UConn Spin-off ImStem Biotechnology to Move Forward with Clinical Trial of Investigational New Drug for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

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UConn Spin-off ImStem Biotechnology to Move Forward with Clinical Trial of Investigational New Drug for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Just as the United States was recognizing the severity of the coronavirus and state governments were reacting to the impending health crisis, a Farmington-based company with ties to the University of Connecticut that has been pursuing a cure for another elusive disease received milestone news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Directory of Women's Organizations in CT May Assist Constituencies During Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

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Directory of Women's Organizations in CT May Assist Constituencies During Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women in Connecticut (PCSW), a nonprofit organization, has released of the 2020 Directory of Women’s Organizations in Connecticut ahead of schedule, prompted by the increased interest in identifying organizations during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Changes at Save the Sound as World Celebrates Earth Day Indoors

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Changes at Save the Sound as World Celebrates Earth Day Indoors

One of Connecticut’s longest running nonprofits, known most recently as Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE)/Save the Sound, shortened their name just as the chaos of COVID-19 descended on the region. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is observed, the newly rebranded Save the Sound is determined to do even more in its environmental advocacy.

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Multiple CT Connections on New Panel Focused on Restarting Regional Economy

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Multiple CT Connections on New Panel Focused on Restarting Regional Economy

Connecticut may have three representatives on the newly appointed 21-member multi-state panel charged by Governors in the region with plotting a course forward to re-start the economy, but the state may receive an extra boost from members representing other states who have more than a cursory awareness of Connecticut.

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Transformational Main Street Initiatives Across CT Earn Recognition

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Transformational Main Street Initiatives Across CT Earn Recognition

Initiatives and organizations driving impacts in eight Connecticut communities - Bridgeport, New Britain, Manchester, Norwich, Rockville, Simsbury, Waterbury, and Windsor Locks – have earned recognition from the Connecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) and will be receiving Awards of Excellence from the state's leading downtown resource.

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UTC, Raytheon Merger Effective on Friday; Otis, Carrier to be Set Loose

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UTC, Raytheon Merger Effective on Friday; Otis, Carrier to be Set Loose

If this was any other time, consummation of the merger of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), and the simultaneous spin-off of UTC’s Carrier and Otis divisions, would be the topic of considerable conversation. This isn’t any other time. But the merger is due to proceed on Friday, as planned - one more dramatic change at a time when nothing is as it once was.

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Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in US; Incidence in Connecticut Remains Among Highest

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Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in US; Incidence in Connecticut Remains Among Highest

Cancer death rates continued to decline from 2001 to 2017 in the United States for all cancer sites combined, according to data reported earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute and published in the journal Cancer. Connecticut was one of a dozen states with among the highest rates.

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