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Connecticut Technology Council Names Medtronic Winner of STEM Equitability Award

Apr 4, 2019
3 min

Connecticut Technology Council Names Medtronic Winner of STEM Equitability Award

2019 Women of Innovation Awards honor the medical device leader for promoting diversity in STEM EAST HARTFORD—The Inspiring STEM Equitability Award was awarded to Medtronic by the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) at the 15th Annual Women of Innovation Awards (WOI) on March 27. This award recognizes an organization for its commitment to policies and programs designed to advance representation, inclusion, diversity, and equitability within the STEM fields. “Medtronic exceed

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The Connecticut Technology Council Announces the Winners of the 15th Annual Women of Innovation

Mar 28, 2019
7 min

The Connecticut Technology Council Announces the Winners of the 15th Annual Women of Innovation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EAST HARTFORD, CT (March 28, 2018) Fifty-one women from across Connecticut were honored for their innovation and leadership during the 15th annual Connecticut Technology Council Women of Innovation® Awards presentation on Wednesday, March 27, at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The Women of Innovation program recognizes women innovators, role models, and leaders in science and technology professions, as well as outstanding young women at the high schoo

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2019 Women of Innovation Finalists Announced

Feb 14, 2019
2 min

2019 Women of Innovation Finalists Announced

We’re pleased to announce this year’s Finalists in the 15th Anniversary Women of Innovation program! These are some of Connecticut’s leading voices in the STEM fields, and we are happy to have the opportunity to draw attention to their amazing accomplishments. Join us for Women of Innovation on Wednesday, March 27, at the Aqua Turf! Register Now Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Finalists Reem Alattas, Rumble Helmet LCC Elena Cahill, Globele Energy and University of

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Announcing the Winners of the 14th Annual Women of Innovation Awards!

Mar 29, 2018
5 min

Announcing the Winners of the 14th Annual Women of Innovation Awards!

EAST HARTFORD, CT (March 28, 2018) – Fifty women from across Connecticut were honored for their innovation and leadership during the fourteenth annual Connecticut Technology Council Women of Innovation® Awards presentation on Wednesday, March 28, at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The Women of Innovation program recognizes women innovators, role models, and leaders in science and technology professions, including outstanding young women at the high school and collegiate le

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Connecticut Technology Council Seeks Nominees for 14th Annual Women of Innovation® Awards Program

Jan 17, 2018
3 min

Connecticut Technology Council Seeks Nominees for 14th Annual Women of Innovation® Awards Program

Nomination Deadline EXTENDED: February 2, 2018 (HARTFORD, Conn., January 17, 2018) – The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) is actively seeking nominees for its 2018 Women of Innovation® awards, the only annual program in the state that recognizes local women for excellence at all levels of STEM fields. The program, now in its fourteenth year, will also honor high school and college students for their studies, research and accomplishments. Nomination of candidates can be ma

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Connecticut Science Center Teaching Program Expanded

Jul 3, 2013
1 min

Connecticut Science Center Teaching Program Expanded

State and local officials announced Tuesday that a professional development program at the Connecticut Science Center will triple in size thanks to a donation from the Andrew J. and Joyce D. Mandell Family Foundation. The program currently enrolls about 500 teachers per year, but with the new funding it will expand to 1,500 per year and soon will begin awarding graduate-level college credit. The size of grant was not disclosed, but Connecticut Science Center President and CEO

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“Next Generation Connecticut” Seeks to Restore State’s Image as Global Innovator

Jun 24, 2013
2 min

“Next Generation Connecticut” Seeks to Restore State’s Image as Global Innovator

Image from today.uconn.edu The bill, SB 840, allocates more than 1.5 billion dollars to the University of Connecticut over the next ten years with the objective of improving and growing the University’s programs in bioscience, engineering, technology, digital media, and other in-demand “fields that we are working so hard to expand here in Connecticut,” according to the Governor. This will be achieved by hiring new faculty, constructing additional facilities, and renovating an

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2013 Girls Of Innovation Science Challenge

Jun 18, 2013
2 min

2013 Girls Of Innovation Science Challenge

The 2013 Girls of Innovation Science Challenge kicked off on Saturday, June 15 In elementary school, about as many girls as boys have a positive attitude toward science. But shortly thereafter, more girls than boys begin to turn away from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). This results in the significant under-representation of women in many STEM careers. (Credit: Author. 2004. Science and Engineering Indicators 2004. National Science Foundation) Studies of

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Mar 15, 2012
2 min

Tech Trends – article picks from SSTI staff, Week of 03/12/12

FedDev Ontario Investment Connecting STEM Grads with Businesses A contribution of $4.2 million CAN ($4.2 million USD) by FedDev Ontario will be used to place 320 recent graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields with businesses in a competitive six-month internship and mentorship program. The idea is to provide graduates with real world opportunities to develop business skills and experience. The grads will be matched with small- and medium-

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Award Winners of the Eighth Annual Women of Innovation®

