• For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living among the nation’s top psychiatric facilities, ranking it 19th in the nation. With 174 hospitals listed within all 16 categories — and only two hospitals in Connecticut — Hartford Hospital is among the top four percent of hospitals in the country.
• The School of Engineering at the University of Connecticut has captured four U.S. Department of Education grants aimed at enhancing the nation’s technological competitiveness. The three-year grants were made under the agency’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program. The grant support, paired with additional matching funds, totals nearly $1 million per year and will support approximately 30 to 35 graduate students annually.
• Tunxis Community College’s Business Program was awarded initial accreditation by the Associate Degree Board of Commissioners of the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). David L. Lardie, Tunxis professor of accounting, was presented with the certificate of accreditation during the ACBSP Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Lardie, lead coordinator of the accreditation process, spent several years working with the college’s business faculty, administration, and several key student services areas to determine which of the accreditation standards the school had already attained and which standards needed to be improved and/or established.
• For the fourth straight year, Post University in Waterbury will not raise tuition for its accelerated degree programs. The tuition will remain at the 2005 rate. The university also offers tuition discounts to employees of partner companies in Connecticut, making the university’s tuition more affordable.
• Connecticut Innovations has just signed on as a network partner in a new program called Microsoft BizSpark. It is designed to help CI and other network partners put technology startups on an even faster track to success. Through BizSpark, CI can offer qualifying startups fast, easy access to current, full-featured Microsoft development tools and platform technologies, as well as production licenses to develop and bring innovative and interoperable solutions to market. The program can also provide startups with global visibility to potential clients, investors and partners.
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