Report: Crime Drops in Connecticut; More Work Ahead
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Good news for Connecticut residents: The state saw a 4% overall decrease in crime in 2022.
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Nursing & Engineering Innovations Center Launches at UConn
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The University of Connecticut’s Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center, one of the first of its kind in the nation, will advance health care, workforce, and economic development through interdisciplinary collaborations.
Read MoreAmistad Center for Art & Culture Approves Expansive Strategic Plan
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After several months of research, analysis, and stakeholder engagement the Board of Trustees of the Amistad Center for Art and Culture has developed and adopted a plan that will guide operations over the next three years.
Read MoreStrengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce for Children, Youth, and Families: A Strategic Plan for Connecticut
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Like nearly every other state in the country, Connecticut is facing two urgent challenges that are resulting in long waitlists and delays in care: Increasing behavioral health needs among the state’s children, and A workforce shortage among those who serve children with behavioral health needs.
Read MoreGrant to Help Hartford Look Back to the Future
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The Hartford History Center at Hartford Public Library was recently awarded an $18,830 National Film Preservation Foundation grant to restore and digitize a collection of early 20th-century films by radio pioneer, inventor, and Hartford resident Hiram Percy Maxim.
Read MoreRemembering Road Traffic Victims as Numbers Climb
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Last year, Connecticut saw 367 road traffic victims, 90 of them pedestrians and cyclists. This year, the pace of fatalities continues. Connecticut will hold its first statewide event in Bushnell Park in Hartford on November 19.
Read MoreWhich Came First, the Courant or the Post?
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The Hartford Courant and the New York Post both claim to be the nation’s oldest continuously published newspaper. Some thought the debate was settled more than 50 years ago, but apparently not.
Read MoreSouthern CT State Secures $3.2 Million NSF Grant to Supercharge STEM Diversity
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Southern Connecticut State University a five-year, $3.2 million grant designed to recruit, retain, and graduate students currently underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
Read MoreConnecticut's Arrigoni Bridge Gains Notoriety Via U.S. Postal Service
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The U.S. Postal Service has issued four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps featuring striking photographs of bridges - including a bridge well-known to Connecticut travelers, but less so to people across the nation. For residents of Portland and Middletown, the stamp features a very familiar site.
Read MoreJordan Porco Foundation: Responding to Need for Mental Health Awareness
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The Jordan Porco Foundation’s “Fresh Check Day was established a decade ago in Connecticut with a basic premise: to provide the mental health messaging needed to spark conversation and education, and reduce the stigma associated with this topic with peer centered activities,
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