May 1, 2022 Americans spend an average of seven hours on their mobile phones and computers a day, according to Comparitech 2022, a pro-consumer website. All this time looking at screens can lead to pain or tightness in your neck sometimes called “tech neck” from prolonged viewing of screens below eye level. Maybe you take […]
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June 2, 2022 June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, and it is also a great time to set up your annual physical with your primary care doctor. A Cleveland Clinic study showed that only half of the men surveyed make annual visits to their primary care doctor. NorthBay Health Primary Care physician Amanda Adkins, M.D., sees this
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The next generation of engineers and technology workers need to absorb a lot of technical knowledge during their college career. But three George Mason University professors believe they need to learn much more. Through a National Science Foundation grant, they will teach students about algorithm ethics and the real-world problems they pose.
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No one ever expects natural disasters to strike close to home. But when it does, communities have to spring into action so they can rebuild, and the new Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities is there to help communities build up the infrastructure to do so.
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Electrical and computer engineering students used their engineering skills to fight fires and blast expectations. They brought their education to the real world by designing an autonomous firefighting drone.
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Senior biomedical engineering major Mitchell DuBuc wants to reimagine wheelchair design and his team is there to help. Three senior engineers want to put the newest wheelchair technology to the test of real life, and the tests have just started.
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A man who was forced into sanctuary in October 2017 still hopes that he can reach his American dream. But from his confined quarters in the second floor of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden, he said he knows it is unlikely.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Bleeding control kits, new surveillance systems and partnerships with West Hartford Police are just some of the many strides West Hartford schools have made to protect students from active shooter situations.
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