STORRS, Connecticut, June 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'Men of Pause' Brings Men into the Conversation on Menopause and Midlife Health * More than 60 community members gathered at the Community Health Center in Middletown on May 30 for Men of Pause: A Conversation with Men on Menopause, a community event hosted by the UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) and sponsored by AARP Connecticut. The free program invited men into often overlooked conversa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Ten state Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to refrain from weakening or rescinding the 2008 North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Reduction Rule. The letter responds to the Office of Protected Resources at NMFS regarding an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning potential amendments to the 2008 Speed Rule. The states expressed concern that any deregulatory action more ST

STORRS, Connecticut, June 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 2026 Human Rights Institute Funding Awards Announced * The Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute (HRI) continues a long tradition of support for student, faculty, and staff scholarship, research, and experiential learning. For more information about the awards and eligibility, this year's recipients, individual projects and their impact, navigate to the pages linked in each award title. Congratula more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ABC's most-watched NBA Finals Game 1 since 2018 with average audience of nearly 17M viewers (16.93M) * * Largest Game 1 audience on ABC ever excluding the Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland * Cavaliers NBA Finals matchups Viewership up 90% from last year's Game 1 The New Yorks Knicks victory over the San Antonio Spurs on June 3 was ABC's most-watched NBA Final more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * At Subcommittee Markup, Republicans Move to Eliminate Public Education and Jeopardize Health Care for Millions Today, House Republicans advanced their extreme 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill that is an assault on education and job training, puts health coverage for milli more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sends Comment Letter to EPA on Microplastics * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commending EPA's efforts to add microplastics to a list of contaminants in drinking water prioritized for research, and urging E more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS EPA RESEARCH ON THE HARMS OF MICROPLASTICS IN DRINKING WATER, CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL MONITORING OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, affirmed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to add microplastics to a list of contaminants in drinking water prioritized for re more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on Double-Digit Health Insurance Rate Hike Requests * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding double-digit rate hikes sought by Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare for individual and small group plans covering approximately 220,000 people across Connecticut. For individual more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Warren Demand Information On Alarming Whistleblower Disclosure Detailing Trump Administration Plot to "Kill Off" 2.7 Million People in Social Security Database * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to three former Department of Government Efficien more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * CEO Update - June 5, 2026 * Dear Colleagues, I'd like to start with a reminder for you to join me at my next town hall, Wednesday, June 10, at noon, either in person in Keller Auditorium or virtually via Teams. As of this writing we haven't seen many questions submitted to our inbox, thquestion@uchc.edu. Any question is welcome and the floor is open. Last weekend I attended my 21-year-old daught more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney at NDAA Markup: The Trump Battleship Is the Exact Opposite of Every Lesson We've Learned * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, spoke in support of an amendment (link is external) to the FY27 NDA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Votes to Advance Bipartisan FY27 NDAA Out of House Armed Services Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to advance the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act out of the House Armed Services Committee. The committee-passed bill authorizes Courtney's request  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Votes to Pass Ukraine Support Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting to pass the Ukraine Support Act, a bill which would provide additional reconstruction and military financing authorization for Ukraine and impose economic sanctions on Russia for its  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Dunkin' Donuts Franchisees to Pay $250,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit * Companies settle federal suit charging Massachusetts franchisees required unlawful 100% healed policy for restaurant employees BOSTON - The Daly/Kenney Group, LLC and 15 related companies, owners and operators of Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, will pay $250,000  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces matchups, dates for fourth annual SEC/ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenges * * Games to take place Dec. 1-3 across ESPN networks * Men's Challenge headlined by preseason No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Duke * Women's Challenge features No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Duke in marquee showdown The SEC/ACC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenges retur more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Spurs look to even up series against Knicks in Game 2 on Friday * ESPN continues its coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals on Friday, June 5, with a Game 2 matchup, as the San Antonio Spurs, led by Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama, host the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with New Y more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces ARC Program Graduates 90 New Teachers * Nationally Accredited Teacher Preparation Program Continues To Strengthen and Diversify Connecticut's Educator Workforce (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Higher Education Commissioner Timothy D. Larson today announced that the Connecticut Office of Higher Education's Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) progra more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Commissioner Katie Dykes Leaving the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Names Emma Cimino as Acting Commissioner * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes will be leaving her position with the state in July after nearly 14 years of stat more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 6 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Commissioner Katie Dykes Leaving the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Names Emma Cimino as Acting Commissioner Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes will be leaving her position with the state in July after nearly 14 more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Invites the Public To Visit the Governor's Residence on Connecticut Open House Day * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Governor's