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State Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday December 17, 2023 ( 67 items )  

Coalition Greenwich: Continental European Institutions Continue Move Into Private Assets
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have not curbed Continental European institutional investors' growing appetite for private assets. Approximately 30% of the institutions participating in a new study from Coalition Greenwich plan to increase their allocations to private debt, private equity and/or infrastructure debt and equity in the next three years. More than 40% of C  more

Coalition Greenwich: Risk Management in MBS - A Call to Action
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Coalition Greenwich, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: Rising interest rates have unleashed a wave of volatility in U.S. mortgage backed securities (MBS) this year. As market participants prepare for projected growth in investment in mortgage products during 2024, buy-side and sell-side firms expect to increase spending on data, AI and other technology to upgrade risk-management capabilities for a more challenging and dynamic environment.  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning Texas Supreme Court Decision Upholding the State's Dangerous Abortion Ban
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2023: Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 11 attorneys general released the following statement after the Texas Supreme Court denied abortion access to Kate Cox, a pregnant woman whose health and life were at risk as a result of a lethal fetal diagnosis. Ms. Cox was forced to travel out of state to receive abortion care. "No one should be forced to fight in court   more

Conn. A.G. Tong Statement on Sandy Hook Anniversary
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong issued a statement on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. "Today marks eleven years since we lost 26 beloved children and educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School to one of the most horrific acts of gun violence our civilization has ever endured. "Our grief and collective trauma are compounded by  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Availability of Abortion Medication
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case that could determine whether a Texas court will be allowed to impose outdated and medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone, a medication that millions of women have safely used for abortion care. "Medication abortion is safe,  more

Conn. Energy Dept. Requests Proposals for Recreational Trails Grants
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is now accepting proposals for the State's Recreational Trails Program Grants. This request for applications is the largest funding round in the history of the Recreational Trails Grant program since it was established in 1997. It will make $10 million available to improve Connecticut's tra  more

Conn. Gov. Lamont Reassures Residents That Medication Abortion Remains Legal in Connecticut in Light of U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Hear Case Restricting Access to the Drug
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont is reassuring residents that medication abortion remains legal in Connecticut in light of the decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that would put restrictions on the commonly used abortion pill mifepristone, making it less accessible to patients. The governor said that his administration remains firmly committed to ensuring   more

Conn. State Colleges and Universities: Board of Regents Set 2024-25 Tuition Rates
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) today voted to set tuition and fees for the four Connecticut State Universities (CSUs), CT State, and Charter Oak State College (COSC). Under the adopted structure, tuition and mandatory fees for CSU and CT State students will increase by 5%, while tuition and fees at COSC will remain flat. Increases in room and food service fe  more

Conn. Transportation Dept. Applauds NHTSA Announcement
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following statement: * * * Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto released the following statement supporting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announcement. "The CTDOT applauds today's announcement on the proposed rulemaking for the future use of alcohol detection technology in all new passenger vehic  more

Connecticut State Auditor Issues Audit of Governor's Residence Conservancy
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The Connecticut State Auditors of Public Accounts issued the following audit report on Dec. 12, 2023, entitled entitled "Governor's Residence Conservancy Inc., For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * CONTENTS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT...3 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION...6 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES...7 STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES...8 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS...9 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...10 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' R  more

Connecticut Wesleyan University: Burnham-Williams Named VP for Equity and Inclusion
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 14 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: By Steve Scarpa Willette Burnham-Williams' goal in her new role as Wesleyan's vice president for Equity and Inclusion is to be the best servant-leader she can be. She has recently been appointed after a nationwide search that included the input of faculty, staff, and students. Burnham-Williams will begin on March 4. "I come into this position to serve the students, but also to serve the faculty and  more

Connecticut Wesleyan University: Fifteen Students Inducted to Phi Beta Kappa
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Wesleyan's newest Phi Beta Kappa Society members plan to impact the world through service, research, policymaking, music, literature, and art. There were 15 high-achieving Wesleyan students inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society at a ceremony in the McKelvey Room on Dec. 6, joining over 500,000 members from 293 campuses across the country. They join former presidents, members of Congress, and Nobel  more

