WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * 2025 Life Insurers Council Survey Indicates Continued Growth in Preneed Market * WINDSOR, Conn., Oct. 16, 2025-- Total 2024 preneed sales rose 4% year over year, according to the latest LIMRA/Life Insurers Council (LIC) Preneed Survey Report, which includes results from 17 companies representing about 65% of companies in the preneed insurance market. LIC, in collaboration with LIM  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following Q&A on Oct. 16, 2025, with senior director analyst Eser Rizaoglu: * * * AI in HR: Separate Hype from Reality to Achieve Business Goals Q&A with Eser Rizaoglu * CHROs are turning to AI to transform their HR functions by improving strategic value, efficiency and decision making. However, in trying to implement AI solutions quickly, many CHROs are not following best practice  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- The Berkshire Bank Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Berkshire Bank Foundation invests nearly $400,000 invested in local nonprofits The Berkshire Bank Foundation invested nearly $400,000 in its communities through grants to 96 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont from July to September. "We are committed to supporting the nonprofits in our communities that are doing important work to meet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL & REED LEAD SENATORS IN CALLING OUT NOEM'S BLATANT VIOLATION OF HATCH ACT WITH PARTISAN AIRPORT VIDEO * "At a time when federal employees, including TSA agents, are being asked to work without pay, this outwardly political act was not just a violation of law but an insult to the thousands of TSA employees serving in your department." [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Bl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL & WARREN SOUND ALARM ON ACQUISITION OF AMERICAN VIDEO GAME PRODUCER BY SAUDI ARABIA'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND & JARED KUSHNER'S INVESTMENT FIRM * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) - Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) - and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) - Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF AFGHAN INTERPRETER FROM ICE CUSTODY * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released a statement following the release of Zia S., an Afghan interpreter who was arrested by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in July after a routine biometrics appointment for his Green Card. "Zia was finally able to return home to his  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES * U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the statement below after the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas were released to their families. Hamas must still release the bodies of hostages killed over the last two years.  "I am filled with joy and relief by release of the hostages, even as my heart breaks for families whose l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Sends Letter to ICE Regarding Hamden Raid * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter to Acting Director Todd M. Lyons of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding information about an immigration raid in Hamden on October 15, 2025. The Congresswoman wrote: "Everyone in the United States is entitled to due process under the law. This is a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Destruction of CDC Through Illegal Mass Layoffs House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement regarding the reduction in force at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Federal Judge Temporarily Blocking President Trump and Russ Vought's Illegal Attempt to Fire Federal Workers House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement regarding U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston's ruling blocking President Trump and Office of Management a  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Der Klassiker: FC Bayern Munchen vs. Borussia Dortmund Takes Center Stage on ESPN This Weekend * Der Klassiker : FC Bayern Munchen vs. Borussia Dortmund Live on ESPN+ with On-Site Coverage * Rivalry match between German soccer's most successful clubs * Derek Rae, Stewart Robson lead English commentary; Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever on Spanish commentary * More th  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and the Big 12 Announce Men's Basketball TV Schedule for 2025-26 Season, Tipping off November 9 * * 100+ games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN App * Six Big 12 teams ranked in Preseason Top 25 ESPN and the Big 12 announced its network designations and game times for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, with 100+ games set for ESPN networks be  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Concludes its NBA Preseason Coverage with Two Games This Week * All of ESPN. All in One Place. ESPN offers its full suite of networks and services directly to fans within the ESPN App. Designed to give fans more choice, flexibility and access to all of ESPN, the ESPN App provides a unique viewing experience that includes integrated game stats, multiview options,  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Names Shae Cornette as New Host of First Take * ESPN announced today that Shae Cornette will be the new host of First Take. Cornette will make her official debut on Monday, Nov. 3 after serving as a fill-in host for the signature morning debate show over the last several years. Cornette