Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD, a pediatrician and infectious disease epidemiologist focused on diseases of low and middle income countries and health disparities in the U.S., has been elected Vice President/President Elect of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).
Read MoreEastern Connecticut State University honored one of its most notable champions when it named the Science Building on campus after David G. Carter Sr., the University’s fifth president. Serving as Eastern’s president from 1988 to 2006, Carter was the first African American to lead a four-year institution of higher education in Connecticut and in New England when he was appointed as president.
Read MoreSpeaking on the Community Health Center’s podcast Conversations on Health Care, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona acknowledged the challenges, but said decisions should continue to be based on up-to-date recommendations from health professionals and guidelines from the CDC. His years in Meriden and Connecticut have been essential prerequisites to his current role, and the decisions he faces amidst the pandemic.
Read MoreConnecticut has among the nation’s biggest wealth gaps, comparing populations by race and ethnicity, according to a new analysis looking at states across the country. Connecticut is ranked as having the 5th largest gap; only the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa had larger gaps in their populations.
Read MoreHaving achieved its fundraising goals on schedule, The Jackson Institute of Global Affairs will open as a school at Yale University this fall, becoming the first new professional school established at Yale in more than 40 years.
Read MoreIt 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 More
© 2025 Connecticut By The Numbers [TM]
430 New Park Avenue, Suite 102, West Hartford, CT 06110
Designed by RDK Design & Photography
