The Connecticut legislature established a 10-member task force to study ways to protect seniors from fraud, this past spring. The task force must report its findings and recommendations to the Aging and Human Services committees of the legislature by the first of next month, January 1, 2022.
Read MoreEastern Connecticut State University and University of Bridgeport are among 13 New England colleges and universities that have signed on to a multi-institutional collaborative to boost Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) early-career faculty at higher education institutions in the region.
Read MoreEconomic development remains front and center for Governor Ned Lamont, who has devoted time and attention in recent weeks rolling out an array of initiatives aimed at revitalizing Connecticut’s economic as it seeks to establish momentum as COVID-19 recedes.
Read MoreHartford Seminary is now Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. The name change, announced Wednesday, comes as the institution’s emphasis has broadened, particularly in recent years, and against a backdrop of a renewed worldwide emphasis on building common ground among different peoples and communities of belief.
Read MoreThe UConn Center on Aging is now the home of a prestigious Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center grant, fitting for a flagship university in a state with the nation’s 7th oldest population. There are only 14 other “Pepper Centers” of excellence nationwide, named in honor of the late U.S. senator who championed research and education aimed at helping older adults maintain their independence.
Read MoreApplications will be accepted online at ctwbdc.org through Sept.28 for The Women’s Business Development Council’s (WBDC) Equity Match Grant Program for women-owned businesses in Connecticut.
Read MoreNataliya Braginsky, a social studies teacher at Metropolitan Business Academy in New Haven, has been named the 2021 National History Teacher of the Year by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Read MoreHigher education officials at the community college level – in Connecticut and nationally – are anxiously awaiting the numbers as the new academic year gets underway.
Read MoreIn a report recently released by The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) that included a compilation of comments and perceptions of 32 Valley stakeholders surveyed earlier this year, those participating indicated that “the biggest barrier keeping communities of color in the Valley from reaching success is systemic racism,”
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Health and UConn Health scientists have received a five-year, $7.5-million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a two-site study to test whether a web-based intervention that resembles a video game can alleviate depression in older adults in the comfort and safety of their own homes.
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