It has been more than six months since the most recent President of the University of Connecticut resigned. And just a week since his interim replacement, who took over on July 1, announced that he too was headed elsewhere, next month. It’s search time at the state’s flagship university.
Read MoreThere continues to be a pressing need for foster families in Connecticut, particularly after the disruptions caused by the nearly two-year pandemic. To respond to the ongoing need for foster parents, Connecticut community-based nonprofit provider Wheeler is hosting a virtual informational session to introduce a 10-week online course to individuals interested in fostering a child or youth.
Read MoreA Stamford-based organization which teaches music to over 1,000 young people ages 3-17 has been named as recipient of The Lewis Prize for Music’s Accelerator Award, which brings a $500,000 multi-year grant. The organization is one of four nationally to receive the top award.
Read MoreLucie H. Voves, founder and CEO of Church Hill Classics, is apparently the only Connecticut manufacturer and female business owner to earn a place on Inc. 5000’s list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, not once, but a record 11 times.
Read MoreSince March 2020, more than 42% of the U.S. population has either moved or considered moving, according to recent data. The annual Top 100 Best Places to Live In America analysis by the website Livibility includes four Connecticut communities – Norwalk, Hartford, Danbury and New Haven.
Read MoreConnecticut’s bioscience industry was front and center in New Haven this week, as members of the growing community of scientists and entrepreneurs gathered to present annual awards to stand-outs in the field.
Read MoreMore than 500 guns were purchased and 350 gun safes were distributed on a Saturday in October in Connecticut, in what was billed as the first Statewide Gun Buyback. Participating communities, under the umbrella of the #KeepKids Safe initiative, included Bridgeport, Guilford, Hartford, Newtown, Norwalk, Stamford and Waterbury.
Read MoreAll 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.
Read MoreEastern 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.
Read MoreIn 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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