NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * Fifteen Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine into and around Connecticut David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O'Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday cha  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Albertus Magnus College Launches Forever Albertus: Centennial Campaign $25 Million Raised Toward $40 Million Goal in Historic 100th Anniversary Celebration * Albertus Magnus College marked its 100th Anniversary this past weekend with the public launch of Forever Albertus: The Centennial Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College's history. At a cele  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Another F1 Race, Another Viewership Record on ESPN: Azerbaijan Grand Prix Gets Its Largest Audience Ever * ESPN's Formula 1 race viewership in 2025 continues on pace for a season record audience. Sunday's live telecast of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix averaged 1.1 million viewers (per Nielsen Big Date + Panel), the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. tel  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Sept. 22, 2025, entitled "Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2025": * * * Connecticut had 71,000 job openings in July 2025, compared to 75,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the job openings rate in Connecticut was 4.0 percen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers from FAA About Proposed Inadequate Fine Against Boeing for Severe Safety Violations * U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) yesterday demanded answers from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about the agency's proposed $3.1 million fine against Boeing for persistent safety violations in the months leading up to the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on $5.7 Million for Submarine Base New London Infrastructure Improvements * [Hartford, CT] - Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement on the U.S. Department of Defense's announcement that they have awarded the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments a $5.7 million federal grant to improve water supply infrastructure at Submarine Bas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Preliminary Injunction for Revolution Wind Project * [Hartford, CT] - Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement following a U.S. District Court issued preliminary injunction blocking the Revolution Wind stop work order. " The Trump Administration offered no credible facts-- not a shred of evidence-- to support a continued stop work orde  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Blumenthal Statement on VA Doctors' Warning that Trump Admin's Cuts & Firings Have Weakened Veterans' Health Care Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following a letter penned by nearly seventy active Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors stressing th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on VA Doctors' Warning that Trump Admin's Cuts & Firings Have Weakened Veterans' Health Care * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following a letter penned by nearly seventy active Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors stressing their urgent concerns that the Trump Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Coons & Kelly Meet with Zelenskyy Following his Address to the UN General Assembly * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy yesterday following his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting was joined by U.S. Representatives Joe Wilson (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Raskin & Schiff Demand Answers from Capitulating Big Law Firms Doing Trump's Bidding * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), member of the Senate Judiciary Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Condemns Racist Vandalism at Catholic School in West Hartford * The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) today condemned a racist vandalism at a Catholic school in West Hartford. West Hartford police are investigating after racist graffiti was found at Northwest Catholic High School on Sunday. According to police,   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Connecticut, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The cos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2025, with Sens. Tedd Budd, R-North Carolina, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Thom Tillis, North Carolina: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Cheshire Academy, a historic college preparatory boarding and day school in Cheshire, Connecticut, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security opposing the proposed changes to the Duration of Status rule for international students. The letter details concerns about how these changes may jeopardize the educational experiences of the academy's diverse student body, which includes 392 international students from 27 countries. The propos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Preliminary Injunction for Revolution Wind Project * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement following a U.S. District Court preliminary injunction allowing work to resume on Connecticut and Rhode Island's Revolution Wind offshore wind energy project: "This ruling is a welcome step forward for Connecticut's working families. Revolution Wind has b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Trump and RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Tylenol Misinformation * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to claims from President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that women who take Tylenol, or its generic name acetaminophen, during their pregnancy will increase the risk of autism in their children: "The clai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * DeLauro, Murray Statement on Supreme Court's Preliminary Ruling on Trump's "Pocket Rescission" Gambit Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court'  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * EL DERBI DE MADRID Headlines ESPN Soccer Coverage This Weekend * * The first Madrid Derby of the season pits in-form strikers Julian Alvarez and Kylian Mbappe against each other * FC Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad - Sunday on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes * Harry Kane and