New Severe Warning Graphics on Cigarette Packages Will Save More Than Half Million Lives, Researchers Predict

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New Severe Warning Graphics on Cigarette Packages Will Save More Than Half Million Lives, Researchers Predict

Graphic photos showing an array of severe consequences of smoking, which will be printed on all cigarette packages in the U.S. beginning in October 2022, will save an estimated 539,000 lives over the remainder of this century, according to new research by the Yale School of Public Health and a group of public health researchers at institutions in the U.S. and Canada.

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Manufacturers Optimistic As Efforts to Train, Attract Workers Grow

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Manufacturers Optimistic As Efforts to Train, Attract Workers Grow

As Connecticut announced a new partnership to train workers in building aerospace components to boost the state’s manufacturing industry, a new survey found that 9 in 10 Connecticut manufacturers are currently struggling to find and retain workers, which has become the sector’s biggest barrier to growth.

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National Mental Health Report Highlights Growing Concerns, Even Before COVID; Connecticut Among States Leading in Response

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National Mental Health Report Highlights Growing Concerns, Even Before COVID; Connecticut Among States Leading in Response

The newly released State of Mental Health report, compiled by Mental Health America (MHA), rated Connecticut at number 13 among the states in a comprehensive review of data across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, prior to the pandemic, that examines the status of individuals living with mental health issues and access to insurance and health care.

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Focus on Cybersecurity and Tech Jobs as Google Sponsors Regional Conference at University of New Haven

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Focus on Cybersecurity and Tech Jobs as Google Sponsors Regional Conference at University of New Haven

Sponsored by Google and hosted by the University of New Haven, on Tuesday the Fall 2021 Regional Cyber Security & Technology Virtual Career Expo is bringing together members, partner organizations, and students/alumni for an online career fair for the cyber security and tech industries.

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New CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants to Provide $16M to State's Cultural Sector

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New CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants to Provide $16M to State's Cultural Sector

To assist organizations as they recover from the global pandemic and work to become more accessible and sustainable, Connecticut Humanities (CTH) has opened the Connecticut Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants line, which will provide $16M in funding to eligible museums and cultural, humanities, and arts organizations in the state.

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Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Begins Anew

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Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Begins Anew

Hartford 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.

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Mental Health Is Increasing Priority at State Colleges and Universities

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Mental Health Is Increasing Priority at State Colleges and Universities

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) is furthering its support of student well-being and mental health by joining JED Campus, a nationwide program of The Jed Foundation (JED), designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems.

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New Initiative Urges Business Leaders to Share Advice with Next Gen Girls

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New Initiative Urges Business Leaders to Share Advice with Next Gen Girls

Marking International Day of the Girl on October 11, Connecticut-based non-profit Girls With Impact, which offers programming including the nation’s only live, online mini-MBA for young women, unveiled a new initiative calling on leaders in business and media to share their most important advice for success with the next generation.

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CT Celebrates Manufacturing Month Highlighting Drone Technology and More

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CT Celebrates Manufacturing Month Highlighting Drone Technology and More

More than 225 business leaders learned about limitless opportunities in the drone industry at the Annual Meeting of ManufactureCT held just days before the start of Manufacturing Month in October. The featured speaker launched a drone manufacturing business in Connecticut that has attracted attention well beyond the state’s borders.

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UConn Nationally Ranked Again, As Some Question Preoccupation with Rankings in U.S.

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UConn Nationally Ranked Again, As Some Question Preoccupation with Rankings in U.S.

The University of Connecticut proudly proclaimed its 10th straight year among the nation’s Top 25 public universities last month, “safeguarding and building on its strengths over the last decade as a pacesetter in student success and academic excellence,” the university pointed out. Nationally, the outsized attention paid to rankings by higher ed institutions is raising concern.

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