HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Connecticut has joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Google's dominant grip on the online advertising industry which allows the company to dictate how digital ads are sold and the terms under which its rivals can compete, Attorney General William Tong announced today. The online advertising industry is made up of a complex web of technological tools more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 26 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following joint news release with five states, on Jan. 25, 2023: A coalition of New England states today jointly announced steps they are taking to pursue federal funding designed to encourage transmission infrastructure investment. In concept papers filed with the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") recently, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Local news is highlighting new data showing that millions of student loan borrowers either applied for or were automatically deemed eligible for student debt relief under President Biden's plan. As the coverage notes, these borrowers could be experiencing relief right now were it not for Republican elected officials and special interests holding it hostage. Here's a look at what they're reading and watc more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Business Leaders Failing to Take Ownership for Driving DEI Outcomes is the Top Challenge * To progress on DEI goals and outcomes, DEI leaders must strengthen their role's impact * Build a sustainable DEI strategy, design a scalable governance model, foster inclusion, and adopt consequential accountability * * * Fifty one percent of diversity more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Corporate legal departments will feel the impact of three major trends in 2023, according to Gartner, Inc. The trends range from ongoing disruption, to flat budgets, to information-related regulation. "At the broadest level, legal resources will remain flat due to modest budget increases in the face of rising personnel, technology and service provider  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Zero trust is top of mind for most organizations as a critical strategy to reduce risk, but few organizations have actually completed zero-trust implementations. Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2026, 10% of large enterprises will have a mature and measurable zero-trust program in place, up from less than 1% today. Gartner defines zero t more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: With most public commitments to sustainable packaging at risk of going unfulfilled, 20% of organizations will shift their focus from recycling and eliminating plastics to reducing the carbon footprint of their packaging by 2026, according to Gartner, Inc. While the pivot in focus leaves organizations with unmet pledges vulnerable to greenwashing backlash, early  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in Waterbury to announce the first in a series of proposals he will introduce during the 2023 legislative session that are aimed at building on Connecticut's efforts to eliminate gun violence. They include: * Investing an additional $2.5 million in community violence intervention programs; * Banning the open carrying of firearm more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in Hartford to announce a series of waste management proposals he will introduce during the 2023 legislative session that address the future of materials and waste management in Connecticut, particularly in light of the decision by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) to close its waste-to-energy facility in Jul more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in Hartford to announce the second of three sets of proposals he will introduce during the 2023 legislative session that are focused on augmenting Connecticut's efforts to eliminate gun violence. This particular set is concentrated on the prevention of mass shootings, and it includes: * Closing loopholes in the state's assault we more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is launching a new fund to assist renters who are on the verge of being evicted from their homes due to owing past due rent. Utilizing $12.5 million in funding from UniteCT and the Rent Bank, the Eviction Prevention Fund will provide households with up to  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the announcement made this morning by the LEGO Group. "I am disappointed to hear today's news, but I am confident in Connecticut's ability to attract and retain companies that value our competitive advantages in education, workforce, and quality of life. We are seeing these advantages resonate more and more more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Jan. 25, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding today's final approval by both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly in favor of the collective bargaining agreement the Lamont administration recently reached with the Connecticut State Police (NP-1) Union: "The Connecticut State Police are among the finest members of law enforcement in the nation, and t more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Japanese fixed-income investors may consider revisiting some long-established trading practices after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) took what could be the first small step toward unwinding its near decade-long policy of ultra-low interest rates. In December 2022, the BOJ raised the cap on benchmark 10-year government bond yields. Although the BOJ  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: European banks have invested the most in ESG offerings and global banks based in the U.S. are not far behind, but the demand has not yet materialized. That situation could change soon as European regulators assemble tougher rules on ESG reporting for U.S. companies with international operations. In the U.S., the SEC has likewise proposed enh more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: Brian Smith, MD, will be stepping down from the co-directorship of Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) to invest more time in his roles as deputy dean for clinical/translational research and chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, effective February 1, 2023. Since 2019, Smith, in partnership with John Krystal, MD, has overseen tremendous growth and progress in clini more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: Yale faculty members are translating their research into new technologies and treatments for disease. Yale Ventures helps them along the way. In 2013, Yale immunologist Akiko Iwasaki invited Anna Marie Pyle, a biochemist and structural biologist working on Science Hill, to speak at a seminar she was hosting at the medical school. During the event, Pyle discussed her work on a molecule called RIG-I that can d more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Senior chemistry major Gillian Ofori-Ntiamoah is gaining real-world laboratory experience that will lead to a career as a health specialist in the field of oncology. A recent news story in the Patch discusses Ofori-Ntiamoah's work on a research project which was supported by a grant that pharmaceutical company Alexion made to the SCSU Foundation and the university's BioPath program. A  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: If you have ever let your mind "wander", you have relied on the brain's default mode network (DMN). Scientifically, the DMN is a connection of brain regions that interact when a person is in a state of wakeful rest. This network is important for using our short-term memory, posing the question - Do changes in the DMN play a key role in the short-term memory loss seen in the progression of Alzheimer's  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: In a new study from INSPIRE (Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infections Registry), researchers compared new and ongoing symptoms and outcomes in both COVID-positive and COVID-negative adults who were tested because of acute COVID-19-like symptoms. The study found that half of the patients with COVID-19 and one-quarter of those who tested negative had at least one symptom at three month more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 25 (TNSbook) -- Yale University issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2023: * * * A 1,250-year-old print of Buddhist prayers - the earliest known printed text - will join Yale's Gutenberg Bible on regular display at the Beinecke Library. * * * Yale's copy of the Gutenberg Bible, on view since 1963 in a bronze case on the mezzanine of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is a landmark in the history of the printed word. Today, another landmark of the same  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: * * * Leading a 27-agency team while serving at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Professor Eli Fenichel played a critical role in developing a new national strategy to measure the economic value of natural resources and better understand nature's contributions to the U.S. economy. * * * When a hurricane or other natural disaster strikes an area, ecosystem more PR