HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 11 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will appoint Natalie A. Braswell of Bloomfield to serve as state comptroller upon the anticipated resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo on December 31, 2021. Last week, Comptroller Lembo announced his intention to step down from his position on that date due to an ongoing medical condition. Upon the resignation of a constitu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 3 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by State Comptroller Kevin Lembo that he intends to resign from his elected office effective December 31, 2021, due to an ongoing medical condition: "It is with incredible sadness that we receive this news. I can only imagine how difficult it is for Kevin to make the decision to step down from more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Trinity College issued the following news: The Computer Science Department at Trinity College welcomed Assistant Professor of Computer Science Chandranil Chakraborttii to the faculty in the fall 2021 semester. Chakraborttii uses his research and industry connections to teach students about artificial intelligence and storage systems. According to Chakrabortti, computer science--especially data analysis and artificial intelligence--is "a tool, like a ha more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale Department of Psychiatry faculty Nii Addy, PhD, and Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD, have been appointed to named professorships. Addy, a neuroscientist whose research focuses on the neurobiology of reinforcement learning and motivational control and how these brain processes are altered in substance use, substance use disorders, depression, and anxiety, was recently appointed the Albert E. Kent  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Arthur Horwich, MD, Sterling Professor of Genetics and professor of pediatrics, has received the 2022 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Nakasone Award in recognition of his work uncovering a molecular machine and its mechanism of mediating protein folding in the cell. He is sharing the prize with his colleague Franz-Ulrich Hartl, MD, director of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany. more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Tobias Wasser, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, and Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS, lecturer in psychiatry, have been chosen to receive the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) 2022 Carol Davis Ethics Award. The award is given annually by the APA Ethics Committee to APA members who have authored outstanding publications on ethics. Wasser and Zhong are being honored for their article,"The Cost of  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined the attorneys general of four other states this week in a brief seeking the reversal of the Purdue bankruptcy order granting unprecedented lifetime legal immunity for the Sackler family. The U.S. District Judge last week requested briefs specifically addressing whether the court should consider the Sacklers' extraction of $11 billion from Purdue in  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general from around the nation in filing an amicus brief in three cases having to do with voting rights. The plaintiffs in these cases challenge Florida's restrictive voting law, SB 90. They explain that the law -- created after the 2020 election -- erects unconstitutional voting restrictions, especi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2021: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States of America v. State of Texas et. al and Whole Women's Health v. Jackson. Attorney General Tong had joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general urging the court to block the ban from going into effect and to allow challenges to the b more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 7 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: Last week we saw the most blatant attempt yet by the ultra-conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Connecticut Republicans stood side-by-side with Donald Trump throughout his administration. They stood with Trump and Mitch McConnell as they hijacked the court. And now, those same justices have set their sights on overturning Roe. In 1990, Republ more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 10 (TNSRep) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of a new state program that will provide $2.7 million to colleges and universities in Connecticut as they respond to the ongoing student mental health challenges driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding is being supported by the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund, which utilizes federal coronavirus relief aid dedicat more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Mark Boughton today are raising awareness about the 2021 Connecticut Tax Amnesty program, which offers individuals and businesses the opportunity to pay back taxes at a reduced interest rate and no penalties. The program launched on November 1, 2021 and will end on January 31, 2022. It provides a 75% reduction in more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2021: * * * Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the selection by Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons of Doug Dalena to serve as director of legal affairs for the City of Stamford: "Doug has been a trusted advisor of mine for the last several years, and Mayor Simmons is gaining an incredibly dedicated person whose commitment to public service is like no other more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: For decades, patients with atrial fibrillation with a moderate or severe risk for stroke were prescribed the anticoagulant warfarin. With the emergence of a safer, more effective class of oral anticoagulants, new Yale-led research examines contemporary practices among U.S. clinicians between 2013-2018. When taken for stroke prevention, Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants or DOACs provide an optimal ther more PR

BERLIN, Connecticut, Dec. 10 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: With an eye toward making Connecticut a national leader in clean energy, Eversource and the University of Connecticut have extended their joint commitment to the Eversource Energy Center into 2028, with the energy company announcing it will invest $14 million in the program during that time. The extension, approved earlier today at a meeting of the UConn Board of Trustees, w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 10 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) can significantly impact an individual's quality of life and, if left untreated, can be fatal. But while multiple treatment options are available, the medical community has not established a standard of care as the condition progresses, which leads to a wide variety of treatment outcomes. Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, associate professor of medicine (cardiology) and Kim Smo more PR

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, Dec. 8 (TNSPro) -- Tunxis Community College issued the following news release: Tunxis announced the launch of a new cybersecurity operations program this fall to meet high demand for cybersecurity positions. There are currently close to 600,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions in the U.S. including 33,432 entry-level cybersecurity analyst jobs, according to Cyberseek.org, with a promising career outlook projected over the next decade. The Tunxis associate degree and c more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * YSE students are researching myriad ways these animals are impacting the landscape to fully understand their conservation value and the importance of their survival. * * * To reach his object of study in the eastern Tibetan Plateau, Yufang Gao hiked a mountainside 15,000 feet above sea level. Along the equator, Mary Burak traversed the high, dry landscapes of Kenya. Kaggie Orrick has naviga more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * Big cats get more attention, but researchers are finding smaller cat species have an equally important role to play. * * * Research on smaller cat species has been much scarcer than that of big cats, but it is no less important, says Amy Zuckerwise '20 MESc, an environmental scientist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Bobcat Program. Zuckerwise and Courtney Anderson '20 MES more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects almost a quarter of adults worldwide. Yale researchers have discovered a therapeutic target for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and liver insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. The study appears in the December 2 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Mutations in the gene Dyrk1b have been associated with a disorder known as m more PR