Most Educated State in the Nation? CT Ranks #5
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Connecticut is the 5th most educated state in the nation, according to a new analysis of nationwide data.
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Want to Live Longer? Visit an Art Gallery, Frequent a Museum, Go to the Theater and Attend a Concert
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Researchers followed thousands of people 50 and older over a 14-year period discovered that those who went to a museum or attended a concert just once or twice a year were 14 percent less likely to die during that period than those who didn’t.
Read MoreCT is Nation’s 4th Healthiest State, Analysis Shows
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Connecticut ranks as the fourth healthiest state in the nation, according to the latest United Health Foundation’s 30th edition of its annual America's Health Rankings Annual Report. It is the longest-running state-by-state analysis of the nation's health.
Read MoreUConn Puts 7 On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers; 51 at Yale University Earn Place
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Seven University of Connecticut professors have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers. The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, released recently by the Web of Science Group, identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top one percent.
Read MoreNew England Independent Colleges, Community Colleges to Launch Transfer Guarantee
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Students pursuing a liberal arts curriculum at a community college in Connecticut, aiming to continue their studies at an independent college or university in the region, are receiving some good news to start the year.
Read MoreNew CT Exhibit Looks Back at Women Earning Right to Vote, 100 Years Ago
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In honor of the 100th anniversary year of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which not only gave women the right to vote, but ensured their access to the political process and opened doors for them to achieve their educational, economic, and civic goals, the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (CWHF) and the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) have collaborated, with the support of CT Humanities, to develop a new banner exhibit, entitled "Rise Up, Sisters!"
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As UConn Football Seeks Way Forward, Big Time College Football Comes and Goes
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The reference to University of Connecticut football was succinct and unflattering. “They can’t draw anybody to games, they have no natural rivalries and they’re not very good,” said Peter Roby, former Athletic Director at Northeastern University. “Is that what people want?”
Read MoreCentennial Year Begins for Growing University of New Haven
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he University of New Haven has more alumni from the nation of India (749) than the state of Texas (709). That’s just one of many facts and figures featured on a new website launched at the start of the new year to coincide with the year-long celebration of the University’s Centennial Year.
Read MoreAt Capital Community College, Some Classes Aren't in Classrooms
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College classes will be in session at historic venues throughout the city in the coming months as part of Capital Community College’s Hartford Heritage Project. The Bushnell, Old State House, and various sites that exemplify history and the arts will host place-based courses.
Read MoreToy of the Year Promotes Creativity and Verbalization; 10th Annual Selection in CT
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Eastern Connecticut State University's Center for Early Childhood Education has announced that "Family Counters" by Learning Resources has been named the 2019 TIMPANI (Toys that Inspire Mindful Play and Nurture Imagination) Toy for 2019. Open-ended non-directed play is the key.
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