AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoNeuroscience: Eastern Connecticut State alumnus Marc Freeman, newly elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, returns Monday to discuss his scientific career and research on nerve cells. Space & STEM Education: Avon’s Talcott Mountain Science Center won a $1.7 million NASA earmark for planetarium and observatory upgrades. In Berlin, the high school’s BioNauts earned a Lemelson-MIT grant to develop an invention addressing a community problem. Quantum Technology: A state-supported quantum computing hub has opened in New Haven, as Connecticut works to build a skilled quantum workforce. Coastal Research: A public website now brings together more than six decades of beach surveys, including work by Eastern Connecticut State researchers, to show how storms and erosion have reshaped Rhode Island’s shore. Manufacturing Workforce: CT State is expanding manufacturing programs at 13 training locations across the state.
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