<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2023/chefa-grant.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>01/12/2023</pubDate><title>University Receives Grant to Support Dental Hygiene Education and Increase Access to Quality Care</title><description>The recipient of a $70,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the University is purchasing state-of-the-art dental equipment that will provide important hands-on learning opportunities for students while increasing access to critical dental care for local underserved populations.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>January 12, 2023</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/2023/chefa-grant-2.png" alt="Prof. Marie Paulis (center) and dental hygiene students at the University."/></image><image-caption>Prof. Marie Paulis (center) and dental hygiene students at the University.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>year-2023</tag></tags></item>