HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Attorney General William Tong today sued Reynolds Consumer Products for violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, claiming the company falsely and deceptively marketed Hefty "Recycling Bags" despite full knowledge that their bags were incompatible with recycling facilities in Connecticut. In fact, these "recycling" bags are no more recyclable than any o more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposing a series of actions to protect access to reproductive health care in the wake of the leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health overturning Roe v. Wade. "We must be prepared to respond to the more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) today announced the recipients of the Department's 2022 Summer Enrichment Grant Program, which will deploy over $12 million in CSDE's federal COVID relief funding to 200 programs delivering high-quality and accessible enrichment opportunities to children across Connecticut this summer. Initially committing $8 million  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont - along with Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno of the Connecticut Department of Housing and Commissioner Beth Bye of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood - today announced the expansion of Connecticut's first-in-the-nation Head Start on Housing pilot program. Head Start on Housing is a cross-agency collaboration to expedite access to permanent housing s more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont announced today the launch of Time to Own, a new state program offering down payment assistance to low and moderate-income homebuyers in Connecticut. Now accepting applications as of today, the program provides a new source of funds for down payment and closing costs for applicants applying to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's (CHFA) First-Time Hom more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, June 15 (TNSpro) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University will offer two new academic concentrations and one new minor this coming fall 2022 semester. Students majoring in Health Sciences can concentrate in Exercise and Sport Science, and those majoring in Business Administration can concentrate in Sport Management. Sport Management will also be available as a minor to students of any major. Exercise and S more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 14 (TNStalk) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A with Brett King, associate professor of dermatology at Yale Medical School: In a June 13 announcement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib as a treatment for severe alopecia areata, a disfiguring skin disease. It is the first approved treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that affects about 7 million people in the United States more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, June 17 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: In the race for Texas governor, 48 percent of voters support Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, while 43 percent support Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of Texas registered voters released today. This compares to a Quinnipiac University poll in December 2021 when 52 percent of voters supported Abbott and 37 percent supported more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSper) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College recently announced that Rabbi Rachel Putterman will join the college August 1 as associate chaplain and director of Trinity Hillel. She will take over from Lisa Kassow, who will retire at the end of June after serving as Hillel director since 2001. In her new role, Putterman, who goes by "Rabbi Rachel," aims to build a thriving Jewish community on campus while providing pastoral care and progr more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: Last fall, students from multiple schools and colleges at the University of Hartford teamed up with the town of Wethersfield, Connecticut, for an interdisciplinary independent study intended to create a feasible plan for the long-term use and expanded revenue generation of the 32-acre town-owned Kycia Farm. The project provided students with experiential learning as they conducted research and  more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSpar) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: By Renee Chmiel Throughout the nearly 10 years Ceyda Mumcu, Ph.D., has taught sport management at the University of New Haven, she has created countless immersive and exciting experiences for her students. She is now helping to create a unique experience that would bring together sport management students from the University and from European University of Madrid (EUM). An associate professor o more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: Forests within cities are becoming increasingly important as urban areas continue to expand because they provide a range of social, ecological, economic, and health benefits. A new study, co-authored by researchers from The Forest School at YSE, examines how New Haven's urban forest patches change over time and management strategies. More than two-thirds of the world's population are predicted to  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 15 (TNStalk) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following Q&A by Isabella Backman with epidemiologist Saad Omer, director of Yale Institute for Global Health and professor of medicine (infectious diseases): While the world continues to grapple with the impact of COVID-19, a different viral outbreak, monkeypox, is making headlines. As new infections pop up across the globe, should countries be bracing themselves for the next pandemic? We spoke with Saad Omer, PhD, more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: When the COVID-19 vaccine first became available, people eagerly signed up for coveted slots to boost their antibodies against the virus that shut down much of the world. But not everyone who rolled up their sleeve received equal protection from illness. A significant proportion of the population has weakened immune systems, including cancer patients, those with autoimmune disease, and organ transpla more PR