All Tech Is Human Earns $650,000 in Grant Funding to Better Align Tech, Public Interest

All Tech Is Human Earns $650,000 in Grant Funding to Better Align Tech, Public Interest

All Tech Is Human – a nonprofit organization launched just a few years ago in Greater Hartford - has announced that it has secured over $650,000 in funding to support projects related to building the responsible tech pipeline and better aligning tech with the public interest.

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Two Connecticut Universities Among Founders of Regional Initiative to Assist Early-Career Faculty of Color

Two Connecticut Universities Among Founders of Regional Initiative to Assist Early-Career Faculty of Color

Eastern 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.

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40 High Schools Will Participate in FAFSA Challenge to Boost College Opportunities for Graduating Students

40 High Schools Will Participate in FAFSA Challenge to Boost College Opportunities for Graduating Students

In an initiative designed to increase Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates, improve postsecondary access, and close opportunity gaps among high school students, 40 Connecticut high schools from 19 districts across the state will be participating in the 2021-22 Connecticut FAFSA Challenge.

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ESPN, Doc Wayne and The Village Team Up to Expand Mental Health Services for Youth

ESPN, Doc Wayne and The Village Team Up to Expand Mental Health Services for Youth

Doc Wayne Youth Services — a Boston nonprofit whose sport-infused therapies improve mental health — along with Bristol, CT-based global sports brand ESPN, and The Village — a Hartford nonprofit dedicated to building a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children — are collaborating to advance mental health initiatives for young people by leveraging the power of sport.

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Humanities Seek Public Input in Effort to Expand Access Throughout State

Humanities Seek Public Input in Effort to Expand Access Throughout State

As Connecticut's only statewide organization “focused broadly on supporting access to and providing funding for public humanities,” Connecticut Humanities, in its 2020-2023 Strategic Plan, laid out a multi-pronged aspiration “to strengthen our communities and society in the long term.” Following through, amidst a pandemic, has seen unanticipated challenges and opportunities.

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

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

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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