Eastern Connecticut State University announces special tuition rate for New York residents Written by Eastern Connecticut State University
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Tri-State Rate presents 40 percent savings on tuition
Eastern Connecticut State University will offer a special tuition rate for students from New York beginning in the fall 2021 semester. Based on 2020-21 academic year costs, the new Tri-State Rate for New York and New Jersey students would be $15,386 in tuition and fees, compared to the standard out-of-state rate of $25,708 - an annual savings of more than $10,000 or 40 percent. Room and board is $14,434 annually for all students living on campus. We are pleased to be able to offer our neighbors from New York and New Jersey admission to Eastern at this lower tuition rate, said Director of Enrollment Management Christopher Dorsey. These students will be able to pursue a high-quality bachelor s degree on Eastern s residential campus at a cost that is comparable to attending
UConn reports 18 new COVID-19 cases
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About 265 Stamford UCONN students including freshman Sophia Magrone accompanied by her mom, Mary Jo Magrone, of Bethel, center, move into the 900 Washington BLVD residence hall Friday, August 14, 2020, in Stamford, Conn. Students received specific arrival times to help stagger the amount of people in each building at any particular time as part of a COVID protocol. About 5,500 students will be moving into Storrs residence halls Friday through Monday.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
STORRS The University of Connnecticut recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, according to the university’s dashboard.
Two of the newly reported cases were among employees and affiliates, one of whom worked on campus, according to the school’s data.
Region celebrates Lunar New Year
Dancers from Calvin Chin s Martial Arts Academy perform a traditional Chinese Lion Dance on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Mohegan Sun as part of festivities to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year. Friday marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox. Typically the Sun hosts the celebrations in the Sunrise Square gaming area proceeding to the shopping concourse, but this year the dance, which is believed to ward off evil spirits, was held in the Sky Tower Hotel Valet with only a small audience of Mohegan Sun executives and guests. Due to the change in venue, the event did include a tradition previously left out of the festivities: strings of firecrackers were detonated. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
UConn: 20 new student COVID cases reported in 24 hours
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About 265 Stamford UCONN students move into the 900 Washington BLVD residence hall Friday, August 14, 2020, in Stamford, Conn. Students received specific arrival times to help stagger the amount of people in each building at any particular time as part of a COVID protocol. About 5,500 students will be moving into Storrs residence halls Friday through Monday.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
STORRS Another 20 cases of COVID-19 have been reported among University of Connecticut students, the university said Wednesday.
Eight of the new cases were identified in students living on campus at Storrs, the remaining dozen were reported off campus, according to a summary of daily cases provided by the university.
Horticulture professor patents new plants
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich Since 1988, Mark Brand, professor of horticulture in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, has been involved in plant breeding yielding over thirty-eight plant introductions and twenty patented plants for the University. Each new cultivar takes at least ten to fifteen years […]
Dark Star, a smaller form of purple leaf sand cherry, is one of Mark Brand’s new patented plants. Copy Link
Since 1988, Mark Brand, professor of horticulture in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, has been involved in plant breeding yielding over thirty-eight plant introductions and twenty patented plants for the University. Each new cultivar takes at least ten to fifteen years to bring to market, while the patents help fund research at the College.