by | Nov 22, 2021 12:46 pm | Comments (3)
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Some of the fans were actually paying attention to first downs and quarterback sacks.
If you missed Saturday’s shindig at the Yale Bowl on an afternoon of near perfect football weather, you avoided a crowd of about 40,000 there to see the Harvards and Sons of Eli take the field for the 137th time.
So did we, unintentionally.
by | Nov 17, 2021 12:04 pm | Comments (86)
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High Street between Chapel and Elm: So long cars.
Mayor Elicker and Yale President Salovey at Wednesday’s presser.
Yale and the city announced a deal Wednesday to increase the university’s voluntary contributions by a total of $52 million over the next six years, while creating a Yale-managed pedestrian plaza on High Street and establishing a new “inclusive growth” center to pursue town-gown fiber optic or green-energy projects.
Continue reading ‘Yale Ups Annual City Payments By $10M; High Street Block Will Close To Cars’
by | Oct 29, 2021 4:19 pm | Comments (11)
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SCSU President Joe Bertolino, second from left, outside the event with Former Mayors John DeStefano and Toni Harp and current Mayor Justin Elicker.
To mark opening of SCSU archives and an exhibit on the post-urban renewal era.
by | Oct 20, 2021 9:27 pm | Comments (13)
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Brian Wingate (left) and other Local 35 members vote on Wednesday.
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Local 34 leaders erupt into cheers as the contract is ratified.
At a time when union-management clashes have grown nationwide, a different story emerged Wednesday night in New Haven: Yale’s two main unions voted to ratify new five-year contracts.
by | Oct 19, 2021 2:50 pm | Comments (2)
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Tawana Galberth at forum: “It’s people who teach people to point a gun.”
One young man knew seven people who have been shot. He said he is tired of memorial buttons and T‑shirts. Now a college freshman in New Haven, he was moved to volunteer to help write a middle-school curriculum on avoiding taking up guns.
Then a woman told the story of how, when she was 12, in 1991, she witnessed her 14-year-old brother being shot and killed on a New Haven street. The murder remains unsolved. She has for years run a mentorship program for kids vulnerable to street violence.
by | Oct 19, 2021 8:25 am | Comments (4)
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Participants sign off on AWS training program Monday.
The state is partnering with its community colleges and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Connecticut residents with technology training opportunities to fill some of the 40,000 posted computing “cloud” jobs available as of last year.
Continue reading ‘Amazon, State Unveil Cloud Job-Training Initiative At Community Colleges’
by | Oct 14, 2021 12:36 pm | Comments (2)
Seekers at opening of Eckhart Center for Catholic and Dominican Life.
Medieval mystic Meister Eckhart.
Unable to find a convenient or affordable cave? Are the crazy schedules, noise, and constant challenges of New Haven life playing havoc with your quest for solitude and purpose?
Don’t fear. Albertus Magnus College’s new Meister Eckhart Center just may have a solution for you: Learn how to be an “urban mystic.”
You might start by having pizza with one.
by | Oct 2, 2021 8:55 pm | Comments (50)
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Saturday’s rally at Prospect and Grove.
As Yale announced the launch of a new $7 billion “For Humanity” fundraising campaign Saturday afternoon, over 150 protesters with New Haven Rising and local unions rallied across the street on the corner of Prospect and Grove to press for the university to send more money to its hometown.
Continue reading ‘As Yale Launches $7B Capital Campaign, Unions Rally For New Haven Support’
by | Sep 20, 2021 2:53 pm | Comments (1)
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LaShanté James back at Southern, to make a change.
As LaShanté James outlined her plans to bring more student voices to the table at Southern Connecticut State University, her eyes couldn’t help but watch a trio of Greek steppers make music between their body and the pavement.
by | Sep 3, 2021 3:36 pm | Comments (8)
The FBI has charged a Yale School of Medicine administrator with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering for allegedly stealing and selling millions of dollars worth of computer hardware that she had purchased through her workplace account.
Continue reading ‘FBI: Admin Bilked Yale For Millions In Electronics Scheme’
by | Jul 23, 2021 12:16 pm | Comments (7)
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Deescalation Duo: Officers Rich Simons and Heidi at HQ.
A distress call came in from a medical office: A patient was getting “vocal.” They needed help.
