STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'Healthy Rounds': Great Strides in Cancer Treatment * The idea of using cells from your own tumor to develop a personalized vaccine that guides your immune system to fight your cancer goes back several decades. Today, we are on the verge of using messenger RNA to bring this concept to a new level, one that could change how we treat melanoma and other cancers. Dr. Margaret Callahan(opens in new tab), chief of UConn Health's Division of Hematology a more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Calvin University posted the following news: * * * A Lifelong Learner Comes Home to Lead CALL * For Erin Reynolds, learning has never been limited to a classroom or to a particular stage of life. A 1988 Calvin graduate, Reynolds' career spans hospital communications, corporate consulting, higher education, organizational development, teaching, and more. Now, she has returned to her alma mater as the new program manager of the Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL), taking the reins from Sonja DeJong more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams EPA's Proposed Rule to Weaken Regulation of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Pollution * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) led a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to loosen regulations that control the emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from semi-trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Blasts ICE Tactics; Demands Accountability from DHS After Surge Targeting Connecticut Residents at Schools, Workplaces * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) David Venturella requesting a meeting and demanding information about a dramatic increase in immigration enforcement activ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news: * * * Coach Tom Loth Takes Leadership Lessons "Beyond the Playbook" * Southern Connecticut State University Head Football Coach Joe Loth recently took his leadership experience from the sideline to the boardroom as a featured speaker at the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce's inaugural "Beyond the Playbook: Sports Business & Leadership" event. Held August 27 at Hotel Marcel in New Haven, the event featured Loth alongside Tom Moore, gener more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * COE brings robots, LEGOs, competition to NIU programming for Altus Academy The NIU College of Education joined several Huskie colleagues over the summer to deliver a day camp for young students from Altus Academy. Altus, a tuition-free private school serving first- through eighth-graders living in East Garfield Park and surrounding communities on Chicago's West Side, hosted students, faculty, deans and staff from DeKalb for the first four days of the  more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Sept. 1 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news: * * * College of Charleston Welcomes New Faculty The College is excited to introduce its new faculty members! Alicia Lutz The College of Charleston is proud to welcome its newest faculty members. With a diversity of expertise in a variety of disciplines, they come excited and ready to teach, mentor and inspire students across campus. Over the fall 2026 semester, The College Today will introduce these new faculty members to campus a few at a time - more PR

YONKERS, New York, Aug. 31 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports backs California bill banning the sale of sensitive consumer data Sacramento, California - The California Legislature recently approved Assembly Bill 1542, co-sponsored by Consumer Reports, which would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act to prohibit companies from selling sensitive personal data. The bill now goes to Governor Newsom for his signature. "Consumers' sensitive information is routinely sold to third parties that have no more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Honors Nancy Wyman in Speech on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a speech on the House floor, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), honored the life and legacy of Nancy Wyman, the former Connecticut Lieutenant Governor, Democratic State Party Chair, and the first woman to be elected state Comptroller. FULL TRANSCRIPT Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with the House the sad news of the loss of one of the state of Connecticut's finest p more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA, Sikorsky Aircraft support ground zero relief mission Editor's Note: The following article was first published in the November 2001 Defense Contract Management Agency EastSide Edition, a magazine that covered the agency's East District. DCMA has since reorganized, and the featured office, DCMA Sikorsky, is now called DCMA Vertical Lift Stratford, part of DCMA Vertical Lift under the agency's Systems Command. The article is presented unedited as  more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 1 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * AG Jennings sues to stop Trump Administration from cutting family planning funding Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that she, as part of a coalition of 23 other states, has sued to block new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of M more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Crystal Temptations Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Chocolatey Eyeballs Summary Company Announcement Date: August 31, 2026 FDA Publish Date: August 31, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Undeclared