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The 131st Annual Eastern Connecticut State University commencement exercises will take place in person May 15, adjacent to the Eastern campus at 83 Windham St., Willimantic.
To ensure the safety of graduates, their guests and other attendees, the university will follow strict social-distancing protocols and other current guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Connecticut State Department of Public Health. Accordingly, graduates will be limited to two guests each, and tickets will be required.
In addition, to manage audience density, two separate events are planned one in the morning starting at 9 a.m., and one in the afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. with graduates split into two groups of equal size and in accordance with social distancing requirements. A ceremony for graduate students will take place midday. All three ceremonies will take place rain or shine.
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January 6, 2021
Hartford The Connecticut State Department of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging Connecticut residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading environmental cause of cancer mortality. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21,100 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. Radon measurement and mitigation, when needed, is especially important at this time as the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many adults and children spending more time in the lower levels of their homes with telework and distance learning, where radon levels can be higher. Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas formed from the natural decay of uranium, and is found in rock, soil, and water. While radon in outdoor air poses a relatively low risk to human health, it can enter homes from the surrounding soil and become a health hazard inside buildings.
It indicates that:
One of the new victims was in his or her 50s (12 people in that age group have died)
Three were in their 60s (27 people in that age group have died)
Two were in their 70s (46 people in that age group have died)
Two were 80 years old or older (89 people in that age group have died)
“I am deeply saddened by the news that eight more of our residents have died from COVID-19. I am keeping their loved ones in my prayers as they continue to grieve. Let us all remember that these are people, not statistics. These are our neighbors and friends and family members,” Rilling is quoted as saying.