HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSgov) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has posted the following news release: Six weeks after President Joe Biden scored the lowest marks of his presidency, his job approval rating has jumped to a level not seen since September 2021. Americans give President Biden a negative 40 - 52 percent job approval rating compared to the negative 31 - 60 percent job approval rating he received in July, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adul more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: Attorney General William Tong announced today he has invoked his civil rights enforcement authority to investigate any potentially illegal discrimination or other actionable misconduct related to a video that appears to contain troubling, discriminatory statements that appear to have been made by a Greenwich public school official. "Yesterday, most of us saw for the f more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement with Frontier Communications worth over $60 million to dramatically expand access to high-speed internet for Frontier customers in economically distressed communities, end a hidden monthly $6.99 internet surcharge, and force significant improvements in Frontier's marketing and customer service. The settlement r more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Attorney General William Tong today applauded a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York in Rosado v. Pruitt upholding the lawful selection of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site for dredged materials. Connecticut intervened in the case, defending the site selection made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding double-digit rate hikes approved today by the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID). "Healthcare costs and insurance premiums were already unaffordable for many Connecticut families and small businesses. These double-digit rate hikes--among the highest in the country--will only make that worse. Wh more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding news that the Connecticut Yankee Boy Scouts Council has come to an agreement with Pathfinders, Inc. to sell Deer Lake. Sale of the Deer Lake camp property in Killingworth had garnered significant public attention and interest from community leaders and preservationists. The Office of the Attorney G more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release: The Connecticut State Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of the Connecticut Special Education Employment System (CSEES), comprehensive recruitment system with the goal of connecting job seekers to available positions in their communities. The CSEES is available to schools and districts at no cost and can be accessed at www.specialedjobs.ct.gov. The CSEES is an ea more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration's plan to use $42.9 million in American Rescue Plan funding to launch a program that will construct and deploy the necessary infrastructure to expand broadband internet service in underserved areas of Connecticut has received approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Connecticut Broadband Infrastructure Pr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont and Congressman Joe Courtney are applauding today's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of Rosado v. Pruitt, saying that it marks a significant victory for Connecticut's vitally important maritime industry, marine trades, and national security infrastructure. The case was a dispute brought by the New York Department of St more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today joined officials from the Connecticut Airport Authority and Spirit Airlines to announce that the airline will be adding new, nonstop service from Bradley International Airport to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The announcement caps an effort from state officials and advocates to establish nonstop service to Jamaica from Connecticut's largest airport. The servic more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 2 (TNSper) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story on Sept. 1, 2022: David A. Yalof, department head and distinguished professor of political science at the University of Connecticut, has been appointed William & Mary's vice provost for academic affairs, Provost Peggy Agouris announced today. Yalof brings considerable experience in academic planning, curriculum and assessment, in addition to being a noted scholar in constitutional law, p more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern hosted three Summer Research Institutes (SRIs) at the conclusion of summer break. Occurring from Aug. 22 - 26, the weeklong institutes engaged 29 students in the fields of English, business/marketing and political science. The SRIs culminated on Aug. 26 with presentations in the Webb Hall auditorium. English Institute Titled "Finding Your Scholarly Voice," the English institut more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $32,337 penalty to Eastern Waste Services, LLC, of Clinton, Connecticut, for violations of state solid waste regulations during the operation of their recycling facility in Gloucester. The company operates the Essex County Recycling Center and holds a permit that allows only pre-sorted rec more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Aug. 31 (TNSper) -- Clarkson University issued the following news: Melissa E. King has been appointed assistant professor of chemistry & biomolecular science at Clarkson University. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry from Wesleyan University and her bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Central Connecticut State University. King's research interests are in the investigation of light-activated, plasmonic, metal nanoparticles, including gold and silver, employing ele more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Jahana Hayes said it's "the role of the federal government" to force taxpayers to pay for the four-year and graduate degrees of her Democrat donors. Hayes brushed off "the fairness of it" - even though 60% of Americans don't hold a bachelor's degree. Reminder: Hayes owes between $100,001 and $250,000 in student loan debt. NRCC Comment: "Leave it to corrupt Jahana Hayes to support Democrats' stud more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSpar) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: The University of Hartford has expanded its partnership with Trinity Health Of New England to launch a new education alliance that will strengthen the health system's workforce. UHart will provide professional and educational development opportunities to support Trinity Health Of New England's goals of talent development, learning, and growth for employees. Both online and in-person classes wi more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: * * * Chris Farrell '16, '23 MPA was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2020, and he is now in remission. He has made it his mission to serve as a source of support for others who are going through treatment and to help find a cure for the disease. * * * By Renee Chmiel In 2020, Chris Farrell '16, '23 MPA noticed his neck was swollen, and he saw a swollen lymph node above his collarbone. He more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 3 (TNSper) -- The University of New Haven issued the following Q&A by Renee Chmiel of the Office of Marketing and Communications on Sept. 2, 2022, with Jennifer Thorndike-Gonzales, assistant director of the Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion: * * * Meet Jennifer Thorndike-Gonzales, Ph.D., assistant director of the University's Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion, who grew up in Lima, Peru. A published author and avid reader, she is already enjoying the more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale School of Medicine has announced the creation of the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health (CBMH) to promote interdisciplinary clinical and translational research on conditions that affect the mind and brain. The center will foster transformational work that bridges existing departments, levels of analysis, and disciplinary boundaries, and will focus on areas of clinical and translational neurosc more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Leaders from New Haven community-based organizations met in July to launch the Community Health Equity Accelerator (CHEA), an innovative research program that unites leaders across multiple domains to tackle health equity issues in greater New Haven and beyond. This initiative brings together diverse experts from those organizations, local and state government, Yale-affiliated faculty and staff, and h more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 3 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Michael Cappello, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine and a board-certified infectious diseases clinician, has been appointed chair of the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) Department, effective September 1, 2022. Interim Dean Melinda Pettigrew announced Cappello's appointment in a schoolwide email on Friday, Sept. 2. "Following a national search, Dr. Cappello was more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 2 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Recently, the appointment of ten new professors became official within the Department of Internal Medicine. One professorial announcement from fiscal year 2021 was also recently approved. Learn more about their journeys to professor below. Joseph Akar, MD, PhD * Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinician-Educator Track * Fellowship: University of Virginia * PhD: University of Virginia * Residency: Yale  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A new study from Yale Cancer Center scientists has identified the chromatin regulator WDR5 as a possible new drug target in triple negative breast cancer. The research was published online in eLife. Researchers used anin vivogenetic screen to identify the gene WDR5 as an actionable epigenetic regulator required for metastatic progression in models of triple negative breast cancer. They found that kno more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2022: * * * Satellite imagery analysis shows disturbed earth consistent with graves at Olenivka prison * * * A new report by the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), a partner in the U.S. Department of State-supported Conflict Observatory, maps the system of filtration facilities and logistics employed by Russia and Russia-aligned forces to proc more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: An enzyme found in the brain acts as a major regulator of body weight, Yale researchers have discovered. In a new study, they found that removing the enzyme from neurons in a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus led mice to gain weight and burn less fat. This finding, they say, suggests that the enzyme could be a target for treating metabolic disease. The findings were published Aug. 31 in Science Adv more PR