Women In Bio Launches 14th Chapter, WIB-Connecticut, Connecting Women in the Life Sciences

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Women In Bio Launches 14th Chapter, WIB-Connecticut, Connecting Women in the Life Sciences

Women In Bio (WIB), a national organization of professionals committed to promoting the careers, leadership and entrepreneurship of all women in the life sciences, chose Connecticut as home to its 14th and newest chapter in North America. The new chapter will have its kick-off event virtually on April 20, bringing the perspectives of panelists from pharma, academia, and the BioCT organization.

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Connecticut Medical Society Steps Up Opposition, Warnings on Marijuana Legalization

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Connecticut Medical Society Steps Up Opposition, Warnings on Marijuana Legalization

As Connecticut appears increasingly likely to permit legal use of recreational marijuana, the Connecticut State Medical Society is again raising strident concerns about the public health dangers of doing so. The state legislature is actively considering legislation that could make marijuana use legal within the next year, and many observers have predicted approval is more likely than not.

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Proposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings

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Proposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings

Legislation proposed at the State Capitol would establish a task force to study and make recommendations concerning protecting and safeguarding occupants and residents of mixed-use buildings from harm caused by secondhand smoke, especially residents and occupants who suffer from impaired respiratory function or another respiratory disability.

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Long Island Sound's Plum Island May Yet Be Saved, Environmentalists Hail Congressional Action After Decade of Advocacy

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Long Island Sound's Plum Island May Yet Be Saved, Environmentalists Hail Congressional Action After Decade of Advocacy

For environmentalists, passage by Congress this week of a federal budget package included, significantly, a long-sought repeal of a planned auction of Plum Island, in Long Island Sound. The action, ardently advocated for nearly a decade by scores of organizations and members of Congress across the region, opens a path “for permanent protection of this unique place and its critical habitats, endangered wildlife, and cultural history.”

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Fiscal Concerns Accompany Good News at Yale School of Public Health

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Fiscal Concerns Accompany Good News at Yale School of Public Health

The Yale School of Public Health has been on a roll during the past few months, even as it was encountering a noisy bump in the road. The good news: Dr. Anthony Fauci, will give the 2021 commencement address. Marcella Nunez-Smith will serve in the incoming Biden Administration, leading a new COVID-19 task force on equity issues. But there’s more swirling about.

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