NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) has named Nii Addy, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, as the recipient of its 2021 Dolores Shockley Diversity and Inclusion Advancement Award. The award is presented to a person and/or program that has had outstanding success promoting diversity and inclusion within the fields of basic, clinical, or translational neuroscience. Addy is know more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 24 (TNSMon) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College has received a $10 million gift from former Trinity trustee and former Connecticut State Treasurer Francisco L. Borges '74, H'20, his wife Luisa, and his four siblings Peter L. Borges '80, Francesca Borges Gordon '82, Maria Borges Correia '85, and Joaquina Borges King, who attended Wesleyan University. The gift will provide financial aid for outstanding students who would not otherwise be able  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2021: Attorney General William Tong joined New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew Bruck today pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tighten controls on air pollution emitted by heavy-duty trucks. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, the attorneys general  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that more than 90% of K-12 school employees in Connecticut are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the results of a one-time survey conducted in public and private school districts by the Connecticut State Department of Education. In total, the findings show that 163 public school districts have employee vaccination rates that are 90% or greater.  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today released updated data regarding compliance with his order requiring executive branch state employees to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive weekly testing for the virus. Overall compliance remains high with 95% of executive branch state employees either fully vaccinated or current in their weekly testing. The overall vaccination rate among the executive br more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today announced that the State of Connecticut's business registration system has been upgraded and is now fully integrated with Business.CT.gov, the state's business portal that serves as a one-stop-shop for businesses and entrepreneurs to navigate state government requirements as effectively and quickly as possible.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This Thanksgiving, Connecticut families and parents can be grateful for a high vaccination rate among staff in K-12 employees that's keeping schools open and kids safe. Gov. Ned Lamont announced that more than 90% of public and private school employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 and the overwhelming majority are following the governor's executive order for K-12 staff to get vaccinated or else tested for more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 22 (TNSJou) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Two alumni-faculty research groups from the Biology Department at Eastern Connecticut State University authored two peer-reviewed articles that were recently published in scientific journals. Jacob Dayton '19 and Alexsis Powell '20, along with postdoctoral research fellow Carlos Santibanez Lopez, worked with biology professors Patricia Szczy and Matthew Graham to produce research on cam more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Nov. 24 (TNSGra) -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: Middlesex Community College (MxCC) has received $12,000 in grant funding from the Gene Haas Foundation in October. The scholarships, managed by the MxCC Foundation, are based on merit and will be awarded to precision manufacturing students to cover tuition, books and supplies such as personal tooling. "Middlesex Community College is honored to be the recipient of a 2021 Gene Haas Foundation stud more PR

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: New York Attorney General Letitia James today partnered with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew Bruck in pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move swiftly to tighten controls on air pollution emitted by heavy-duty trucks. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and National Climate Advisor Gina  more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Nov. 25 (TNSPar) -- Post University issued the following news release: * * * Post University Enters Academic Articulation Agreement With the U.S. Army Chemical School at Fort Leonard Wood Post University has entered into a multi-year academic articulation agreement with the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School (USACBRNS) in Fort Leonard Wood, MO allowing enlisted personnel to apply their military education and experience toward a degree from  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A with Kutluk Oktay, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences and director of the Laboratory of Molecular Reproduction and Fertility Preservation: * * * Many cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, can irreparably harm reproductive organs, leaving patients who hope to conceive a child after treatment with few options. Some can preserve their eggs or embryos, but those procedures more PR

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, Nov. 23 (TNSPro) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2021: Prospective students with work experience or related training in the criminal justice field may be eligible to receive academic credit for their experiences, putting them on the fast track to completion at Manchester Community College. MCC's criminal justice degree and certificate programs prepare students for career opportunities in the criminal justice field, as well  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 25 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A molecule known as anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a driver of several cancers, including pediatric neuroblastoma, B-cell lymphomas, and myofibroblast tumors. But for years much about this molecule -- its role in the body, which molecules interact with it, what it looks like -- has remained unknown, limiting efforts to target it for treatment. Now, two studies led by Yale Cancer Center published more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 24 -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: Better soil, better crops, better yields -- seems simple, right? "People who might be on different sides politically can come together on the issue of soil health; there is very little controversy around it," says Darya Watnick '21 MEM. The tricky part is bringing together numerous stakeholders, with varying interests, to develop meaningful, lasting soil health policy. To that end, Watnick and Abbey Warne more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 27 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Nov. 25, 2021: From 50,000 years to 6,000 years ago, many of the world's largest animals, including such iconic grassland grazers as the woolly mammoth, giant bison, and ancient horses, went extinct. The loss of these grazing species triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity in the world's grasslands, according to a new Yale-led study published Nov. 26 in the journal Science. In collaboration with the more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news: A molecule known as anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a driver of several cancers, including pediatric neuroblastoma, B-cell lymphomas, and myofibroblast tumors. But for years much about this molecule -- its role in the body, which molecules interact with it, what it looks like -- has remained unknown, limiting efforts to target it for treatment. Now, two Yale-led studies published Nov. 24 in Nature reveal more PR