NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Carlos Fernandez-Hernando, PhD, Anthony N. Brady Professor of Comparative Medicine and Pathology, was appointed as Director of the Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Program at Yale School of Medicine effective February 1. The Vascular Biology & Therapeutic Program combines new discoveries in vascular biology with closely linked clinical programs in medicine and surgery to improve the diagnosis and trea more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 26 (TNSPer) -- Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel issued the following news release: Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel has been appointed chair of the Financial Education and Empowerment Committee. The appointment was made by Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden, president of the National Association of State Treasurers. The panel, composed of nine state treasurers from across the nation, promotes public policy and initiatives to help increase perso more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2022: Nancy J. Brown, MD, Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Yale School of Medicine, hosted a reception on February 21 at the school's Medical Historical Library to welcome Eric P. Winer, MD, the new director of Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital. Winer had arrived at Yale on February 1. "One of the striking things about Eric [Winer] is how beloved he is by  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, has been appointed Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, effective immediately. A Sterling Professorship is considered the highest academic honor a Yale professor can receive. "It is a true honor for me to receive the Sterling Professorship," Iwasaki said in reaction to her appointment. "I am grateful to the university for supporti more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Richard N. Formica, MD, professor of medicine (nephrology) and of surgery (transplant), at Yale School of Medicine will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Kidney Foundation Serving Connecticut at the Night of Hope Gala on March 10, 2022. Formica is the director of transplant medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine. He is also the director of the outpatient transplantati more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale researcher Karthik Murugiah, MBBS, an instructor in the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, has been awarded a five-year K08 career development award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). His project proposes to create and validate automated algorithms that can apply natural language processing techniques to electronic health record (EHR) data to detect two important clinic more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Newly elected members of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering from Yale Schools of Medicine and of Public Health: * Anton M. Bennett, Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Comparative Medicine, Yale School of Medicine * Kristen Brennand, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine * Susan Busch, Professor of Public Health (Health Policy and Management) and more PR

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSBook) -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news release: A new book co-authored by Professor of Mathematics Education Dr. Shelly Jones will be released next month by Corwin. Titled "Engaging in Culturally Relevant Math Tasks," the book is geared toward K-5 teachers who want to teach mathematics in a more inclusive and meaningful way. The authors offer tools, strategies, and research-based practices for designing culturally relevant more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: Attorney General William Tong and acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle today announced a $310,874 settlement with a Hamden psychiatrist to resolve state and federal False Claims Act allegations. Alan Siegal, MD is the sole owner of Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry LLC (GAP) located in Hamden, Connecticut. It is alleged that from more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: Attorney General William Tong announced today the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation's three major pharmaceutical distributors - Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - and Johnson & Johnson. Following successful state sign-on and subdivision sign-on periods, the defendants will start releasing funds to a national administrator on Ap more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the nomination of Associate Attorney General Erik T. Lohr to the Connecticut Superior Court bench. "Erik Lohr is a highly experienced attorney who has successfully supervised some of the most complex and sensitive cases and settlements in our office. "He has earned the trust and respect of all of us here in the Off more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2022: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today praising President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an exceptional choice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Brown Jackson's broad experiences across the legal profession and her service on the U.S. Court of Appeal more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: Attorney General William Tong, Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes, and Acting Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman today led a coalition of attorneys general and public advocates from nine states and Washington, D.C. in submitting comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging adoption of environmental justice and ratepayer protections and clean energy policies more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released the final version of the Connecticut Standards for Remote Learning for Grades 9-12 beginning in the 2022/2023 school year. The CSDE in collaboration with the entire Lamont Administration remain committed to ensuring our students get the highest quality education possible. "The Connecticut Standards for Remote Learning for Gra more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong are urging the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation the governor filed as part of his 2022 package of legislative proposals that will take the share of funding Connecticut is receiving from the recently approved $26 billion multistate agreements involving several pharmaceutical companies over their roles in creating and fueling t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will join representatives from Connecticut's public and private sectors on an economic development mission in Israel later this month focused on strengthening connections between the state and members of Israel's innovation ecosystem, including venture capitalists, incubators, accelerators, and thought leaders. The delegation