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Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for June 25 | WNBA 2025 Season
The Connecticut Sun visit the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena for one of two WNBA games slated for Wednesday. The Aces have lost five of their last seven games. They started well, winning four of their first six, but following their best...

Under the Weather: Unpacking the Impact of the 2024-2025 Influenza Season
The 2024-2025 influenza season emerged as one of the most severe in recent history, catching both the public and health care professionals off guard. The past season’s influenza outbreak was classified as high severity—a designation not used in...

Apply Now for an 2025 AARP Connecticut Grant
AARP Connecticut has funded 45 projects since the inception of the Livable Communities Grant Program in 2018. AARP Connecticut invites community organizations and municipalities across the state to apply for our 2025 Livable Communities Grant...

Connecticut Department of Labor releases ‘mixed’ jobs report for May
The number of payroll jobs in the state declined by 6,500 due to a labor strike and one-time restructuring event. Unemployment also rose slightly. WETHERSFIELD, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Labor, or CTDOL, has issued its jobs report for...

A pathway toward better oversight for high-level disease research labs
A PIADC scientist sets up a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of African Swine Fever inside the BSL-3 laboratory at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Credit: Department of Homeland Security. What do hantavirus, the...

Was Lyme disease first identified in Connecticut?
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Lyme disease was first identified in 1975 in Lyme, Connecticut, after a group of children and adults reported unusual arthritis-like symptoms. By 1977,...

OMB must make appropriations website public again, judge rules
The Office of Budget and Management must restore a website that lists funds appropriated by Congress, a judge ruled Monday. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, is a win for the nonprofit organization Protect Democracy...

7 of the Most Beautiful Towns in the State of Connecticut
Beautiful Connecticut Towns Connecticut is packed with beauty — both the kind nature gave us and the kind people built over time. And in some towns, those two things blend together so perfectly that the whole place feels like something out of a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

UK Pilots Electric Vehicle Charging ‘Gullies’ For Owners Without Driveways
As part of the British government’s recent £63 million boost for electric vehicle adoption, EV charging “gullies” are being supported, aiming to prevent cables from trailing across pavements and encouraging homeowners without driveways to switch...

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...