Connecticut Wesleyan University: Wesleyan Professor Collaborates on Discovery of Six Planets
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2023: By Mike Mavredakis Professor of Astronomy Seth Redfield was one of several collaborators who recently published the discovery of a six-planet system around a nearby bright star within the Milky Way Galaxy, according to a paper in Nature. Not only are the planets within our galaxy, but they are in perfect resonance, a rare and potentially highly important discovery for human  more

COP28 Highlights YSE and Yale's Leadership on Climate Solutions
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * From greening global trade, to reducing the "embodied" carbon emissions in building materials, to de-fossilizing our economy through innovation in green chemistry and green engineering, Yale faculty participating in COP28 emphasized a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the climate crisis. * * * With over 80,000 registered participants, COP28, held in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to D  more

CSCU Board Approves College of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences at Central
NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news: The Board of Regents for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system approved an ambitious proposal from Central Connecticut State University to establish a new College of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences. The BOR approved the proposal at its Dec. 14 meeting. Prior to the vote, Regent Erin Stewart, the mayor of New Britain, publicly noted her support for the college. "As a Central  more

CT State Campuses Host FAFSA Sessions in December
MANCHESTER, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release: CT State Community College (CT State) campuses statewide will host FAFSA sessions in December to support individuals in filing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Prospective and current students, along with their parents, are invited to attend sessions at CT State campuses Asnuntuck (Enfield), Capital (Hartford), Gateway (New Haven), Housatonic (Bridgeport), Manchester, Mid  more

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: House Republicans Continue Trump's Bidding, Will George Logan Toe the Far-Right Line?
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: In a cynical attempt to distract the public from months of Republican chaos, dysfunction and infighting, House GOP leadership is poised to hold a vote today to authorize an illegitimate impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden - despite lacking evidence of wrongdoing. According to Republican Ken Buck, "this impeachment inquiry was a result of President Trump's pressure  more

Eastern Connecticut State University Welcomes Honorary Warriors Through National Student Exchange
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Just as some Eastern students choose to study abroad, others come from far away for a semester at Eastern through the National Student Exchange (NSE) program. Two students from Guam and Canada shared their experiences as honorary Warriors this fall while another studying in Louisiana reflected on her time in the South. Marie-Pier Hebert from Quebec, Canada, and Neleh-Jan Leon Guerrero from Guam  more

Eastern Connecticut State University: Eastern Community Engagement Awarded $65K Grant for Youth Development
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University will receive $65,000 in funds for advancing youth development as part of a state pilot program to reinvest in communities that were hardest hit by the war on drugs. The grant comes through the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and is from the Social Equity Council, a state agency that is charged with ens  more

Eastern Connecticut State University: Lilia Burdo Self-Publishes Poetry Exploring Her Chinese-American Adoptee Identity
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Senior English major Lilia Burdo has published a chapbook of poems, "Yin Ri Bei," inspired by her life growing up as a transracial adoptee from China. Her chapbook, which is a small paper-covered booklet, stands out for its message of self-acceptance as Burdo has navigated a world with systemic biases toward Asian Americans, facing the "model minority" myth and other barriers. Burdo began wr  more

Eastern Connecticut State University: Psychology Students Recognized for Posters at Research Event
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Six psychology students at Eastern Connecticut State University were recently recognized for the quality of their research posters. Timothy Jacques, Kaylee Drobish, Victoria Janosi, Kylie Rataic, Stacie Kinlen and Samantha Shatas won "best poster" awards at the fall 2023 Psychological Science Research Event on Dec. 4. Winners were selected from a total of 46 presentations based on seve  more

Eversource Energy Announces Leadership Changes
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2023: Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) today announced that Chris Carmody is retiring as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Information Technology and Susan Sgroi has been elected as her successor, effective January 8, 2024. Carmody has been with Eversource and its predecessor companies for 27 years. She has served in her current role since 2016 and prio  more

Fordham Law School: Federal Litigation Clinic Students Win Appeal Before Second Circuit
BRONX, New York, Dec. 15 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: When Alexander Rosa, who had been incarcerated at the Bridgeport Correctional Center in Connecticut since 2019, wanted to file a complaint in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut alleging he had received inadequate medical care in prison, he asked to pay $400 filing fee in installments pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act. But the district court denied his motion, arguing that money that he had sen  more