milk Company Name: Crystal Temptations Brand Name: Little Temptations Product Description: Chocolatey Eyeballs, 7 oz., 10 oz., 10.5 oz., 11 oz., and 16 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following information collection: * * * The purpose of this notice is to announce the annual Labor Surplus Area (LSA) list for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The Department of Labor (DOL)'s regulations implementing Executive Orders 12073 and 10582 are set forth at 20 CFR part 654, subpart A. These regulations require the DOL's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to classify jurisdictions as LSAs pursuant to the criteria specified  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Final House-Passed Continuing Resolution Fixes House Republicans' Partisan Bill that Would Have Disrupted Submarine Construction * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) to keep the federal government funded through December 11, 2026. H.R. 6500 also includes $1.2 billion to support continued c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following New Whistleblower Disclosure, Blumenthal Demands USPS Provide Documents, Answers About "Shit Show" Process to Screen Ballots & Potentially Catastrophic Impact on Mail-In Voting * [WASHINGTON, DC] - After receiving information from a whistleblower, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), wrote Postmaster General David Steiner demanding answers and documents abo more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Future Doctors, Philosophers, and Policymakers Explore the Biggest Ethical Questions at Yale Rick Harrison When Jadesola Crownson graduated with a degree in biochemistry and plans for medical school, she already knew how to think like a scientist. But she wanted to grapple with questions science alone could not answer. "I think bioethics is kind of that missing niche in my education," said Crownson, who earned her B.S. from the University of San Francisco. more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 (TNSCrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Finds Only 22% of Organizations Have Successfully Scaled AI Across Multiple Business Units Despite Lack of Success, Investment in AI Continues to Accelerate - Only 22% of organizations have successfully scaled AI across multiple business units or adopted an AI-first approach according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Roughly 11% of orga more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 (TNSCrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following Q&A, involving Senior Director Analyst Eric Keller: * * * Gartner Survey Finds Only 27% of Customers Would Try a Chatbot Again After a Negative Experience Customers say they are open to using customer service chatbots, but only 27% of customers say they would be willing to try a chatbot again after a negative experience, according to a Gartner survey. We spoke with Eric Keller, Sr Director Analyst in the Gartner more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Wins National Award for Defeating Bureaucratic Overreach * When Arizona bureaucrats imposed an illegal rule that effectively blocked home building in Maricopa County, the Goldwater Institute got to work. Goldwater attorneys challenged the rule in court and achieved a crucial victory for the state. Last week, the Goldwater Institute was recognized for its achievement with the Bob Williams "Guardian of Liberty" Award at the St more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Invite Public to Connecticut's Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, Marking 25th Anniversary of Attacks * Ceremony Will Be Held at 5:30 p.m. on September 9, 2026, at Sherwood Island State Park (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut's annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces State Funding To Construct an Inclusive Playground at East Lyme's Flanders Elementary School * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont, chairman of the State Bond Commission, today announced that he is scheduling the commission to vote at its next meeting on the release of $650,000 in state bond funding for the Miracle League of Southeastern Connecticut to construct an inclusive playground at Flanders Elementary  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Elected Leaders, and Business Association Warn Connecticut Consumers That Trump's New Tariffs Will Increase the Cost of Goods Governor Ned Lamont, elected state leaders, and the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA)-the largest statewide organization representing businesses in Connecticut-are warning consumers and small businesses in the state that President Donald Trump's newly implemented tariffs on Can more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro Floor Remarks on Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2027 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of the measure we are considering today, which would extend government funding through December 11th. This bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 90-6, is a marked improvement on the measure House Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on House Passage of Continuing Resolution House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement on the House passage of a continuing resolution funding the government through December 11, 2026. "With the passage of this continuing resolution, the government funding deadline has been pushed to December 11th. I rema more PR

