Nonprofit behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) celebrated the ribbon-cutting and dedication of The Rose Center in Norwich earlier this month, a Sub-Acute Crisis Stabilization Center for youth ages 5 to 18 who are experiencing mental health emergencies, and the first of its kind to open in Eastern Connecticut.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Democracy Center hosted 435 middle and high school students from across the state for the 2026 Connecticut History Day competition at Central Connecticut State University earlier this month. Students from 59 schools entered 268 research projects.
Read MoreThe CT State Library has announced the inaugural 2026 Excellence in Public Libraries Awards recipients, honoring libraries in four Connecticut communities.
Read MoreThe University of New Haven has announced that it has received a landmark $4 million philanthropic contribution from Janet Jensen ’17 Hon, a former member of its Board of Governors and the founder of The Jensen Project, a nonprofit organization fueling the fight against sexual violence.
Read MoreWhen TIME magazine recently published a highly anticipated list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, one name on the list had a birthplace in Connecticut – renowned, award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario.
Read MoreThe Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has launched of the third Hartford cohort of SEAT (Skills Educate Act Transform), a 10-week training program that prepares community residents of color to serve with confidence and purpose on nonprofit boards.
Read MoreJohn Krystal, Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research and Professor of Psychiatry, of Neuroscience, and of Psychology at Yale University, and the RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC), have been selected as the 2026 recipients of the Connecticut Medals of Technology.
Read MoreConnecticut organizations and state leadership are aiming to make the transition to artificial intelligence - in a wide range of industries - easier by launching a free AI Essentials Certification program, in an enabling collaboration.
Read MoreConnecticut residents are urged to “grab your walking shoes” and participate in a series of hikes highlighting some of Connecticut’s most scenic and historic locations. It all gets underway later this month, and continues through October.
Read MoreThe state legislature, which concluded the 2026 session last week, approved state operating funds for UConn at $256.9 million and for UConn Health at $141.2 million. Under this budget, state funding would make up 11% of the budgets combined: 14% of UConn’s total budget and 8% of UConn Health’s total budget, according to UConn’s President.
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