Oluwaseun Olufowobi, a student in UConn’s Civil and Environmental Engineering program, has been named a 2025 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) and will attend the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety in Long Beach, California, from March 9-11.

The Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars Program is a highly competitive initiative that selects a small group of undergraduate and graduate students across the U.S. to participate in the nation’s largest gathering of traffic safety professionals. Scholars engage with cutting-edge research and strategies in traffic safety while networking with leading experts in engineering, public health, law enforcement, policy, and technology.

Oluwaseun and their fellow Scholars will begin the conference with a TSS Reception and Expert Panel Discussion on March 8, where they will hear from professionals shaping the future of roadway safety. Over the following days, they will attend plenary sessions and workshops covering topics such as distracted and impaired driving, vehicle technology, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and roadway design.

This is a prestigious honor, and we congratulate Oluwaseun on this achievement and their dedication to advancing roadway safety!

Learn more about the Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars Program here: www.lifesaversconference.org

See the press release (left) for more details.