from Connecticut will inc more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Airport Authority Executive Director Kevin Dillon, and Breeze Airways founder and CEO David Neeleman today announced that Breeze Airways has chosen Bradley International Airport as the location where the company will establish its fifth base of operations under a plan that includes the creation of more than 200 new jobs in Connecticut. In addition, Breeze plans  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Hudson Bay Capital, a leading multi-billion-dollar asset management firm, is expanding its operations in Greenwich, Connecticut. As part of its expansion plans, the firm intends to create 40 new jobs in the state. Founded in 2006, the company has offices in Connecticut, New York, Miami, and London, and employs more than 120 people worldw more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Melissa McCaw, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management (OPM), has accepted a position with the Town of East Hartford and will depart the Lamont administration on March 11, 2022. McCaw has served as OPM secretary, Connecticut's top budget and policy official, since January 2019. She will assume the role of finance director for th more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy, in collaboration with Social Venture Partners Connecticut and supported by a generous grant from Bank of America, is hiring two new workforce strategy leaders to help execute the strategic vision for workforce development laid out in the Governor's Workforce Council strategic plan, a guiding document that outl more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Feb. 24, 2022: * * * Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine: "I condemn the unjustified, unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. "It is abhorrent. "The people of Connecticut stand in solidarity with the citizens of Ukraine and pray for their safety as they endure this assault on their freedom. "I commend President Biden for lea more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont is urging the Connecticut General Assembly to approve legislation he introduced (Senate Bill 10, An Act Concerning Climate Change Mitigation) that will codify into state statutes the 2040 zero-carbon electric grid goal the governor established in 2019 when he issued Executive Order No. 3 and was also included as a recommendation by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Env more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: The Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) today voted to set tuition and fees for the state's 12 community colleges for the 2022-23 academic year. Under the approved structure, tuition and mandatory fees will increase by $224 per year, or $112 per semester, for full-time students who pay out of pocket. "None of us ever want to raise tuition," Connecticut State more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSOps) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2022: Nationwide suppression of voting rights; police brutality and the murder of unarmed African Americans; and other signs of overt discrimination and social injustice throughout our society are all indicators that racism in the United States has renewed strength. In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Eastern Connecticut State University's student chap more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2022: * * * Today Andy Harkulich, President of USW 1660 and Chair of the NWPA Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, and Steve Atwood, Business Agent of Ironworkers Local 3, issued the following statement with regards to Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick. "Here in Pennsylvania we have seen firsthand the damage the outsourcing of jobs has done to our workers. Throughout the more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Nikolai Podoltsev, MD, PhD, and Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS, received awards for Excellence in Clinical Care during the annual Yale Cancer Center Conclave. The award ceremony held virtually on February 15 and hosted by Eric P. Winer, MD, Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital, celebrates faculty and provider accomplishments in 2021. The Clinical Care Award is given an more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at the Yale School of Medicine ranked first in the nation in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2021, as tabulated by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The 2021 total, $18,174,130, is a significant increase from 2020, when the department ranked third in the nation. "We are very proud of all of our faculty, rese more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A recent successful NIH K01 application by Miraj U. Desai, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, will be used, for a three-year period, in the annual mock review of the prestigious NIH Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI). Led by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and Judith Arroyo, PhD, the HDRI "aims to support the research career development of promi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Among older people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack, severe financial strain -having too little money each month to make ends meet--is associated with a 60% higher risk of dying within the six months after discharge from the hospital, according to a Yale-led study published February 22, 2022, in JAMA Internal Medicine. "We found that severe financial strain was associated with increased  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A new study from Yale School of Medicine examines burnout among medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM). Appearing in the Feb. 23 issue of JAMA Network Open, the study is one of the first to delve into two specific types of burnout -- burnout associated with disengagement and exhaustion-related burnout. The researchers, led by Jamieson O'Marr, MS, and Shin Mei Chan, BS, found that more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news: The automation of U.S. manufacturing -- robots replacing people on factory floors -- is fueling rising mortality rate among America's working-age adults, according to a new study by researchers at Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. The study, published Feb. 23 in the journal Demography, found evidence of a causal link between automation and increasing mortality, driven largely by increased "deaths of d more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2022: For decades scientists have been unable to determine why exactly there is a high incidence of diabetes and other metabolic diseases among individuals of normal weight in developing countries. A related puzzle is why undernutrition does not always decline with economic development. A new study led by Yale's Kaivan Munshi makes the case that there's a single biological explanation for both. I more PR