Gartner Predicts 50% of Consumers Will Significantly Limit Their Interactions With Social Media by 2025
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * The Gartner Marketing Predictions for 2024 and Beyond Explore How Marketers Can Navigate the Balance Between Advancing Technology and Maintaining Consumer Trust * * * A perceived decay in the quality of social media platforms will drive 50% of consumers to abandon or significantly limit their interactions with social media by 2025, according to  more

Gartner Survey Finds 45% of Organizations Experienced 3rd Party-Related Business Interruptions During the Past 2 Years
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Highlights Four Actions Organizations Must Take to Increase Third Party Cybersecurity Risk Management Effectiveness * * * Despite increased investments in third-party cybersecurity risk management (TPCRM) over the last two years, 45% of organizations experienced third party-related business interruptions, according to a new Gartner, Inc  more

Gartner Survey Shows Finance Employee Attrition Stems From Poor Pay, Lack of Career Opportunity, and Inattentive Management
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey of 462 Finance Function Employees Revealed Top Attrition Drivers * * * Unsatisfactory pay and career opportunities, coupled with management issues, were the top attrition drivers for talent in finance functions, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. A global study of 462 finance employees who had changed employers in rec  more

Informatics Program Transformation Brought Student to YSPH
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 14 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Dec. 13, 2023, with student Max Wibert: * * * By Fran Fried Why did you choose the Yale School of Public Health? I chose YSPH because of its budding role in the field of informatics! It's been really exciting for me to watch our medical informatics center (Yale Center for Medical Informatics, YCMI) blossom into a full section (Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, BIDS), and to participate in that tr  more

Media Features UHart Student With Undiagnosed Condition
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: The best colleges are communities on a campus. Many go further than that by being a community of true friends and partners. As reported on NBC Connecticut news and in the Hartford Courant, such is the case at the University of Hartford, where an on-campus nurse practitioner made it possible for a first-year student to receive life-saving treatment for a previously undiagnosed condition. Avery Murphy, o  more

MxCC Foundation Honors Donors and Elects Officers
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: The Middlesex Community College (MxCC) Foundation board of directors is pleased to announce the recipients of their donor recognition awards, presented during the group's annual meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. In addition to the awards presentation, the MxCC Foundation elected new board members. The foundation funds scholarships and other academic development for CT State Community College Middlesex   more

National Republican Congressional Committee: Jahana Hayes's Antisemitism is Showing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: The House just passed a resolution condemning the rise of antisemitism on university campuses around the country, but you know who didn't condemn it? Jahana Hayes. Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, there have been 2,031 antisemitic incidents recorded, 400 of which have occurred on college campuses, representing a 337% increase from the year prior. "Jahana Hayes has no problem with  more

Physics Grad Student First at Southern Connecticut State University to Receive NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: In a historic achievement for the Southern Connecticut State University Physics Department, graduate student Xander Petroski has been recognized with the esteemed Fall 2023 NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CSGC) Graduate Research Fellowship. Petroski is one of three Southern students to receive the grant this fall, and the university's first graduate student to receive this prest  more

Southern Connecticut State University: Opening Pathways to Marine Studies, Aquaculture Research
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Connecticut's growing aquaculture industry is catching the wind in its sails and getting some navigational assistance from Southern Connecticut State University's Emma Cross. As part of a team that received a nearly $400,000 grant this year, Cross, an assistant professor in the Department of the Environment, Geography and Marine Sciences, is helping to design pathways to education for hi  more

Southern Connecticut State University: Terrance Jones Named Director of Athletics, Recreation
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 14 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Southern Connecticut State University Interim President Dr. Dwayne Smith has announced that Terrance Jones has been named SCSU Director of Athletics and Recreation. Jones is the seventh athletic director in SCSU history and will begin in February 2024. Below is a letter to the community from Interim President Smith. * * * Dear Southern Community, I am very pleased to announce the appointment   more

Taylor & Francis Group: News Sites Continue to Stigmatize People's Weight, Study Suggests
LONDON, England, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, issued the following news release: The largest US and UK news sites are continuing to stigmatize people's weight with the images they use, suggests a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Health Communication. Assessing 445 stories about obesity over the course of a year, researchers from the University of Connecticut and the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health found that "stigmatizing" images  more