has been a longstanding anchor on SportsCenter and a mainstay across ESPN st  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN Tips Off Its Coverage of the 2025-26 Regular Season with Two Doubleheaders and the Debut of Inside the NBA on ESPN * All of ESPN. All in One Place. ESPN offers its full suite of networks and services directly to fans within the ESPN App. Designed to give fans more choice, flexibility and access to all of ESPN, the ESPN App provides a u  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Heads to Athens for Top-10 Ole Miss-Georgia SEC Showdown * * James Franklin joins live for exclusive interview; plus special guests Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin and Diego Pavia * Jelly Roll to serve as this week's celebrity guest picker * Featuring a live performance by country music stars Bailey Zimmerman and Luke Comb  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Monumental WNBA Season Sets New Viewership Records * ESPN networks delivered the most-watched WNBA Regular Season and Postseason (Playoffs and Finals) ever across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, based on Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Across 25 regular season games, WNBA on ESPN networks averaged 1.3M viewers, up 6% year-over-year, which marked the most-watched WNBA regular s  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's NHL Doubleheader Up 29% vs. the Comparable Window Last Year * * Tuesday's Doubleheader Averaged 480K Viewers (Peak: 698K) * Through Five Games, NHL on ESPN is Averaging 656K Viewers, Up 35% vs. the Comparable Point Last Season The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN continued Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Lightning-Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars (  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Week 8 College Football Slate Showcases 15 Top 25 Teams, Nearly 80 Matchups * ESPN's college football coverage is stacked with high-octane showdowns in Week 8, headlined by multiple Top 25 showdowns and key conference clashes that will continue to shape the College Football Playoff picture. Action is set for ESPN networks and the ESPN App, including ABC, ESPN, E  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Formula 1 Returns to America: Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix Live on ABC, ESPN App * SportsCenter Reports from Austin All Weekend; Live Pre and Post-Race Shows on ESPN Digital Platforms After crisscrossing the globe, countries and continents for eight months, the Formula 1 World Championship returns to America this weekend for the MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix. The   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Four Exclusive NHL Games This Week on ESPN, ESPN+/Hulu and Disney+ * * Tuesday ESPN Doubleheader: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals at 7 p.m. ET and Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars at 9:30 p.m. * Edmonton Oilers Face the New York Islanders on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+/Hulu and Disney+ * Friday Matchup Between San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth at 9   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 15 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Consumer Survey Identifies Most Trusted Social Media Platforms for Information Accuracy Marketers Urged to Prioritize Investments in High-Trust Platforms to Safeguard Brand Reputation * While social platform visibility is important, trustworthiness is the critical factor shaping platform strategy for marketers, according to a survey by  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 16 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says AI-Optimized IaaS Is Poised to Become the Next Growth Engine for AI Infrastructure Overview * End-User Spending on AI-Optimized IaaS Is Projected to Total $37.5 Billion in 2026 * Inferencing Workloads Will Become a Dominant Force for AI-Optimized IaaS Demand * 55% of AI-Optimized IaaS Spending Will Support Inference Workloads in   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says Chief Supply Chain Officers Can Scale AI With Data Fabric Architecture Data Fabrics Can Accelerate Decision Making Without Requiring an Overhaul of Existing Systems * Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) seeking to scale advanced analytics and AI across complex, multi-system environments can leverage a data fabric architecture to create an   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 17 (TNSxrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 8.2% in Third Quarter of 2025 Overall Growth Fueled by Windows 11 PC Upgrades * Worldwide PC shipments totaled more than 69 million units in the third quarter of 2025, an 8.2% increase from the third quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 16 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Shows CFOs Are Trimming Overhead, But Not Revenue Growth Ambitions in 2026 Financial Leaders Aiming to Balance Growth and Cost Control * CFOs are entering the 2026 budget cycle with a clear mandate to balance growth ambitions with disciplined cost management amid economic uncertainty, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. a bus  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 11 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Girls Pay the Price as Aid Cuts Hit Countries with Deepest Gender Inequality * LONDON (Oct. 11, 2025) - About 167 million adolescent girls growing up in countries with the widest gender equality gaps are among those worst hit