NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 29 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Christina Frank Despite having only one ICU doctor and very limited health care resources, Bhutan, a landlocked country of 785,000 people bordered by India and China, experienced only 21 deaths during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her Excellency Dechen Wangmo, MPH '07, minister of health for Bhutan and a Yale School of Public Health alumna, credits the country's remarkably low death rate to a more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general today suing Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon's acti more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong released a statement following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirming that Connecticut's case against ExxonMobil belongs in Connecticut state court. "The Second Circuit has now joined the unanimous conclusion of every single circuit court to examine this issue--state law claims belong in state court more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: A coalition of New England states today jointly announced a call for project proposals to secure federal funding and advance regional collaboration on grid infrastructure. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Maine Governor's Energy Office, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the New Hampshire De more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education is awarding $3.8 million to 83 applicants representing 89 school districts across Connecticut to expand dual credit offerings in high schools. The primary objective of the state's Dual Credit Expansion Grant Program is to enable more high school s more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut State Bond Commission will vote at its upcoming meeting to approve an allocation of $25 million that will be used to purchase new ballot-counting tabulators for use in elections and primaries statewide. The equipment will replace Connecticut's existing voting machines, which are used at every polling place in the state t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont, Treasurer Erick Russell, and Comptroller Sean Scanlon today announced that more than $1.3 billion captured from volatile revenue sources over the last fiscal year is being transferred to pay down Connecticut's pension debt. Budgetary reforms enacted in 2017 and extended this year through legislation signed by Governor Lamont require the state to deposit e more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced that eligible organizations can now submit applications to participate in the CTpass program. CTpass offers 31-day bus passes to eligible organizations at a 10% discount per pass for CTtransit and CTfastrak bus services throughout the state, including Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, New Britain, Bristol, Waterbury, Merid more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Margot Weiss, associate professor of anthropology and American studies, affiliated faculty in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and coordinator of queer studies, saw a gap in the world of queer anthropology--there was no central text compiling the leading theories and ideas of the field. So, she made one--well, two. Weiss recently published Queer Then and Now, a collection of lecture more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release: CT Dems Chair Nancy DiNardo: "Moving the Presidential primary date from the last Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday will give Connecticut voters a greater voice in the choice of their party's Presidential nominee. For too many years, Connecticut voters have been shortchanged by a primary date that came after most of the decisions about the field of candidates in both major parties had been more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * The worm's gene expression may have implications for human conditions * * * In research recently published in the online scientific journal "microPublication Biology," Eastern Connecticut State University biology professor Amy Groth and her former undergraduate research assistant, Elizabeth (Del Buono) Charnysh '17, found new signs of genetic expression in a widely studied mic more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Three biology students at Eastern Connecticut State University presented their summer research to peers and faculty on Sept. 22, describing projects that ranged from studying epilepsy in mice to soil studies that are used by the FBI to solve crimes. All three are making plans to continue their studies in graduate school. Senior James Salvatore's project was titled "An investigation of more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: A faculty researcher at Eastern Connecticut State University recently celebrated the release of his book about the various functions of music in film. "Musical Sincerity and Transcendence in Film" by Timothy Cochran, associate professor of music, was published by Routledge Press. The book brings together years of Cochran's research on the nature and capabilities of film music. Cochran more PR

BERLIN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: While customers are experiencing some relief with lower energy prices this summer, the electric supply rate is expected to increase again in January as energy costs remain at some of the highest levels in years. International factors continue to affect the seasonal winter cost of natural gas, which is used to produce roughly half of New England's electricity, reinforcing the more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: The vast majority of the supply chain environment is uncaptured by supply chain decision makers' current digital models, according to Gartner, Inc. This incomplete view of the supply chain results in digital trade-off analysis failing to improve decision makers' outcomes, despite the potentially transformative capabilities of these new tools. Digital  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education is awarding $3.8 million to 83 applicants representing 89 school districts across Connecticut to expand dual credit offerings in high schools. The primary objective of the state's Dual Credit Expansion Grant Program is to more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Greenwich Associates, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Institutional investors in North America and Europe with more than a decade of experience in ESG investing are beginning to coalesce around an emerging set of best practices that push sustainable investing into a new and more mature phase, according