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news: * * * How to Afford College * These days, the sticker price of college can stop people in their tracks before they even apply. But what most families don't realize until it's almost too late? The number on the website is rarely what you actually pay. For students who know how to find affordable colleges in Connecticut and navigate the financial aid process, the actual cost of a degree can look very different from what the brochure suggests. This gu more PR

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news: * * * How to Transfer a Non-Nursing Degree to a Nursing BSN Program * A growing number of career changers are entering nursing after earning degrees in fields such as business, psychology, education, or the sciences. If you already have a bachelor's degree, you may be able to apply previously completed coursework toward a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), shortening the path to becoming a registered nurse. Because of this, many colleges offer ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes for Continuing Resolution that Rejects Funding for Trump's Border Patrol and Reins in Illegal White House Power Grabs * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bill that extends government funding, without money for ICE or the Border Patrol, and blocks the White House's plan to hand President Trump's political appointees full control of the federal grant process. "After Republicans tried to pass a fund more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Sept. 1 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LIMRA Launches "Future Ready Distribution" Research Series Examining the Six Forces Reshaping Financial Services Distribution * WINDSOR, Conn., September 1, 2026 -LIMRA today launched Future Ready Distribution: Navigating the Six Forces Reshaping Distribution, a new research series that examines the structural forces transforming how insurance and financial services products are developed, distributed, and delivered. The series com more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes EPA's Proposed Rule to Weaken Regulation of Heavy-Duty Vehicle Pollution Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to loosen regulations that control the emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from semi-trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. If finalized, the EPA's proposed rule w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news: * * * New EV Charging Stations Support Sustainable Transportation at Southern * As electric vehicles become an increasingly common sight on Connecticut roads, Southern Connecticut State University is helping meet the growing demand for accessible charging infrastructure by significantly expanding the number of EV charging stations on campus. Facilities Operations, in coordination with the Office of Sustainability, has installed 18 new electr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Fair Housing Alliance posted the following news release: * * * NFHA Leads 79-Organization Coalition Opposing HUD's English-Only Discrimination Complaint Form Civil rights, fair housing, consumer, domestic violence, and real estate groups reject redesigned form shutting nine percent of the public out of federal fair housing enforcement - The National Fair Housing Alliance and 78 civil rights, fair housing, consumer, domestic violence, and real estate organizations are calling on th more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 2 (TNSrpt) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * First-Ever National Rural Child Well-Being Database, Report Reveal Opportunity Gaps for Rural America's Kids Rural Child Well-Being Dashboards, Report Show Children Growing up in Rural Communities More Likely to Experience Poverty, Food Insecurity, Lower Reading Achievement - FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Save the  more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * NEPAL FLOODS: 'I Cannot Stay Inside, It Is Too Stuffy'--Overcrowded Shelters Put Children's Health and Safety at Risk NUWAKOT, Nepal -- Overcrowded shelters for families displaced by Nepal's flash floods are putting children's health and safety at risk, with the number of children at one center doubling in a single afternoon, Save  more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * NEPAL FLOODS: Children at risk of disease as families struggle to access clean water KATHMANDU - Children in Nepal are facing an increased risk of illness as families crammed into public shelters struggle to get clean water for drinking and washing after devastating flash floods. On the road from the capital Kathmandu to Trishuli  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Trading in Palm Trees for Seaweed to Support Domestic Manufacturing * Palm oil and palm kernel oil are versatile oleochemical feedstocks widely used in food and personal care products and can be converted into industrial products such as biolubricants and bio-based plasticizers. Despite its ubiquity, though, there are serious problems with palm oil. Palm oil production has led to deforestation and biodiversity loss, as well as unjust labor practi more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Turner Celebrates Completion of New Central Middle School in Greenwich * Turner celebrated the completion of the new Greenwich Central Middle School in Greenwich, Connecticut, a state-of-the-art learning environment designed to serve generations of students. Turner provided construction management services for the $112 million project, which includes a new 135,000-square-foot facility built to exceed Connecticut's sustainability standa more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Graduate