by this years' aid cuts, with t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Gaza Ceasefire Agreement * Washington, DC -- Today, Ranking Member Jim Himes released the following statement: "The announcement of a peace agreement is a welcome development that offers hope after more than two years of devastating violence in Israel and Gaza. The agreement must be implemented as quickly as possible so that Israeli hostages are released and humanitarian aid ca  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * How a VCU expert's anti-ageism message resonated in a Connecticut town * By Haley Tenore If you don't think you're part of the "aging population," think again. We all are - from the moment we're born - according to a Virginia Commonwealth University expert, whose efforts to fight ageism took her on the road recently for a program that might ring familiar to the VCU community. Tracey Gendron,  more

GREENWICH, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- Interactive Brokers Group, an automated global electronic broker, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Interactive Brokers Launches Ask IBKR: AI Tool Delivers Instant Portfolio Answers New Natural Language Interface Helps Clients Analyze Holdings, Performance, and Allocation in Seconds * Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the launch of Ask IBKR, an AI-powered tool that delivers in  more

GREENWICH, Connecticut, Oct. 16 -- Interactive Brokers Group, an automated global electronic broker, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Interactive Brokers Launches Enhanced Version of IBKR Desktop with One-Click, Instant Order Placement Active traders benefit from market intelligence, product discovery, and execution tools in a modern, scalable interface * Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the release of Versio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Information Services Group (ISG), Stamford, Connecticut, reports that enterprise spending on technology services and software in the Americas accelerated sharply in the third quarter. The surge was primarily fueled by intense interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The combined commercial outsourcing market, which monitors contracts with an annual contract value (ACV) of $5 million or more, reached a record $17.3 billion. This figure represents a dramatic 30% increase,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Information Services Group (ISG), Stamford, Connecticut, a global technology research firm, has launched a comprehensive study to analyze how service providers are reshaping the mainframe market. The research, titled the ISG Provider Lens Mainframes -- Services and Solutions, will examine provider strategies centered on hybrid IT integration, cloud-native development, automation, and Generative AI-driven transformation. The full reports, which include four key service qu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Information Services Group (ISG), Stamford, Connecticut, a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, reports that accelerating interest in artificial intelligence (AI) drove global spending on technology services and software to an all-time high in the third quarter. Data from the global ISG Index, which tracks commercial outsourcing contracts, showed the combined global market's Annual Contract Value (ACV) grew 18 percent year-over-year, reaching a record  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Order Protecting Federal Workers from Trump Firing Spree * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump Administration from conducting mass layoffs of federal workers during the Republican shutdown. Late Friday night, Trump officials took steps to fire 4,000 work  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on the Release of Zia from ICE Custody * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on Zia's release from ICE custody. (link is external) Zia is an Afghan visa holder who was detained by masked ICE agents at his July green card appointment in East Hartford. (link is external) "After more than two months in ICE custody, I am thankf  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Monday Night Football Draws 21.9 Million Viewers During Two Hours of Overlapping Game Action in Week 6 * During Monday Night Football's Week 6 action (October 13), which featured two games with staggered start times, ESPN Platforms averaged 21.9 million viewers (ESPN, ABC, NFL+) when the Bills at Falcons (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) and Bears at Commanders (8:15 p.m., ABC) overla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Demands Answers From Secretary Noem On False DHS Statements * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem after court documents revealed serious factual inconsistencies in DHS' account of the October 4 th, 2025, shooting of a United States Citizen by one of their agents in Chicago, Illinois. Murph  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 200 Submit Comments Opposing Brookfield Gas Expansion to DEEP * BROOKFIELD, Conn. - Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) received over 190 comments all in opposition to its tentative decision to approve permits for the Iroquois gas pipeline "Enhancement by Compression" project. If given final approval, the project will expand pipeline-adjacent compr  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 16 -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * NJ Governor's Race: Sherrill 50%, Ciattarelli 44%, Quinnipiac University New Jersey Poll Finds; Ciattarelli Holds Edge On Enthusiasm Less than three weeks until Election Day, in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds a slight lead over Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli as 50 percent of likely voters back Sherrill, 44 percent back Ciattarelli, and 1 perc  more

