HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following the final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting all but $23 million of a bloated and unsupported $130.7 million rate hike sought by United Illuminating (UI). The approved final decision represents an approximate 6.6 percent increase in rates compared to UI's pr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has implemented new Complete Streets design criteria to be incorporated into all projects. The Complete Streets design criteria is an expansion of CTDOT's Complete Street Policy, ensuring that every project includes a focus on pedestrian and bicyclist facilities and public transportation operations to create stronger intermodal tr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the Route 2 Eastbound lane modifications from Exit 6 to Exit 8 in Glastonbury on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the replacement of Bridge No. 05585, Interstate 91 over Grape Brook in Enfield on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments  more PR

BERLIN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: Following major energy efficiency upgrades to 12 community buildings, the Town of New Milford is now saving about 1.25 million kilowatt-hours of power annually - the equivalent of nearly 900 metric tons of CO2 or driving more than two million miles in a gas-powered car. Working with Eversource and their contractor, Energy Systems Group, the town achieved that goal in approxim more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Semiconductors designed to execute artificial intelligence (AI) workloads will represent a $53.4 billion revenue opportunity for the semiconductor industry in 2023, an increase of 20.9% from 2022, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. "The developments in generative AI and the increasing use of a wide range AI-based applications in data c more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: A Gartner, Inc. survey of nearly 3,500 candidates in May 2023 revealed that 50% of respondents accepted a job offer over a 12-month period but backed out prior to starting. According to the survey, more than one-third (35%) of candidates reported they received four or more offers during their last job search. Among nearly 2,000 candidates who recently  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: By 2026, fines due to mismanagement of subject rights will have increased tenfold from 2022, to total over $1 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner defines subject rights requests (SRRs) as a set of legal rights that enable individuals to make demands and, in some instances, changes for clarity regarding the uses of their data. "For security and risk man more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Sixty-three percent of marketing leaders are planning to invest in generative AI in the next 24 months according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. Slightly more than half of respondents (56%) see greater reward than risk in generative AI. A Gartner survey of 405 marketing leaders conducted in May and June 2023 revealed the utilization of their organizatio more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Thomson Reuters Corp. (NYSE / TSX: TRI) on the employee, benefits and executive compensation aspects of its acquisition of Casetext Inc. Thomson Reuters finalized its acquisition of Casetext, a California-based provider of technology for legal professionals, for $650 million on August 17. The transaction will complement Thomson Reuters' existing artificial intelligence  more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- LaGuardia Community College issued the following news: On July 26, The New York Times published an article, "Annihilation,' 'Support the Girls' and More Streaming Gems," which included a review of a documentary film by LaGuardia Community College staff member Thomas Edward Seymour titled, "Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2015)." Seymour, a senior college lab technician and adjunct assistant professor, has taught video production but more PR

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB), in partnership with Bridgeport's East Main Street Revitalization Association Inc. (EMSRA), is proud to announce a series of financial education programs designed to serve the needs of East Side residents. M&T will launch a series of Financial Empowerment Sessions and a Spanish-language Multicultural Small Business Lab to provide the East Side with the education and  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 24 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), today launched the second phase of its Amplify Fund which provides support to nonprofit initiatives in legacy People's United communities that benefit low- and moderate-income communities and underrepresented populations. This new request for proposals (RFP) seeks nonprofit collaboratives focused on more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is launching an ad campaign exposing the lies of Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick. The mega-millionaire has been lying about living in Pennsylvania while he actually lives on Connecticut's Gold Coast, according to recent reporting. The campaign will feature a billboard in Bridgeport, Connecticut off I-95 as well as a full pa more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 17 -- Post University issued the following news release: With the goal of broadening higher education opportunities for women, Post University, a U.S. News & World Report ranked online school based in Connecticut, is highlighting its partnership with the Connecticut Sun, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, by launching a new commercial campaign. As the official 'Education Partner of the Connecticut Sun,' the University is debuting the new digital  more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 17 -- Post University's American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences issued the following news release: With the goal of broadening higher