Twenty Connecticut communities are among the top 50 percent in a ranking of the Best Small Cities in America, according to a new analysis. The Connecticut municipalities were led by Westport, Wethersfield, Shelton, and West Hartford.
Read MoreAmidst a year of protests across the country, UConn Associate Professor of Political Science Jeremy Pressman, is co-founder of the Crowd Counting Consortium (CCC), which collects publicly available data on political crowds reported in the United States, including marches, protests, strikes, demonstrations, riots, and other actions.
Read MoreJosé Manuel (Manny) Otero, PhD, Senior Vice President for Technical Operations and executive team member at Turnstone Biologics, Inc., has been appointed to the 11-member Governing Council of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
Read MoreCapital Community College in Hartford, one of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges, has earned a $3 million, five-year federal grant to improve student achievement and increase retention and graduation rates of low-income students.
Read MoreThere may be a small ray of sunshine ahead in what has been a dark year for arts organizations across Connecticut, as many have had to shut their doors or drastically limit attendance due to coronavirus concerns. Connecticut Humanities and the Connecticut Office of the Arts are partnering to provide limited relief funding to nonprofit arts, humanities, and cultural organizations.
Read MoreInnovation continues to be a by-product of the changing workplace landscape resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The latest example comes from the Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) School of Business which has established a partnership with Get Virtual, a program that gives local businesses affected by COVID-19 the tools to adapt to the virtual landscape and extend their businesses online.
Read MoreFive Connecticut colleges have earned a place on America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges—a ranking of schools according to how well they help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices, published annually by Washington Monthly magazine.
Read MoreGovernor Ned Lamont is dedicating $2.6 million of Connecticut’s Coronavirus Relief Funds to support the state’s public libraries as they continue to make health and safety improvements and offer more services to residents amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreSave the Sound, a regional nonprofit, released results of its “2020 Long Island Sound Report Card,” revealing surprising results, raising concern about the current ecological health of local bays and their resilience in the face of warming trends and ongoing pollution from Sound communities.
Read More“We can no longer ignore inequities faced by people of color and low-income individuals,” stressed a 2020 report by the New England Board of Higher Education and the Strada Education Network, looking at the region’s employment, education and prospects for economic growth.
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