UConn Tech Commercialization Realizes Milestones, Sets Records
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Although 2025 brought challenges to the nation’s innovation landscape, UConn startup companies and entrepreneurs managed to set records and notch milestones.
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Nearly Half of Connecticut Libraries Discontinue Passport Services Due to Federal Policy Change
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Many libraries across Connecticut are no longer accepting passport applications following updates to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations that removed nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) public libraries, from serving as passport acceptance agencies.
Read MoreConnecticut Medal of Technology to be Awarded in 2026
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The Connecticut Medal of Technology - Connecticut's highest honor for technological achievement in fields crucial to our state's economic competitiveness - will be awarded in 2026.
Read MoreConnecticut Colleges Earn National Distinction for Community Engagement, Research, Opportunity
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Quinnipiac University’s continuing commitment to uplift neighboring communities through civic engagement, partnership and scholarship has earned a prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Among Connecticut colleges, they are not alone.
Read MoreUConn's Rudd Center Criticizes USDA’s Elimination of Annual Household Food Security Report
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“Not reporting on food insecurity doesn’t mean the problem will somehow magically disappear,” UConn’s Rudd Center points out, criticizing the USDA’s decision to discontinue an annual report that provided national data on household food insecurity across the United States.
Read MoreConnecticut Democracy Center Announces Three Honorees for 2026
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The Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) has announced the recipients of their third annual Connecticut Democracy Center Awards. The awards program was established to recognize those committed to strengthening democracy through acts of citizenship, service, and community engagement.
Read MoreAttorney General Tong, Coalition of AG's Urge Congress to Reject "Unlawful" Voter Eligibility Proposal
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general who are urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration and impose sweeping new barriers to voter registration.
Read MoreHousing Remains a Stark Need in Connecticut, Data Shows
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In Connecticut, 1 in 6 households spend more than half of their income on housing, points out Habitat for Humanity, adding that “lower income households are especially likely to have unaffordable housing costs, requiring more than 30% of their income.”
Read MoreCT High School Students Demonstrate Constitutional Knowledge at Statewide Competition
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High school students from across Connecticut travelled to Hartford recently to participate in Connecticut's We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution State Finals. Winning school teams will head to national competition in the spring.
Read MoreCT Nonprofit Alliance Outlines Legislative Priorities for 2026
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The Connecticut Nonprofit Alliance, the self-described Voice of Community Nonprofits, has outlined the organization’s priorities for the state legislature during the just underway 2026 session.
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