education opportunities for women, Post University, a U.S. News & World Report ranked online school based in Connecticut, is highlighting its partnership with the Connecticut Sun, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, by launching a new commercial campaign. As the official 'Education Partner of the Co more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- Post University issued the following news release: Post University is thrilled to announce associate faculty member and alumna Akia S. Callum, M.Ed., has been named among the 2023 "Women of Inspiration" by the Connecticut Sun. Recipients will be celebrated in a special pregame reception at the August 31 game against the Phoenix Mercury. The annual event and its awards recognize achievement and hard work, and acknowledges the potential that every woman has to  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale Economic Growth Center issued the following news: * * * The Yale professor, EGC affiliate, and former World Bank chief economist provides a brief and balanced overview of globalization's effects on inequality - and policy alternatives for the future. A new perspective on the uneven forces shaping today's global economy * * * The Yale Economic Growth Center (EGC) is excited to announce the publication of The Unequal Effects of Globalization by more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 22 -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: For a project that aims to give robots greater adaptability, Prof. Ian Abraham has won the 2023 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF CAREER award - which comes with a substantial five-year grant - is a prestigious honor for young faculty members and supports the early career activities of teachers and scholars who are m more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news release: Dean Heather K. Gerken welcomed Yale Law School's newest students to campus on Aug. 23, speaking at convocation about the set of traditions they are inheriting that have sustained the academic community for nearly two centuries. In her remarks, Gerken urged the new class to preserve the Law School's best traditions -- excellence, humanity, and ideas. "Communities like this one don't just spring up on their o more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: Laura Adler, assistant professor of organizational behavior, won two awards for her doctoral research at the Academy of Management's annual meeting earlier this month. Adler was the winner of Social Issues in Management Division's Best Dissertation Award and the Louis Pondy Best Dissertation Paper Award, presented by the Organization and Management Theory Division in recognition of a paper derived f more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Jessica Scully High levels of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 may reduce or overcome the protection that vaccination and prior infection provides, according to a new study by researchers from Yale University, the University of Florida, and the Connecticut Department of Correction. The findings, published Aug. 19 in Nature Communications, suggest that in densely crowded settings, c more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Fran Fried Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Ijeoma Opara has received the NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Racial Equity Visionary Award. The award is a NIDA DP1 grant for $3.5 million over five years that will allow her to work within predominantly urban neighborhoods to curb substance use among racial/ethnic minorities. "I am enormously proud of Dr. Opara for receivi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: For many, the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic seems over. However, for patients whose immune systems are compromised by cancer or by cancer therapies, fear of COVID-19 infection and severe disease remains very real. Currently, CDC guidance recommends that immunocompromised patients receive COVID-19 booster shots "as needed." While this flexibility is useful for patients with complex medical cond more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Stephania Libreros, PhD, a newly appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology and a member of the Vascular Biology Therapeutics Program at Yale School of Medicine, was recently awarded a National Institute of Health (NIH) K99-R00 Award from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, to support her independent research as she moves into a full-time tenure track faculty position. Dr. Libreros' researc more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 22 -- Yale University issued the following agency statement on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * "This weekend, the Yale Police Union, which is currently in contract negotiations with the university, handed out misleading pamphlets to Yale students as they moved into their residential colleges. These pamphlets included disturbing and inflammatory rhetoric about the safety of Yale's campus and its home city of New Haven, aimed at creating fear among new students and their famili more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news: For many, the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic seems over. However, for patients whose immune systems are compromised by cancer or by cancer therapies, fear of COVID-19 infection and severe disease remains very real. Currently, CDC guidance recommends that immunocompromised patients receive COVID-19 booster shots "as needed." While this flexibility is useful for patients with complex m more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new study finds medical students from marginalized backgrounds are less likely to pursue surgical careers, affecting workforce diversity and patient care. * * * Medical students from marginalized groups are less likely to have sustained or cultivated career paths in surgery, Yale researchers report in a new study. The findings, they say, have implications for the diversity of the surgical workforce more PR