STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'A Hunger to Contribute' - A Conversation with Provost Pamir Alpay * Ever heard of Lincus? If you're a UConn researcher - faculty, student, or staff - and you haven't explored this unique research collaboration tool, you're missing out. Lincus leverages data on UConn faculty research to help build connections. So if, for example, you're interested in food safety following headlines about the nati  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a major victory in the July 2026 lawsuit brought by the coalition to challenge the Trump Administration's atte  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services * Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. For more tha  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Central New York Families * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of Central New York in Syracuse as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hi  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Southern Tier Families * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of the Southern Tier in Elmira as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickma  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania today won their case challenging the Trump administration's illegal conditions on Fiscal Year 2026 fund  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES VICTORY WITH NEXSTAR/TEGNA MOTION * Court Rebukes Nexstar for "Brazen" Violation of Tegna Injunction Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 12 attorneys general secured a court order granting their motion on Thursday, finding that Nexstar Media Group Inc. (Nexstar) violated the court's order requiring it and Tegna Inc. (Tegna) to remai  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 8 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Northwell Health lead international cohort of researchers to develop more than 150 next-generation cancer treatment models Human Cancer Model Initiative releases compendium results of decade-long project to create cancer organoids - Ten years and thousands of patient samples later, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has just published its results from  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Calls for Review of Safety Cameras and Automated License Plate Reader Technology, Urges Municipalities To Pause Installation of Any New Equipment * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is calling on the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council to conduct a review of the increased use of safety cameras and automated license plate r  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Statement on Trump's Latest Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the latest executive orders signed by President Donald Trump attacking birthright citizenship: "Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty is Emma Lazarus's poem calling her the 'Mother of Exiles,' guiding the poor and di  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 5 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Yale's Citizens Thinkers Writers Program Turns Political Philosophy Into Civic Practice Rick Harrison Would you rather have lived in ancient Athens, with its promise of freedom, or Sparta, noted for its devotion to the state and the promise of equality for all citizens? New Haven high school students had some ideas. "If there's unequal access to freedom, then that's not really true freedom." "How can   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 7 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State students to help NASA science soar during 2026 total solar eclipse * Size: Lg Med Sm V The 2023 annular eclipse is captured by a Montana State University high-altitude balloon over Nevada. Photo courtesy Montana Space Grant Consortium BOZEMAN - Each total solar eclipse - when daytime skies darken and the sun briefly reveals its outer atmosphere, or corona - presents new opportunities to be  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen.Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 3, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chair U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chair Atkins: We write to request that your ag  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- Yale University issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Spencer named Yale's vice president for finance, CFO, treasurer Following a national search, Yale has appointed Rice University chief financial officer Katrina Spencer as Yale's next vice president for finance, chief financial officer, and treasurer, university leaders announced today. She will begin her new role on Sept. 23. "Throughout her career, she has earned a reputation as a strategi  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: * * * Elevating the Political Conversation Why aren't more people inspired to get involved in public life? And why has political discourse become so rancorous? These may be complicated questions to answer--but why the Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service, established in 2011 at the University of Hartford, bears the name of Connecticut's 67th governor is easy. Rell, as anyone who knew her,  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services * Washington and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not s  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Age Shapes Treatment Decisions in Chronic Coronary Disease By Janice Hur For many older adults with heart disease, age is a significant factor in decisions about treatment. But a new Yale-led study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that overall health, function, and medical conditions may be more important than age alone when physicians and patients consider per  more