Archives: Monthly Archives: January 2023

CEE Graduate Student Accepted for DDETFP: Interview with Genevieve Rigler

January 29, 2023 The CEE Department would like to congratulate civil engineering graduate student Genevieve Rigler for being accepted into the 2023 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP), a prestigious fellowship for graduate students focusing on transportation engineeering. Rigler is a doctoral student pursuing mixed methods to investigate socio-economic impacts of historic infrastructure/development policies […]

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Timely Topics: Neurodiversity and the Advisor/Advisee Relationship

January 27, 2023 We’re excited to share a great opportunity for faculty to learn about the strengths and challenges of neurodiverse grad students in STEM fields. This Timely Topics session is open to UConn faculty and will focus on the importance of the advisor/advisee relationship in supporting the success of neurodiverse grad students.  The session […]

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Neurodiversity Discussion Series for UConn Staff

  We are pleased to offer this year’s Neurodiversity Discussion Series exclusively for UConn Staff! Please share this invitation widely with others who might be interested! Join us for a boxed lunch and great conversation! Space is limited to 20 participants per session, so if you are interested, please register to reserve your spot. INCLUDE […]

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Apply Now to the CEE Graduate Student Leadership Initiative!

January 20, 2023 Calling all graduate student leaders: Apply now to the CEE Graduate Student Leadership Initiative! The scope of the Initiative is to recognize, motivate, inspire, and support graduate students who excel both in their studies and in leadership and service to the graduate student population and their field of study. Through this initiative, […]

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CEE Faculty Featured in NPR Interview

January 10, 2023 In a recent article by Connecticut Public, our Dr. Arash Zaghi and Dr. Kay Wille discuss the problems that arise from the government constantly repairing old infrastructure such as the Gold Star Memorial Bridge. By pumping federal funding into patching up these structures’ concrete, Connecticut would have to spend over $1.7 billion […]

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