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UConn Professors Receive NSF CAREER Awards (UConn Today)

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UConn Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards

Professor Diego Cerrai (Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering & Interim Director of the Eversource Energy Center), along with four other UConn faculty members, received the prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the 2025 cycle. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a competitive award honoring early-career scientists and providing them with funding to support the continuation of their career.

Read the full article by Anna Zarra Aldrich (OVPR) on UConn Today

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Student Service Learning Project - Hop River Trail Tunnel

UConn students Robert Avena (left) and Sumeet Kadian (right) conducted a feasibility study during their first-year Service Learning class and recommended the installation of lighting through the Hop River Trail tunnel in Bolton Notch State Park (runs under Interstate 384 in Bolton, CT). The project, implemented by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), improves safety for bikers and pedestrians using the Hop River Trail.

Photo: Sydney Herdle/UConn Communications

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Community Health Ecosystems

Sea Grant Disaster Preparedness Pilot for Senior Residents

CT Sea Grant, UConn Extension, Anthropology, and Communications faculty are working on a two-year project to better prepare older residents for emergencies (pilot communities are Stamford, West Haven, and New London). The project includes roundtable discussions, listening sessions, and survey feedback to generate materials and programming to provide preparedness instructions, supplies, and other training to support senior residents and caregivers in the event of extreme weather.

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Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network (SSN)

From the SSN Website: "Connecticut SSN brings together a vibrant, engaged group of scholars from disciplines ranging from African American studies to political science to medicine to sociology. Although interested in a broad range of public policies, we focus particularly on challenges in three areas: economic and social inequality, health and health care, and criminal justice and child welfare."

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Gymnasium filled with donated household items from students, including boxes and appliances.
Office of Sustainability Volunteer Opportunity Waste Reduction Community Enrichment

Give and Go - Move Out Collection

In partnership with UConn Community Outreach, the OS supports annual efforts to collect and distribute unwanted dorm furnishings, clothes, food, and more to local non-profit community organizations and incoming students in need.

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Office of Sustainability Volunteer Opportunity Waste Reduction Community Enrichment

Don't Mess with Mansfield Litter Cleanup

In partnership with the Town of Mansfield, Student Activities, and Facilities Operations, the OS leads volunteer recruitment and coordination of two community-wide litter cleanup days targeting on and off campus locations annually.

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FRAME Contest: Your Research in the Spotlight

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FRAME Contest: Your Research in the Spotlight

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is launching the first annual Featured Research Art & Media Exhibit (FRAME) Contest to highlight striking research images, graphics, or artwork; winning entries will be displayed in OVPR spaces. The competition runs from September 8 to December 31 (extended deadline). For more information, visit the FRAME Contest page from OVPR.

Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics

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Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics

Visit the Benton Museum of Art on the UConn Storrs campus for the special panel A Discussion at the Intersection of Art, Science, and Engineering on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:30pm!

The panel is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Benton Museum and the UConn College of Engineering (Professor George Matheou, recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award focusing on clouds), and is on view until December 14, 2025.

Panelists are:

  • Helen Glazer, visual artist whose work spans photography and sculpture
  • Dr. Ann Fridlind, Physical Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
  • Dr. Miad Yazdani, Principal Fellow at the RTX Technology Research Center, specializing in turbulence and contrails

For more information about the event and the panelists, visit the event's calendar listing. For any inquiries, please contact Prof. George Matheou (matheou@uconn.edu).