HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: Joined by medical professionals, lawyers, advocates and legislators, Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut's participation in a pro bono Legal Assistance Abortion Hotline, tapping into a volunteer network of trained private attorneys to provide free legal guidance and representation to patients and providers regarding their rights to access and prov more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Oct. 13 (TNSawa) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University's teacher preperation programs recently received the 2022 "Frank Murray Recognition for Continuous Improvement" by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The award is presented to colleges and universities that display dedication toward innovation, leadership and educational advancement. Approximately 471 schools achieved C more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: FIU experts are available to discuss 2022 elections and a wide range of topics including foreign relations, the economy, voting, immigration and reproductive rights. If you have any questions or need assitance, contact the Office of Media Relations. National Politics Kathryn DePalo-Gould University instructor, Department of Politics and Int more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: George Mason University is among the seven schools chosen by the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation to split more than $1 million over the next three years in support of Hispanic students. Mason will join Northern Virginia Community College, Sampson Community College, the University of Connecticut at Stanford, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to support the state agency in a study it recently launched that is researching safety improvements that can be made on I-95 in Stamford. Known as the Interstate 95 Stamford Planning and Environmental Linkage St more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut has been allocated an additional $11 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to support UniteCT, the state's premier program providing rent and utility assistance for households financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds supplement more than $400 million previously allocated for the program, primarily fr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is approving the release of $6.8 million in state grants to fund seven projects in six municipalities across Connecticut under a competitive grant program that supports transit-oriented development and is targeted at boosting economic activity and creating jobs. The grants are part of the state's Transit-Oriented Development Grant Pro more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Three-quarters of portfolio managers and financial analysts globally use mobile apps multiple times a day for work. This heavy usage is part of a broad embrace of mobile apps by financial services professionals that only accelerated during the movement to remote and hybrid working arrangements and shows no signs of abating. Not long more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: The Middlesex Community College (MxCC) Foundation presented their annual Red Moon Fest on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. The fundraiser, held on the Middletown campus, brought together over 160 community members, alumni, faculty, staff and guests to celebrate and participate as event sponsors or as donors in the live auction and basket raffle. As the MxCC Foundation's largest fundraising event of the year, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: New England has emerged as a top battleground for the House majority thanks to dynamic GOP candidates and a "perfect storm" of issues in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, the Washington Post reports. New Englanders are hurting thanks to the high cost of energy, rising food prices, and an increase of deadly fentanyl in their communities, and GOP candidates like George Logan, Bruc more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: New Haven, Conn., has been home to Southern for over 130 years, and the university is proud of its roots in the Elm City. Now, there's one more reason to be proud of New Haven: It was recently announced as a winner of a 2022 All-America City Award, given by the National Civic League and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Communities given this recognition are being honored "for improv more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022: In the wake of a controversy that's landed Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker in the national spotlight, the race for U.S. Senate in Georgia remains essentially unchanged with Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock leading Walker 52 - 45 percent, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of likely voters in Georgia released today. This compares to  more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Oct. 15 (TNSper) -- Post University issued the following news release: With an unwavering commitment to the mental and emotional health of its student body, Post University has named Renee Pitre as its new director for the Counseling Center at Post University. In her new role, Pitre will manage all aspects of the Counseling Center, including overseeing the many clinicians who provide professional counseling services and wellness resources, advocate for mental health and more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- Trinity College issued the following news: A Trinity College alumna and her former professor have co-published a research paper in the October 2022 edition of the peer-reviewed science journal Amphibia-Reptilia. The research on the red-eared slider turtle was based on a senior thesis that Eleanor Tate '21 wrote during her time at Trinity. Tate, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was an environmental science major and is credited as the first author on the pape more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 (TNStalk) -- Trinity College issued the following news: As voters become more clearly divided between Republicans and Democrats, many now tend to feel politics as a sense of identity and believe that they lose a piece of themselves if their party loses, according to New York Times writer Thomas B. Edsall. Edsall addressed the increasing polarization of American politics and the threat it poses to democracy at Trinity College on October 6, 2022, as part of his vis more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Ron Borzekowski, who spent several years leading the Office of Research at the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has been named the inaugural executive director of Yale's Data-Intensive Social Science Center (DISSC), a planned campus hub for social science research that uses advanced computing to analyze large and complex datasets. Once it is operational, the DISSC will provide Yale's soci more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 11 (TNSpar) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health and the Urban League of Southern Connecticut are teaming up with more than a dozen nonprofit organizations and local government agencies to see if an infusion of community programs and interventions in New Haven can mitigate systemic racism and reduce gun violence in the city. The effort is part of a novel study, called TRUE HAVEN: Trusted Residents and  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: About 15 to 20 percent of Americans will suffer from atrial fibrillation--a chaotic electrical pattern in the upper chambers of the heart--during their lifetimes. It can cause substantial symptoms including shortness of breath and heart palpitations, and it increases the risk for stroke. Catheter ablation, in which cardiologists use radiofrequency energy burning or freezing technology to inhibit the e more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: It happens every day in doctors' offices: A patient describes symptoms. The physician listens carefully and then checks UpToDate(R) before making a recommendation. UpToDate(R) is a clinical search tool that more than two thirds of hospitals and health systems in the United States--and 90% of teaching hospitals--routinely use to access research, read literature, and find up-to-date suggestions. A pane more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 11 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Kristen Brennand, who in her research integrates expertise in genetics, neuroscience, and stem cells to identify the mechanisms that underlie brain disease, was recently appointed the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry. She is also co-director of the Yale Science Fellows Program, a Yale School of Medicine initiative aimed at recruiting, supporting, and promoting outstanding young scient more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: People who face utility shutoffs are more likely to also experience poor health, hospitalization, and concerns about their children's development. And these strains worsen as energy prices rise. In a new study, Yale researchers set out to better understand what other stressors families experiencing energy insecurity encounter -- and make the case for the value of a model known as medical-legal partnerships i more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: Imagine being able to morph your legs into flippers before you jump in the water. Yale researchers have created a robot that accomplishes this feat through a process they dubbed "adaptive morphogenesis." The project is described in the Oct. 12 edition of Nature and is featured on the issue's cover. The robot, ART (Amphibious Robotic Turtle), takes inspiration from water and land turtles, a group whose fossi more PR