STORRS, Connecticut, May 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following statement by CEO Andrew C. Agwunobi, executive vice president for health affairs at UConn Health: * * * Dear Colleagues, This week is particularly special for two reasons. First is that it is "Healthcare Week," which runs from May 10-16. This is a time where we at UConn Health thank and recognize all healthcare workers -clinical and nonclinical. The second reason is that this week is the 10th anniversary of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's 'Flow Forecasting on New England's Great River Hydro' report, prepared by Cameron Bracken, Youngjun Son, Mucun Sun, and Vincent Tidwell, is identified as PNNL-39230 and was completed in April 2026. The CRADA final report says Great River Hydro, New England's largest conventional hydropower generator, sought technical help to improve short- and medium-range inflow forecasting and scheduling after relicensing tightened operat  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 17 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * John B. Veihmeyer: 2026 Citation for Laetare Medalist Timothy P. Shriver * (Remarks as prepared) Sir, From your earliest days, you have embodied what it means to truly see and honor the dignity in every human being. Growing up, you were witness to the founding of Special Olympics by your mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and the devotion to public service embodied by your father, Robert Sargent S  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * On Endangered Species Day, Blumenthal & Grijalva Introduce Legislation to Protect At-Risk Wildlife * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) today introduced the Extinction Prevention Act, legislation that would provide much-needed funding for some of the country's most imperiled yet vastly underfunded wildlife species.   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 17 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Timothy P. Shriver: 2026 Laetare Address * (Remarks as prepared) Board Chair Veihmeyer, Father Dowd, Faculty, Members of the Board, Parents, Graduates -my two favorite candidates for the next Laetare medal, my sister Maria and my wife Linda -and all members of the Notre Dame Family: I'm deeply indebted to you for this honor. But my debt to Notre Dame is even bigger than you think. Let me explain!   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on May 14, 2026, involving Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics in the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Barry T. Chiang and Isaque Dutra, students in the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: * * * Is it time to expand our thinking about dark matter? A new study says yes Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan and her team stress-tested the standard model of cold dark matter and ca  more