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Strong cohort of hopeful Eastern students completes STEP/CAP program
More than 50 students from 24 towns and cities across the state of Connecticut recently wrapped up six weeks on the Eastern Connecticut State University campus as participants in Eastern's Summer Transition at Eastern Program/Contract Admissions Progra...
Aug 5, 2021, 12:42pm EDT
Eastern's anti-vaxxer research offers strategies to boost vaccination rates
A trio of researchers from the Psychological Science Department at Eastern Connecticut State University recently published a conceptual paper analyzing the behavior of "anti-vaxxers." Published in the journal "Behavior and Social Issues" by the Associa...
Aug 4, 2021, 4:22pm EDT
Eastern offers master's degree in Special Education
To prepare students for the evolving field of special education, Eastern Connecticut State University is offering a new Master of Science in Special Education. The program is an advanced degree for certified teachers, teacher candidates who have comple...
Jul 22, 2021, 11:42am EDT
Eastern receives National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant
Eastern Connecticut State University is one of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2021-22 Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant of $20,000 - the maximum NEA provides - will support a community reading p...
Jul 20, 2021, 4:32pm EDT
Eastern biologist receives NASA space grant to breed 'micro tomatoes'
Eastern Connecticut State University Biology Professor Bryan Connolly is using funding from the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium to breed novel varieties of tomatoes that may be suitable for cultivation in outer space. Connolly's grant-funded pr...
Jul 16, 2021, 2:23pm EDT
Eastern is top university for 'Opportunity Scholars'
Since TheDream.US started its groundbreaking scholarship program to support undocumented students in 2016, it has relied on five institutions nationwide to host more than 600 Opportunity Scholars. Eastern Connecticut State University has emerged as the...
Jul 15, 2021, 3:38pm EDT
Eastern named a 2021-22 'College of Distinction'
Colleges of Distinction has recognized Eastern Connecticut State University for a variety of distinctions in its 2021-22 rankings, including badges of distinction for Public Colleges, Connecticut Colleges, Business and Education Programs, Career Develo...
Jul 13, 2021, 8:36am EDT
Eastern offers new concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience
Eastern Connecticut State University will offer a new academic concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience this coming fall 2021 semester as part of the university's Psychology major. Meant to address issues in human cognition, Eastern is the only state un...
Jul 9, 2021, 10:14am EDT
Eastern to launch hemp cultivation program in fall 2021
Beginning this fall semester, Eastern Connecticut State University will offer one of Connecticut's first hemp cultivation minors with an eye toward expansion as an interdisciplinary major in the future. The announcement follows recent state legislation...
Jul 8, 2021, 10:21am EDT
Eastern grad, students pedal 600 miles to raise mental health awareness
Six Eastern Connecticut State University students and alumni recently concluded a 600-mile bike ride to raise awareness of mental health issues. The group, known as "The Valley Boys Ride," concluded their two-week journey in mid-June in the Outer Banks...
Jun 16, 2021, 10:02am EDT