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Waterbury teacher, Eastern alumna Elaine Hill '17 wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Eastern Connecticut State University alumna Elaine Hill '17 was surprised with one of the nation's most prestigious education awards, the Milken Educator Award, on Jan. 12 in a surprise assembly at her elementary school in Waterbury. The award includes...
Jan 20, 2023, 11:01am EST
Scorpion stinger could be source of new antibiotics
New biology research at Eastern Connecticut State University has discovered that novel bacteria exist in the stingers of scorpions. Long considered a sterile environment, the research finds for the first time that this venom-producing appendage in fact...
Jan 17, 2023, 2:55pm EST
Exhibit tells the story of a Holocaust survivor's resilience and creativity
The story of one woman's journey from Holocaust concentration camps to life in Western New England as a clothing designer will be told through 35 of her creations displayed in an exhibit that was developed and designed by students and staff at Eastern ...
Jan 5, 2023, 12:17pm EST
Longer hospital stays reduce readmission rates, say Eastern researchers in new analysis
A study by Eastern Connecticut State University researchers of hospital readmission rates for patients with congestive heart failure shows that longer initial hospital stays reduce the risk of readmission, a finding that could help the healthcare indus...
Jan 5, 2023, 10:02am EST
Eastern faculty trio releases debut jazz album
A revamped faculty performance ensemble at Eastern Connecticut State University has just released its debut album. The self-titled release by the Thread City Jazz Trio features three music faculty whose fusion is an adventurous re-imagining of jazz sta...
Jan 4, 2023, 11:24am EST
North Star awards writing fellowships to Eastern professors
Two assistant professors at Eastern Connecticut State University, Khai Zhi Sim of Hartford and Soojin Kim of Windham, have won fellowships from the New England Board of Higher Education's North Star Collective, which supports Black, Indigenous, and Peo...
Dec 29, 2022, 12:15pm EST
Eastern archaeologist wins NSF grant to study medieval indigenous city of Cahokia
Sarah Baires of Manchester, associate professor of anthropology at Eastern Connecticut State University, is the principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct an archaeological study in Cahokia, an indigenous city in...
Dec 28, 2022, 10:41am EST
Archaeologist wins NSF grant to study medieval indigenous city of Cahokia
Sarah Baires, associate professor of anthropology at Eastern Connecticut State University, is the principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct an archaeological study in Cahokia, an indigenous city in southern Illi...
Dec 28, 2022, 10:33am EST
Local DACA student implores Congress to act now
Eastern Connecticut State University student Katherine Escalante received the chance of a lifetime this November when she was invited to Washington, D.C, to advocate for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. A DACA recipient from South Dakota, Escala...
Dec 13, 2022, 4:29pm EST
Eastern receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability
Eastern Connecticut State University has received its first Gold rating for sustainability by STARS-the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Eastern has one of only three Gold ratings in Connecticut and is one of 138 colleges and univer...
Dec 8, 2022, 2:49pm EST