Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut

How Ketamine is Rewriting the Biology of Depression

From Lab to Launch: Yale Ventures and Connecticut's Innovation Pipeline

Josh Geballe, Managing Director of Yale Ventures, joins us to explain how the university turns lab discoveries into real-world impact. From accelerator funds and tech transfer to recent billion-dollar exits anchoring tal

Science in Service: The CASE Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Experience

The CASE Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program empowers scientists and engineers to work alongside policymakers tackling complex public issues. In this episode, Stephen Nichols, the CASE Science and Technology

The CASE for Expertise: Connecticut’s Technical Boards

How do science and engineering shape public policy in Connecticut? This episode explores the CASE Technical Boards, a trusted, nonpartisan resource linking science and engineering to state decision-making. Host Tanimu De

Empowering Connecticut’s Clean Energy Workforce—Green STEP

In the latest episode of Learning and Living STEMM in Connecticut, host Tanimu Deleon is joined by guests from the EnergizeCT Green STEP program to explore how it enhances high school education through hands-on workshops

Igniting Innovation: Connecticut's Role in Flight's Future

In the latest episode of Learning and Living STEMM in Connecticut, host Tanimu Deleon is joined by Michael Winter, Chief Scientist at RTX, the parent company of aviation industry-leading divisions Collins Aerospace, Prat

Igniting Innovation: Connecticut's Role in Flight's Future

In the latest episode of Learning and Living STEMM in Connecticut, host Tan Deleon is joined by Michael Winter, Chief Scientist at RTX, the parent company of aviation industry-leading divisions Collins Aerospace, Pratt &

The Molecular Basis of Cellular Motility and Cytokinesis

Dr. Thomas Pollard is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology and of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and the recipie

QuantumCT

In this latest episode, host Tan Deleon is joined by Pamir Alpay and Michael Crair, principal investigators at QuantumCT, to discuss quantum—what it is and what it isn’t—and how Connecticut is among the leaders in the re

Accelerating the Discovery of Abiotic Vesicles

In this episode, host Tan Deleon is joined by Sarah Maurer, professor of chemistry at Central Connecticut State University, to share insights into the work she is doing on the origins of life, why the public should be aw

Business-focused Sustainability Initiatives to Reduce Emissions that Contribute to Climate Change

In this episode, Bernard J. Zahren, an honorary member of the Academy, discusses how his private investment funds, Clean Feet Investors I and II, support sustainability-focused businesses and how his commitment to reduci

Artificial Intelligence: What We Should Know, and the Policies and Regulations States are Considering

In this episode, host Tan Deleon sits down with Connecticut Senator James Maroney and Nick Donofrio to discuss AI – what it is, what we should know about it, what the state is considering for policies and regulations aro

DETICKT IT: An App for Real-Time Tick Identification and Disease Risk Analysis

Tickborne diseases are on the rise, with the Connecticut Department of Public Health reporting about 3,000 cases yearly. After being diagnosed with two tickborne illnesses, Antonia Kolb, a recent graduate of King School

Desalination and Wastewater Reuse: Technological Solutions for Global Water Scarcity

Water scarcity is a critical issue globally, directly impacting human health, agricultural productivity, and economic development. Listen as Menachem Elimelech, the Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engine

CASE – DEEP Science & Technology Policy Fellowship: Dr. Seema Alim

Host Tan Deleon sits down with Dr. Seema Alim, the 2022-2024 CASE-DEEP Science & Technology Policy Fellow to discuss Dr. Alim’s career and path to becoming the CASE-DEEP Science & Technology Fellow, as well as her work d

Conducting Science Research in High School

In this episode of Learning and Living STEMM in Connecticut, Naomi Park, a senior at Greenwich High School, shares her scientific research journey that began in third grade and continues today - bringing her to local and

A Changing Arctic

In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Penny Vlahos, professor and associate head, Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut, joins CASE to talk about the rapid change underway in

The Digital Transformation Conversation, continued

In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Mike Ambrose returns to continue the conversation on Digital Transformation and the real benefits of DX including reductions in time and costs, as well as improv

What is Digital Transformation and Why is it so Important?

In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Mike Ambrose joins CASE to begin the conversation about Digital Transformation - or DX - and the complexities of product considerations, the importance of data,

STEM Student Research – Implementing Inexpensive Biochar to Remove Contaminants from Water

In this episode of Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut, Snigtha Mohanraj, a sophomore at the Engineering & Science University Magnet School in New Haven, shares the inspiration for and research behind her award-winnin