Archives: Monthly Archives: September 2021
UConn Today Toxic Algae Article
Christine Kirchhoff, Associate Professor and Castleman Professor of Engineering Innovation in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, has had her research on toxic algae published in the September 30 issue of Nature Sustainability. You can view the UConn Today article discussing this research here.
Crumbling Concrete Research at UConn Earns More Funding
Grace Seymour STORRS – The University of Connecticut has been granted $1 million from The National Institute of Standards and Technology to continue its two-year-long research project on crumbling concrete. The areas of Northeastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts are struggling with premature deterioration in concrete foundations due to a mineral known as Pyrrhotite. Pyrrhotite, pronounced […]
Wellness Journeys: Rest & Healing Workshop
The AAASI and CEE INCLUDE program are teaming up to bring the insights of Asian and Asian American studies to all students to support a responsive and inclusive learning environment. Flyer text below: This series of three workshops is aimed at supporting the wellbeing of all students. Inspired by Asian American art and culture, these […]
First ACT Annual Report 2020-2021
Please read ACT’s 1st Annual Report HERE to see an overview of ACT and breakdown of the year’s survey responses.Â
T. Ramon Stuart on STEM Exposure
A Black college president on importance of STEM: ‘I never heard of engineering until college’ The following text is from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In July, T. Ramon Stuart became president of Clayton State University. He is the first Black president of the 52-year-old public campus, coming to Clayton State from Fort Valley State University where he had been […]
Equity Regarding Women and Minorities in STEM
RESEARCH ARTICLE Equity for women and underrepresented minorities in STEM: Graduate experiences and career plans in chemistry The following text is from PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). Significance: On June 10, 2020, as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, scientists in the United States and throughout the world paused to […]
Dealing with Microaggressions
How bystanders can shut down microaggressions The following text is from How bystanders can shut down microaggressions. How can you effectively intervene when you see someone being targeted for an aspect of their identity? Psychologists studying intergroup relations and perspective-taking offer this advice. If you overheard one of these statements, what would you do? […]
Podcast on Antiracism
BE ANTIRACIST with Ibram X. Kendi The following description is from Be Antiracist Podcast — IXK. (ibramxkendi.com). Be Antiracist imagines what an antiracist society might look like and how we all can play an active role in building one. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the author of How to Be an Antiracist, the book […]
Improving Water and Food Security in Ethiopia Through Research with a People-Centered Approach
Click on the link below to see what the UN has to say about the UConn Engineering Department’s Water and Food Security, Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) project! https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/improving-water-and-food-security-ethiopia-through-university-research-people