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) posted the following news release: * * * Optimum Business and the Bridgeport Regional Business Council Announce the Grant Winners of Lifting up Small Businesses in Bridgeport, Connecticut * 25 businesses are being awarded a $5,000 grant each, fostering both their expansion and the vitality of Bridgeport communities CONNECTICUT (OCTOBER 15, 2025) - Optimum Business, the leading provider  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * SEC Tipoff '26 Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors Live on SEC Network and SEC Network+, Oct. 14-15 * SEC Network will be live from Birmingham, Ala., for SEC Tipoff '26 Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, with 18 hours of coverage beginning Tuesday, Oct. 14 and continuing through Wednesday, Oct. 15. Televised coverage begins Tuesday with SEC Now: SEC Tipoff Pr  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Yale University issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025: * * * Shared ambitions: Yale launches 'Planetary Solutions Strategic Vision 2050' Yale welcomed partners from the city, state, and region to campus as the university launched a strategic planning process that will guide its climate and sustainability goals. * Yale University last week welcomed leaders from the city of New Haven, the state of Connecticut, and beyond to campus as it launched  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news: * * * Sports Poll: Jersey Jets? Jersey Giants? Garden State Fans On Name Change: 'Fuhgeddaboudit!', Quinnipiac University New Jersey Sports Poll Finds; Can Dart Propel The Giants From Sad To Super? Fans Weigh In They've long played on New Jersey turf but are known as two NFL teams from New York. Is it time for the Jets and Giants to embrace New Jersey and drop the New York moniker? Nearly six out of 10 N  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * The Pat McAfee Show Hits 1 Billion Monthly Social Media Views for the First Time & Delivers Most-Watched September across ESPN and YouTube * * Landmark Social Media Achievement Occurred in September * Viewership on ESPN and YouTube Up 18% Year-Over-Year In September, The Pat McAfee Show crossed a landmark milestone by generating more than 1 billion social media v  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Transcript: 2025-26 NBA Season Preview with ESPN NBA Analysts Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler and ESPN Senior Vice President, Sports Production Tim Corrigan * ESPN NBA analysts Tim Legler and Richard Jefferson and ESPN Senior Vice President of Sports Production Tim Corrigan previewed the 2025-26 NBA season on an October 16 media conference call. ESPN tips off its co  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: De Ridder vs. Allen | Saturday, October 18 * Both Available on ESPN+ & ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM UFC returns to Vancouver this weekend with UFC Fight Night presented by Bud Light: De Ridder vs. Allen, live from Rogers Arena on Saturday, October 18. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims starting at 4 p.m., both avai  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale faculty bring evidence of war's biological legacy to United Nations General Assembly Peacebuilders working with families in conflict zones often witness how trauma passes down through generations. Yale Jackson School anthropologist Catherine Panter-Brick presented the first scientific evidence showing how war trauma can alter gene expression and affect future generations. She presented her finding  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Yale University issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Yale launches new tool to instantly estimate costs for prospective students The Instant Net Price Estimator showcases the university's commitment to accessibility - and to the affordability of a Yale education. * This month Yale College introduced the Instant Net Price Estimator, a new tool designed to help prospective undergraduate students and their families get a clearer picture -  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Edward J. Larson to Deliver Doyle-Winter Lecture Historian and legal scholar Edward J. Larson will deliver the Michael A. Doyle '62 and Bunny Winter Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law Lecture. Larson will give a lecture titled, "The Meaning of 1776," on Nov. 10. The lecture draws from ideas in Larson's latest book, "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters," which provides historical and political contex  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor John Fabian Witt Writes What Happened When Money Backed Radical Dreams When an idealistic young heir to a Wall Street banking fortune named Charles Garland turned down a million-dollar inheritance in 1920, the writer Upton Sinclair wrote him with a different idea: accept the money and then start a foundation to give it away. So begins the latest book by John Fabian Witt '99, Allen H. Duffy Class of   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 16 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Post-Pandemic COVID-19 linked with high numbers of workforce absences and exits By Jessica M. Scully Well after the United States