FC Bayern Munchen look to extend their perfect start to the season as Bundesliga Matchday 6 kicks o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Enforcement Action Addresses Clean Air Act Issues at New Haven, Conn. Biodiesel Facility * BOSTON (September 25, 2025) \- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with American GreenFuels, LLC that resolves an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at the company's biodiesel production facility in New Haven, Connecticut. EPA found that American GreenF  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Announces Network Schedule for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge, Dec. 2-4 * * Men's Challenge highlights 10 teams in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25, including No. 2 Florida at No. 12 Duke, No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky, No. 7 Louisville at No. 11 Arkansas and No. 24 NC State at No. 14 Auburn * Women's Challenge features 12 te  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Original Series Believers: Boston Red Sox Premieres Today, Featuring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Donnie Wahlberg, Bill Burr, Uzo Aduba, Katie Nolan, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, and More * Watch Trailer | Press Kit ESPN's newest ESPN Original Series Believers: Boston Red Sox premieres today on the ESPN App for subscribers to an ESPN Unlimited plan. Directed by Got  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Presents 16 Top 25 Teams and Nearly 75 Games as CFP Contenders Clash in College Football's Week 5 * ESPN's expansive Week 5 college football slate is primed to present a full weekend of marquee matchups across ESPN networks and on the ESPN App. In total, 16 ranked teams and nearly 75 games are set for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and E  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Heads to Happy Valley for Top-10 Big Ten Showdown * * College football's premier pregame show travels to Penn State for Ducks-Nittany Lions White Out game * Week 5 Special Guests: Penn State HC James Franklin, PSU NCAA Champion women's volleyball team and first female drum major join the show live on site; former line  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's "Somos" Returns with New Content Celebrating Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month * Para version en espanol haga click aqui * Special Programming Across ESPN and ESPN Deportes Platforms Throughout the Month * Athlete Profiles, and a Ahora o Nunca Special Featuring John Leguizamo and Tribeca Studios Collaboration * com Marks 25th Anniversary with Or  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's "Somos" Returns with New Content Celebrating Hispanic & Latin American Month * Para version en espanol haga click aqui * Special Programming Across ESPN and ESPN Deportes Platforms Throughout the Month * Athlete Profiles, and a Ahora o Nunca Special Featuring John Leguizamo and Tribeca Studios Collaboration * com Marks 25th Anniversary with Original Di  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Lions at Ravens Generates More than 22.8 Million Viewers, One of ESPN's Most-Watched Monday Night Football Games Ever * * Audience Peaked at 25.4 Million Viewers ESPN's Week 3 showcase featuring the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens (September 22, 8:15 p.m. ET) is among the network's four most-watched Monday Night Football games ever, generating an audience  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following New Trump Tariffs on Prescription Drugs, Larson Calls for Vote to End Tax on American Consumers * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, called for a full House vote on his bill to require Congressional approval before tariffs can be imposed on consumers, after the President announced plans for new tariffs (link is external)  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Former NFL Quarterback Drew Brees to Join ESPN's First Take this Football Season * ESPN has reached an agreement with former NFL Quarterback Drew Brees to be a NFL contributor on its signature morning debate show, First Take, this football season. Brees will make weekly Tuesday-only appearances on the show, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 23. Brees joins a show of prominen  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Gartner Announces Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo Conference 2025, Orlando CHROs to Discover HR Emerging Trends on AI and Technology Disruption, Cost Optimization and How to Seize the Opportunities the Volatile Environment Presents for HR * What: Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo Conference 2025 When: October 27-29, 2025 Where: Walt Disney World S  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Reveals GenAI Attacks Are on the Rise * LONDON, U.K., September 22, 2025 Twenty-nine percent of cybersecurity leaders said their organizations experienced an attack on enterprise GenAI application infrastructure in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights c  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Trinity College issued the following news: * * * Grant Supports Summer Courses Offered by Trinity's Prison Education Project A grant from the Lower Connecticut Valley (LCV) branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) supported summer courses offered by Trinity's Prison Education Project (TPEP) at York Correctional Institute, Connecticut's state prison for women. Anna Terwiel, assistant professor of political science and a co-director of TP  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 24 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: * * * HSR Breaks Ground on 175-Unit Thorndal Circle in Darien, CT High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, has broken ground on Thorndal Circle in Darien, Connecticut. This three-story, 175-unit multifamily development will sit on 11 acres just a half-mile south of downtown Darien and will be delivered by the second qua  more

