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This is not the time to cut space-enabled medical research
Research that leverages space to develop treatments for blindness, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease is jeopardized by the $6.1 billion NASA budget cuts recently announced for 2026 by President Trump. The cuts to the International Space Station...

Yale researchers identify corneal ulcer pathogens by testing tears
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified in a new study a novel, noninvasive method for diagnosing bacterial corneal ulcers, a serious ophthalmologic condition that can lead to vision loss.1 Corneal ulcers, primarily caused by...

Army Ousts Civilians for Tech Advisers
Posted by Java Joe on Thursday, July 3, 2025 · Leave a Comment Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth meets with civilian aides to the Secretary of the Army during the 2024 Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, DC, October 15, 2024....

Court rules against HHS restructuring; federal research going public; RFK Jr. cutting science subscriptions
Reorganizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — including layoffs for thousands of workers — is on hold, at least for now, due to a new court ruling. Meanwhile, a change in policy will lead to more public access to...

Connecticut Bacterial Contamination Rates in Retail Meat
Most Americans take for granted that the food they purchase at the grocery store is safe to eat. But ensuring the safety of the food supply requires a coordinated effort involving scientific monitoring, regulatory oversight, and public health...

Where art meets science: Exhibition explores the Ausable watershed
‘Follow the Water’ exhibition led by painter Anne Diggory, opens July 3 at Keene Arts By James Lancel McElhinney “Follow the Water” in the main gallery at Keene Arts celebrates the confluence of science and art in Anne Diggory’s paintings of the...

Virginia Tech researchers study link between large solar installations, property values
A new study from a Virginia Tech-led team of researchers explores how large-scale solar power plants affect the value of agricultural and residential properties. Researchers analyzed millions of real estate transactions around thousands of...

Resource Pro Acquires Tech Services Firm Propellint
Insurance operations specialist ReSource Pro has acquired Propellint, a Hartford, Connecticut-based tech services firm that specializes in implementing claims administration software. The deal expands New York-based ReSource Pro’s technology...

What's the fall forecast for Connecticut? Here's what one prediction states
The Old Farmer's Almanac has released its extended fall forecast for 2025 The National Weather Service this week issued an extended forecast for fall as well The Old Farmer's Almanac and the Farmer's Almanac claim their extended weather...
SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) Emerged from a Period of Transition
Janus Henderson Investors, an investment management company, released its “Janus Henderson Venture Fund” first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned -8.61% in the first quarter, compared to...

Texas Delivers On Housing Reforms, Connecticut Stumbles
Mexican American family having a party in backyard of sustainable home with solar panels on the ... More roof. Suburb area of Houston, Texas.getty The median sale price for a home in the United States was $440,913 in May, about $140,000 more than...

State Eyes Speed Cameras for Connecticut Highways
(TNS) — Speed cameras are slowly making their way to local roads across Connecticut. Now, state officials are taking steps toward the possibility of bringing them to highways. The cameras were initially introduced in the state as a pilot program...

Inspired Intellect: Students Win CNR Scholarship Awards at International Science and Engineering Fair
For excellence in research areas such as artificial intelligence and robotic and autonomous systems, the Department of the Navy (DoN) recently presented $15,000 scholarship awards to five students competing in the 2025 Regeneron International...

Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples is like ‘burning the Library of Congress’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — For decades, researchers have been collecting samples from hundreds of thousands of women and tracking their health. The work has deepened our basic understanding of human health, but now the entire project is in...

Reporter's Notebook: What's driving up health system fees in Connecticut?
The numbers are striking. After years of consolidation, most acute care hospitals in Connecticut are owned by a handful of large health systems. And the bill for participating in those health systems continues to grow. Connecticut hospitals now...

Connecticut Sun vs Golden State Valkyries prediction and betting tips - June 22 | 2025 WNBA Season
The Connecticut Sun will travel to California on Sunday to face the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center. This will be their first-ever meeting and they enter this game with contrasting fortunes. The Valkyries welcomed the Fever to the Bay Area...

A Closer Look at the Raccoons of Connecticut
I drive to work at 4am, and usually the only animals I see on the way to work are garbagemen and deer, but not today. I almost hit a pair of baby raccoons on 202 in Bantam, I swerved at the last second and missed, thankfully, but then I almost hit...

Researchers Resolve Decades-Old Mystery of AlCl Dipole Moment
Scientists at UC Riverside have precisely measured the electric dipole moment of aluminum monochloride (AlCl), a milestone that replaces decades of theoretical assumptions with experimental evidence. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com...
From riding tech wave to kayaking the globe
The remarkable journey of John Traendly John Traendly at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. The technology of moving products by air, land and sea put John Traendly’s analytical mind and enterprising spirit on a career journey spanning the world for more...

DePhillips’ Tax Credit Increase for Angel Investors in N.J. Tech Goes to Governor 6/30/2025
Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips is close to successfully increasing the angel investor tax credit once again after doubling it in 2019. His bill incentivizing financial support for technology startups passed both the full Assembly and Senate...