to new research from Coalition Greenwich commissioned by AGF Investments Inc. In a remarkably short period  more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Legrand, a provider of lighting controls, electrical components and data center solutions, issued the following news release: Legrand, a global specialist and industry leader in electrical wiring devices, cable management, audio-visual, and lighting solutions, announces new advances with Microsoft to create a new hybrid conferencing space with Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms featuring products from Legrand, North and Central America. Microsoft has become  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 26 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: McDermott Will & Emery represented Gemspring Capital Management, LLC (Gemspring), a Connecticut-based private equity firm with $3.5 billion of capital under management, in its acquisition of a majority interest in ClearCompany Holdings (Clear Company), a provider of human capital management software. McDermott also advised on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a secured credit more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Pennsylvania Democrats are calling on David McCormick to come clean about how many days he has spent in Pennsylvania since losing the 2022 GOP primary. Last month, the Associated Press caught David McCormick lying about living in Pennsylvania when he actually lives on Connecticut's "gold coast." Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Maddy McDaniel issued the fol more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: David McCormick is lying about living in Pennsylvania. Despite his false claims, McCormick lives in Connecticut -- and voters in Pennsylvania are calling him out. Here's What Pennsylvanians Are Saying About McCormick's Lies: * Lt. Governor Austin Davis: "We know he's not from here. He doesn't live here and he might need some help getting around." * State Sen. Jay Acosta: "This gentleman's going more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, Sept. 27 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce that its long standing, nationally accredited Special Education Program is now available fully online. Beginning in the Spring 2024 Semester, Farmington's new online modality will provide first time students, place bound students and working adults with the same quality Special Education courses that are available to Farmington's tradit more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of New Haven issued the following commentary on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Whether she's looking for a place to study or spend some time outside, Beatrice Glaviano '26 has her go-to places around New Haven. She discusses her favorite cozy coffee shops and where she heads when she's looking for Indian street food. * * * Nutrition Sciences Major Explores Favorite Local Places to 'Study, Adventure, and Snack' By Beatrice Glaviano '26 Af more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- Yale Law School issued the following news release: Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh, for the third time in the last two years, returned to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague this month to argue on behalf of Ukraine against Russia. Koh, former U.S. State Department Legal Adviser and Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, presented two arguments on behalf of Ukraine in Court sessions that spanned nearly two we more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: William B. English, a member of Yale SOM's faculty since 2016, has been named the Eugene F. Williams, Jr. Professor of the Practice, effective July 1, 2023. English, an expert on monetary policy and banking, joined Yale after serving in a variety of roles at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including director of the Division of Monetary Affairs and secretary to the Fe more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Serena Crawford A new study published in Annals of Family Medicine explores encounters between 30 transgender people and their health care clinicians. Investigating these experiences in the U.S. is timely given the current national push to address health disparities by collecting information on patients' sexual orientation and gender identity, the researchers said. "Trans people  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Viviana Sofia Flores Rivera The first legal mobile retail pharmacy in Connecticut, a project conceived by a Yale School of Medicine (YSM) professor, has become a reality. The "Integrated Mobile Opioid Treatment and Infectious disease cOordinated care in your Neighborhood" project (InMOTION), aspires to bring care to people where they live who are at risk or living with infectious d more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Patients with liver metastases originating from the right side had poorer survival rates compared to those with metastases that derived from the left side of the colon. * * * Colon cancers that spread to the liver may be substantially different depending on the location of where cancerous cells originate, according to new research. The study led by Yale Cancer Center researche more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * People who have experienced symptoms for months or longer after being infected exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus, a new study finds. * * * People who have experienced brain fog, confusion, pain, and extreme fatigue for months or longer after being infected with the COVID-19 virus exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus than those not diagnosed with lon more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- Yale University issued the following news: Sambanis's work has re-shaped how scholars conceive of inter-group conflicts, ranging from everyday forms of discrimination to violent protests and civil wars. Nicholas Sambanis, whose field-defining work has re-shaped how scholars conceive of inter-group conflicts, ranging from everyday forms of discrimination to violent protests and civil wars, has been appointed the Kalsi Family Professor of Political Science. H more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers have identified a protein that drives symptoms of severe liver disease and may be a target for treatment in the future. * * * A severe form of fatty liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the leading cause of liver transplantation, but there are few treatment options and currently no medications. In a new study, Yale researchers have identified a driver of liver more PR