University of Saint Joseph, Watkinson School Establish Partnership for Students, Employees

University of Saint Joseph, Watkinson School Establish Partnership for Students, Employees

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Watkinson School, moments from each other’s campus nearly straddling the Hartford-West Hartford line, have announced a collaborative partnership that will include a new USJ scholarship for Watkinson seniors, a USJ tuition discount for Watkinson employees and a reduced tuition rate at Watkinson for the children of USJ employees.

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Connecticut State Library Launches 3rd Annual All CT Reads for 2024

Connecticut State Library Launches 3rd Annual All CT Reads for 2024

All CT Reads is a year-long initiative to promote lifelong reading, learning, and connection that uses a rotating community committee structure to select one main book title and three shortlist book titles, each calendar year for three age groups: kids (ages 8-12), teens (ages 13-18), and adults.

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State Policymakers and Academic Researchers to Convene at State Capitol on January 9

State Policymakers and Academic Researchers to Convene at State Capitol on January 9

The Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network is partnering with State Representative Jaime Foster  (Ellington, East Windsor, and Vernon) and UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) to host the inaugural “Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy” on January 9 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

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Hartford International University Documentary Filmmaker Earns Award for Feature on Yale's First Muslim Chaplin

Hartford International University Documentary Filmmaker Earns Award for Feature on Yale's First  Muslim Chaplin

Hartford International University of Religion and Peace has produced its first documentary, which focuses on the life and career of Islamic Chaplaincy alum Imam Chaplain Omer Bajwa '10. Bajwa was the first Muslim chaplain at Yale University, starting in 2008.

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Quinnipiac River Fund Supports Exploration of Impact of Salt from Roadways

Quinnipiac River Fund Supports Exploration of Impact of Salt from Roadways

Contamination of the Quinnipiac River in Connecticut was once so great that it prompted the first pollution control measure in the state and the eventual creation of the first sewage treatment plant in the Connecticut, according to the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Now, a new study is revealing more dangers.

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