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Eastern Students Combat Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis via 'Tiny Earth'
Eastern Connecticut State University is joining the push to mitigate one of the world's most critical public health crises: antibiotic resistance. Through a new opportunity in the Biology Department, Eastern students are tapping into the Tiny Earth net...
Nov 9, 2018, 2:40pm EST
Eastern Celebrates Veterans Day 100 Years After WWI
Eastern Connecticut State University held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 9 in the Student Center. Two days before the 100th anniversary of the close of World War I (Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918), the ceremony featured remarks by Eastern digni...
Nov 9, 2018, 2:00pm EST
Acclaimed Scholar to Speak at Eastern about Bangladeshi Liberation
Eastern Connecticut State University will host scholar and activist Mofidul Hoque on Nov. 12. Hoque's presentation, which takes place at 4 p.m. in room 301 of the Science Building, will detail how the people of Bangladesh became liberated after long st...
Nov 8, 2018, 4:25pm EST
ScholarMatch Recognizes Eastern's Support of Low-Income Students
Eastern Connecticut State University was recognized by ScholarMatch as one of the standout colleges in the United States providing support for first-generation and low-income students. ScholarMatch is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization founde...
Nov 8, 2018, 10:23am EST
Eastern's Police Department Named Among Top 25 in Nation
The Department of Public Safety at Eastern Connecticut State University has been named one of the top 25 college and university police departments in the United States for its efforts to improve campus safety. Eastern was ranked fourth on the list of 2...
Nov 8, 2018, 10:09am EST
Digital Art Exhibition at Eastern Begs for Human Interaction
The work of Hartford-based digital artist Balam Soto is on display at the Eastern Connecticut State University Art Gallery from Nov. 1-Dec. 7 in an exhibition titled "Interface." Blurring the line between spectator and participant, the exhibition allow...
Nov 6, 2018, 12:03pm EST
Eastern to Host Third Annual Civic Action Conference
Eastern Connecticut State University will host its third annual Civic Action Conference on Nov. 14 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Johnson Community Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library. The conference is free and open to the public. Registration begins at...
Nov 2, 2018, 11:16am EDT
Eastern to Host 12th Day of Giving, Local Food Drives
The 12th annual Day of Giving at Eastern Connecticut State University will occur on Nov. 21 from noon-2 p.m. in Hurley Hall. The event is open to Willimantic residents who may not have Thanksgiving plans otherwise. Preceding the Day of Giving, several ...
Nov 2, 2018, 9:46am EDT
'Cabaret' Swings Eastern Theatregoers back to Nazi Germany
The first theatrical production of the fall 2018 semester at Eastern Connecticut State University was "Cabaret," the Tony Award-winning musical set on the eve of Nazi-controlled Germany. With six performances between Oct. 18 and 28, theatregoers were d...
Nov 1, 2018, 9:34am EDT
FBI, Military, Social Work: 3 New Eastern Fellows
Three distinguished alumni from Eastern Connecticut State University were inducted into the Eastern Fellows Program on Oct 19. In addition to joining the ranks of the University's most successful alumni, Charlotte Braziel '80, Raymond Hill Jr. '83 and ...
Oct 30, 2018, 12:20pm EDT