March 19, 2020

Museums Seek Federal Aid to Stay in Business Beyond COVID-19 Crisis

March 19, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

As the economic ramifications of the ever-expanding shutdown of daily life across the state and across the country due to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic accelerate, public officials are increasingly discussing how to assist families, small businesses and major industries recover. Now, another sector of the economy, museums of all types (including history museums, art museums, zoos, aquaria, gardens, science centers, and historic sites) are reaching out for financial help.

March 13, 2020

Connecticut History: The Pandemic of 1918

March 13, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The greatest epidemic in human history, the so-called Spanish flu of 1918, killed tens of millions of people worldwide .... An estimated 675,000 Americans perished, including some 9,000 men, women, and children in Connecticut—nearly 1% of the state’s population. ConnecticutHistory.org describes what occurred in Connecticut.

March 05, 2020

Nation’s Top Gymnasts Return to Hartford in May, As Olympics Approach

March 05, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

May 23, 2020. It’s an Olympic year once again, and if the coronavirus manages to stay out of the way, Hartford will serve as host for a precursor to the Olympic competition, as the United States prepares to determine who will make the U.S. team and represent the nation at the Tokyo Olympiad later this year.

March 01, 2020

New Britain’s Polamer Precision Named One of Three Best Plants in North America

March 01, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

New Britain-based Polamer Precision has been named one of North America’s best plants by a leading industry publication, earning a spot in the top three after being named a finalist in the annual competition last fall.

February 25, 2020

CT Academy for Science & Engineering Elects 36 New Members from Academia, Industry; Nominations for Prestigious 2020 Medal of Technology Due March 12

February 25, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

In 2020, the Connecticut Medal of Technology, Connecticut's highest honor for technological achievement in fields crucial to Connecticut's economic competitiveness, will be awarded by the Connecticut Academy for Science & Engineering (CASE). Nominations are being accepted through March 12. CASE has also elected 36 new members, from academia and industry, including a former astronaut and a university president.

February 11, 2020

Major League Lacrosse Lands Team in Fairfield; Stags Welcome Hammerheads

February 11, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The Stags of Fairfield University will have some professional company this year. Major League Lacrosse has announced that the league’s newest franchise, the Connecticut Hammerheads, will host their games on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium, which was built in 2015 on the Fairfield University Campus. Play for the 2020 season begins in late May.

February 10, 2020

CT Humanities Issues Grants to Support Initiatives Across State

February 10, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

CT Humanities recently awarded $199,174 to nine Connecticut organizations to support capacity building, program implementation, planning, and partnerships. The locations of the organizations receiving grants included Bridgeport, Hartford, Litchfield, Middletown, New Canaan, New Haven, Norwalk and West Hartford.

January 28, 2020

Building a Constructive Curriculum on a Bipartisan Foundation

January 28, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Puerto Rican and Latino students at public high schools throughout Connecticut will have the opportunity to learn more about their ethnic history and culture as soon as 2021 thanks to legislation passed in 2019 with strong bipartisan support.

January 23, 2020

Americares Turns to Christine Squires to Lead Organization

January 23, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut-based Americares has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer Christine Squires will be the relief and development organization’s next president and chief executive officer.

January 22, 2020

Bachelor’s Degree in American Sign Language Ready to Launch at UConn, Connecticut’s First

January 22, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The University of Connecticut is breaking new ground in Connecticut as the first college or university in the state to offer a four-year bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language. Students can begin declaring the ASL major on May 1.