HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to st more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington's new order reiterating that the injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Connecticut and 17 other states remains in full force notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas. "To Connecticut women and patients concerned and  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today announced that a joint enforcement action with Stamford Police has resulted in the confiscation of thousands of illegal delta-8 THC, delta-8 THCO, delta-9 THCO and other high THC cannabis products found for sale at three Stamford vape shops. Attorney General Tong announced today he is preparing to take legal action against Zaza Smoke Shop 2, Breeze  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is urging motorists to exercise caution as a moose has been spotted in the area of Route 20 in East Granby, within five miles of Interstate 91. Though Connecticut's moose population is small (about 100 individuals), moose can pose a serious threat to public safety if they wander onto road more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is starting construction on a project that will reconfigure the Route 17 on-ramp that leads to Route 9 northbound in Middletown in an effort to increase safety for drivers and pedestrians and improve traffic mobility. The project incl more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Jennifer Medina Zaccagnini to serve as chairperson of the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles. Zaccagnini has served as a member of the board since 2008. She began her career as a residential monitor for the Alternative Incarceration Center in Waterbury, where she was responsible for the direct supervisio more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Karen Pascale to serve as director of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office. Pascale has a long career in the field of early childhood with extensive experience being a leader in the Head Start community. The creation of state Head Start Collaboration Offices were authorized by the federal Head more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Four Eastern Connecticut State University biology students presented and won awards for their research at the 77th annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, the oldest continuous scientific conference for undergraduates in the United States. The conference was held at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, on April 1. Megan Piechowicz '23, who conducts research with biology Profe more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 12 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * High Inventory and Low Demand Led to Second Consecutive Quarter of Historic Year-Over-Year Decline * * * Worldwide PC shipments totaled 55.2 million units in the first quarter of 2023, a 30% decrease from the first quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. An unfavorable combination of oversupply and continued low PC d more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * The Need For Operations Talent with Strong Analytical Skills, Business Acumen and Institutional Knowledge is Growing as Sales Operations' Remit Expands * * * As the scope of sales operations (SalesOps) expands, SalesOps professionals report dedicating 73% of their time to supporting non-sales functions, up from 39% in 2019, according to a surv more PR

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, April 14 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has secured a second order for its H-Class gas turbine technology from Eneva, the largest private natural gas operator in Brazil, which is turning to GE's advanced HA combined cycle technology to expand the Azulao II Reserve Power Plant and support the ongoing energy transition in Bra more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news on April 10, 2023: Dr. Jason Fish, a transformative and experienced leader in health care delivery and operations, has been named the next CEO of Yale Health, President Peter Salovey announced today. Fish, who is currently the chief medical officer of Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR) - a collaboration between Texas Health Resources and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center formed to support more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSper) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news on April 11, 2023: * * * An experienced leader in health care delivery and operations, Fish has shown a commitment to advancing patient-centered clinical care. * * * Dr. Jason Fish, a transformative and experienced leader in health care delivery and operations, has been named the next CEO of Yale Health, President Peter Salovey announced today. Fish, who is currently the chief medi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news: For New Englanders, tick-borne infections are a fact of life. Lyme disease, a bacterial infection carried by the deer tick, was first described in Connecticut in the 1970s and remains a major problem. But deer ticks transmit other diseases to humans as well, including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and an emerging virus called Powassan. Cases of Powassan virus have risen dramatically in r more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 (TNSres) -- Trinity College issued the following news: An educational studies research project this semester introduced Trinity students to some of the ways in which the College engages with Hartford's public education system. Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Elise Castillo's "School Choice, Equity, and Democracy" course (EDUC-304) connected students to a local public school with the support of Trinity's Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHE more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: * * * A University of Hartford professor is using artificial intelligence to evaluate and predict infrastructure needs of Connecticut's more than 5,000 bridges, thanks to a state grant. * * * Clara Fang, professor of civil engineering in UHart's College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, received a $238,000 research grant from the Connecticut Department of Transportation and Fede more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Lisa Fucito, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, and Kelly DeMartini, PhD, research scientist in psychiatry, have been awarded a $3.21 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for the study, "Deep Phenotyping of Heavy Drinking in Young Adults with Behavioral Scales, Neuropsychological Tasks, and Smartphone Sensing Technology." The goal of the study is to utilize  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Hydroxychloroquine Is a Potential Treatment * * * Preeclampsia is a dangerous complication during pregnancy that endangers both the mother and fetus, but clinicians still don't have an effective way of predicting who will develop it. New research has uncovered a possible mechanism for how this potentially life-threatening condition occurs and the potential of the immunosuppressive drug hydro more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Last year, the Biden administration loosened regulations for buprenorphine, making the life-saving medication used to treat opioid addiction more accessible. However, some clinicians, as well as persons who use fentanyl, have been reluctant to use buprenorphine. They fear triggering a severe withdrawal reaction known as "precipitated withdrawal" (PW), which can discourage patients from ever seeking t more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Since the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines, there has been an ongoing debate about whether vaccinations or natural immunity provide superior protection. New research shows that while both build immunity to the virus, mRNA vaccines side-step the development of self-attacking antibodies--known as autoantibodies--that frequently occur in COVID-19 patients. Evidence increasingly supports a conne more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is the deadliest psychiatric illness aside from opioid use disorder, with scarce effective treatment options. A new study by Yale researchers reveals a potential new therapeutic for the disorder, as well as for cancer-induced anorexia and other mood disorders. While scientists still don't understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie anorexia, a team led by principal invest more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Astronomers say they may have found evidence of a "runaway" black hole, a discovery that would prove a theory that originated five decades ago. * * * Yale astronomers are on the lookout for a "runaway" black hole -- a supermassive black hole that was catapulted away from the center of its host galaxy by the gravitational force of multiple black holes interacting at once. A trail of a potential rogue more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: Yale researchers found mpox vaccine distribution was in proportion to cases at the peak of the outbreak, but Black and Hispanic populations had less access. In August 2022, U.S. health officials declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a public health emergency. At that time, however, the national supply of the approved preventative treatment -- the smallpox/mpox vaccine Jynneos -- was severely constrain more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: A Yale-led clinical trial found that the medicine ritlecitinib appears safe and promising for treating adolescents with a form of often-disfiguring hair loss. A medication that has been found to effectively treat the skin disease alopecia areata in adults is also successful in treating adolescent patients, according to a Yale-led clinical trial. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease characterized by sud more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: A new Yale study reveals insights into how Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus evade destruction by T cells. Omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus behind COVID-19 -- have shown an uncanny knack for evading antibodies produced either by vaccines or exposure to earlier versions of the virus, leading to many breakthrough infections. However, in order to sicken people, these viral variants must more PR