Budding Women Scientists Explore STEM Fields Fairfield University Camp
This summer, Fairfield hosted BASE Camp in an effort to excite and engage female high school students with research in STEM fields.
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New Trustee Members Appointed at Trinity College
At Connecticut College, Science Leaders II provides pathway for computer science transfer students
With a $200,000 grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation, Connecticut College will create a new pathway for talented underrepresented students from community colleges to transfer to Connecticut College and complete bachelor’s degrees in computer science.
University of New Haven and Quinnipiac University Receive $153,707 Grant to Educate Teachers about Next Generation Science Standards
St. Vincent's College raises scholarship money
The 3rd Annual John J. Lawrence MD Memorial Golf Tournament raised over $19,000 that will directly benefit the St. Vincent’s College Student Nursing Scholarship Fund.
Sacred Heart University MBA students assist Town of Fairfield with strategies for increased business
During the last days of June, five graduating MBA students from Sacred Heart University’s Jack Welch College of Business met with Town of Fairfield members to present their capstone project: a retail market assessment of downtown Fairfield.
Fairfield touts ties to universities
Fairfield officials are touting work with the town’s pair of universities, Sacred Heart and Fairfield U., that officials have increasingly turned to for the kind of partnerships a town of 60,000 people can’t usually muster.
Wesleyan University awarded $100,000 NEA grant for two projects
The city’s liberal arts university has been awarded two National Endowment for the Humanities grants for history and humanities professor’s projects.
University High School class president says he is ready for college
High school is an important time for children as they begin their transition to becoming young adults, and South Windsor resident Mathew Edison said his choice of going to the University High School of Science and Engineering made all the difference for him. Edson graduated from the school last month as president of his class. UHSSE is among the top rated magnet schools in the country, according to Magnet Schools of America.
Summer camp, engineered for the future
A summer camp at the University of New Haven is a bit different from the outdoorsy country varieties where kids focus on kicking the soccer ball, catching the football or casting a line into the lake.
Nursing Works with Public Safety on Sexual Assault Prevention, Title IX
Dealing with sexual assault and domestic violence on college campuses has become a topic that has gained national recognition as better education has led to higher levels of reporting.
One Small Bus Stop, A Key Link For Students
The opportunity for college students to mobilize and explore the world around them is an essential part of their educational development, no matter the institution of higher learning.
Students Give Barnum Museum Insights for Future Growth
Executive leaders of Bridgeport’s Barnum Museum welcomed a benchmarking analysis conducted recently by students in Sacred Heart University's Jack Welch College of Business.
Mitchell College and New England Science & Sailing Foundation Announce Partnership to Expand Sailing and Waterfront Offerings in New London
The partnership will kick off with the development and operation of a top-notch sailing program at Mitchell College that will include a varsity sailing team and the launch of a robust water sports program.
St. Vincent’s College to Graduate Largest Class in 110 Year History
St. Vincent’s College will celebrate its largest graduating class in 110 years this May.
Fairfield University offers Lifelong Learning Summer program
Adults and career-minded professionals that never want to retire their “learning caps” are encouraged to sign up for Fairfield University’s Lifelong Learning Summer program.
State officials announce Yale-inspired Emotion Revolution initiative
The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Born this Way Foundation have distributed an online survey to high-schoolers nationwide at EmotionRevolution.org. The data will reveal how young people feel, how they want to feel, and how to bridge the gap between the two.
Chef of the Year balances nutrition, community service at Wesleyan in Middletown
Wesleyan University reported an enrollment of 3,224 students in 2014, a total of 3,224 mouths for the university’s dining services’ production and purchasing manager, Chef Ernie Arroyo, to feed for a year.
Free teaching fellowships offered at Fairfield U
The idea behind the program is to prepare teachers to significantly raise literacy levels among low-performing elementary school populations.
Annual mentoring event partners UNH business students, Barnard middle schoolers
Twenty University of New Haven management students met with 40 city middle school students to give direction, advice and encouragement in an annual mentoring event last month.
Bloomfield Second-Graders Get A Glimpse Of College
150 Laurel School second-grade students visit the University of Hartford.
2015 Elm-Ivy Awards winners honored at Yale for strengthening town-gown ties
New Haven Mayor Toni Harp and Yale University President Peter Salovey presented six individuals, the three undergraduate founders of an annual science event for city youth, and a graduate student-run community health education organization with Yale University Seton Elm-Ivy Awards at a campus ceremony on April 8.
UB School of Engineering Dean Tarek Sobh attended White House summit on the Grand Challenges of Engineering
Sobh, dean of the School of Engineering and the senior vice president of graduate studies and research at UB, briefed White House officials at the end of last month, when the National Academy of Engineers (NAE) updated lawmakers on Grand Challenges for Engineering, the national campaign that has identified areas of human concern that require innovative engineering solutions.
