University Research Grant on NBC Connecticut, Carson in the Courant, Lisa Etienne '09 in The Hour

The news that the University has been awarded a $2.4 million research grant, one of the largest such grants in University history, from the U.S. Army to aid in the development of unmanned autonomous aerial vehicles generated several media stories. The story was published on the NBC Connecticut website and noted on Fox 61's broadcast on Jan. 30. The story was picked up and distributed by the Associated Press, which led to an article on the Hartford Courant's website and in the Waterbury Republican-American.

Vice President of University Relations John Carson was quoted in the Hartford Courant on Jan. 28. Carson talked about surveillance cameras that neighbors have put up on a street near campus to stop drivers from speeding. He said "We haven't heard or seen any concerns about the cameras. We don't have a sense that they are infringing on any innate right." Read the story on courant.com.

Lisa Etienne '09, an alumna and former member of the women's basketball team, was featured in The Hour of Norwalk. Etienne lost an aunt and some of her cousins in the earthquake in Haiti. Etienne said "It's a very sad situation. I took a couple of days off from work, but then I realized I had to move on, someway, somehow. I knew I had to try to be strong." Read the article on the hour.com.

The University's entrepreneurship program at the Center for Professional Development was mentioned in the Hartford Business Journal on Jan. 25. The article focuses on Sue Okey of Granby, who enrolled in the program and then opened an animal-food store called Horses & Hounds. Read the story on hartfordbusiness.com.