Students Pursue a Pharm.D. and Ph.D. Simultaneously * UConn Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate students Nathan Jordan and Jackson Lin are just the third and fourth students in the school's history to pursue both a Pharm.D. and Ph.D. at the same time. Lin spent his undergraduate time here at UConn, earning a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies in 2025. Now, he is continuing his Pharm.D. through the honors program, wh more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Launches New Reporting Site * The University of Connecticut has launched a new centralized hub for reporting concerns or potential policy violations at report.uconn.edu. The report site provides a clear starting point for anyone looking to submit a form, with information on reporting options and available support. This new service replaces inform.uconn.edu. The report site is designed to be used by faculty, staff, students, and community me more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn To Remember 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks * The University of Connecticut will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a number of special events on Friday, Sept. 11. A University-wide remembrance ceremony will be held at noon in the Student Union Theatre. The event is being coordinated by University Safety and is open to all members of the University community and the general public. The remembrance ceremony will fea more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news: * * * Welcome, Owls: Class of 2030 Arrives at Southern * Southern Connecticut State University officially welcomed the Class of 2030 to campus on August 24 during New Student Convocation, marking the beginning of a new academic year and a new chapter for the university's newest Owls. New Owl Welcome brought the university's newest students together ahead of the first day of classes, building on a summer of orientation programs and giving stu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Urges Google, Meta and TikTok To Stop Putting Small Businesses At Risk of Violating State Privacy Laws * #Surveillance Ad Tracking Tools Collect Users' Sensitive Information by Default, Big Tech Tracking Tools Won't to Follow Universal Opt-Out required by Oregon California and Colorado WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged major tech companies to stop putting small businesses at risk of violating state privacy laws and to let A more PR

NORWALK, Connecticut, Sept. 1 [Category: BizPhotography/Optical Equipment] -- Xerox posted the following news release: * * * Xerox Enters Strategic Partnership with Flint Group Digital Xeikon to Expand Production Print Portfolio * Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) today announced a strategic partnership with Flint Group Digital Xeikon to broaden its production print portfolio, strengthen its position in high-growth segments, and create new opportunities in digital packaging, labels, and commercial print applications. As part of the  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * How Much Air Conditioning Usage Actually Prevents Heat Deaths? Yale researchers conducted the first nationwide study linking AC usage -- not just ownership -- to heat related mortality risks. - How protective is air conditioning in preventing deaths amid soaring temperatures and record heat levels? Yale researchers found that AC usage cut the amount of annual heat-related deaths by half in the U.S, saving more than 5,000 lives a year. Ho more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: * * * The Historian's Notebook: Recruiting 'Academic Superstars' In just a few years, Dean Burton Malkiel brought six future Nobel laureates to Yale SOM's faculty--and changed how the wider academic world saw the school. - The Historian's Notebook: 50 Years of Business & Society is a blog series created in honor of the 50th anniversary of Yale SOM in September 2026. The series is written by Yale SOM's resident historian, Michelle Spinelli. Reach out if  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: * * * Zimmerman named Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of Economics, Education, and Management Seth Zimmerman, a distinguished scholar of the economics of education, has produced policy-relevant research that has had profound effects on his field. - Seth Zimmerman, a prominent scholar of labor economics and public finance, with a focus on the economics of education, was recently appointed the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of Economics, Education, and Ma more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale School of Medicine Awarded a Nearly $25 Million Grant to Map the Developing Brain and Advance Autism Research By Julia Chianelli, MS Yale School of Medicine (YSM) has been awarded a grant of nearly $25 million by the Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) initiative. The award, which is part of ARIA's Human Developmental Neurobiology Research Hub, focuses on building foundational maps and models of the developing human brain and clarifying how and w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale Tool Links Molecule Clusters to Neurodevelopmental Disorders By Isabella Backman When you add drops of oil to water, the oil and water remain separate. Within cells, biological molecules cluster together in a similar way, separating themselves from the rest of the cell. And while they don't have a membrane, they are their own distinct compartments. In some cases, these clusters, known as biomolecular condensates, become dysfunctional and abno more PR