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New micro-credential supports Connecticut workforce as demand for AI skills surges Southern Connecticut State University is expanding its workforce training in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies to help meet Connecticut’s rapidly growing demand for...

In its 2026 Best Colleges report, Research.com placed Southern Connecticut State University just behind Yale and the University of Connecticut as the leading research institutions in the state. The ranking also identifies SCSU as a top two Best Value...

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of the third phase of the Connecticut Tech Talent Accelerator (TTA 3.0), a statewide higher education innovation challenge designed to expand artificial intelligence (AI) education and workforce...

DAE teaches high school students about innovative technology. A Connecticut nonprofit is on a mission to deliver educational programs to high school students in New Haven. DAE created a new program focused on quantum programming. “It is the first high school quantum...

Simone Colombo is developing a faster method for cooling gases with a host of quantum applications If you think about gaseous atoms, you probably picture them bouncing freely through space. This constant motion is the natural state of atoms in the gas state. But when...

Connecticut’s QuantumCT — a public-private partnership accelerating the adoption of quantum technologies — is developing new quantum models, forging partnerships and strengthening the quantum workforce to improve drug development. ...

Today, Quantum Circuits has entered into an agreement to be acquired by D-Wave. The merger agreement between the two companies creates a powerful entity that features the industry leaders in annealing quantum computing and error-corrected superconducting gate-model...

Southern Connecticut State University to serve as hub for quantum workforce development The Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) Center for Nanotechnology (CNT) has a new name and an expanded mission. Following approval by the CSCU Board of Regents,...

The Yale Undergraduate Quantum Computing Club wants to deliver food via algorithms. A few weeks after returning from a quantum computing hackathon at MIT, Brennan Lagasse ’26 opened an email inviting him to another in Abu Dhabi. “I thought it was a scam email, as one...

The State of Connecticut will invest $121 million statewide in quantum technology, including support for QuantumCT, a nonprofit co-led by UConn and Yale. Accelerating Connecticut’s position at the forefront of next-generation science, Gov. Ned Lamont last week pledged...

UConn, Yale, and state officials are investing heavily in establishing Connecticut’s prowess as a leader in quantum technology UConn, Yale, and state leaders believe that Connecticut is perfectly situated to emerge as a national powerhouse in quantum technology and...

Coordinated State, University, and Industry Commitments Now Exceed $1 Billion To Position Connecticut as a National Hub for Quantum Research, Workforce Development, and Innovation (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced new investments in Connecticut’s...