Monday, June 4th, 2012
Drugs
Photo:e-MagineArt.com
Photo:e-MagineArt.com
Updated: May 30, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally approves drug therapies faster and earlier than its counterparts in Canada and Europe, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study counters perceptions that the drug approval process in the United Statesis... read more
A railroad trestle spans the Connecticut River.
Upgrades will be needed for many elements of infrastructure once suited for less frequent train travel. Photo:Keene/Cheshire Cty (NH) Historical Photos (Creative Commons)
Photo:Keene/Cheshire Cty (NH) Historical Photos (Creative Commons)
Updated: May 30, 2012
Connecticut's Department of Transportation has released an environmental impact report for the proposed high speed rail line between New Haven and Springfield Massachusetts.
Currently, there are six to eight daily round trip passenger trains between New Haven and Springfi... read more
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Updated: May 30, 2012
Six education and business groups have released an analysis of Connecticut’s education reform legislation. The group includes the Connecticut Association of Schools, the CT Council for Ed... read more
Courtesy of the IP Factory
Photo:Courtesy of the IP Factory
Updated: May 29, 2012
When it comes to inventing things, Connecticut still punches way above its weight. But sometimes the good ideas dreamed up here end up languishing on a shelf instead of making a difference in people’s lives. WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports on a new project that aims to find a hom... read more
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Updated: May 25, 2012
Democrats in the City of Hartford met this week to choose their candidates for state representative. As WNPR's Jeff Cohen reports, two of the district's five incumbents didn't get... read more
Old Library (1846), Yale University. Photograph, 1860s.
The Connecticut Historical Society, X.2000.35.137
A Front View of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn. Lithograph by Kellogg & Hanmer, 1845.
The Connecticut Historical Society, Gift of the heirs of J. F. Morris, 1900.5.1
Unknown Building. Drawing attributed to Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis.
The Connecticut Historical Society, Gift of Jessie Trumbull McClellan, 1913.5.51
Front view of Lt. Charles Green House, South Windsor. Photograph, ca. 1900.
The Connecticut Historical Society, X.2000.35.215
Front elevation of Lt. Charles Green House, South Windsor. Drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845.
The Connecticut Historical Society, Gift of Eleanor Tudor Green, 1960.137.0.8
Child
Photo:Lance Neilson
Photo:Lance Neilson
Updated: May 30, 2012
Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows that oxytocin — a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body— increased brain function in regions that are known to process social informa... read more
Congressional candidate Dan Roberti.
Dan Roberti presents his ideas on jobs and foreign policy on WNPR's Where We Live. Photo:Chion Wolf
Photo:Chion Wolf
Updated: May 29, 2012
Dan Roberti is a little-known candidate from a well-known political family, making a big run at a seat in congress.
Roberti is a democrat running for the 5th congressional district seat, opening up this fall as Chris Murphy makes his run for the Senate. He qualified - if b... read more
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Updated: May 25, 2012
I'm convinced that people in Connecticut really hate and fear mass transit, which is why mass transit in this state is stuck the era of Don Draper from Mad Men. The way people react to the Hartford/New Britain busway project is basically the way Gollum reacts when he's tied up... read more
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Updated: May 23, 2012
Joel Stein will be at the Mark Twain house with Colin on Thursday, May 24th at 7:30 to talk about his book, "Man Made: The Stupid Quest For Masculi... read more