PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: By Heidi Opdyke Jose Emilio Regio's academic path has had a few curves over the past four years. "I switched majors three times," said Regio, a fifth-year senior at the University of Connecticut. "My path through college was a bit of ping-ponging to find out what I loved." When he arrived at Carnegie Mellon University this summer to conduct research in the Mellon College of Science as part of  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Attorney General William Tong announced today an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut affirming that the Department of Homeland Security will recognize full and unconditional pardons granted by the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles as waiving deportability, based on a Connecticut conviction, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is releasing more than $5.1 million in state funding to make additional renovations and improvements to building infrastructure at the campus of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill. These funds, which were approved last week at a meeting of the State Bond Commission, include: * $4.3 million to build a cri more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy is being awarded a $23.9 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support the creation of the Strengthening Sectoral Partnerships Initiative. The initiative will provide resources to support ten Regional Sector Partnerships (RSPs) across Connecticut to train more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that beginning this week, the State of Connecticut will deliver $30 million in grants to more than 1,700 of the state's hospitality sector businesses that suffered financial losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses in this sector can anticipate receiving checks from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) that range  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of CT Health Horizons, a three-year higher education program designed to address statewide shortages in nursing and behavioral health providers. A collaborative partnership between Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), the Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS), multiple state agencies, the University of Connecticut (UConn), the Connecticu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Omarys Vasquez of Watertown to serve as Connecticut state building inspector. The position is responsible for the development and administration of the Connecticut State Building Code and assists local building officials, design professionals, contractors, and the public with building code-related inquiries. The state building in more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today visited the Middletown Farmers Market to celebrate National Farmers Market Week and highlight the recent expansion of the state's food assistance programs to provide increased access to fresh, locally grown food at farmers markets in Connecticut. National Farmers Market Week, which runs this year from August 7 to 13, is an annual celebration that highl more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law Public Act 22-49, which will align Connecticut's standards on childhood lead poisoning with federal standards and help alleviate the risks associated with it. The governor proposed the legislation earlier this year as part of his package of priorities for the legislative session, explaining that the state needs to proactively do a be more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today that Attorney General William Tong has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut affirming that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will recognize full and unconditional pardons granted by the Connecticu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2022: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today that Dr. Stephen M. Coan, president and CEO of Sea Research Foundation, Inc., the nonprofit organization that operates Mystic Aquarium, is completing his tenure with the institution. "Mystic Aquarium is one of Connecticut's largest cultural destinations, and its success over  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Bob Stefanowski winning the Connecticut GOP primary for governor. "Bob Stefanowski is a proud MAGA Republican with a shady business record and is too extreme for Connecticut. He opposes common sense gun safety laws, won't commit to protecting abortion rights and backed a radical tax scheme that would dec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * DGA Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued the following statement on Gov. Ned Lamont. "Governor Ned Lamont's strong and steady leadership has guided Connecticut through challenging times and delivered results for working families. He worked with both parties to balance the budget, turning a deficit into a $4 billion surplus. Now he's making historic investments in  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Julie Parry Prior to March 2020, electronic consultations (eConsultations or eConsults) were increasingly being used by primary care clinicians to obtain specialist input. In a recent Yale-led study, authors explored how utilization changed during the COVID-19 pandemic when face-to-face care was limited. Authors of the new paper in JAMA Network Open, "Trends in Utilization of Electronic Consultat more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Dr. Paul Genecin, chief executive officer of Yale Health, will retire early next year after 33 years of service to the university, Yale President Peter Salovey announced Aug. 10. "A champion of high-quality, data-driven, patient-centered care, Dr. Genecin has contributed immeasurably to the health and well-being of generations of Yale community members," the president wrote in a message to the university com more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Beth Card today declared the Connecticut River Valley and Southeast Regions will join the Northeast and Central Regions as a Level 3-Critical Drought. The Cape Cod Region will elevate to a Level 2-Significant Drought, and the Islands and Western Regions will remain at a Level 1-Mild Drought. A more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Chris Sununu is continuing his fabulous summer vacation, where he is taking a trip to anywhere but New Hampshire. This time, he's headed to Wyoming to speak at an event held by the right-wing think tank American Enterprise Institute and to see if Wyomingites will like him more than Granite Staters do. In just the last month, Sununu has taken trips to Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: A new poll finds Jahana Hayes tied with Republican George Logan at 45% each in deep blue Connecticut. That's