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Licenses and Options Granted by the University, July-December 2008

The list of licenses and options granted was supplied by the University’s Center for Science and Technology Commercialization. Suib, Steven Voltage-induced Catalyst Augmentation Catelectric Corp. Brand, Mark ‘Raise the Roof’ Trademark for Certain Rhododendron Plants Monrovia Nursery Co. Sotzing, Gregory Conductive Polymers Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. Michel, Laurent Constraint-based Search Models Dynamic Decision Technologies Inc. […]

Mathematician Receives Award to Fund Collaborative Research

Maria Gordina, associate professor of mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will spend a semester in residence at Cornell University as the winner of the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize awarded by Cornell and the Association for Women in Mathematics.

Social Work Researchers Studying Relief Efforts for Iraqi Refugees

The displacement of half a million people from Iraq as a result of the U.S.-led war is a humanitarian crisis that has long-term consequences for Iraq and neighboring countries, according to social work researchers Kathryn Libal and Scott Harding. Yet, they say, while the media have focused on U.S. military casualties and other costs of the war in Iraq, the displacement crisis has been largely ignored. Since 2006, the two researchers have been studying how services are being provided to Iraqi refugees in Jordan.

Political Theorist Calls for Recognition of Environmental Human Rights

Clean air, water, and soil should be viewed as environmental human rights of present and future generations, according to a new book by political science professor Richard Hiskes.

Academic Achievement Center Helps Students Hone Study Skills

Students who want to improve their academic skills and strategies have a new place to go for help: the Academic Achievement Center.

Psychologist’s Book Examines Harmful Effects of AIDS Denialism

A new book by social psychology professor Seth Kalichman exposes the dangerous claims of the AIDS denialist movement and examines the movement’s harmful influence on some of the countries hardest hit by the epidemic.

Alumnus Discusses Search for Truth About U.S.-Iraq War

When Charles Duelfer (’74 MA, history) was sent to Iraq in 2004 by President George W. Bush to find out why the administration had been wrong about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, he was assured by his old friend George Tenet, CIA director, that they wanted “just the truth.” But Duelfer responded, “How deep do […]

Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri, The Nature of Light – What is a Photon?

Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri, The Nature of Light – What is a Photon? (CRC Press, 2008) Roychoudhuri is a professor of physics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

English Professor Draws Major Writers to Torrington Campus

Verstandig was hired at the Torrington Campus as an adjunct professor of English and soon began working on the Writers Project, since it was clear that Litchfield County is characterized by a high number of writers, and a project focusing on them would provide a way for the campus to distinguish itself.

Study Examines Impact of Exercise on Older Women Who Smoke

Dr. Cheryl Oncken, associate professor of medicine, has received a five-year, $4 million federal grant to study whether exercise can help older women quit smoking and improve their overall health.