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Eastern to host 'Humans and the Environment' sustainability symposium
"Humans and the Environment," a symposium on sustainability across disciplines, will be held March 24 at Eastern Connecticut State University. The symposium brings together four scholars and writers from throughout Connecticut who will share their rese...
Mar 15, 2023, 4:03pm EDT
Annual Prison Arts show returns to Eastern's Art Gallery
The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will present the 43rd Prison Arts Program from March 20-April 22, featuring new artwork from artists currently or formerly incarcerated in Connecticut. An opening reception will occur March 23 fro...
Mar 14, 2023, 10:00am EDT
Eastern receives state grant to launch nursing program
Eastern Connecticut State University is receiving a $1.2 million grant from the Connecticut Health Horizons project, a three-year, $35 million program established by the state to address the nursing shortage in Connecticut. The grant, announced on Mar...
Mar 2, 2023, 8:00am EST
Eastern's Theatre Program to present 'The Nether'
Eastern Connecticut State University's theatre program is presenting "The Nether," an award-winning play written by Jennifer Haley, on March 2-5 in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC) Delmonte Bernstein Studio Theater. The play is directed by Kri...
Feb 27, 2023, 3:46pm EST
Eastern art gallery opens 'Chinatown Chronicles" exhibit
Eastern Connecticut State University's Art Gallery is debuting its first exhibit of the semester, "Chinatown Chronicles," in collaboration with Eastern's 2023 NEA Big Read book selection, Charles Yu's "Interior Chinatown." The exhibit will run Jan. 18-...
Feb 2, 2023, 2:39pm EST
New book takes an inclusive look at war
Re-examining old battlefields through a new lens is the subject of a recently published book, "Conflict Archaeology, Historical Memory, and the Experience of War," co-edited by Ashley Ann Bissonnette, assistant professor of public health at Eastern Con...
Feb 2, 2023, 10:50am EST
High school students recruited for STEM program this spring at Eastern
Twelve area high school students will be recruited to conduct healthcare management data research at Eastern Connecticut State University this spring under a NASA grant awarded to faculty members Fatma Pakdil and Steve Muchiri. The $2,000 grant from N...
Feb 1, 2023, 2:46pm EST
Eastern Voice and Piano Faculty Present a Recital of American Song
The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University is proud to present the first concert of their Spring 2023 Concert Season on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. "Hold Fast to Dreams: A Recital for Voice and Piano," presented by faculty m...
Jan 30, 2023, 12:40pm EST
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