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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Epson Tour, part of the ‘road to the LPGA,' to stop in Connecticut again
MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Epson Tour will be making a stop in Connecticut again, and this year, it will be even bigger. Maisie Filler, a Bloomfield native, helped tee off today's announcement about the Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship, a stop on the Epson Tour known as 'The Road to the LPGA.' Hartford HealthCare's 33rd annual Black & Red Gala 'It's awesome to play at home,' Filler said. 'I'll have so many friends and family coming out to support.' Hartford HealthCare will provide breast and skin cancer screenings and will hold a golf swing clinic during the tournament, which will be held at the Great River Golf Club in Milford. The proceeds from the tickets will be going to support the Hartford HealthCare 'Swim Across the Sound,' a program that supports cancer patients and their families, according to Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, a doctor of sports neurology for Hartford HealthCare. Filler used to have lower back pain before she adjusted her swing, which sports medicine physician Dr. Jordan Gruskay of the Connecticut Orthopedic Institute says is one of the most common injuries along with elbow and wrist pain. Things like overuse, gripping the club too tight and trying to swing too hard every time can cause some of these issues, Gruskay said. Hartford HealthCare and Quinnipiac University launch nursing program So instead, he says play like a pro. Maintain good posture and a nice smooth swing. 'The swing has nice tempo,' Gruskay said. 'There's no violent parts to it. It's all nicely controlled.' The Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship is from July 10 to July 13, 2025. But there are also events at the Milford golf club leading up to that tournament play. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
26-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
Why Philly-area law schools are seeing more applicants
Philly-area law schools have seen a huge spike in applicants this year. The big picture: Observers say more people paying attention to the courts and law in this presidential transition year, plus changes to the LSAT exam, have encouraged more applicants. Applications to nearly 200 law schools nationwide have jumped 20.5% compared with last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zoom in: Some reasons hit closer to home, school officials tell Axios. Pennsylvania was one of the states with the most lawyers in 2024. So Philly is a great landing spot for newly minted members of the bar because of its vibrant mix of corporate and public-sector jobs. State of play: Temple's Beasley School of Law has had about 2,900 applicants — a 38% increase from last year — for roughly 220 seats. A large slice are first-generation college grads and students of color, dean Rachel Rebouché tells Axios. Plus, it has the No. 4 part-time law school program in the country — an attractive option for people with established careers looking to make a change. Drexel's Thomas R. Kline School of Law, one of the region's smaller law schools, has received more than 2,300 applications — up 42.6% from last year, law school dean Daniel Filler tells Axios. The school admitted about 550 students this year but aims for future classes to be between 150 and 160 students. Drexel's reputation has surged nationally since graduating its inaugural class in 2009, Filler says, with many students now turning down offers from Philly's heavy hitters to become a Dragon. What they're saying:"At moments like this, we see law and the courts and lawyers on center stage," Filler says. "That gets a lot of people thinking, if they want to make an impact in the world, then law … is a path that's a pretty obvious way to do that." Rutgers Law School had about 4,300 applicants this cycle, a 25% increase over last year. It admits about 430 students for its full-time and part-time students at its Newark and Camden campuses, dean Matt Saleh tells Axios. He says people often go back to school during economic downturns to firm up their credentials for when the economy rebounds. The University of Pennsylvania didn't return Axios' request for comment.
