The findings of a COVID-19 Community Survey Report conducted by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) reveals the far-reaching impact the pandemic is having on patients and families with rare disorders.
Read MoreReopening Connecticut and getting the state back on its economic feed is taking a village of local volunteers. The newest initiative, to include municipal officials, community-based organizations, nonprofit providers, and philanthropic partners – establishes local long-term recovery committees that will help meet urgent needs, accelerate recovery, and expedite coordination with the state’s emergency management structure,
Read MoreJust 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).
Read MoreA University of Connecticut researcher has launched a year-long study to examine how behavior and social attitudes change, and what factors influence those changes, when people in the United States are faced with the threat of widespread disease. A National Science Foundation grant will fund the national study, which is already underway.
Read MorePerkin-Elmer, a global company with Connecticut faciities in Branford and Shelton, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the company’s New Coronavirus RT-PCR test.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreA study by The Village for Families & Children and Yale University School of Medicine Consultation Center demonstrates that a recognized psychotherapy technique originally developed to help war veterans is also helping at-risk children and adolescents in Connecticut process the trauma they’ve experienced from sexual or emotional abuse, loss or separation and domestic or community violence.
Read MoreSeven University of Connecticut professors have been named to a list of the world’s most highly-cited researchers. The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, released recently by the Web of Science Group, identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top one percent.
Read MoreNineteen Connecticut school districts have been recognized as being among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) in the United States for 2019. Among them is one regional school district.
Read MoreThe award winning ”Salmon-in-Schools” Program (S-i-S) is a science and conservation based educational program administered by the Connecticut River Salmon Association (CRSA) in partnership with the Connecticut DEEP Fisheries Division.
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