When people hear the word “disaster,” they often think of it as an acute event, a disruption, or something unpredictable. However, many weather events we may refer to as disasters are not matters of pure chance, but rather the result patterns and decisions over a longer timetable.

Capital One’s proposed $265 billion Community Benefits Plan (CBP) can be a major step toward achieving economic and social equity, especially for communities often left behind by traditional banking.

When former Connecticut U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd talked with Avon High School students about a book he wrote about his father’s role in the historic Nuremberg trials after World War II, it was history that was as much about the future as the past, one of the students explains.

Our teens deserve an online environment that is safe, nurturing, and conducive to positive community building.

Lawmakers should be going after criminals who steal people’s money, but instead, they are attacking payment platforms like Zelle. That’s the wrong approach. Targeting the services instead of the criminals does not solve any issue.

The power of food marketing cannot be understated: it influences attitudes, preferences, and consumption; it reaches the youngest of ages; and it targets specific audiences, making exposure to unhealthy food promotion greater for some than others.

Today, 1 in 6 children in Connecticut are food insecure; and food insecurity continues to disproportionately impact Black and Hispanic communities at the rate of 1 in 4 people. Connecticut Foodshare and its network have distributed more meals than ever before - and it is not enough.

Women have a capability to succeed that comes from a different source than they have been led to believe, but is no less potent. Once that is realized, women can - and do - excel in science, a longstanding male-dominated sector.

CT is among the healthier states in the nation and delivers high-quality care, yet disparities are plainly evident, and often are driven by costs.

CT Humanities, celebrating its 50th anniversary, has become a valued hub and connector demonstrating to the public the value and relevance of humanities in our lives.