ScoreSheet: Connecticut's Digital Divide
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ScoreSheet looks at Connecticut stats that reveal the state of Connecticut. In this edition: Connecticut’s digital divide, by the numbers.
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Students Call the Shots on Election Night at WCSU
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College students – always comfortable with late nights and all-nighters – may be the perfect choice to be running election night coverage on November 3. That’s exactly the plan at Western Connecticut State University, where members of a spirited 40-strong student crew will be utilizing their technological tools and social media expertise to provide WCSU’s 10th annual “Election Connection” production. The live telecast will bring comprehensive election coverage and exploration of important issues.
Read MoreGroundbreaking UConn Study Will Examine Social Media As Trigger for Cyberbanging
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There hasn’t been any federal funded research into gun violence in this century. Until now. And a University of Connecticut researcher is among those to receive a share of the funding, authorized by Congress last year. It is the first federal funding into gun violence since 1996.
Read MoreOtero Appointed to Governing Council of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
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José Manuel (Manny) Otero, PhD, Senior Vice President for Technical Operations and executive team member at Turnstone Biologics, Inc., has been appointed to the 11-member Governing Council of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
Read MoreSouthern Connecticut State University Becomes East Coast Anchor for Initiative to Help Businesses Move to Virtual - with Assist from Students
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Innovation continues to be a by-product of the changing workplace landscape resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The latest example comes from the Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) School of Business which has established a partnership with Get Virtual, a program that gives local businesses affected by COVID-19 the tools to adapt to the virtual landscape and extend their businesses online.
Read MoreHigher Education, Employers, State Must Respond to Accelerating Demographic Changes to Meet Economic Challenges
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“We can no longer ignore inequities faced by people of color and low-income individuals,” stressed a 2020 report by the New England Board of Higher Education and the Strada Education Network, looking at the region’s employment, education and prospects for economic growth.
Read MoreUpskilling Seen as Key to Connecticut, New England Economic Growth; Policymakers, Employers, Educators Urged to Act
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Upskilling - education, training and development that prepares someone for advancement in the workforce. - may be the key to Connecticut’s and New England’s economic recovery, a 2020 higher education report suggests.
Read MoreUConn’s Avery Point Marine Sciences Building to be Renamed Honoring Lowell Weicker
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The Marine Sciences Building at the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus on the Connecticut shoreline will be renamed to honor former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker Jr.
Read MoreSimtech's Richard Leite is CT's Small Business Exporter of the Year
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Richard Leite, President & CEO of Simtech, Inc., based in East Granby, has been selected as Exporter of the Year by the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in Connecticut. Established in 1988, Simtech distributes and exports military aircraft spares to the U.S. and foreign governments, companies and depots. The company has customers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and North America.
Read MoreCT Company's Bedside Portable MRI Seen as Medical Care Breakthrough in Yale-New Haven Study
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A study just-published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology demonstrates for the first time the feasibility of a Guilford company’s industry-changing portable low-field magnetic resonance image (MRI) device at the bedside, rather than a conventional imaging suite, in critical care settings.
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