Month: September 2013
Capitol Tours: Take One, They’re Free!
[box]Elona Vaisnys on the armrest of Sen. Fasano’s chair in the Senate chamber.[/box] In just August, more than 1,000 visitors took a state capitol tour in Hartford given by the League of Women Voters, LWV. …
Quinnipiac University to Host Information Sessions for Graduate Students in October and November
Quinnipiac University will host three information sessions for prospective graduate students in October and November. The first session, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Mount Carmel Campus. This session is for prospective graduate …
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary
[box]Robert Ballagh’s stained glass window, “An Gorta Mór,” is among the many pieces of art at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University, 3011 Whitney Ave., Hamden.[/box] Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University will celebrate …
Couple Contributes $1 Million to Create the William and Barbara Weldon Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine
A vice chairman of Quinnipiac University’s Board of Trustees and his wife, both alumni of the university, have donated $1 million to endow a chair in Quinnipiac’s new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. The university has …
Sally Buemi Wins Democratic Primary
Challenger Sally Buemi defeated incumbent Allan Sturtz to win the 2013 Democratic Primary for 3rd Selectman. The final vote totals were: Sally Buemi – 303 Allan Sturtz – 128
Quinnipiac University Best ‘Up-and-Coming University’ for Second Consecutive Year
U.S. News & World Report has named Quinnipiac University as the “top up-and-coming university in the North Region,” in its 2014 edition of Best Colleges, which was released today. This marks the second consecutive year that U.S. News has bestowed …
OmniMD Donates Electronic Health Record Software Valued at $7.6 Million to Quinnipiac University
OmniMD, of Tarrytown, N.Y., has donated the use of its electronic health record technology valued at $7.6 million to Quinnipiac University, as part of a four-year agreement announced today. Representatives of Quinnipiac’s Frank H. Netter MD School …
‘The Magic and Music of Ireland’
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University will host “The Magic and Music of Ireland,” a program designed to introduce children to Irish culture, from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. The program is free and open to …
Connecticut Must Reduce State Gas Taxes and Use Revenues as Intended
[box]By State Senator Leonard A. Fasano[/box] The summer driving season is over, but high gas prices continue to put pressure on family budgets across Connecticut. While gas prices have come down some, global economic forces …
Man Exonerated from Murder Charge to Kick Off ‘Dilemmas of Justice’ Lecture Series
Fernando Bermudez, who was released from a New York prison in 2009 after serving 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, will present “The Price of Being Wrong” which will kick …
‘The Return’ To Kick Off Semester-Long Latin American Film Series at Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University has been awarded a grant to screen five Latin American films throughout the fall semester. Each of the showings is free and open to the public. “We are launching this campaign to increase international …
North Haven Soccer Club 2013 Summer Camp
[box]Pictured are the various NHSC summer camp age groups – from pre-school ‘Kickstarters’ to high school players – proudly displaying their yellow tie-died camp t-shirts emblazoned with a unique logo and ‘soccer’ in various languages. …