SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSPer) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Dr. Tarek M. Sobh has been appointed as the eighth president of Lawrence Technological University and will assume office January 1, 2022, announced Douglas Ebert, chairman of LTU's Board of Trustees. Sobh, a licensed professional engineer, has served as vice president of academic affairs and provost at Lawrence Tech since 2020. Previously, he was the interim provost; and the university more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today are applauding approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) of the $103.4 million Eversource accountability plan they announced earlier this month. The agreement will increase local accountability and control, and return $103.4 million back to Connecticut families following significant deficiencies in the utility's respo more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani today announced that COVID-19 vaccines are now available to be administered in Connecticut to children ages 5 through 11. The availability of the vaccines for this age group follows the recent recommendations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that 40 high schools from 19 districts across the state will participate in the 2021-22 Connecticut FAFSA Challenge, an initiative designed to increase Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates, improve postsecondary access, and close opportunity gaps among more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that Ms. Kim King, a PK-4 art teacher in Mansfield at both the Southeast Elementary School and the Annie E. Vinton School, has been selected as Connecticut's 2022 Teacher of the Year, the state's highest recognition honoring extraordinary teachers. The governor, commissioner, and other state an more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that at his urging, President Joe Biden has approved his request for a presidential major disaster declaration due to the damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in early September. The portions of the request that were approved today include: * The FEMA Individual Assistance Program for Fairfield County and New London County, includin more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 29. 2021: Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) President Terrence Cheng, and Alphabet's Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat today announced that Connecticut has become the first state in the nation to offer the full suite of Google Career Certificates across its state colleges and universities system, and that the program is now available to all community  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 2 (TNSOps) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Yale School of Public Health welcomed 38 working professionals to campus this semester as it launches its inaugural online Executive MPH program. The part-time program, which takes two years to complete, provides students with a broad foundation in public health and an opportunity to specialize in chosen tracks: Health Informatics, Environmental Health Sciences, Applied Analytical Methods and Epid more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Nov. 5 (TNSPro) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * Liberal arts alumnus founds pro bono program offering legal assistance to those in need Connecticut residents are heading to their local libraries for pro bono legal assistance through a new program called Lawyers in Libraries, founded by RIT alumnus Kyle LaBuff '06 (psychology). LaBuff launched the program, which invites people in need to sign up for a free 20- more PR

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, Nov. 4 (TNSPro) -- Tunxis Community College issued the following news release: * * * Tunxis Community College Announces New Data Science Program Tunxis Community College has announced a new Data Science program this fall to meet the growing need for data analytics professionals in a variety of industries. Data science is a field which extracts insights from big data which are used in decision making, product development, trend analysis and forecasting. "The world ne more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 2 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) caused by brain aneurysm rupture is an infrequent subtype of stroke that carries high morbidity and mortality. There are only a few preventive strategies that are currently available for this disease, so there is a pressing need to better understand the biological mechanisms that lead to brain aneurysm formation and rupture. A team of Yale investigators is evaluating wheth more PR