HAMDEN, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news: * * * 7 Out Of 10 Voters Do Not Want The U.S. To Take Military Action Against Iran For Killing Of Protesters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 70% Say Presidents Should Seek Congressional Approval Before Taking Military Action Against Another Country In the wake of U.S. threats of military action against Iran if protesters there are killed while demonstrating against the Iranian government, 70  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Celebrates Trump Administration's Decision to Drop Appeal of Court Order Blocking Illegal Conditions on Transportation Grant Funding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss its appeal of the final judgment permanently blocking the Trump Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on GAO Reports on Coast Guard's Inadequate Efforts to Address Sexual Misconduct * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the below statement following the release of two reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) efforts to implement reforms aimed at addressing sexual misconduct: "I am d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on HHS Canceling Billions in Addiction and Mental Health Grants Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. canceled billions of dollars in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) grants. Thes more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on HHS Reinstating Billions in Addiction and Mental Health Grants After Abrupt Cancellation Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reinstated billions of dollars in Substance Abuse and Men more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * DeLauro, Frankel, Hoyer on Passage of Appropriations Minibus Including Financial Services, General Government, and National Security, Department of State Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Steny Hoyer, and National Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Statement on Former Donald Trump Economic Advisor Betsy McCaughey Running for Governor in Connecticut * DGA spokesperson Kevin Donohoe released the following statement in response to Betsy McCaughey running for governor in Connecticut: "Betsy McCaughey has spent the last years of her career shilling for Donald Trump's deeply unpopular agenda that is driving up costs for middle-class families. T more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * EPSY Scholars Program Empowers Neag School Students to Pursue Research, Professional Interests * Securing a graduate assistantship is key for many Ph.D. students seeking employment while they complete their studies. Most students dedicate 10-20 hours a week to either research or teaching assistantships, the availability of which is often tied to department or grant funds. Since 2021, the UConn Ne more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN presents nearly 260 women's college basketball matchups across networks, Jan. 14-20 * * ESPN networks to feature 16 ranked teams * Thursday Prime features a top-4 battle between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 4 Texas (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET) * Sunday's ESPN2 slate showcases two top matchups with No. 9 Louisville at NC State (Jan. 18, 1 p.m.) and No. 6 LSU at No. 13 more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Monday night Texans-Steelers Wild Card presentation draws 29.1 million viewers * ESPN's Monday Night Wild Card matchup between the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers (January 12, 8 p.m. ET) generated 29.1 million viewers, up 15% compared to ESPN's 2025 Wild Card game (Vikings-Rams). The audience peaked right before halftime (9:15-9:30 p.m.) with 33 million v more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Faking a Ketogenic Diet May Still Get Results - in Fruit Flies * Mimicking a ketogenic diet lengthens lifespan but reduces fertility in fruit flies, researchers at the University of Connecticut and Mount Holyoke College report in the November 2025 volume of Developmental Biology. The study hints that there could be ways to get the benefits of a ketogenic diet without the difficulties of maintaining more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Statement on Trump Administration's Defunding of Mental Health and Addiction Services Grants * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the announcement from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. that the Trump administration is cancelling billions of dollars in nationwide Substance Abuse and Mental H more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Yale -- and Connecticut -- are bridging the gap between the arts and innovation Yale's new Cultural Innovation Lab will make the arts more sustainable, thanks to a partnership between the university, the state of Connecticut, and the Midnight Oil Collective. By Meg Dalton Frances Pollock was drawn to the arts from a young age. She found that the arts -- especially music -- allowed her to make sense of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Files Articles of Impeachment Against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi L. Noem * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and a group of his Democratic colleagues filed three articles of impeachment against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi L. Noem. "After a week of lies, cover-ups, and excessive force against peaceful protesters across the country - in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes to Support Small Businesses, Protect Elections from Interference * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bipartisan government funding package that includes new funding to support small businesses, protect our elections from unlawful interference, and continue economic development programs President Trump and 'DOGE' tried to cut (link is external). "T more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Crow Lead Bicameral Group Of Democrats To Introduce Bill To Protect First Amendment Rights, Safeguard Americans From Politically Motivated Harassment And Prosecutions * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.-6) on Wednesday led Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Holl more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * Peer Tutoring at Trinity Helps Students Build Skills and Community Academic support at Trinity College goes well beyond students meeting with faculty members during office hours. Peer tutoring gives students the opportunity to learn from each other as they build both skills and community. Overseeing a network of peer tutoring centers on campus, the Center for Academic and Experiential Advising's Academic Resou more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App: 2026 season gets underway with extensive coverage of the Sony Open from Hawaii * PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App begins its 2026 season from the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, beginning Thursday, Jan. 15, at noon ET, continuing through the Final Round on Sunday. Featured Pairings * Nine of the top 25 players in the  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Save the Sound applauds Gov. Hochul's clean water commitments in 2026 State of the State agenda $3.75 billion proposed over five years for clean water infrastructure funding * Save the Sound applauds Governor Hochul's proposal of "a bold five-year, $3.75 billion commitment to water infrastructure, with $750 million in funding per year." The Governor did not mention this investment in  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Study Finds That Missionaries Pull from Same Language Toolkit to Describe Experiences * As nearly 2 million Christian missionaries worldwide step off on long- and short-term assignments annually, a new study from UConn and University of Oklahoma researchers finds that upon return, they consistently draw on the same communication strategies to talk about their experiences abroad and the difficulties more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * 'The Radical Fund': How a spurned inheritance fueled progressive change In his new book, Yale's John Fabian Witt details how a little-known foundation funded by a wealthy banking heir sought to bring about a more just society in the first half of the 20th century. By Lisa Prevost In 1920, Charles Garland, the wealthy heir to a banking fortune, made newspaper headlines for doing the unthinkable: he declined t more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Exercise Slows Tumor Growth By Avi Patel Rachel Perry, PhD, has spent most of her scientific life thinking about how the body moves energy around--how glucose rises and falls, how tissues compete for fuel, and how metabolism shifts during illness. That curiosity began early. Growing up with type 1 diabetes meant she learned to track biological changes with almost clinical precision, forming what  more PR