GREENWICH, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Interactive Brokers Group, an automated global electronic broker, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Interactive Brokers Group to Host Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) plans to announce its third quarter financial results on Thursday, October 16, 2025, in a release that will be issued at approximately 4:00 pm (ET). The press release will also be available on the company's website,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- According to a research from Information Services Group (ISG), the rapid adoption of recurring revenue models is making subscription management software a foundational component of modern enterprise operations. The Stamford, Connecticut-based firm reports a dramatic market shift over the past five years, driven primarily by customer demand for flexible purchasing options like consumption-based pricing and traditional subscriptions. This change is mutually beneficial, all  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Judge Overrules Revolution Wind Stop Work Order * Washington, D.C. \- A federal judge has overturned the stop rule order issued by the Trump administration on the Revolution Wind project in Rhode Island. At the time of the stop work order, Revolution wind was already 80 percent completed--with 45 of its 65 wind turbines already installed. Once completed, Revolution Wind has the potentia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Order Continuing Revolution Wind Project * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction (link is external) allowing work to continue on the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island. On August 22 nd, the Trump Administration issued a stop work or  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Calls on Nexstar to Stand Up to Trump Bullying Tactics and Restore Jimmy Kimmel to the Air * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) sent a letter urging Nexstar Media Group to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the air. Last week, President Trump unsuccessfully tried to weaponize FCC authorities to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air, threatening to revoke broadcast licenses for me  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson on Latest White House Attack: "We've never backed down from bullies like Trump. I'm not starting now." * East Hartford, CT - In response to the Trump White House's latest attacks and accusations (link is external), Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement. "Mothers ripped from children, no notice to state or local police, no due process. Trump's response? Not comp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on the Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey (link is external) at the urging of President Trump. Following complaints from the President that his political adversaries were not facing prosecution, th  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Sept. 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LIMRA: Economic Volatility Undermines Second Quarter U.S. Pension Risk Transfer Sales * WINDSOR, Conn., Sept. 22, 2025 --Total U.S. pension risk transfer (PRT) new premium fell 64% in the second quarter of 2025 to $4.1 billion, according to LIMRA's U.S. Group Annuity Risk Transfer Sales Survey. YTD, total PRT sales were $11.5 billion, down 56% year over year. There were 138 contr  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARTIN ONOFRE-MENDEZ, 50, a citizen of Mexico last residing in New Haven, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a cocaine trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins Entire Democratic Caucus in Opposing Endangerment Finding Rollback * WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump Administration withdraw its leg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Preliminary Injunction For Revolution Wind Project * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration's stop work order on the Revolution Wind project: "The Trump administration's attempt to shut down the Revolution Wind project - which went through exhaustiv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Join Colleagues to Call Out Wells Fargo's Union-Busting * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined colleagues in writing to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to condemn the bank's union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith with employees. "As Senators representing constituents who are Wells Fargo employees   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Support Bipartisan Legislation To Repeal Trump's Illegal, Union-Busting Executive Orders * U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-sponsored the Protect America's Workforce Act - bipartisan legislation to repeal two of President Trump's union-busting executive orders and restore collective bargaining rights and workplace protections for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Shaheen Slam Conspiracy Theories About Global Engagement Center, Call On Secretary Rubio To Protect Former Employees And Implementing Partners * MURPHY, SHAHEEN SLAM CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER, CALL ON SECRETARY RUBIO TO PROTECT FORMER EMPLOYEES AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSxrep) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news: * * * Nearly 8 In 10 Voters Say The United States Is In A Political Crisis, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Optimism Sinks For Freedom Of Speech Being Protected In The U.S. In the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 79 percent of voters say the United States is in a political crisis, while 18 percent say it is not, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Now in 3D: Yale scientists catch Legionnaires' disease 'in the act' The Yale labs of Craig Roy and Jun Liu have harnessed the power of cryo-EM to solve a 30-year mystery of how the Legionella bacteria works. The findings represent the next steps in the search for new therapeutic drugs to tackle the severe form of pneumonia. * Early in his postdoc studies, Craig Roy wanted to understand why   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 23 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Revolution Wind Resumes Work, Delivering Critical Energy and Jobs for New England Earlier today, a U.S. judge in D.C. court granted a temporary injunction filed by Revolution Wind to lift the stop work order issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on August 22, 2025. Revolution Wind, which is 80% complete, i  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * OVC and ESPN Sign New Multi-Year Media Rights Agreement * ESPN and the Ohio Valley Conference have announced a new six-year media rights agreement, extending the long-standing collaboration. The new agreement delivers unprecedented