Specifically, they needed the newest deescalation cop on the force.
by | Jul 7, 2021 9:18 am | Comments (0)
A state higher-education authority has dropped its interest rate to a record low, 4.59 percent, for the upcoming academic year.
by | Jun 30, 2021 1:53 pm | Comments (5)
Music mogul and noted superyacht owner David Geffen has donated $150 million to Yale School of Drama so that all students can attend tuition-free in the future.
Continue reading ‘$150M Gift Means Free Sailing For Yale Drama Students’
by | Jun 28, 2021 2:45 pm | Comments (4)
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Meryem Bostanci interviews Shelagh Laverty at QU media camp.
Asked by interviewers to demonstrate a hidden talent, rising Wilbur Cross senior Shelagh Laverty touched her tongue to the tip of her nose.
The group was practicing man-on-the-street interview techniques at a media production camp at Quinnipiac University. Rather than asking strangers policy questions, however, the teens asked their classmates to show off talents, jokes and victory dances.
by | May 6, 2021 9:39 am | Comments (2)
The late David Swensen.
Why does Yale have a $31 billion endowment?
More than anyone, David Swensen gets the credit.
by | May 1, 2021 11:15 pm | Comments (19)
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“Yale: Respect New Haven” painting in front of Yale President Salovey’s Office.
Armed with paint, roughly 150 organizers, union members, and New Haveners Saturday gathered to call on Yale to “pay their fair share” for tax-exempt properties and honor a local hiring commitment.
Continue reading ‘Labor Paints Prospect Street With “Respect” Message’
by | Apr 29, 2021 12:16 pm | Comments (0)
Dominican Hall: Internet speed-up planned.
Two new 5G antennae are being installed to keep the broadband up to speed at Albertus Magnus College and its surrounding area.
by | Apr 28, 2021 9:27 am | Comments (0)
The pandemic has delayed the in-person public opening of one of New Haven’s new landmarks, the $150 million Schwarzman Center encompassing the university’s Woolsey Hall, Commons, and other spaces at Grove and College streets.
But the place is ready. And it is offering the public a “virtual reality” sneak peek inside.
by | Apr 9, 2021 2:23 pm | Comments (8)
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In a windowless room in the basement of a university library, four mayors who ruled New Haven for four decades are going down in history.
by | Apr 9, 2021 2:08 pm | Comments (2)
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Philanthropist Lindy Lee Gold, emeritus dean Ellen Durnin, and a really big check.
Southern Connecticut State University’s business program, which is getting a new building in 2023, has received its largest-ever donation, aimed at grooming future leaders.
by | Mar 29, 2021 6:16 pm | Comments (0)
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At Monday’s med school rally against anti-Asian hate.
Nearly 60 Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students and faculty gathered in the city’s medical district Monday to denounce local and national hate against the Asian community.
Continue reading ‘Med Students Rally Against Anti-Asian Hate’
by | Mar 8, 2021 10:08 am | Comments (7)
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A high school graduate shows off her customized cap.
(Opinion.) We chose a new program manager for the state’s college savings program after an in-depth comparison of investment returns, fees, cybersecurity protocols and more. We are also disappointed with the first few days of the transition to Fidelity Investments and expect to see improvements soon.
Continue reading ‘State’s Chief Investment Officer Responds To CHET Fret’
by | Feb 24, 2021 5:50 pm | Comments (5)
Chasing the brain: Yale neuroscience team at work.
Pumped: Inaugural neuroscience institute chief Nicholas Turk-Browne appearing Wednesday on WNHH FM’s “Dateline New Haven.”
Inside a College Street tower, a soon-to-open institute will set inquiring minds to explore questions with implications for how human beings live in the future. Like:
• When are we responsible for our actions?
• What can the human brain do that machines can’t?
• How should we co-exist with machines?
• How can we best teach our kids?
• How do we come up with ideas?
• And … what’s the pope’s phone number?
Continue reading ‘Big Brains Prepare To Probe Big Questions’
by | Feb 22, 2021 2:19 pm | Comments (14)
(Opinion) Connecticut just changed who manages its college savings program. Here’s how to make that poorly executed change work for you.
Continue reading ‘CT College Savings Change Counterintuitive’
by | Feb 18, 2021 11:05 am | Comments (0)
Attention high school seniors: You can apply for help with paying for college through the New Haven Scholarship Fund.