party. The Park Street Libra more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 29 (TNSJou) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Over the past year and a half, COVID-19 has shaped how faculty members and students learn both inside and outside of the classroom, influencing and inspiring research projects across the disciplines. Trinity College researchers in the fields of economics, mathematics, and political science and public policy and law are among those whose work ties directly to the COVID pandemic. Following the stay-at-home ord more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 28 (TNSGra) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Our differences are what make us unique. Different worldviews, different experiences, and even different hair colors can lead to a more diverse and interesting world. But just as our many differences impact our societies, biological differences in how susceptible individuals are to a pathogen can also impact a global process: disease outbreaks. Researchers at Virginia Tech and three other institutions -- the U more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 29 (TNSOps) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2021: Despite a small carbon footprint, Denmark is an innovator in the environmental realm. Dan Jorgensen, the country's minister for climate, energy, and utilities, recently visited YSE to explain why the country wants to be a leader in the global fight against climate change. In just the past few decades, Denmark has been able to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by half while a more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine's September 2021 issue on Health Equity has been published on PubMed Central. The YJBM September 2021 focus issue explores the breadth and complexity of health inequities research in the US and abroad. Questions about health equity have garnered additional attention as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how devastating disparities in access to care and nume more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 2 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2021: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much uncertainty about how long immunity lasts after an unvaccinated person is infected with SARS-CoV-2. Now a team of scientists led by faculty at Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have an answer: Strong protection following natural infection is short-lived. "Reinfection can reasonably happen in thr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 29 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2021: A study from Yale and Georgia Tech offers new context for a pivotal step in the evolution of life on Earth: the dramatic proliferation of animal life, hundreds of millions of years ago, in the ancient sea. The prevailing scientific theory has been that ancient waters were filled with nutrient-rich particulate matter, giving the oceans a soup-like consistency. In that scenario, early animal more PR