Data Highlights Health Care Disparities in Hartford Region

Data Highlights Health Care Disparities in Hartford Region

When community members from Greater Hartford gathered to delve into healthcare access, equity, and innovation in Connecticut this week in a program offered by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Connecticut health Council, the data and information offered to provide the basis for the conversation pointed out the stark disparities that characterize the region.

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#3 in Military Ranking, #1 in Men’s Ice Hockey: Big Year for Quinnipiac University

#3 in Military Ranking, #1 in Men’s Ice Hockey:  Big Year for Quinnipiac University

High rankings have bookended this academic year at Quinnipiac University.  Just weeks after the Fall Semester began, Quinnipiac learned it was ranked #3 in the nation for military service members and veterans, and in recent weeks, with the Spring Semester coming to a close, the university’s men’s ice hockey team won its first-ever national championship..

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American Manufacturing Hall of Fame to Induct Leading CT Companies in April Ceremony

American Manufacturing Hall of Fame to Induct Leading CT Companies in April Ceremony

Manufacturing is synonymous with Connecticut. Honoring the state’s more than 350 years of renown as the birthplace of invention, the American Manufacturing Hall of Fame (AMHoF) has announced its first statewide Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held next month.

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State to Launch Intensive Mathematics Tutoring Program for Students in Grades 6-9 To Address Learning Loss From Pandemic

State to Launch Intensive Mathematics Tutoring Program for Students in Grades 6-9 To Address Learning Loss From Pandemic

For many students, even in the best of times, math is not an easy subject.  Three years of disrupted education due to COVID-19 restrictions have made it that much tougher, particularly for students in the middle grades, according to education officials.

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University Pharmacy Scholarship Recalls Renowned Space Scientist, Chemist & Educator

University Pharmacy Scholarship Recalls Renowned Space Scientist, Chemist & Educator

The University of Saint Joseph is offering a $10,000 scholarship toward the first year at USJ for students who submit a deposit to USJ’s Pharmacy School. The scholarship honors the memory and legacy of the late Professor of Chemistry Sister Mary Ellen Murphy, a renowned scientist and scholar in the fields of space research and chemistry, one of the first women to analyze the moon rocks brought back from the historic Apollo 11 space flight in 1969.

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