He weighs only three and a half pounds, but the issues K-9 Gizmo picks up couldn’t be more serious – mental health problems and alarming suicide rates among young people. Now that Connecticut-based pooch is the face of a new mental health curriculum available to schools across America. With 10 years in the job as a first aid therapy dog …
The telegraph Russell Group University accused of Soviet censorship One Russell Group university was charged with Soviet-style censorship after new humanities courses had to be “deviated” from a “white, Eurocentric” curriculum. Academics at Exeter University’s Department of Social Sciences and International Studies (SSIS) were told to “incorporate” these changes when updating existing modules or creating new ones. One lecturer said …
Zeinab Helal micropipette samples are collected at the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Recently, the CVMDL discovered that a three-month-old dog had developed COVID-19 post mortem. Photo courtesy of UConn Today The first reported detection of the COVID-19 virus in a dog in Connecticut has been confirmed, said Guillermo R. Risatti, UConn professor and director of diagnostic testing services at …
STORRS, CT – A 3-month-old Connecticut puppy who passed away unexpectedly tested positive for the virus, which was due to a cause of the coronavirus, according to university researchers. The announcement came on Tuesday and the finding marks the first pet in the state to test positive for the coronavirus, researchers said. The puppy was taken to the University of …
A Seymour dog, missing for five days, was reunited with his family after being rescued from a cliff by rescue workers. According to the Great Hill Hose Company, the dog Charlie was spotted on a ledge on Roosevelt Drive at around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday. Several groups responded to try to help the stranded pup, including a Hamden technical rope rescue …
