HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Attorney General William Tong announced today that his office has concluded its investigation into the possibility of discriminatory employment practices by former Greenwich Public Schools educator Jeremy Boland. The investigation found no evidence that Boland engaged in a pattern or practice of illegal employment discrimination. The investigation is now closed. Attor more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding increases approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department to individual and small group health insurance plans covering 188,000 people. "Insurers sought bloated rates based on vague, unsupported assumptions contradicting nationally-supported data. The Connecticut Insurance Department w more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following agency statement on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * Thursday was a big day for DAS as we hosted our CT Digital Government Summit. Governor Ned Lamont welcomed over 350 people to the event along with DAS Commissioner Michelle Gilman and CIO Mark Raymond. All three speakers highlighted the importance of cybersecurity and advancing all aspects of digital government, not only within state government more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has been awarded a five-year, $5.9 million State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) by the U.S. Department of Education beginning in October 2023 through 2028. This grant will help the CSDE improve and expand statewide efforts to strengthen individualized education program (IEP) development and implementation. * * * This funding will more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a series of public information meetings to review the findings of the Eastern Connecticut Corridor Rail and Transit Feasibility Study. Meetings will be held in person with a virtual option available. The public information meetings are being held to provide the public and local communities w more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2023: By Steve Scarpa Merve Emre, Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing and Criticism, believes the function of criticism is to model a passionate form of thinking. Her new lecture series will put that passion on display through a series of conversations with writers working at the top of their profession. The series, called "The Critic and Her Publics," features writers from T more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Nearly 15 million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) are expected to be shipped worldwide in 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Shipments of electric cars are estimated to increase 19% in 2024, to total 17.9 million units. Gartner forecasts that shipments of all electric vehicles (EVs) - cars, buses, vans and heavy more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- Littler Mendelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Craig T. Dickinson as a shareholder in its New Haven office. Dickinson, who was a shareholder at Littler from 2011 to 2021, rejoins the firm from FordHarrison. With his addition, Littler has now brought on 12 shareholders in the past four months, including six who were previously with the firm. "Cr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: The North Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Incorporated(R), today congratulates Tahesha L. Way, Esq., an AKA member who was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey this morning, following her appointment by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Lieutenant Governor Way had served as New Jersey's Secretary of State since 2018. "Lieutenant Governor Way is a w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- Yale University issued the following news: Julie Zimmerman says Yale's commitment to responding to global challenges including climate change, biodiversity, and planetary health is moving to a new level. Yale's Julie Zimmerman, a globally recognized engineer whose research in green engineering laid the groundwork for a generation of safer, more sustainable chemicals, materials, and practices across industry and academia, has been named the university's inaugu more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: The Office of Public Health Practice recently held its inaugural New Student Orientation Session, a schoolwide event intended to introduce students to some of the focus areas of the public health sector and provide them with important insights on working with community partners. Office of Public Health Practice Executive Director Susan Nappi, MPH '01, welcomed the approximately 130 students who attended  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: September is peripheral artery disease (PAD) awareness month. Although scientists estimate that more than 230 million people worldwide suffer from the condition, it's often neglected in the cardiovascular space in favor of more well-studied diseases, Yale scientists say. However, PAD deserves more attention for various reasons, including the fact that people who have the condition are  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: In May 2023, the Connecticut Board of Regents (BOR) named 15 Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) faculty members as recipients of the annual 2022-23 Board of Regents Faculty Awards, which recognize faculty for excellence in teaching or research. They are given to faculty members who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers or are doing exceptional research, scholarly,  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- Trinity College issued the following news: Among the 10 Trinity College faculty members who have been hired to new tenure-track appointments this year are three Trinity alumni and four assistant professors who have previously been on the Trinity faculty in other roles. Sonia Cardenas, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, said, "This faculty cohort is particularly experienced and committed to the liberal arts. Regardless of their field,  more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: Neal Katyal--a prominent lawyer, scholar, and national news commentator who has argued dozens of cases before the Supreme Court--will speak at the University of Hartford about the recent affirmative action ruling and its monumental impact. The University is presenting "What's Next: Unpacking the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action with Neal Katyal" as this fall's Rogow Distinguished Visiting Lec more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: * * * Alvin Tran, Sc.D., MPH, has a vast background in research and health policy, as well as in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. He's now applying his experience and expertise to an exciting public service opportunity in Washington, D.C., where, for the next year, he will have a seat at the table when it comes to informing policy. * * * As an educator, Alvin Tran, Sc.D., MPH has ma more PR

DANBURY, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news: High school-age artists from across Connecticut are invited to submit their work for a Student Art Showcase, with selections exhibited at the Western Connecticut State University Art Gallery. The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut is collaborating with WCSU for this new art initiative. "We wanted to do a collaboration that would be important to the state and support young artists," said Cult more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news on Sept. 6, 2023: Wesleyan welcomes 56 new faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year. The group contains 19 new visiting faculty members, 16 assistant professors, three Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral fellows, three associate professors of the practice, three postdoctoral fellows, two university professors, two Distinguished Writers in Residence, two coaches and adjunct professors, one assistant prof more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: Yale Divinity School (YDS) will break ground on Wednesday, Oct. 11, on a building that is unprecedented in American higher education: a living-building residence hall that will house students in a way that gives back to the environment more than it takes. "The Living Village" link is external) is designed to meet the exacting standards of the Living Building Challenge (LBC), an international certification system more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- Yale School of Environment issued the following Q&A on Sept. 6, 2023, by Daniel C. Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy: * * * For the past 15 months, Professor Daniel Esty has been co-leading the Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Project at the World Trade Organization. In advance of Climate Week NYC, he discusses how international trade can be remade to support sustainable development and the transition to a low-carbon futu more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: For the sixth consecutive time, the Yale Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) has been renewed for funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The Center is one of only two such programs nationwide to receive continuous NIA support since it was first funded in 1992, marking more than 30 years of excellence in geriatrics and aging research under the leaders more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: A new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Finishing chemotherapy is crucial for improving breast cancer treatment odds, but many patients with breast cancer do not follow their full treatment plan because of the side effects that come along with chemotherapy drugs. "We hear from wome more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: For the sixth consecutive time, the Yale Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) has been renewed for funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The Center is one of only two such programs nationwide to receive continuous NIA support since it was first funded in 1992, marking more than 30 years of excellence in geriatrics and aging research under the leaders more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Gene regulatory processes in the brain, such as DNA methylation and DNA hydroxymethylation, could hold the key to understanding why opioid use disorder (OUD) occurs, according to Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine (YSM). In a study published in Nature Communications, Montalvo-Ortiz and investigators examined whether DNA hydroxymeth more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Women's Health Research at Yale is accepting letters of intent for its Pilot Project Program, which offers funding for studies providing new approaches to understanding the health of women, and/or the influence of sex and gender on health. Letters of Intent are due by noon on October 19, 2023. Pilot Project Awards include: * General Annual Pilot Project Award ($35,000 max) for resear more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Yale University issued the following news: Kathryn Lofton, a groundbreaking scholar of religion in American history who has served as dean of humanities for Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) since 2019, will return to full-time teaching and research in the FAS on July 1, 2024, FAS Dean Tamar Gendler announced in a message to the FAS community. Lofton, who is the Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies and professor of history and more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- Yale School of Nursing issued the following news: Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Assistant Professor Sandy Cayo, DNP, FNP-BC, PhD(c) and GEPN Lecturer Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, MS, ANP-BC hosted a cardiovascular health and Movement event in July, a collaborative program that featured expertise from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In addition to a heart-pumping dance class, the event also included an expert panel discussion and presentations by students in more PR