Long Island Sound’s Plum Island A Step Closer to Being Saved From Sale to Developers

Long Island Sound’s Plum Island A Step Closer to Being Saved From Sale to Developers

One could almost feel the excitement emanating from the hundreds of species that know Plum Island as their home when the good news arrived at year’s end. Years of diligent efforts by the Protect Plum Island Coalition, and supporters in Congress, had earned a breakthrough.

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Local Institutions Collaborate to Address Clinical Care Staffing Shortage

Local Institutions Collaborate to Address Clinical Care Staffing Shortage

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will partner with Saint Francis Hospital and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital to address the demand for clinical health care workers in Connecticut. The three institutions have announced plans aimed at increasing the number of USJ students, including those from diverse backgrounds, who are placed in positions at Saint Francis and Mount Sinai.

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Interim President Named President at UConn; Accaimed Science Leader is First to be Fluent in Four Languages

Interim President Named President at UConn; Accaimed Science Leader is First to be Fluent in Four Languages

Radenka Maric, an acclaimed innovator in clean energy technology whose leadership as a vice president helped propel UConn to new heights in research funding, has been selected as the University’s 17th president after having served as Interim President since February.

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Yale University School of Nursing Offers Connecticut's Lone Nurse-Midwifery Specialty Program

Yale University School of Nursing Offers Connecticut's Lone Nurse-Midwifery Specialty Program

Yale University is one of only two institutions in New England that offers an academic nurse-midwifery specialty. The program, in the Yale School of Nursing, “prepares students as competent midwives who provide family-centered primary health care,” the university’s website explains, noting that “more now than ever, the need and demand for midwives is at an all-time high.”

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