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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2026-08-17 ( 6 items )  
CEO Update - Aug 14, 2026 (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * CEO Update - Aug 14, 2026 * Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your amazing response to the employee engagement survey. We set an ambitious goal for this year's survey, and I'm proud to say we reached it! Our 65% participation rate was the highest we've had for an engagement survey. I'd like to reiterate that the responses -the "what," not the "who," -will be shared with my leadership team and me. We will carefully and thoughtfully review them, ana more PR

Connecticut Researchers Warn Against Political Control of Federal Scientific Research Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Defend Public Health-Connecticut is a group of public health professionals, clinicians, health care workers, health researchers, educators, students, and community members committed to using evidence-based practices to improve health access, health equity, and awareness in Connecticut. Our purpose is to engage and enable Connecticut residents to join us in advocating for a more ST

Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/7/2026-8/14/2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/7/2026-8/14/2026 * Demanding Answers About Health & Safety Concerns Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao today demanding to know what action is being taken to improve conditions for sailors deployed on board the USS Abraham Li more PR

Trucking Industry Crowns 2026 National Truck Driving Champion (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Crowns 2026 National Truck Driving Champion * Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Today, the American Trucking Associations proclaimed Miguel Corral, a professional driver with UPS, the Bendix Grand Champion at the 2026 National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships. Corral, who resides in Indiana and secured his berth to nationals at the Illinois State Truck Driving Championship, emerged victo more PR

UConn Welcomes 52 New Future Dentists (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Welcomes 52 New Future Dentists * The first week of dental school ends with one of the most momentous occasions in a dental student's journey-the White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony is a longstanding tradition in the School of Dental Medicine that welcomes a new class of students into the profession of dental medicine. The Academic Rotunda was full of excitement as 52 new students in the Class of 2030 prepared to wear their white  more PR

UConn's Largest Medical School Class Yet Dons 117 New White Coats (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn's Largest Medical School Class Yet Dons 117 New White Coats * UConn School of Medicine's Class of 2030 has just arrived at the UConn Health campus in Farmington, and these 117 future doctors are now wearing their brand-new white physician coats. On August 14 each of the new UConn medical students were gifted their white coat during the annual White Coat Ceremony milestone marking the exciting and symbolic start of their four-year medical sc more PR