Archives: Monthly Archives: October 2022
Ending racism is key to better science: a message from Nature’s guest editors
The following text is from Nature. This special issue is our ‘message in a bottle’ from the troubled ship of science. We urge readers to find it. Open it. Act on its contents. Every Nature reader will know that rigorous, authoritative and, frankly, honest science is research that studies, builds on but also acknowledges what came before. However, […]
Fall 2022 Clean Energy Workshop — Register Now!
October 18, 2022 UConn School of Engineering is proud to announce the Clean Energy Workshop on October 24th, 2022 in Hartford, Connecticut. This workshop is aimed at exploring research and collaboration among state and federal government organizations, academia, and industry to create new clean and sustainable sources of power and methods for delivery, reliability and […]
2022 Petit Family Foundation Women in Science Leadership Award: Dr. Marisa Chrysochoou
October 10, 2022 On Saturday, October 1st, the Connecticut Science Center held its annual gala to celebrate the STEM heroes and innovators in the Connecticut community. We are very proud to congratulate one of our faculty members, CEE Department Head Dr. Marisa Chrysochoou, on being recognized as “Petit Family Foundation Women in Science Leadership Award […]
DOT, UConn study of pedestrian safety in CT focuses on crossing signals at intersections
October 10, 2022 In an effort to reduce the number of pedestrians hit by cars, a new research project conducted by the state Department of Transportation and the University of Connecticut is studying the type of crossing signals at some intersections. In the study, side street crossing signals were switched to concurrent signals, which allow […]
