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Eastern musicians persevere through trying semester and changing industry
No industry has adapted to COVID-19 quite like the performing arts. With venues shuttered and musicians quarantined, an experience once universally live and in-person now streams virtually to a dispersed audience who watch via computer screens and cell...
Dec 15, 2020, 1:48pm EST
What Makes a Toy Good?
Eastern Connecticut State University released a short video on Dec. 3 describing the best toys for young children based on 10 years of research through the University's renowned TIMPANI Toy Study. An acronym for "Toys that Inspire Mindful Play and Nurt...
Dec 3, 2020, 4:55pm EST
Media Advisory: 'What Makes a Toy Good?' YouTube premiere on Dec. 3
On Dec. 3 at noon, Eastern Connecticut State University will host a YouTube premiere of a short video describing the best toys for young children. The six-minute video, titled "What Makes a Toy Good? Lessons Learned from 10 Years of the TIMPANI Toy Stu...
Dec 2, 2020, 8:52am EST
Eastern's Carmen Cid elected a vice president of Ecological Society of America
Carmen Cid, professor of biology and dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been working to improve the career success of women and minorities in science for the past three decades. This November, the natio...
Nov 30, 2020, 4:36pm EST
Lending a hand in a socially distanced world
The global pandemic has decimated many industries, including the nonprofit and social services sectors that provide essential support to local communities. In today's socially distanced world, how do traditional service-based institutions continue to l...
Nov 20, 2020, 10:12am EST
Virginia Beach-native publishes topical book on cultivating patriotism in a multi-ethnic state
How do countries with diverse populations cultivate common national goals and values? Virginia Beach-native Scott Moore, assistant professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University, shared just how on Nov. 12 during a presentation on his new...
Nov 18, 2020, 10:21am EST
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