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Eastern professor publishes topical book on cultivating patriotism in a multi-ethnic state
How do countries with diverse populations cultivate common national goals and values? Scott Moore, assistant professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University, shared just how on Nov. 12 during a presentation on his new book, "Teaching the E...
Nov 18, 2020, 10:16am EST
Sustainable CT program facilitates $1 million investment in community projects statewide
In excess of 90 sustainability projects in 55 towns statewide have raised more than $1 million through Sustainable CT's Community Match Fund since the program's inception in September 2019. Sponsored by the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern C...
Nov 17, 2020, 9:36am EST
ESA releases free collection of environmental justice research
The Ecological Society of America is offering a free online collection of articles representing fifteen years of environmental justice research published across the Society's six journals. The collection's editors are pioneering women ecologists Carmen...
Nov 13, 2020, 11:48am EST
Research finds increase in car crashes with decrease in traffic during pandemic
Mitchell Doucette, assistant professor of health sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University, in collaboration with eight other researchers, has published new research on how Governor Lamont's initial COVID-19 stay-at-home order impacted motor veh...
Nov 11, 2020, 10:45am EST
Eastern recognized as top performer in 2020 Sustainable Campus Index
Eastern Connecticut State University has again been recognized as a top performer in the 2020 Sustainable Campus Index, achieving "Silver" STARS status for the second year in a row. In addition, also for the second consecutive year, Eastern and its foo...
Nov 11, 2020, 10:01am EST
Eastern to host first virtual Northeast regional conference for Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Eastern Connecticut State University will host the first-ever virtual meeting of the Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Conference on Nov. 7. The event is sponsored by the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges ...
Nov 6, 2020, 11:13am EST
'From Tuskegee to COVID-19: Why African Americans do not Participate in Research'
In 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service engaged in an experimental study designed to determine the natural course of untreated, deadly syphilis in 400 African American men in Tuskegee, AL. Dr. Peter Millet, executive vice president at Meharry Medical C...
Nov 6, 2020, 10:46am EST
Eastern featured in Princeton Review's 2021 Guide to Green Colleges
Eastern Connecticut State University is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review in its "Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition." Released in October, the guide profiles 416 colleges that are commi...
Nov 3, 2020, 3:54pm EST
Eastern EMT class meets with Willimantic fire department
Eastern Connecticut State University's emergency medical technician (EMT) class worked with the Willimantic Fire Department on Oct. 17 to provide students with a hands-on learning opportunity. Run by lead instructor Sean Brierley and program coordinato...
Nov 2, 2020, 3:37pm EST
Eastern participates in statewide virtual collegiate 5k
On Oct. 22-25, Eastern Connecticut State University joined other colleges and universities across the state of Connecticut to plan and hold the first-ever virtual marathon titled the "Collegiate Virtual 5K." The statewide recreational event took severa...
Nov 2, 2020, 3:31pm EST