UHart to Add Field Hockey and Tennis to Intercollegiate Sports Offerings
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: The University of Hartford will add the sports of field hockey and men's & women's tennis to its intercollegiate athletics offerings beginning in fall 2024 with varsity competition to commence in fall 2025. The additions will increase the number of intercollegiate sports offered by the University to 20. "We are pleased to open up to our students more avenues to participate in intercollegiate athletics  more

University of Hartford: Congratulations to the 2023 First-Year Seminar Symposium Winners
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: College of Arts and Sciences students presented their First-Year Seminar (FYS) projects at the Annual FYS Symposium Friday, Dec. 8, in the Gengras Student Union. A&S alumni and faculty judged the students' collaborative presentations in five categories, and the Student Choice Award was selected by FYS students in attendance at the symposium. Here are this year's award-winning student presentations and   more

University of Hartford: Faculty Member Creates Research and Practitioner Lab to Bridge the Employability Gap
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: Stephanie Tavarez A'11, '13, M'15 spent part of this calendar year on an important project that could have highly valuable repercussions for many who seek to truly understand workplace dynamics. An assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences who earned three degrees from UHart and a PhD from Capella University, Tavarez founded a research and practitioner lab called S  more

University of Hartford: Living a Hallmark Movie--And Then Writing Two Dozen of Them
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: The Wilde Auditorium on the University of Hartford campus was recently the site of what might best be described as a Hallmark holiday movie lovefest. All that was missing was the fake snow. The December 11 event was actually a dialogue with Hallmark writer Julie Sherman Wolfe about her work. As approximately 100 diehard fans of Hallmark movies looked on intently, it became more than a conversation--alm  more

University of New Haven: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Showcase Elevates Research and Fosters Industry Connections
WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: By Renee Chmiel While many of us might have tried to forget the panic buying at the start of the pandemic that led to shortages of critical supplies such as toilet paper and sanitizer, Sarthak Saxena '25 M.S. is trying to better understand the situation. He hopes that learning more about consumer behavior and its impact on the supply chain can help prevent future disruptions. Saxena came to the Universi  more

University of Wisconsin: Keillor Fellow Helps Great Lakes Communities Plan for Coastal Hazards
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: Helena Tiedmann's interest in the Great Lakes began with a new city and a book. Tiedmann, who grew up on a small family farm in Connecticut, moved to Milwaukee after graduating from Beloit College with a degree in environmental geology and political science. It was there she became enamored with the big lake in her backyard. "I just really fell in love with Lake Michigan and loved being th  more

Wesleyan in the News: President Roth on 'Safe Enough' Campuses
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: By Mike Mavredakis In a time when campus dialogue is front page news as violence continues in the Middle East, Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth '78 has spoken and written extensively on the topic over the last few days, providing his perspective and insight into the environment at Wesleyan. Roth appeared on MSNBC's "The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle" on Dec. 5 to discuss the campus conve  more

Wesleyan Professor to Create Mosaics on Main
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2023: Four prototype mosaics sit on display in storefront windows along Main Street's Downtown Business District this fall. The quartet are a sample of what Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art and Art Studio Technician Kate Ten Eyck will install in the pedestrian tunnel connecting downtown Middletown to the Connecticut River as part of a new public art project. The ongoing multi-year mural   more

What Social Impact Means at Yale SOM
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: Erin Manning '24, a club leader for Yale SOM's chapter of Net Impact, reflects on the role of social impact in the life of the school and in her own MBA education. At SOM, social impact has many different definitions and shows up in our community in a range of ways. For some people, social impact is their chosen career field and they're working to advance social change and support equity and inclusion activ  more

Yale Divinity School: Todne Thomas on Ethnography, Race, Religion, and the Challenge of Making a Good Pound Cake
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale Divinity School issued the following Q&A on Dec. 11, 2023, with Todne Thomas, associate professor of divinity and religious studies: * * * By Kim Lawton Professor Todne Thomas specializes in what she calls the "slow pressure-cooker research method." An anthropologist, Thomas believes one of the most effective ways to learn about people and communities is through long-term, intensive, in-person research-ethnography. She stays in the communities   more

