SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Two new associate vice presidents and a new chief of staff for the President's Office have joined Mount Holyoke. Penn'lope Davis has joined the College as the associate vice president for Human Resources. Penny comes to Mount Holyoke after serving as the chief human resources officer for the Department of Social Services for the State of Connecticut. She has also served as an adjunct professor at more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release: News reports from yesterday's State of the State highlighted the strong fiscal management that has enabled Gov. Ned Lamont to propose millions of dollars in tax cuts to put money back in people's pockets, while making record investments to support our schools, communities, and working families. Here's what people are saying about Gov. Lamont's historic budget: NBC Connecticut: Lamont Offers T more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as temperatures are expected to drop into the single digits on Saturday night, he is directing the State of Connecticut's severe cold weather protocol to be activated beginning at noon on Saturday, February 5, 2022, and remaining in effect through noon on Sunday, February 6, 2022. The purpose of the protocol is to ensure that the most vuln more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is endorsing a plan developed in consultation with Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani and Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker to eliminate the statewide requirement that is in effect as part of Connecticut's COVID-19 safety protocols for masks to be worn in  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that on the first day of the 2022 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which begins on Wednesday, February 9, he will introduce a comprehensive package of legislative proposals aimed at eliminating gun violence in Connecticut through a series of targeted initiatives, including the enhancement of efforts to stop the illegal flow o more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today joined Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) President Terrence Cheng, campus leaders, students, and manufacturers at a ceremony to launch the new Connecticut State Community College (CT State) Naugatuck Valley Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU). The new facility will enroll  more PR

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release: As the recipient of a more than $145,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, Manchester Community College will spearhead a project that will create a digital reader of art history essays authored largely by scholars who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). The essays will feature global historical perspectives, as well as the art and histories of tradi more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick has parachuted into Pennsylvania for a vanity Senate run, but is so desperate for Trump's approval that he's spreading lies about the people he wants to represent. NBC News asked the Pennsylvania GOP candidates for Senate if Biden legitimately won the 2020 election. McCormick used this as an opportunity to raise baseless conspiracy theories about Phil more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: * * * This is the first in a special series that takes an in-depth look at Yale School of the Environment's Centers, Programs, and Initiatives. This month's focus is on the Center for Industrial Ecology, which seeks not only to advance our understanding of the environmental impacts of production and consumption on an international scale, but also to be part of tangible solutions. * more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 5 (TNSRep) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: A new report on climate resilience in Connecticut is recommending that the state take more steps to dismantle underlying inequality that makes vulnerable communities more susceptible to the effects of climate change. The report, a collaboration between the Yale School of the Environment, the Yale School of Public Health Center on Climate Change and Health, and Vermont Law School, details ways the s more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2022: Decades of research has shown that limits on calorie intake by flies, worms, and mice can enhance life span in laboratory conditions. But whether such calorie restriction can do the same for humans remains unclear. Now a new study led by Yale researchers confirms the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans -- and identifies a key protein that could be harnessed to extend he more PR