visibility for OVC student-athletes, coaches, and programs--anchored by a robust slate of events annually across ESPN platforms, includi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Shutdown: Nine Months in the Making **NEW RESOURCE** Timeline on the Republican Plan to Shut Down the Government President Trump Chickens Out, Cancels Meeting Because Republicans Have No Plan to Lower Costs and Address the Health Care Crisis They Created * As President Trump cancels his meeting with House Democratic Leader Ha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice sociologist's journey from simple curiosity to NSF-backed research reveals how physical infrastructure shapes inequality * As a graduate student living in New Haven, Connecticut, Elizabeth Roberto said she couldn't stop wondering why certain neighborhoods seemed connected while others were quietly walled off. "There were these places where the roads just stopped," Roberto recalled. "Like they were mea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 9/12/2025-9/19/2025 * Uncovering KPMG's Willful Ignorance Leading Up to Collapse of Troubled Banks [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), released a final Minority Staff Report, marking the end of the Subcommittee's probe into KPMG's audits of three   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Ulberg vs. Reyes * Both Available on ESPN+ & ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM UFC returns to RAC Arena in Perth, WA, Australia this weekend with UFC Fight Night presented by Bud Light: Ulberg vs. Reyes live on Saturday, Sept. 27. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims starting at 7 p.m., both available on ESPN+ and ESPN   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Weston Man Sentenced to Prison for Insider Trading David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RYAN SQUILLANTE, 40, of Weston, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to two months of imprisonment, 18 months of supervised release, and a $331,368 fine for an in  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital Receive $1 Million Gift From Grateful Donor for Compassionate Patient Care Daniel M. Koenigsberg, YC '62, MD, vividly remembers the compassionate care his late wife, Susan, received at Smilow Cancer Hospital while being treated for pancreatic cancer. Every two weeks, she would be greeted by the same nurse, a comforting constant during her chemotherapy sess  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Fellowship Established in Honor of Justice Aharon Barak Yale Law School announced the creation of the Aharon Barak Fellowship for scholars working in constitutionalism and the rule of law. Established through a small private foundation at the recommendation of board members Barbara Goren '82 and David Rosen '69, the fellowship honors Israeli lawyer and jurist Aharon Barak who served as president of the Supr  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Akhil Reed Amar Offers Historical Narrative of Constitutional Equality in America "Born Equal: Remaking America's Constitution, 1840-1920," the latest book by Akhil Reed Amar '84, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, recounts the dramatic constitutional debates that were taking place during the 80 years that followed the Civil War. Through those debates, especially surrounding ra  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Tracy Robinson to Deliver Fall 2025 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women's Rights Gender equality and Caribbean constitutional law expert Tracy Robinson '95 LLM will deliver the fall 2025 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women's Rights. The lecture, "Attention to Gender in a Not-So-Righted Order," will take place Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 120 of the Sterling Law Building. The event is  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSrep) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Sept. 22, 2025, by Writer Colin Poitras with Associate Professor Zeyan Liew: * * * What the research says about autism and Tylenol use during pregnancy 3 Essential Questions with Dr. Zeyan Liew, Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences); Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric, and Environmental Epidemiology By Colin Poitras For decades, acetaminophen--best known unde  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Balancing Transparency & Anxiety: Pediatric Oncology Post-CURES Rule Yale-led research study finds advantages and disadvantages to immediate access to healthcare information By Naedine Hazell Those coping with cancer often say that the waiting--for results of tests, scans, and treatments--can be one of the hardest parts of the journey. However, a recently published multi-inst  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Brain Activity is Increasingly Variable During Development By Isabella Backman Fluctuations in brain activity, also known as neural variability, enable us to be flexible in adjusting our behavior to the current situation. A new study shows that neural variability increases throughout development before stabilizing in adolescence. And deviating from this trajectory is associate  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Scientists Pinpoint Macrophages that Fight Chronic Inflammation Key points * Previous research has shown that chronic low-grade inflammation--known as inflammaging--worsens as we age. * Yale researchers found that certain immune cells that regulate fat metabolism and control age-related inflammation decline during aging. * They also newly identified a subtype of immune cells  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Study Reveals Genetic, Psychiatric, and Environmental Factors Contributing to Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major global public health challenge, contributing to significant illness, social harm, and premature mortality. While it is well established that genetic, psychiatric, and environmental factors all play a role in AUD, and we know that genes account  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Yale Study Finds Reduced Opioid Prescribing for Some Patients with Cancer By Naedine Hazell An analysis of opioid use and prescriptions for more than 10,000 Connecticut patients with cancer found modest decreases in both new and additional painkiller prescribing from 2016 to 2020, as reported Sept. 22 in Cancer (https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.7002  