grim news for Hayes, who will have to spend the next few months defending why: * She voted for reckless spending that led to historic inflation * She votes with Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time * She pays her children and herself thousands of dollars from her campaign * She supports a bill more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Last night, Leora Levy was elected to be Connecticut's Senate Republican nominee. She will take on the 40-year politician, Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Since many don't know what he's been up to besides fully supporting Biden's failed agenda (voting with him 97.7 % of the time), here's a quick synopsis: * He lied about serving in the Vietnam War. * He had a billionaire blunder. more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Trinity College issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2022: A Public Humanities Collaborative research project this summer turned two Trinity College students into detectives of history, as they worked to tell the stories of inmates at the country's first state prison and investigate the roots of mass incarceration. The PHC is a summer research opportunity that brings together students, faculty, and individuals and organizations in Hartford. For the p more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2022: * * * From clean electricity investment credit to environmental justice to funding for coastal ecosystem restoration, YSE faculty offer insight into how the Inflation Reduction Act may help us meet urgent environmental challenges -- and where there's still work to be done. * * * The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in the Senate on Sunday and is expected to go to a vote in  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Matt Kristoffersen Faculty members from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM) recently joined an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers in Kuala Lumpur for a summer boot camp on implementation science. The three-day series of lectures, presentations, and working groups was the first in-person boot camp since Yale University and the Universiti Malay more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSawa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Elisabeth Reitman Jui Dave, PhD, an associate research scientist in the Greif Lab, was awarded a Career Development Award (2021-2024) from the American Heart Association (AHA). The project is titled, "NOTCH pathway regulates hypermuscularization and stenosis in elastin aortopathy." The early research findings suggest elastin deficiency reduces levels of DNMT1, an enzyme known to methylate DNA. Red more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Understanding the microbiome's role in neurodegenerative conditions * * * By Isabella Backman Every nine minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders associated with aging. Because as many as one in five Americans will reach the age of 65 or older by 2030, health care workers are bracing for a growing epidemic more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Isabella Backman When he was 19 years old, Cecilio "Pepe" Vega was shot in the leg while sitting on his deck playing cards. With his back to the scene, he never saw the passing driver who attacked him that day in New Haven in 1989. On his way to the hospital, he says a police officer pulled over the ambulance and began interrogating him, demanding to know who shot him. When Vega insisted he didn' more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 (TNSawa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Abigail Davis Rohan Khera, MBBS, MS, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) at Yale School of Medicine (YSM); assistant professor of biostatistics (health informatics) at Yale School of Public Health; and clinical director of the YSM Data Analytics Center at the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), was recently awarded a Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Elisabeth Reitman Nearly half of U.S. adults with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, have no symptoms. Although the prevalence of PAD is growing, clinician and patient awareness of PAD is limited. Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, associate professor of medicine (cardiology) and Kim Smolderen, PhD, associate professor of medicine (cardiology and psychiatry) and co-directors of the Vascular Medicine Outcome more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: By Jane E. Dee Biomarkers are an important clinical assessment tool in medicine as they are measurable indicators of biological processes in the body. In the field of nephrology, biomarkers can be used to estimate the severity and nature of kidney function or injury. An article by Yale nephrologists published August 10 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology reports on a new bio more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Anthony Campbell '95 B.A., '09 M.Div. was sworn in as chief of the Yale Police Department during a ceremony on Friday, Aug. 5. The ceremony, held at the Yale Divinity School, was attended by more than 150 people, including friends, family, and members of the Yale and New Haven communities. A Yale alumnus and former chief of police for the New Haven Police Department, Campbell joined Yale's department as assi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: Reduced calorie intake has been shown to improve health and lifespan in laboratory animals, and recent research shows these benefits may extend to humans as well. In a new study, Yale researchers show that moderate calorie restriction in people reduces the production of a protein called SPARC, which then reins in harmful inflammation and improves health in the aged. It could be a target for extending human h more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSfund) -- Yale University issued the following news: Yale's Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith McGill of Rutgers University recently received a $1.7 million grant from The Mellon Foundation to support the development of The Black Bibliography Project (BBP), an initiative that aims to revive and transform descriptive bibliography for African American and Black Diaspora literary studies. Using "Linked Data" -- a web-based technique for recording meaningful relatio more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are making it increasingly difficult to combat many infections. And types of bacteria classified as "Gram-negative" -- which refers to the Gram staining method used to differentiate bacteria -- are particularly hard to combat as they have an additional protective layer of their cell wall. Yale researchers have now uncovered a key part of the process that generates this protective more PR