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Connecticut colleges are incorporating AI into coursework and expanding industry partnerships to address workforce shortages while confronting a 5% national enrollment decline and 17% drop in new international students.

Connecticut's architecture, engineering and construction industry faces 2026 with cautious optimism as borrowing costs stabilize and mixed-use projects gain momentum, though federal infrastructure funding beyond September remains uncertain.

As 2026 begins, Hartford HealthCare takes over the financially struggling Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals, in what its chief executive officer describes as a “generational moment.”

The state and Hartford HeathCare have reached an agreement they say will limit cost increases and protect physician independence as the health system acquires two community hospitals from bankrupt Prospect Medical.

Hartford HealthCare's bid to acquire Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals would also give it full ownership of two ambulance services, potentially controlling one-third of Connecticut's private ambulance providers.

For UConn’s new head football coach Jason Candle, the move from the University of Toledo has resulted in a significant salary boost.

The University of Connecticut football team has Wasabi on its holiday menu again. The 9-3 Huskies will face the 6-4 Army Black Knights in the fourth annual Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27.

UConn has hired University of Toledo head coach Jason Candle to become the 33rd head coach to lead the Huskies, UConn athletic director David Benedict announced Saturday.

The University of Connecticut athletics department is negotiating a contract with Rally House, a Kansas-based sports retailer and marketing firm.

Tescan Group, an international electron microscopy firm based in the Czech Republic, has acquired UConn startup.