Akiko Iwasaki, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) at the Yale School of Medicine, and an Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Science.
Read MoreTiming - and preparation - is everything, Jenna Greenhill, a junior volleyball player and Meteorology major attending Western Connecticut State University found out recently. She now has a prime summer internship lined up, thanks to the skills she’s developed creating weathercasts at the state university in Danbury.
Read MoreAs the number of battery-driven technologies continue to increase to keep the multitude of electronic devices charged, so too has the threat of lethal battery fires, raising concerns in Connecticut and beyond. A local company’s innovation aims to increase safety.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General William Tong led 16 State Attorney’s General in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to use the full extent of their authority to protect public health and the safety of our oceans from pervasive plastic microfiber pollution.
Read MoreMore than half of the nation’s citizen, voting-age population voted in 2022 — the second highest turnout for a congressional election in two decades, according to data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreThroughout this month – designated as Mental Health Awareness Month – Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) is dedicating the days of the week to a specific theme as that day’s conversation starter, and raising funds to advance and expand work in the community.
Read MoreNorwalk ACTS recently released its newest Norwalk Data Dashboard—a comprehensive dashboard with targeted sections, various data sources, and data visualizations providing residents with a wealth of information about their community, at their fingertips.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreHigh 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..
Read MoreCentral Connecticut State University (CCSU) and Connecticut Explored, the state’s only history magazine, have signed a memorandum of understanding that benefits both the university and the magazine, as well as public history efforts in communities across the state.
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