MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- Association of College and Research Libraries, division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: Each year Choice, a publishing unit at the Association of College and Research Libraries, announces the editors' selections of the best academic nonfiction titles reviewed during the year just ended. Selection as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title is a recognition of the work's excellence and scholarly significance by the academic l  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: Connecticut's September job gains represent a third straight month of increases, a positive trend after two lean months the state's largest business organization said today. The state Department of Labor noted September's 3,600 job gain was largely driven by an "unusually high increase in the education component of the education and health services sector," which added 4,300 p  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 17 -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology issued the following news release: Inquisitive middle and high school girls will gather to explore the innovative manufacturing industry at the 6th annual Connecticut. Dream It. Do It. Making It Real: Girls & Manufacturing Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 22 in Fairfield, Conn. More than 125 middle and high school girls from around the state are expected to attend the event, which focuses on careers and educational pr  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 15 -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology issued the following news release: Students and job seekers eager to learn about careers in manufacturing will get their questions answered at the Manufacturing Expo & Career Fair on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 4-6pm at Vinal Technical High School in Middletown. The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) is joining with Vinal Technical High School and Middlesex Community College to present the event dur  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology issued the following news release: Students, families and job seekers explored the exciting field of manufacturing and gathered information about jobs and creative career opportunities at the Manufacturing Expo & Career Fair, a free, public event, held Thursday, Oct. 17 at Vinal Technical High School in Middletown. The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) joined with Vinal Technical High School a  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following statement by Deputy State Director Melissa Moore in response to the regional summit convened by the governors of New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey to discuss a joint approach to cannabis legalization for adult use: * * * - Comprehensive Regulation and Legalization of Marijuana Essential to Consumer Safety, Public Health and Social Equity - The governors cited the lack of action at the federal level driving the  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: Earlier this week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) approved its August 2019 proposal to grant private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and certain small public companies various effective date delays on its credit losses (CECL), leases, and hedging standards. The FASB also approved its proposal to delay effective dates of its long-duration insurance standard for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has been conducting a nationwide inquiry into law enforcement with known ties to white supremacist and extremist organizations. Today, the organization released the results of its investigation into the East Hampton Police Department in Connecticut. During its investigation, the Lawyers' Committee presented evidence to Chief Dennis Woessne  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: Do you know stellar IACLEA members who you'd like to see represent you on the Board of Directors? Maybe you're looking for a challenge and want to take your leadership skills to the next level. You can help IACLEA continue to further its mission to advance the campus public safety profession by nominating yourself or a colleague in January for a position on IA  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The National Affordable Housing Management Association issued the following news release: Navigate Affordable Housing Partners (Navigate), headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has made a $250,000 donation in support of the NAHMA Educational Foundation scholarship program. Half of the donation, $125,000, is earmarked for the Navigate Affordable Housing Partners Eric Q. Strong Scholarship Fund--an endowment fund that awards scholarships from the interest earned that  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 13 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: * * * - The powerful typhoon caused millions of families to evacuate their homes due to extreme flooding * * * Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo Saturday morning, and is now moving north and bringing torrential rains, strong winds, landslides, and fatal flooding. The resort town of Hakone was hit with more than 39 inches of rain in just 48 hours. Millions of people have been ordered to evacua  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Save the Children is urging members of the U.S. Senate to take a vital step in protecting the education of children living in conflict by co-sponsoring S. Res. 360. Introduced in the Senate on Thursday by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and a companion to H. Res 277, this resolution commits to meaningful action for the protection of children living in conflict and the safeguarding of their futures. Access to sa  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 16 -- Save the Children issued the following statement by Afghanistan Country Director Onno van Manen: Save the Children is appalled by today's attack in Afghanistan that injured at least 20 innocent children. A truck bomb went off not far from their school in Laghman province. Onno van Manen, Save the Children's Afghanistan country director said: The children were taken to a hospital where they are being treated for their injuries. Children are much more vulner  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 16 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Fewer than 350 children living in three camps in northeast Syria and born to parents from a nationality other than Syrian or Iraqi are known to have been repatriated to their home country since January 2019 out of more than 9,800/1. Around 9,500 children from more than 40 nationalities from around the world were living in Al Hol, Ain Issa and Roj camps before the start of the military operations in northeas  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 13 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Save the Children is deeply concerned by troubling reports that hundreds of women and children with links to ISIS have fled an annex of Ain Issa camp in terror after shells fell on the camp in north east Syria this morning. The annex was home to 249 women and 700 children linked to ISIS. The reports suggest it is now completely empty of foreign women, and foreign masked men on motorbikes are circling the c  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Save the Children warned of a major emergency in the Horn of Africa, as nearly 13 million people face critical levels of hunger following a succession of failed rains. Half of the affected people, an estimated 6.5 million, are children. The region is now experiencing the lowest cumulative rainfall totals since 1981/1. Despite efforts by aid agencies and the governments of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, the h  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: One day before the next Democratic debate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden remain locked in a close race for the top spot in the Democratic primary, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pea-ack) University national poll released today. Warren receives 30 percent of the vote among Democratic voters and independent voters who lean Democratic, while Biden gets 27   more