Yale Engineering School: Coifman Awarded Prestigious 2024 AMS-SIAM Birkhoff Prize
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: Yale Engineering's Ronald Coifman has been honored with the 2024 AMS-SIAM George David Birkhoff Prize in Applied Mathematics, a recognition of "his profound impact on pure and applied harmonic analysis, and for the introduction of tools developed from these areas to address modern challenges of data science." Coifman's groundbreaking work has notably influenced various branches of m  more

Yale Environment School: New Bekenstein Climate Leaders Program Aims to Expand Pathways to High-Impact Climate Careers
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: An exciting gift from Anita and Joshua Bekenstein '80 to the Yale School of the Environment will establish a university-wide program to increase the ranks of Yale graduates in climate leadership roles and accelerate the pace of climate action. Climate change and biodiversity loss profoundly affect the health, well-being, and livelihoods of people across the U.S. and the world. To avoid catastrophic, irreve  more

Yale Management School: Former Dean Edward A. Snyder Receives Honorary Degree From University College Dublin
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: Edward A. Snyder, the William S. Beinecke Professor of Management and the dean of Yale SOM from 2011 to 2019, received an honorary doctorate of economic science from University College Dublin at a ceremony on December 13. As dean, Snyder led the creation of the Global Network Advanced Management, which connects leading business schools around the world. UCD's Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business was   more

Yale Management School: James Robertson '99 Discusses Leadership and Social Change
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: James Robertson '99 shared his story of leadership and social change with a Yale School of Management audience in a December 4 keynote address that launched the school's Social Impact Week. Robertson has had a long, global career advocating for people living with HIV and for LGBTQ+ communities. Talking with students, he encouraged those who are committed to making a meaningful societal impact to develop the  more

Yale Management School: Reflections on My First Semester in the Asset Management Program
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: From Asset Management Bootcamp to lessons in the real-world application of business ethics and opportunities to engage with the Yale SOM community as a member of student-run clubs, Linda Qingjiani Lin '24 shares highlights from her first months in New Haven. This past September, I joined the Master's in Asset Management Class of 2024, and my journey thus far has been incredibly rewarding. The first semester  more

Yale Nursing School: A Centennial Conversation With Filmmaker Tonya Lewis Lee
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 8 -- Yale School of Nursing issued the following news: Award-winning filmmaker, author, and entrepreneur Tonya Lewis Lee recently engaged in a special centennial conversation with the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) midwifery faculty, tracing her journey in making the documentary film "Aftershock" about the Black maternal mortality crisis in the United States. "It was a pleasure to visit The House and engage with YSN as part of their centennial celebrations," Lee said  more

Yale Public Health School: Krumholz Next Editor-in-Chief of JACC
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Yale School of Medicine, professor of public health (health policy), Yale School of Public Health, and director, Yale's Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) has been named as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). "I am honored to lead one of the world's   more

Yale Public Health School: Yale Study - "Forever Chemicals" Promote Cancer Cell Migration
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Research focused on the relationship between PFAS and colorectal carcinoma * * * In a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health, two "forever chemicals" spurred cancer cells in the lab to migrate to new positions, an indication that the chemicals could contribute to cancer metastasis in living organisms. The study addressed the group of industrial chemicals called per  more

Yale Q&A: General David Petraeus on the Evolution of Modern Warfare
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Dec. 12, 2023, with Gen. David Petraeus, senior fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs: * * * In an interview, Petraeus, now a fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, discusses the influence of leadership on warfare from Vietnam to Ukraine. * * * Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, acclaimed military historian Andrew Roberts contacted retired Gen. David Petraeu  more

Yale Research Has Prominent Place in U.S. Plan for Particle Physics
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new report suggesting particle physics priorities for the next decade and beyond includes an array of Yale research efforts. * * * A high-level advisory group to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week approved a new set of funding priorities related to particle physics research -- and Yale's leadership aligns strongly with its goals. The High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP), which adv  more

Yale School of Medicine: Montalvo-Ortiz Accepts Pamela Sklar Innovation Award For Latin American Genomics Consortium
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, received the Pamela Sklar Innovation Award on behalf of the Latin American Genomics Consortium (LAGC) at the 2023 World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics Awards Ceremony in Montreal, Canada, in October. Montalvo-Ortiz is co-founder and co-chair of LAGC, the largest consortia of psychiatric genomics research in Latin America  more