government declared the pandemic emergency over, COVID-19 continued to cause about the same number of monthly work absences year-round as occurred during peak influenza months, a team that includes Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) researchers has fo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 16 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Rewards, risks with AI chatbots in chronic disease care By Colin Poitras New research has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities. Human physicians in China were evaluated against ERNIE Bot--China's most widely used AI chatbot--and two other advanced AI systems, ChatGPT-4o and DeepSeek R1. The large   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * AI Scribes Reduce Physician Burnout and Return Focus to the Patient By Mahima Samraik Physicians now spend more than half of their workdays at their computers documenting appointments--what their patients reported, the recommendations given, any future steps to take--in electronic health records. And increasing amounts of documentation time are driving mass burnout, pushing doc  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Showcasing the Beauty of Basic Science By Isabella Backman In January of this year, Yale School of Medicine's (YSM) Program for Art in Public Spaces (PAPS) launched its "Beauty of Science 2025" exhibit. Located on the first floor of Sterling Hall of Medicine, the display highlights the striking and sometimes unexpected images generated across many disciplines in basic science. "What I   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following Q&A on Oct. 16, 2025, by science writer intern Mahima Samraik with professor of medicine Matthew Ellman: * * * Teaching End-of-Life Care A Q&A with Matthew Ellman, MD * Every year, thousands of families sit in hospital rooms hearing words no one wants to hear: "We have done everything we can." What happens next, whether doctors stay engaged or step away, can transform one of life's most difficult   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Using the Immune System as a Window into Your Current and Future Health By Mahima Samraik, MS How does the same infection, say the flu or a cold, give some people mild symptoms and leave others suffering? Why do people develop autoimmune diseases? And will we ever be able to predict when--and how severely--illness might emerge in an individual? Researchers have formed a global partners  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 13, 2025, by Lisa Prevost with Neta Alexander, assistant professor of film and media: * * * 'Interface Frictions': Examining technology and the body In a Q&A, Yale scholar Neta Alexander discusses her new book, an examination of the frictions between digital interface features and the human body, both abled and disabled. * Like many people during the COVID pandemic, Neta Alexander began spending much of her   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 17, 2025, by Mike Cummings with senior lecturer Jessica Seddon: * * * Aerosol dilemma: How fighting pollution affects climate change In a Q&A, Jessica Seddon of the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs explains the need to integrate climate and air-quality policies. * The World Meteorological Organization's fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects o  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Analysis could map the ancient history of Earth's surface An international team, including Yale researchers, may have solved a magnetic field mystery contained in 565-million-year-old rocks. * Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists. During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady p  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * For 'preeminent' economic historian, the road to the Nobel began at Yale Joel Mokyr '74 Ph.D., a 2025 Nobel laureate in economics, says his years as a graduate student at Yale were among the best of his life. Joel Mokyr's intellectual journey to the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics began at Yale, where he was Ph.D. student in the early 1970s under the mentorship of the late William Parker, a path-breaki  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * In the U.S., Rising Temperatures May Increase Overdose Deaths Across the United States, rising temperatures due to climate change pose a growing threat to public health. Extreme heat exposure has been linked to increases in premature deaths, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, suicide rates, and violent crime. A growing body of research additionally points to a connection between heat and   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Number of Full-Tuition Hurst Horizon Scholarships Increases to 96 for 2025-26 Yale Law School has awarded 96 students its Hurst Horizon Scholarship for 2025-26, continuing an increase in the number of students receiving the full-tuition, need-based scholarship since the program's launch. Now in its fourth year, the scholarship program currently covers J.D. students in the classes of 2026, 2027, and 202  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Post-Pandemic COVID-19 linked with high numbers of workforce absences and exits Well after the United States government declared the pandemic emergency over, COVID-19 continued to cause about the same number of monthly work absences year-round as occurred during peak influenza months, a team that includes Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) researchers has found. The study was published Oct. 1  more