NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Fran Fried Yale School of Public Health Professor John Pachankis has received a nearly $4 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to implement LGBTQ+-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy in 90 LGBTQ+ community centers nationwide. The grant, totaling $3,973,191 over five years, will help the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, which Pachankis directs, determine  more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: By Steve Scarpa The interests and accomplishments of Wesleyan's current cohort of Fulbright Fellowship recipients is diverse, ranging from education to translation to refugee reception to tracing ancient trade routes across the Mediterranean. "This reflects something that I'm not sure people realize about the Fulbright program: with hundreds of distinctly different grants available across m more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is releasing chronic absenteeism data from 2022-23 along with results from the spring 2023 state assessments [i]. The data show that for the first time since the pandemic, attendance improved, and chronic absenteeism rates declined from 23.7 percent in 2021-22 to 20.0 percent in 2022-23 resulting in approxim more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Comptroller Sean Scanlon are applauding the Biden-Harris administration's announcement today on the first ten prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations. The action builds on other provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act to make health insurance more affordable and reduce medication prices for seniors. According to a state-by-state an more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that a new state law he signed making it easier for firefighters who develop cancer to receive workers' compensation benefits will go into effect on October 1, 2023. Approved as part of the recently enacted state budget bill, this newly approved law creates a presumption during the review process of a workers' compensation claim that a firefi more PR

BERLIN, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce tree-related power outages across the state, Eversource is addressing trees that threaten electric reliability in 131 communities this year. In Manchester, the energy company is trimming or removing trees along 70 miles of town roads. "Trees continue to be the primary cause of power outages, especially during a storm, so identifying  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Compliance leaders are facing pressure to make the most of existing resources despite economic challenges and increased workload volume and complexity, according to Gartner, Inc. To face these challenges, leaders must address three crucial compliance function trends this year: tighter budgets, changing labor and organizational dynamics, and increased investments more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Generative AI, digital customer service, and conversational user interfaces (CUIs) will transform customer service and support by 2028, according to Gartner, Inc. "The common theme of these three technologies are their ability to streamline the customer journey and enable customer service leaders to meet customers' growing expectations," said Drew Krau more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: By 2025, more than half of all software engineering leader role descriptions will explicitly require oversight of generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to Gartner, Inc. "Outside of generative AI's impact on technology implementation, it also changes the managerial responsibilities of software engineering leaders," said Haritha Khandabattu, Senior D more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: A recent survey of chief information security officers (CISOs) by Gartner, Inc. revealed that 69% of top-performing CISOs dedicate recurring time on their calendars for personal professional development. This is compared with just 36% of bottom-performing CISOs who do so. "As the CISO role continues to rapidly evolve, it becomes even more critical for  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Chief audit executives (CAEs) have identified risk orientation, stakeholder management, and team leadership as the top three characteristics of the most effective individuals, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In April 2023, Gartner surveyed 114 CAEs across 180 areas to identify the most important measures of an effective CAE, and the six that wer more PR

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) today announced that it will open a new branch in Bridgeport's East End neighborhood. The branch will be located on Stratford Avenue between Newfield Avenue and Central Avenue within Honey Locust Square, a new retail development led by Anthony Stewart of Bridgeport's Ashlar Construction LLC. The branch is expected to be completed in early 2024, pend more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting from The American Independent reveals that, despite claiming to live in Pennsylvania, David McCormick has two registered vehicles in Connecticut which he has been paying taxes on in the nutmeg state: American Independent: "Tax records reviewed by the American Independent Foundation show that McCormick owns a 2019 Honda CR-V and a 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser, both registered to his Westp more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: As David McCormick prepares for a potential Senate bid, the mega-millionaire is already dogged by a liability threatening to sink his campaign before it even starts: He doesn't live in Pennsylvania. Despite claiming he lives in Pennsylvania multiple times since his failed Senate bid in 2022, reporting from The Associated Press revealed he has been living in Connecticut: Associated Press: A review more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: New students, new faculty and staff members, new spaces on the Quad, and new construction on the most important addition to the YDS campus in decades. Here is a look at what's new in the new year as YDS enters 2023-24, its 202nd year as a distinct school at Yale. New class A total of 120 students from across the globe began their YDS careers this week, representing a vast array of racial, geographic, and other  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: This year's incoming class is one of the most diverse in Yale School of the Environment's history, with students coming from six continents and 31 countries and from 29 U.S. states and territories. After spending the past few years in the professional world, Isaac Carro '25 MEM/MDiv is eager to get back to the classroom. "I am really excited to join a community that is as engaged and passionate as YSE," C more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: A new study led by researchers with the Yale School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Imperial College London used network machine learning algorithms to identify chemical compounds in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) that could aid in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The study identified 10 phytochemicals that appear to act similarly against Alz more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Air pollution has decreased across the U.S., but new research finds health burdens remain unequal among racial groups. * * * Health benefits that have resulted from reductions in fine particulate air pollution aren't distributed equally among populations in the U.S., a new Yale-led study finds. Racial and ethnic minorities -- and Black people in particular -- still experience disproporti more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Yale University issued the following news: Chuan-ju Liu, whose research explores factors underlying metabolism disorders and inflammation, with an emphasis on arthritis and osteoporosis, was recently appointed the Charles W. Ohse Professor of Orthopaedics, effective July 1. He came to the Yale School of Medicine from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, where he worked from 2002 to 2023. At the Grossman School he held various positions, includ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Air pollution has decreased across the U.S., but new research finds health burdens remain unequal among racial groups. * * * Health benefits that have resulted from reductions in fine particulate air pollution aren't distributed equally among populations in the U.S., a new Yale-led study finds. Racial and ethnic minorities -- and Black people in particular -- still experience disproportionately high  more PR