Yale School of Medicine: New Web App for COVID-19 Immune Antibody to Help Guide Vaccine Uptake and Timing
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: With SARS-COV-2 infection rates rising again, you may be wondering if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Yale physicians have built a tool to help answer these questions. Shaili Gupta, MBBS, associate professor of medicine (general medicine), Yale School of Medicine, and Rebecca Slotkin, MD, postdoctoral fellow, Yale School of Medicine, created an algorithm to help with t  more

Yale School of Medicine: PA Online Alumna Nicole Hoff Receives PA Foundation IMPACT Grant
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Abigail Roth Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Online alumna Nicole Hoff, DMS, MMSC, PA-C, is a recipient of a 2023 PA Foundation IMPACT Grant for a project involving the TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries (TOMAGWA). Through the Impact Grant Program, the PA Foundation "seeks to support patient-centered, community-based health projects within the United States and its territories t  more

Yale School of Medicine: Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Liver Donors - State of Current Practices in the United States
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: In a collaboration with American Society for Transplantation Living Donor Community of Practice, Paula Zimbrean, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and surgery (transplantation), and Susan Rubman, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, are lead authors of the paper, "Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Liver Donors-State of Current Practices in the United States." Published in Liver Transplan  more

Yale School of Medicine: Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, and Nadya Dimitrova, PhD Recipients of Yale Cancer Center Class of '61 Cancer Research Awards
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale Cancer Center leadership has selected Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology), Research Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, and Chief of Thoracic Oncology, and Nadya Dimitrova, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, recipients of the 2023 Class of '6  more

Yale School of Medicine: Skin Cancer Foundation Grant Boosts Research in Melanoma Immunotherapy
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: The Skin Cancer Foundation has awarded its Ashley Trenner Research Grant to Goran Micevic, MD, PhD, an instructor in the Department of Dermatology. The grant supports his study, "Elucidating and Enhancing Durable Immune Responses to Melanoma." Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that is characterized by irregular changes in moles on the skin. Melanoma originates in melanocyte  more

Yale School of Medicine: Smilow Cancer Hospital Earns National Accreditation From the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Smilow Cancer Hospital proudly announces a 3-year full reaccreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), in partnership with Yale Cancer Center, an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. To achieve CoC reaccreditation, compliance with accreditation standards that evaluate cancer care services were assessed during a recent site   more

Yale School of Medicine: Trial Results Provide Insights Into TAVR For Aortic Stenosis
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: John Forrest, MD, FACC, FSCAI, associate professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), recently shared four-year outcome results from the Evolut Low Risk Trial at the TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) Conference. The study, which was simultaneously published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), compares two approaches to treating severe aortic st  more

Yale School of Medicine: Unmasking Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Postgraduate Training and Compensation Across Medical Specialties
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Jasree Peralta In a trending study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Michael O. Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH, a postdoctoral fellow from the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University's School of Medicine, sheds light on the racial, ethnic, and gender disparities within the US postgraduate trainee workforce and their correlation with compensation among di  more

Yale Scientist Honored for Contributions to Treatment of Cancer
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale's Craig M. Crews has been named the winner of the 2024 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, the largest biochemistry award in the U.S. * * * Craig M. Crews, the John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a pioneer in the pharmaceutical field of targeted protein degradation, has been named the winner of t  more

Yale SOM Announces Expanded Program on Social Enterprise, Innovation, and Impact
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news: The Yale School of Management has expanded the Program on Social Enterprise, Innovation, and Impact to serve as a hub for social impact activities across the school. The program, formerly known as the Program on Social Enterprise, will be led by Professor Judith Chevalier and will support and convene members of the SOM community in exploring the ways that for-profit, nonprofit, and government entities can fi  more

Yale's Internal Medicine Faculty Honored at Annual CT ACP Meeting
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Five Yale Department of Internal Medicine faculty were recently honored at the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) annual meeting for their important roles in fostering trainee development, medical education, and community engagement. Daniel G. Tobin, MD, FACP was elected to serve as the next Governor of the CT Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Following  more

YSPH Study Reveals the Human Health Costs of Exposure to Floods
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Jane E. Dee The cost of severe flooding in the United States is often tallied in economic terms, including a flood's impact on infrastructure. Flooding's effect on human health is less well understood. A new Yale School of Public Health study shows that flooding's impact on human health is much greater than is typically recognized, going beyond health issues such as the risk of accidental i  more