
North Haven Fire Department Celebrates Volunteer Firefighter Day
On Saturday, April 9, 2016, more than 55 volunteer fire departments throughout the state will celebrate the start of National Volunteer Week (April 10-16) by holding open houses. North Haven Fire Department will be participating …

Quinnipiac University nursing students selected to attend Student Policy Summit in Washington D.C. March 20-22
Quinnipiac University School of Nursing students Andrew Geller and Natasha Singer were selected to attend the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit March 20-22 in Washington, D.C. The summit is …

Peer institutions rank Quinnipiac University’s entry-level graduate occupational therapy program the best in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report
Quinnipiac University’s entry-level master’s degree in occupational therapy program was ranked the best in Connecticut and No. 22 overall in a peer assessment survey of 2017 Best Graduate Schools conducted by U.S. News & World …

Quinnipiac University students raise more than $115,000 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Quinnipiac University students recently raised more than $115,000 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center by dancing for The kids at QTHON, a seven-hour dance marathon that attracted 900 students, in the Athletics and Recreation Center …

Two physicians to discuss health care issues facing veterans March 22 at Quinnipiac University
Dr. Lucile Burgo-Black, national co-director of the Post Deployment Integrated Care Initiative, and Dr. Juliette Spelman, a primary care provider at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, will be the featured speakers at …

Quinnipiac University School of Medicine and the NAACP to host Sickle Cell Awareness Day April 1
James Rawlings, clinical instructor of public health at Yale University and president of the Greater New Haven branch of the NAACP, will be the keynote speaker at Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which will take place …

Rep. Yaccarino Supports Legislation To Help Connecticut Veterans
HARTFORD – Ranking member of the General Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee, State Representative Dave Yaccarino joined members of the Committee to vote in favor of legislation that would seek to assist Connecticut’s veterans on Tuesday, …

Quinnipiac University secures $191,068 grant to continue science training for teachers in southern Connecticut schools
Quinnipiac University has secured a $191,068 Teacher Quality Partnership Program grant through the state Office of Higher Education to continue training teachers from school districts across southern Connecticut about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). …

NFL arbitrator Shyam Das to discuss sports arbitration April 1 at QU School of Law Center
Shyam Das, a full-time labor arbitrator for 40 years, will discuss sports arbitration, drawing on his experience as an arbitrator for Major League Baseball and the National Football League, when he presents at the next …

Shred Day is Coming!
Shred Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Ridge Road Elementary School from 9:00 AM to Noon.

Documentary on the lives of senior athletes to be screened April 7 at Quinnipiac University
“Age of Champions,” an award-winning PBS documentary, will be screened from 6:30-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Mount Carmel Auditorium at Quinnipiac University.

New York City council names St. Patrick’s Day Parade Chair John Lahey Irish Man of the Year
John L. Lahey, chair of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Board of Directors and president of Quinnipiac University, has been named the “Thomas Manton Person of the Year” by the New York City Council.