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale Study Finds Reduced Opioid Prescribing for Some Patients with Cancer An analysis of opioid use and prescriptions for more than 10,000 Connecticut patients with cancer found modest decreases in both new and additional painkiller prescribing from 2016 to 2020, as reported Sept. 22 in Cancer (https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.70027). The study also reported more   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Yale Study: Veterans Suffer Higher Rates of Intimate Partner Violence Than Active-Duty Service Members A new Yale-led study published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08862605251370402) concludes that veterans suffer from higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) than active-duty service members. The study, done in collaborat  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 25, 2025, by Lisa Prevost with philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams: * * * 'Democracy and Beauty': Finding hope and political power in aesthetics In a new book, Yale philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams examines W.E.B. Du Bois' theories on beauty's power to challenge racism and despair. * The early 20th-century American intellectual, sociologist, and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois wrote prolifically ab  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * 'Primed and ready': How one fast-acting type of white blood cell fights off infection in infants A new Yale study helps explain why babies respond differently to infections than adults. * From the moment they're born, newborns -- or, specifically, their immune systems -- must learn to fight germs without harming their own tissues. In a new study, Yale researchers found that one type of im  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Birds, data, and violins Matthew Suttor turns bird flight data into music, inspiring young musicians to explore climate change through AI, sound, and storytelling. * One day last spring, composer and educator Matthew Suttor, program manager at the Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM), noticed that chimney swifts were roosting on the roof of 149 York Street, in the chimney above his of  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 24, 2025, by Mahima Samraik with Sajid Khan, associate professor of surgery, chief of hepato-pancreato-biliary and mixed tumors and co-director of the Center for Clinical Investigation Team Science Program: * * * Empowering the Physicians that Bridge Patient Care and Biomedical Research Medical doctors who both treat patients and conduct research are known as physician-scientists, and procedural physician-sc  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Flagging misinformation on social media reduces engagement, study finds Crowd-sourced fact-checking of potentially misleading information is an effective tool to combat online misinformation, according to a new study. * Pointing out potentially misleading posts on social media significantly reduces the number of reposts, likes, replies, and views generated by such content, according to a ne  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * From papyrus to policy Can ancient rivers teach us to adapt? Yale researchers explore how volcanic eruptions reshaped river societies -- and what that means for climate resilience today. * Can studying the past provide hope or guidance for the future? Emerging evidence suggests that an Alaskan volcano that erupted around 43 B.C. could have caused drought, famine, and political and social unrest 6,0  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Yale University issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Professor Claudia Flores Urges UN to Act Now on Women's Rights Important progress has been made for the rights of women and girls over the last three decades, but a backlash threatens those gains worldwide, Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores told the United Nations General Assembly this week. Flores spoke at the Sept. 22 meeting marking the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 23, 2025, by Karen Guzman with psychiatrist Benjamin Kelmendi: * * * Psilocybin: A breakthrough in mental health treatment or mere 'magical' thinking? In a Q&A, Yale psychiatrist Benjamin Kelmendi discusses the magic in so-called "magic mushrooms" and why some states are clamoring to legalize the stuff. * In 2016 psychiatrist Benjamin Kelmendi was treating two patients with severe, treatment-resistant obse  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Pinpoint Macrophages that Fight Chronic Inflammation Key points * Previous research has shown that chronic low-grade inflammation--known as inflammaging--worsens as we age. * Yale researchers found that certain immune cells that regulate fat metabolism and control age-related inflammation decline during aging. * They also newly identified a subtype of immune cells that expressed  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- Yale University issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Steps toward healing: Peace walk bridges divides for war-scarred Ukrainians A group of young Ukrainian women joined Yale World Fellows Federica Du Pasquier and Leon McCarron on a "peace walk" in Northern Ireland, using nature and dialogue to reflect on trauma, identity, and the meaning of peace. By Mike Cummings Three years ago, Natalia Riabkina watched as Russian soldiers marched   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSxrep) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * U.S. adults report rising rates of cognitive disability In a 10-year study, U.S. adults reported growing rates of problems with their memory, concentration, and decision-making abilities, with the figure doubling among the youngest cohort. * Rates of self-reported cognitive disability among U.S. adults are on the increase, driven largely by a surprising jump among young adults ages 18 to 3  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale-Led Study Reveals Why Younger Veterans Face Higher PTSD Risk Younger U.S. military veterans are three times more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than their older counterparts, largely due to greater psychological and social challenges, according to a new study led by researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the National Center for PTSD. Published online Sept  more