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Green Energy Project Nets Funding

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Measuring the Sustainability of Urban Transportation Systems

A group of researchers in UConn's departments of Geography and Civil & Environmental Engineering have developed and tested a new index that will measure the sustainability of complex urban transportation systems across the globe. The index will allow policymakers, scientists and the public to understand not just how congested cities' transportation systems are, but the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the system as a whole.

Alumnus Helped Popularize Mickey Mouse Watch

Across his long and storied career, alumnus Gordon Cooper played a leading role in helping major manufacturers grow their global operations. Among his career highlights was his contributions toward expanding the iconic Mickey Mouse watch line first introduced in 1933.

UConn Leads Major Educational Project for Future Internets

Dr. Bing Wang is leading a major educational effort in the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) project, a virtual laboratory for at-scale networking experimentation where the highest minds unite to envision and create new possibilities for future internets. The goal of the project is to understand and use the GENI infrastructure for networking research and education through workshops, summer camps, and course curriculums.

Khaliyl Lane (MSW'13) speaking at a Congressional Foster Youth Internship Briefing on Aug. 31,2013 in Washington, D.C. Lane, who grew up in Connecticut's foster care system, participated in the briefing as an intern from U.S.Sen.Richard Blumenthal's office. The briefing was sponsored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). Lane spent several months this summer working in Sen. Blumenthal's office and advising the senator and his staff on issues related to foster care and other matters as part of his internship. He was hired as a full-time staff member at the end of the program. (Allison Cappa for UConn)

Social Work Graduate Overcomes Obstacles to Find Success in Washington, D.C.

Khaliyl Lane '10 (CLAS), '13 MSW, grew up in Connecticut's foster care system and now works for U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

REU Student Innovators Wow Business Community

UConn Engineering hosted five National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates sites during the summer that enabled 43 undergraduates from across the nation to explore exciting research in engineering faculty laboratories. Among the REU programs was one that immerses students in both the research and entrepreneurial environments: Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Academic-Industrial Partnerships.

Grant to Advance Clean Coal Energy Efficiency

Dr. Pu-Xian Gao, an associate professor of Materials Science & Engineering, has received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Energy's University Coal Research program in support of the research efforts to design and fabricate high temperature sensors based on the 3D nanowire assemblies.

Face to Face with Nobel Laureates

A Ph.D. student in chemistry recounts his experiences at the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, an opportunity to meet with 34 science Nobelists.

Charles Yarish, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, left and Bren Smith of the Thimble Islands Oyster Company looks over kelp as it is harvested from Long Island Sound near Branford on May 22, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

From the Lab to the Dinner Table: Seaweed

UConn professor Charlie Yarish is helping birth a new industry up and down the East Coast.

Solar panels at the Depot Campus on Aug. 7, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New UConn Microgrid to Provide Power in Storm-related Outages

The University has received state funding to create an independent microgrid energy system at the Depot Campus.