HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 29 (TNSPer) -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) President Terrence Cheng today announced the hiring of Dr. Hitesh Rai Kathuria as provost & senior vice president of academic and student affairs for the CSCU system. Dr. Kathuria will officially begin his tenure on June 3, 2022. "Dr. Kathuria will join the CSCU system with experience in system-wide effor more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, April 28 (TNSPer) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: Carl Lejuez has been appointed the university's new executive vice president and provost, announced Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis. Lejuez will be joining Stony Brook on July 1, 2022. He presently serves as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut (UConn). As the chief academic officer at Ston more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 30 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Three faculty members from the Department of Internal Medicine, Cary Gross, MD; Elizabeth Jonas, MD; and Patrick G. O'Connor, MD, MPH, MACP, were elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP) during the organization's annual meeting in April 2022. Gross is a professor of medicine (general medicine) and of epidemiology (chronic diseases). In 2010, he founded Yale's Cancer Outcomes, Public more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: Attorney General William Tong praised the confirmation today of Vanessa Avery to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Vanessa Avery currently serves as the Associate Attorney General for Enforcement, Litigation and Investigations in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. "This is an incredible and historic moment for Connecticut, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Attorney General William Tong today joined 16 other attorneys general, the City of New York, and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in suing the U.S. Postal Service and challenging its deeply flawed environmental analysis for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisition program. The Postal Service has the largest civilian vehicle fleet in the world, con more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 27 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 26, 2022: Five days ago, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski promised to release his tax returns. So far, nothing but silence from him and his campaign. It's not really a surprise that Bob is, once again, failing to be transparent; he delayed releasing his taxes till the last minute in 2018. The difference this time: he is not just hiding his tax records, he's hiding the more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 29 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for giving final approval today to legislation he proposed (Senate Bill 10) that will codify into state statutes the 2040 zero-carbon electric grid goal that he established through an executive order he issued in 2019. The governor explained that codifying this target into statute is necessary to provide state policymak more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 29, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for giving final approval today to legislation (Senate Bill 4) that includes his proposal to adopt California's emissions standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, which will contribute to improved air quality and health outcomes for Connecticut residents. Several of Connecticut's neighboring state more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for approving legislation he proposed (House Bill 5045) that will help alleviate the risks associated with lead poisoning among children and align Connecticut's standards with federal guidance. The House approved the legislation today by a unanimous vote of 146-0. It will next be transmitted to the State Senate for that more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 (TNSPer) -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: The Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) today appointed Dr. John Maduko to serve as president of Connecticut State Community College (CT State). Maduko, a medical doctor who currently serves as vice president of academic and student affairs for Minnesota State Community and Technical College, a member of the 37 institution Minnesota State Colleges  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the news release: Working families across Connecticut are set to see relief on taxes and other kitchen table costs thanks to Governor Ned Lamont, as he just landed a deal on the state budget that provides nearly $600 million in tax relief. The unprecedented tax relief includes up to a $750 credit for families with kids, expands the property tax credit from $200 to $300, and boosts the Earned Income Tax Credit to save eligible  more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 29 (TNSBook) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University English lecturer Brent Terry gave a poetry reading on April 26 in support of his new book titled "21st Century Autoimmune Blues." Published by the Unsolicited Press, Terry's book is a series of poems that tackle political and personal subjects in a comedic and emotional way. Inspired by his personal health obstacles and the climate of the world, th more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on April 25, 2022: Tonight the GOP Senate candidates will be coming together on stage and we should expect even more fireworks from one of the country's messiest and most expensive primaries. The debate marks the first time the candidates will face each other since New Jersey daytime TV host Mehmet Oz beat out Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick for Trump's endorsement. The endorsemen more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This past Friday Donald Trump held a tele-town hall with his endorsed candidate for Senate, New Jersey daytime TV host Mehmet Oz. During the event, Trump made sure to slam Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick over his ties to China: Trump: And, look, China, look, China has been a real problem for our country in many ways. Nobody has any idea how bad it's been. But it's been a real big more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting from the Associated Press highlights how out of state millionaires are attempting to buy the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania. The article points out that Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick, who has already been called out for misleading voters, lied in an interview about his upbringing: McCormick, who resigned from his $22 million-a-year job as CEO of a hedge fun more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 29 (TNSRes) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: A week after a federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes, trains, buses, and other public transportation, Americans say 51 - 46 percent that people should not be required to wear masks on airplanes, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today. There are big partisan divides as Republicans  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 (TNSBook) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College Assistant Professor of American Studies Juliet Nebolon has been awarded a 2022 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The fellowship grant will support Nebolon during the next academic year as she completes her first book, Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i and the Making of U.S. Empire. ACLS fellowships and grants are awarded to individual scholars for exc more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 30 (TNSRes) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University hosted the first capstone celebration for the Social Work and Law Enforcement (SWLE) Project on April 22 in the Shafer Hall Auditorium. Titled "Boots on the Ground," the event commemorated the inaugural year of a statewide collaboration that is formalizing the emerging field of police social work. In addition to highlighting the program's current s more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, April 29 -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: For Jeffrey Treistman, Ph.D., and Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D., it is their passion for learning about the world and exploring political affairs that drives them. Their idea was to create a podcast in which they'd speak with experts on a variety of topics and share their conversations, ideas, expertise, and enthusiasm for learning. While they were interested in launching a podcast that would enable them to sh more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 27 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: COVID-19 may be primarily a respiratory illness, but its reach extends far beyond the lungs. Since the pandemic's onset, it has become clear to neurologists that the pervasive disease can impact even our most precious organ--the brain. The neurologic and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 are incredibly diverse and sometimes persist long after patients recover from their initial infections. Studyi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 22 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Research from the Yale School of Medicine indicates that a protein kinase that is a master regulator of cell metabolism is critical to preventing atrial fibrillation. The research appeared April 22 in the journal JCI Insight. Lawrence H. Young, MD, professor of medicine and cellular and molecular physiology, and senior author of the study, said that the link between metabolic stress and atrial fibri more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 30 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, and colleagues take a page from the history of influenza to propose a five-step process for managing COVID-19. The authors look at the similarities between the emergence of influenza outbreaks and the COVID-19 pandemic and offer a "call to arms based on science and history." The commentary, "Managing COVID-19 going forward--the lessons from history," appeared in the Quarterl more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news: The animal collections housed at zoos and natural history museums -- living specimens in the first case, preserved in the other -- constitute an exhaustive trove of information about Earth's biodiversity. Yet, zoos and museums rarely share data with each other. A new paper published in the journal BioScience lays out a pathway to increasing collaboration between these groups that would enhance our understan more PR