The depiction of female characters in animated films may affect the body image of young girls who watch them in a more complex way than previously thought, a new study by a University of Connecticut doctoral student has found.
Read MoreIf you’re poised to start a new business, or have recently done so, Chelsea Groton Bank is making an offer you may not want to refuse. For the second time this year, the New London area financial institution is offering a free 13-week small business series for aspiring and established entrepreneurs, launching this week.
Read MoreDive In is a global movement in the insurance sector to support the development of inclusive workplace cultures. Its mission is to enable people to achieve their potential by raising awareness of the business case and promoting positive action for diversity in all its forms - the international event arrives in Hartford on September 26.
Read MoreState and veterans officials are highlighting three new laws taking effect on October 1 that are designed to support Connecticut veterans. All three - on job training programs, expanding eligibility for veterans to receive certain services, and on property tax relief - were approved unanimously by the state legislature this year.
Read MoreSome schools in Connecticut have recently been rolling school start times forward to help high school students get more sleep. Many others have debated the issue but opted to maintain the status quo, despite the research.
Read MoreConnecticut Innovations, the state’s quasi-public business investment organization that invests in technology, health-care and manufacturing companies in the state, is joining the state’s innovators where they live.. in New Haven.
Read MoreGlobal security is rarely a simple subject. But one can reasonably argue that it hasn’t been as contentious and controversial a topic as it is in 2019 for quite some time. Next month, that conversation arrives in Hartford, with a strong contingent of leaders on the world stage prepared to share their expertise and views on future prospects.
Read MoreUtah has the lowest average student debt among the 50 states, at $18,838. That is two times lower than in Connecticut, the state with the highest, at $38,510.
Read MoreSo, how’d that UConn education work out for you? That question is at the core of a planned survey of graduates of the University of Connecticut, as the university takes part in a national survey on alumni career mobility.
Read MoreThree of Connecticut’s metropolitan areas are among the top 50 most educated in the nation, according to a new analysis. The Bridgeport/Norwalk/Stamford, Hartford/East Hartford/West Hartford and New Haven/Milford “metropolitan statistical areas” ranked 11th, 24th and 41st respectively. And in one metric, one metro region ranked first in the nation.
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