NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news: A quiet hum emanates from the two four-foot-high boxes tucked behind the greenhouse on the campus of Central Connecticut State University. Located between Nicholas Copernicus Hall and the Nicholas Copernicus parking garage, the honeybee hives, or apiary, are nurtured under the watchful eyes of Dr. Alicia Bray of the Biology Department and David Serino, Central's Environmental Health & Safety Dir more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Attorney General William Tong, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General today announced that Optimus Health Care, Inc., a federally-qualified health center ("FQHC") based in Bridgeport, has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governme more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing dangerous laws in Kentucky and Tennessee that severely limit transgender youths' access to critical and lifesaving healthcare. The plaintiffs in L.W. v Skrmetti are suing to block Tennessee's Senate Bill (SB) 1 and Kentucky's SB 150, which restrict medical treatment more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Tong and the coalition explained the pas more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following the announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court that it will stay the Purdue bankruptcy order and hear the challenge filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. A decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in May overturned a U.S. District Court ruling that had previously vacated a  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $23 million to eight towns and cities under the third round of his administration's recently launched Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant program. Administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), the program was created in 2021 with the purpose of funding a  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will appoint Michael P. Walsh, mayor of the Town of East Hartford, to serve as chair of the State Contracting Standards Board when the leadership role becomes vacant following the anticipated resignation of Lawrence Fox. Fox, who has served as chair since 2018, announced during a board meeting this morning that he is planning to step d more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that sixteen members of the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew (CIFC) mobilized early this morning from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's (DEEP) Eastern District Headquarters in Marlborough to fight wildfires in Montana. The crew represents the latest team of personnel and resources sent from Connecticut to assis more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is purchasing 60 new rail cars that will be used on the state's commuter rail lines as part of its ongoing rail car-renewal program. CTDOT has entered into a contract with Alstom for the single-level rail coach cars, which are valued at $315 million. Delivery of the first cars is expect more PR

STRATFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony on the shore of Long Island Sound in Stratford, where he joined lawmakers and advocates to commemorate the adoption of a new law implementing a ban on the harvesting of horseshoe crabs from Connecticut waters. The legislation was sought by advocates who say that the population of horseshoe crabs in Long Island Sound has plu more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Every day, when Charles Barber comes home from teaching at Wesleyan, he starts what he calls "his second shift." After a short nap, he settles down to reading, research, and writing, a disciplined practice that has allowed him to be, over the past several years, a prolific nonfiction author. Since 2019 Barber has published three substantive works and has more ideas in the pipeline. "I wish I more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: On the surface, the annual poster session held in Exley Science Center looked like an average scientific poster presentation. A couple hundred students lined up side-by-side, standing anxiously next to their tripod-hoisted poster boards waiting for passersby to ask them about their colorful charts and graphs. For the attendees, it could be their chance to learn about something new. For each pr more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Survey of 249 Senior Enterprise Risk Executives Reveals Top 5 Emerging Risks in the Second Quarter of 2023 * * * The mass availability of generative AI, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Bard, became a top concern for enterprise risk executives in the second quarter of 2023, according to Gartner, Inc. "Generative AI was the second most-freque more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Greenwich Associates, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: FX derivatives clearing is slowly on its way to becoming an important and influential component of the FX market structure. While Dodd-Frank and a host of other rules have led to major increases in the clearing of OTC derivatives, the take-up in FX has been much slower. The reasons are understandable: FX instrument clearing is not mandated, FX transactions generally limit counterpar more PR

STRATFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Hampford Research Inc., a chemical manufacturer, issued the following news: Bisphenol A dimethacrylate (BDMA) is a chemical compound that belongs to the family of dimethacrylates. It is derived from bisphenol A, a commonly used raw material in the production of various plastics and resins. BDMA is primarily used as a monomer in the formulation of dental materials, adhesives, and coatings. Here are some of its main uses: * Dental Materials: BDMA is w more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's University at Albany issued the following news: A new, state-of-the-art weather and climate facility led by researchers at the University at Albany and University of Connecticut will help safeguard the energy industry. Backed by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Center for Weather Innovation and Smart Energy and Resilience (WISER) is an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC). IUCRCs  more PR

DANBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news: Western Connecticut State University is helping to raise the bar when it comes to teaching hands-on lessons in aquatic science to students in Danbury -- thanks to a $250,000 grant and a study of sterile grass carp and invasive plants at Candlewood Lake. Four years ago, Theodora Pinou, a professor and chair of the biology programs at WCSU, received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Tightly coiled hair, wrinkling in cloth, and how objects collide - these are a few of the things that still give computer animators headaches. But now, Theodore Kim, associate professor of computer science, and his research team have developed new mathematical techniques that allow for faster, more robust, and more accurate ways to depict these and other natural phenomena.  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: In 2020, Wes Gobar '24 MEM found himself the sole of person of color on a team tasked with building Evergreen Action, a political advocacy group focused on clean energy policy. "We were forwarding jobs through the same listservs, and it was one of the formative moments where we realized the importance of a Black environmental networking approach, centering the community to build retention and recr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Yale Law School issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken has been appointed to the American Bar Association (ABA)'s newly created Task Force for American Democracy. "American democracy is under threat and lawyers are stepping up to ensure our democracy endures," the ABA said in a statement announcing the Task Force released today. "Our democracy is in peril," said Mary Smith, the newly elected president of the more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: The Academy of Management gave Sonnenfeld its 2023 Award for Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner, recognizing a lifetime of contributions in applying leadership studies to the world of business. Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Yale SOM's senior associate dean for leadership studies and Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management, received the 2023 Award for Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner from the Academy  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Researchers quantified the risk of overdiagnosis associated with screening mammography among older women * * * Breast cancer screening for women over 70 is not without risks, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine's COPPER Center. Although some guidelines recommend continuing screening for older women, a new study emphasizes the importance of assessing potential harms associated wi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: The importance of screening patients for underlying chronic infections before initiating immunosuppressive medications is well known, yet clinician adherence to screening guidelines varies widely. In a new study, researchers developed an automated computerized decision-making support system in the form of a best practice advisory (BPA) and evaluated the impact of this new tool on pre-treatment sc more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * The study uncovers the role for BAF complexes in mediating resistance to osimertinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors * * * Targeted therapies have revolutionized cancer treatment and the field of oncology. The FDA has approved over 70 targeted therapies for various cancer types, including lung cancer. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are found in a signific more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Researchers assessed the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors by focusing on patients with locally advanced or metastatic penile cancer * * * Penile squamous cell carcinoma is a rare form of penile cancer with limited treatment options. An international study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine finds that the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following Q&A on Aug. 7, 2023, with Madhav Menon, associate professor of medicine in nephrology, and Shuta Ishibe, professor of medicine in nephrology: * * * More than one in seven U.S. adults--or 14%--are estimated to have kidney disease, in which kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and toxins from the blood. When a person's kidneys stop working, treatments such as dialysis or kidney transplant are nece more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: A genetic analysis by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has found new evidence that insomnia may heighten the risk of sepsis. Recent observational studies have documented multiple adverse health effects attributed to insomnia including inflammation, a weakened immune response, and an increased risk of bloodstream infection - a co more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Two distinct abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder. * * * Two distinct neurodevelopmental abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new Yale-led study in which researchers developed bra more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * The new model will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for treating chronic liver diseases. * * * Yale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for treating chronic liver diseases afflicting tens of millions of peo more PR