Residence will be open to the public for tours from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, as part of Connecticut Open House Day -the annual statewide tourism event encouraging residents and  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Prohibiting the Sale and Importation of Pistols That Can Easily Be Converted Into Machine Guns * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation he proposed earlier this year that enacts a new state law prohibiting the sale and importation of handguns that can easily be converted into fully automatic machine guns, addr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 1 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Innovation in Action: Highlights and Winners from the 2026 Yale Innovation Summit Once a year, the threads of an ecosystem--researchers and founders, investors and policymakers, faculty, students and alumni--pull tight. For several days in May, Yale's campus becomes the place where the future of innovation takes shape. Yale President Maurie McInnis B.A., '90 M.A., '96 Ph.D. opened this year's Summit with a s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Neal, Advocates Sound the Alarm on the Danger of Automatic Benefit Cuts to Social Security * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member (CT-01), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and Social Security advocates joined together to highlight the danger of automatic benefit cuts following a new report. Watch the video her more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Making sustainability stick: Yale students use campus as a change-management case study On a sunny day last September, students in Yale's "Sustainable Implementation" course traded Sage Hall for a humming material recovery facility in Berlin, Connecticut, for an up-close lesson on what change management looks like off the page. As mixed recycling from Yale and dozens of other customers sped along conveyer be more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Senate Republicans Giving $71 Billion to a Lawless Department of Homeland Security * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Friday released a statement following passage of a reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security: "What happened in the U.S. Senate tonig more PR

YONKERS, New York, June 6 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * New York legislature passes key bill to curb personalized pricing Consumer Reports calls on Governor Hochul to strengthen and sign the One Fair Price Act - Albany, New York - The New York state legislature passed the One Fair Price Act last night, which Consumer Reports supported. If signed by Governor Hochul, New York will become the third state in the country to pass a law to curb personalized pricing.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2026: * * * Republican 2027 Homeland Security Funding Bill Falls Short, Fails to Protect Our Communities During today's House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2027 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to include protections against abuse that Democrats and the American people have been d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Georgia * Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers; three represented Georgia. The Georgia delegates included Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton. Their signatures are on the far left of the document. Gwi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 6 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Nilvio Perez Named Interim Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Nilvio Perez has been named Interim Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, effective May 29, 2026. In this role, he will maintain his responsibilities for Undergraduate Admissions and will also lead the Transfer Admissions and Financial Aid offices. Perez brings more than 20 years of progressive exp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi Continues Bipartisan Commitment to Protecting the Long Island Sound * Glen Cove, NY- Earlier this year, Suozzi co-led a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in urging the House Appropriations Committee to support robust funding for Long Island Sound restoration efforts. Earlier this week, the Committee honored Suozzi's bipartisan request and voted to approve this funding. Suozzi was joine more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw & Blumenthal Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect & Expand National Scenic Trails * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced legislation to preserve and expand America's national trail system. The Complete America's Great Trails Act gives a tax credit to landowners who voluntarily make land contributions towa more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale honors early-career faculty for outstanding scholarship The Faculty of Arts and Sciences this week recognized Alessandro Giammei, Cormac O'Dea, and Chiara Mingarelli for scholarly achievements in their respective fields. - The Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) this week honored three junior faculty members for scholarly achievements in their respective fields. Alessandro Giammei, an assistant pro more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'The power and the purpose' In her 2026 class reunion address, President Maurie McInnis hailed the pursuit of knowledge for the public good and the importance for higher education of earning the public trust. - Yale College reunions ripple with possibility -- of striking a pose at the Peabody museum with friends and a favorite fossil, of sidling up to classmate authors, of exploring the world of AI or what a more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Beyond the brain: Organs help shape the nervous systems that control them A new Yale study finds that organs help direct the development of their own nervous systems, creating specialized networks that enable a two-way conversation between body and brain. By Karen Guzman A new Yale study reveals that major organ systems in the body aren't just passive structures operating on directions from command more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Growing a new 'leaf' that harnesses sun, water and CO2 to make liquid fuel A research team led by Yale chemists has taken the ability of science to mimic photosynthesis to a new level, with a standalone device that produces methanol. By Jim Shelton A Yale-led research team has developed the first standalone device that produces the liquid fuel methanol using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 5 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * NIH Selects Schiff to Direct Fogarty International Center By Mallory Locklear, PhD Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), has been selected to lead the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Fogarty International Center and serve as the NIH Associate Director for International Research. The NIH announced Schiff's directorship on June 4. "Dr. more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 1 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Over the (Very) Long Run, Stock Bubbles Are Rare Does the rapid run-up of AI stocks portend a crash for the larger stock market? Using a unique repository of historical stock prices with Yale roots, Professor William Goetzmann and his co-authors showed that while booms are frequently followed by volatility, markets rarely give back all of their gains. Written by Brooke Fox Professor William Goetzmann has a l more PR