Grants from Connecticut Health Foundation Support Efforts to Expand Access to Health Care Coverage

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Grants from Connecticut Health Foundation Support Efforts to Expand Access to Health Care Coverage

The Connecticut Health Foundation, the state’s largest independent health philanthropy dedicated to improving health outcomes for people of color, has awarded five organizations, in Bridgeport, Hartford and Middletown, 15-month grants ranging from $62,500 to $82,000, to support their advocacy work to expand access to health care coverage. Additional grants support the ongoing work of other organizations across the state.

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Mismatch Between Professors and Students of Color Permeates Higher Education in Connecticut and New England

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Mismatch Between Professors and Students of Color Permeates Higher Education in Connecticut and New England

While New England's undergraduate population is becoming increasingly diversified, there is still a demographic "mismatch" between the percentage of students of color relative to faculty of color in Connecticut. A new higher education report assesses where Connecticut stands, and what needs to be done.

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CT's Population Growth Slows, Only 0.9% During Past Decade After 4.9% in Previous

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CT's Population Growth Slows, Only 0.9% During Past Decade After 4.9% in Previous

Connecticut’s population grew by nine-tenths of one percent during the decade between April 2010 and April 2020, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Connecticut had 3,605,944 residents on April 1, 2020, compared with 3,574,097 on April 1, 2010, the date of the previous decennial census. That’s an increase of 31,847 residents.

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Himes to Lead Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

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Himes to Lead Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes’s past, it turns out, is prologue for a new, high-profile, assignment. Himes was selected by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve as Chairman of a newly created Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, leading the Congressional effort to respond to a growing disparity that has been exacerbated - and more blatantly exposed - by the pandemic.

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Fauci: COVID Booster Shot Likely Needed, More Needs to be Done to Build Adult Vaccine Infrastructure

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Fauci: COVID Booster Shot Likely Needed, More Needs to be Done to Build Adult Vaccine Infrastructure

“We will likely need a booster shot for durability of protection,” explained Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on a Connecticut-based podcast this week, adding that unlike vaccines for some other diseases – such as measles - that essentially offer lifelong projection, “we are not likely to see that.”

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Childhood Disability Rate Increases Across U.S., Connecticut Slightly Higher

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Childhood Disability Rate Increases Across U.S., Connecticut Slightly Higher

The childhood disability rate in the United States was higher in 2019 than in 2008, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau concludes that “disability does not appear to affect all children equally.” Connecticut’s childhood disability rate was slightly higher than the national average in the latest data, as was the Northeast region of the U.S.

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As Academic Year Concludes, Addressing Anti-Asian Racism Remains Priority

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As Academic Year Concludes, Addressing Anti-Asian Racism Remains Priority

As the collegiate semester winds down and in-person commencement ceremonies hint at a return to near-normalcy, the past year, and particularly the past few months, have ongoing ramifications for the University of Connecticut’s Asian-American community, as is true on campuses and in communities across the country.

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