Maria Rodriguez-Hernandez, a Western Connecticut State University graduate student enrolled in the Master of Science in Integrative Biological Diversity program, is working to save Lake Waramaug from the infestation of cyanobacteria. She began her research efforts last summer through a part-time summer job and has now expanded it to become part of her pursuit of a master’s degree.
Read MoreAs The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp prepares to welcome campers for its 35th summer in Ashford, Conn., CEO James Canton and Board Member Bradley Cooper recently announced that the organization will open a second location on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 2023, providing “a different kind of healing” to more children with serious illnesses and their families in the Mid-Atlantic.
Read MoreMain Street programs in Hartford, New Haven, Simsbury and Waterbury have been designated as Accredited Main Street America™ programs for meeting rigorous performance standards, and in recognition of their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization.
Read MoreThe 840-acre land just off the coast of Connecticut in Suffolk County, NY is home to hundreds of different birds and other animals. With the risk posed by development by a private investor, many animals have been and still are in danger of losing their natural habitats on Plum Island.
Read MoreThe National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium - based in Middletown - has announced its federal recognition as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
Read MoreThe continued disproportionate, negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color in the United States highlights how public policies and corporate practices that push high-calorie options and limit access to affordable, culturally acceptable, healthy food are significant barriers to improved public health and health equity, points out a new analysis and report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health.
Read MoreTraffic fatalities in Connecticut jumped more than 10 percent between 2020 and 2021, slightly higher than the national increase, according to official federal government estimates.
Read MoreThe tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012 spurred the establishment of numerous organizations dedicated to urging legislative action at the state and federal level, many honoring the memory of students killed on that day, in the months that followed. It also led to new gun safety laws in Connecticut - a state that has not been part of the increases in such incidents in states across the country.
Read MoreWith firearm deaths in Connecticut and across the country on the rise, a new initiative in Hartford aims to interrupt gun violence through a partnership between community organizations and hospitals.
Read MoreEven before the added stress and disruption of the pandemic, many adolescents have experienced mental health issues – earning a response during the just-concluded legislative session from Connecticut lawmakers, and heightened attention nationwide. A new national survey highlights parents views and experiences in obtaining mental health assessments.
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