Month: January 2016

Childhood trauma expert to speak at Connecticut Women’s Consortium at QU

Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood trauma, will present at the daylong program, “The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) to Adult Well-Being, Disease and Premature Death,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6.

QU to host information sessions for prospective graduate students

Quinnipiac University will host three information sessions in February and March for prospective graduate students on its North Haven Campus

Dr. Karen Morris-Priester to deliver keynote address Jan. 20 at Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine’s Martin Luther King Jr. event

Dr. Karen Morris-Priester is a board-certified anesthesiologist, who as a single mother of five, put herself through college and medical school while working full time and raising a family.

Yaccarino Statement on GE’s Departure

The state formerly known as “Taxachusetts” now has a significantly lower state income and corporate tax than Connecticut, and has even become an appealing destination for biotech, internet, and other businesses like GE.

Fasano, Hwang on GE Headquarter Relocation

“This news is devastating for thousands of employees, their families, and the entire Fairfield community,” said Senator Fasano

Dave Yaccarino

Op-Ed: 2016 Legislative Session

Happy New Year from State Representative Dave Yaccarino.

North Haven Democrats Welcome New Members

The North Haven Democratic Town Committee held its bi-annual caucus this week, electing members to the governing body.

Jean Lange appointed to the advisory board of the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation

Jean Lange of Woodbridge, founding dean and professor of the Quinnipiac University School of Nursing, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation.

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum to exhibit “In the Lion’s Den: Daniel Macdonald, Ireland and Empire”

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University will present a new exhibition, “In the Lion’s Den: Daniel Macdonald, Ireland and Empire,” from Jan. 20 to April 17, 2016.

State Legislative Leaders to speak at LWV Breakfast in Hamden

The public is invited to share conversation and a light breakfast with Hamden and North Haven State legislators at the LWV annual Breakfast with the Legislators on Jan 23rd from 9-11am at Whitneyville Cultural Commons.