NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSawa) -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Julianna Vass, who was named Graduate Student of the Year by the Connecticut Counseling Association (CCA). The award recognizes outstanding scholarship by a CCA student member. In addition to her academic excellence in the classroom and service to the CCSU Department of Counselor Education & Family Therapy, Vass has pursued research at the master's level. A sensitive subject th more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSconf) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University is one of 62 communities nationwide to receive a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant for 2022-23 year. Eastern will host a series of events exploring Charles Yu's book "Interior Chinatown," kicking off on Oct. 27 with a talk by Terrence Cheng, president of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). Published in 2020 and wi more PR

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 22 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2022: Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A), a GE-led joint venture, and TerraPower today announced an agreement to build the NatriumTM Fuel Facility at the site of GNF-A's existing plant site near Wilmington. The Natrium Fuel Facility will be jointly funded by TerraPower and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Ad more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a new website for the state agency (ct.gov/dmv) that streamlines all of the online services it offers in an effort to make completing transactions for customers easier, faster, and more convenient. The newly revamped website also contains several expanded language options, in more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Relationships between banks and their commercial clients have hit a rough patch. Over the past year, key measures of client satisfaction have tumbled for U.S. commercial banks, with average Net Promoter Scores (NPS) dropping four points for community banks, 10 points for regional banks and four points for super regionals. As a group, nationa more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: A series of recent unprecedented events have disrupted traditional macroeconomic patterns used in bank risk modeling and left financial institutions wondering if the data and tools they use to measure market and credit risk are up to the task. As market volatility spikes in a post-pandemic world characterized by surging inflation, rapidly ri more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Three weeks before Election Day, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul has a slight edge on Republican challenger Lee Zeldin 50 - 46 percent in the New York governor's race, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pea-ack) University poll of likely voters in New York State released today. Democrats (91 - 8 percent) support Hochul, while Republicans (92 - 7 percent) and independen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: A new poll released over the weekend shows Republican Senate candidate Leora Levy closing in on career politician Dick Blumenthal. In a state Joe Biden won by 20 points, Levy has closed the gap to 5 points (49-44) with 7% undecided. Levy continues to lead with Independents, the largest voting bloc in Connecticut. She has a 17-point lead among independent voters (54-37) compared to Blumenthal. more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: The Prosthetics and Orthotics program is gearing up for another round of research that will aid scuba diving efforts of veterans with leg amputations, and the work has been profiled in the Hartford Courant. Program Director of Prosthetics and Orthotics Matthew Parente and Director of the Transitional Prosthetics and Orthotics Program Duffy Felmlee spoke with the Courant, along with Taylor Riv more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2022: The Seton Hall Sports Poll and its Chief Methodologist, Marketing Professor Daniel Ladik, were featured by ESPN, USA Today, Yahoo, 1010 WINS News and TV News 12 in New Jersey, the Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut as part of the regular news rotation over a two day period. The results were also featured in a tweet by former ESPN sports business analyst more PR

PLATTSBURGH, New York, Oct. 21 (TNSpro) -- The State University of New York's Plattsburgh Campus issued the following news: First-year students from eight states across the country will be able to attend SUNY Plattsburgh for the same tuition they'd pay at their own state university system. Students considering the public university system flagship schools in Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois and California for the 2023-2024 academic year wil more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Trinity College issued the following news: With a four-year National Science Foundation grant of $850,000, a Trinity College professor and her research collaborators--including Trinity students--will work to make internet communications more secure. Associate Professor of Computer Science Ewa Syta will conduct the NSF-funded project, "Applied Cryptographic Protocols with Provably-Secure Foundation," with Amir Herzberg, Comcast Endowed Professor for Se more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale Department of Internal Medicine's Section of Infectious Diseases was recently awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research to better support older patients with HIV in Ukraine. Julia Rozanova, PhD, associate research scientist (infectious diseases) is the principal investigator for both projects. "This work in Ukraine is my personal and professional calling, tha more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2022: Two Yale faculty members, Peter M. Glazer, MD, PhD; and Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD; have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine, the academy announced today. Founded in 1970 as the Institute of Medicine the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is one of three academies that make up the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSawa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD, professor of psychiatry and of psychology, has been chosen to receive the Distinguished Mentorship Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). The student section at ISTSS selected Harpaz-Rotem for the award based on nominations from multiple mentees, who spoke highly of his dedication to students. The award will be presented at the ISTSS 38th an more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Upon the prick of a finger or scrape of the knee, neutrophils rush to the scene. These white blood cells are the first line of defense against infection in all multicellular organisms. "They are absolutely essential for life," says Richard Flavell, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine. Humanized mouse models, or mice engineered to have a functional human immune system,  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2022: Continued treatment for patients with cancer near end of life delays conversations about goals of care and hospice enrollment, escalates costs, and may adversely affect the quality of care patients receive. Accordingly, over the last decade, major professional societies have recommended that clinicians decrease the use of systemic anti-cancer therapies at the end-of-life stage. In a s more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Maya Prabhu, MD, LLB, associate professor of psychiatry and associate professor adjunct of law, has been appointed chief of the Consulting Forensic Psychiatrists Service for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Prabhu has been a consulting forensic psychiatrist working with DMHAS clients since 2015. She is also associate program director of the Forensic Fellowship Progr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The American College of Epidemiology (ACE) has selected Greg Rhee, PhD, assistant professor adjunct of psychiatry, to be a Fellow in the college. Admission as a Fellow recognizes significant and sustained contributions to epidemiology. Fellows can vote and hold leadership positions in the college governance structure. ACE is a professional organization of epidemiologists that serves the interests of more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A meta-analysis of 119,123 patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) demonstrates that depressive symptoms were associated with a 24 % increased risk of all-cause mortality. Led by Lindsey Scierka, MD, MPH, a T32 vascular outcomes research fellow with the Vascular Medicine Outcomes program, the study furthers our current understanding of the connection between PAD and mental health, the researche more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Given the benefits of antiretroviral treatment, for many individuals with HIV, substance use disorder-- including opioid, alcohol, and tobacco use disorder--is a greater threat to their health than the virus. Although medications and behavioral treatments are available to address these conditions, many patients are not offered them and do not have the opportunity to benefit. In collaboration with four more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A new Yale study of neuron activity in the brain has revised scientists' understanding of how the brain processes and responds to rewards. Researchers have located a set of GABA neurons in the brain's ventral tegmental area (VTA) that consistently respond to a primary reward. This response differs from the response of dopamine neurons, which previously have been thought to be the principal cells resp more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 19 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: Our ancestry can be detected not only in our genes, but also in our metabolism, a new Yale-led study has found. In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups, perhaps based on cultural factors such as diet and language. These findings may eventually help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis, or hy more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: College-educated Black women in the United States give birth to fewer children than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to a new study coauthored by Yale sociologist Emma Zang. The study, published in the journal Population Studies, examines the interplay of race, ethnicity, and education in shaping the fertility levels of U.S. women born between 1960 and 1980. It also showed that Black and Hisp more PR