Mar 1, 2012
4 min

Award Winners of the Eighth Annual Women of Innovation®

Connecticut Technology Council Announces Winners of the Eighth Annual Women of Innovation Awards Program Women leaders in technology, science and engineering honored at March 1st gala Fifty three women from across Connecticut were honored for their innovation and leadership during the eighth annual Women of Innovation awards dinner held March 1st at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. Category Award winners are listed below. View the complete list and read bios of the 2012 Wom

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Feb 27, 2012
1 min

Gov. Dan Malloy’s Proposal on Changes to the Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS)

Gov. Dan Malloy earlier this month proposed legislation making changes to the Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) in order to tailor programming to the needs of employers. In addition to programmatic changes, the governor wants to change the governance of CTHSS to an independent, 11-member board whose members are made by appointment, removing oversight from the State Board of Education. The process would be led by the Department of Education in collaboration with

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Feb 17, 2012
1 min

STEM Education Series on Where We Live

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM): Connecticut’s strengths? Many of the state’s employers don’t think so anymore. Where We Live concluded WNPR’s weeklong series on STEM education today. Here are links to the other stories in the series. STEM Series: Unfilled Jobs In CT Due To Lack Of Qualified Workers STEM Series: A Look At K-12 STEM Education STEM Series: Improving STEM Education in College STEM Series: Employers Promote STEM Learning #STEM

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Feb 1, 2012
1 min

SSTI’s Staff Picks 1/31/12 (Collection of Articles on Tech Trends)

GAO Report Finds Overlap in Federal STEM Programs To avoid potential duplication, the GAO recommends government STEM programs need to be guided by a robust strategic plan. Read more … Survey Finds Youth Unlikely to Enter STEM Fields At the same time as the reported government overlap, a recent study finds 60 percent of young people surveyed named at least one factor preventing them from pursing work in this field. Read more … State Funding for Higher Ed Continues to Decli

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Jan 18, 2012
2 min

Connecticut Technology Council Announces 53 Finalists for Eighth Annual Women of Innovation® Awards

Women leaders in technology, science and engineering to be honored March 1st, Dr. Alicia Abella of AT&T Labs to keynote awards ceremony The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) today announced 53 finalists for the eighth annual Women of Innovation® Awards Program. The program recognizes women across Connecticut – those in the workforce and students – who are innovators, role models and leaders in the fields of science, engineering and technology. A winner in each of the eight

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Meet the 2012 Women of Innovation® Finalists

Jan 16, 2012
18 min

Meet the 2012 Women of Innovation® Finalists

Presenting… The 2012 Women of Innovation® Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Yvonne Akpalu CEO/Founder Why Science Dr. Akpalu is the CEO & Founder of Why Science, an education technology company igniting students’ passion for science/technology/engineering/mathematics learning. Why Science’s ground-breaking Poly & Mer technology makes STEM more accessible by combining the power of the “cloud” with state-of-the-art learning practices, programs and interactive media f

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Jan 6, 2012
1 min

Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation

Interesting report from Economics & Statistics Admistration of the US Dept. of Commerce: This report finds that women are underrepresented both in STEM jobs and STEM undergraduate degrees and have been consistently over the last decade…. This underrepresentation has remained fairly constant over the past decade, even as women’s share of the college-educated workforce has increased. Given the high-quality, well-paying jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering an

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Nov 10, 2011
1 min

Economy, lack of engineers could hinder U.S. innovation

"Despite America's knack for ingenuity, the forces of change face some heavy crosswinds. A wheezing economy, a dearth of college engineering students, sagging high school math and science scores, and sinking research-and-development investments have heightened concerns about the USA's ability to compete with rising powers China and India. By Goldman Sachs' estimate, the Chinese economy will overtake the U.S. economy by 2027 and almost double its size by 2050." Full article on

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Girls of Innovation 2011 Science Challenge

Jun 6, 2011
2 min

Girls of Innovation 2011 Science Challenge

The Connecticut Technology Council is pleased to present: Girls of Innovation 2011 Science Challenge Thurs., July 14th – 8:30am – 2:30pm At the Connecticut Science Center Registration & full info at: http://bit.ly/jXq8VG An offshoot of CTC's Women of Innovation program, Girls of Innovation inspires today's middle school students to consider studies in science and technology-related research, health services and business areas. The Girls of Innovation Science Challenge is for

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Oct 21, 2010
4 min

STEM SHOWCASE in New Britain on Oct. 30

Here is an invite to the Connecticut Technology Community – companies and organizations interested in STEM, to present and exhibitor at the STEM SHOWCASE on Oct. 30: All information on this program is now available at: http://www.csdnb.org/#stem-showcase-home" Download NEW BRITAIN INVITE LETTER – 1 PAGE 10610 Download New Brit pitch letter 101510 ALL ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE THERE – WE CAN HELP YOU! Dear friends in the public and private sectors: The Consolidated New Britain, Co

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Sep 20, 2010
2 min

State of CT – Grants available for employers in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Science Technology

The WorkPlace, Inc. announces the availability of approximately $280,000 in grant funds from the State of Connecticut for innovative approaches to developing a well-trained workforce. The WorkPlace seeks employers in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) and Green related industries to apply. Employers must have a company location in one the 20 communities that The WorkPlace, Inc. serves: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bridgeport, Darien, Derby, Ea

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