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The Bulletin, published six times a year, promotes the exchange of technical and research information among the communities in Connecticut. The Bulletin is distributed electronically to Academy members, other academic and industrial scientists, state legislators, commissioners of executive departments, libraries (both public and corporate), secondary school science department chairman, Patrons of the Academy, city and town officials, and many others. There is no charge for subscribing to the Bulletin; to sign up, use the Subscription Form.

All Bulletins prior to 2019 are archived.

 

February 2024

Volume 39, 1

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Social Media and Adolescent Health (2023)
    • Facial Recognition Technology: Current Capabilities, Future Prospects, and Governance (2024)
    • Toward Equitable Innovation in Health and Medicine: A Framework (2023)
    • Acceleration, Deceleration, and Stopping Sight Distance Criteria for Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (2024)
    • Low Birth Weight Babies and Disability (2023)
    • The Role of Advanced Computation, Predictive Technologies, and Big Data Analytics Related to Food and Nutrition Research (2023)
    • Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology (2024)
    • Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions (2024)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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December 2023

Volume 38, 6

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Assessing the 2020 Census (2023)
    • Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing Expanding Capabilities, Participation, and Access: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief (2023)
    • Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions (2023)
    • Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2 (2023)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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October 2023

Volume 38, 5

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Bus Operator Workforce Management: Practitioner’s Guide (2023)
    • Advances in Multimodal Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Environmental and Biomedical Data Integration (2023)
    • Improving MPO and SHSO Coordination on Behavioral Traffic Safety: Guide and Toolkit (2023)
    • Toward Equitable Innovation in Health and Medicine: A Framework (2023)
    • Critical Findings for Tunnel Functional Systems (2023)
    • Reducing Intergenerational Poverty (2023)
    • Thriving in Space: Ensuring the Future of Biological and Physical Sciences Research: A Decadal Survey for 2023-2032
    • Artificial Intelligence to Assist Mathematical Reasoning (2023)
    • The Future Pediatric Subspecialty Physician Workforce: Meeting the Needs of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (2023)
    • Communication, Implementation, and Outcomes of Airport Economic Impact Studies (2023)
    • Caring for the Individual Patient. Understanding Heterogenous Treatment Effects (2023)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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August 2023

Volume 38, 4

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • PFAS Source Differentiation Guide for Airports (2023)
    • Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity (2023)
    • Integrating Freight and Active Transportation into Policies, Programs, Plans, and Project Development (2023)
    • Valuing America’s Health: Aligning Financing to Reward Better Health and Well-Being (2023)
    • An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their Supply (2023)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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June 2023

Volume 38, 3

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Nonhuman Primate Models in Biomedical Research: State of the Science and Future Needs (2023)
    • The Coast Guard’s Next Decade: An Assessment of Emerging Challenges and Statutory Needs (2023)
    • Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science (2023)
    • Advances in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Disabling Physical Health Conditions (2023)
    • Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, Practice, and Policy (2023)
    • Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the National Science Foundation (2023)
    • Transformation in Wireless Connectivity: Guide to Prepare Airports (2023)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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April 2023

Volume 38, 2

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Review of the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023)
    • Addressing the Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families (2023)
    • Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research (2023)
    • Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Bus Rapid Transit and High-Priority Bus Corridors (2023)
    • Achieving Whole Health. A New Approach for Veterans and the Nation (2023)Transforming EPA Science to Meet Today’s and Tomorrow’s Challenges (2023)
    • Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Older Adults: Proceedings of a Workshop Series (2022)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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February 2023

Volume 38, 1

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations – Beyond Broadening Participation (2023)
    • Guidelines on Collaboration and Information Security for State DOTs (2023)
    • Exploring the Role of Health Professional Students and Trainees as Members of the Health Workforce During Crisis (2022)
    • Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society (2023)
    • Reassessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (2022)
    • Wastewater-based Disease Surveillance for Public Health Action (2023)
    • Selected Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue and Disability (2022)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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December 2022

Volume 37, 6

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being (2022)
    • Operationalizing Sustainable Development to Benefit People and the Planet (2022)
    • Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, Practice, and Policy (2022)
    • Carbon Dioxide Utilization Markets and Infrastructure – Status and Opportunities: A First Report (2022)
    • Framework for Assessing Potential Safety Impacts of Automated Driving Systems (2022)
    • Catalyzing Innovative Health System Transformation (2022)
    • Accelerating the Use of Findings from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Clinical Practice to Improve Health and Health Care (2022)
    • The Future of Aviation (2022)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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October 2022

Volume 37, 5

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future (2022)
    • Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Draft Decadal Strategic Plan, 2022-2031 (2022)
    • Ontologies in the Behavioral Sciences: Accelerating Research and the Spread of Knowledge (2022)
    • Applications of an Analytic Framework on Using Public Opinion Data for Solving Intelligence Problems: Proceedings of a Workshop (2022)
    • Emerging Stronger After COVID-19: Priorities for Health System Transformation (2022)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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August 2022

Volume 37, 4

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity (2022)
    • Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up (2022)
    • The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy (2022)
    • Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress (2022)
    • Taking Stock of Science Standards Implementation: Proceedings of a Virtual Summit (2022)
    • Equitable and Resilient Infrastructure Investments (2022)
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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June 2022

Volume 37, 3

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Enhance NIH Research on Autoimmune Disease
    • Improving Representation in Clinical Trials and Research
    • The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff
    • Transparency in Statistical Information for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and All Federal Statistical Agencies
    • Fostering Responsible Computing Research: Foundations and Practices
    • Automated Research Workflows for Accelerated Discovery: Closing the Knowledge Discovery Loop
    • Why Indoor Chemistry Matters
    • Modernizing the Consumer Price Index
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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April 2022

Volume 37, 2

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • NAS Launches Effort to Help Support Ukrainian Researchers as They Relocate to Poland
    • Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech
    • Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
    • Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
    • Physics of Life
    • Science and Engineering in Preschool through Elementary Grades
    • Realizing the Promise of Equity in the Organ Transplantation System
    • Closing Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention
    • Introducing PNAS Nexus
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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February 2022

Volume 37, 1

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Biodiversity at Risk: Today’s Choices Matter
    • Flying in the COVID-19 Era: Science-based Risk Assessments and Mitigation Strategies on the Ground and in the Air
    • Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education
    • Rental Eviction and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Averting a Looming Crisis
    • Closing Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention
    • Buprenorphine Prescribing Through Telemedicine and Telephone Evaluation
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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December 2021

Volume 36, 6

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
    • The Utility, Feasibility, Security, and Ethics of Verifiable COVID-19 Credentials for International Travel
    • Progress of Four Programs from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
    • Vaccine Research and Development to Advance Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Preparedness and Response
    • Countering the Pandemic Threat Through Global Coordination on Vaccines
    • Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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October 2021

Volume 36, 5

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Next Generation Earth Systems Science at the National Science Foundation
    • Science and Engineering in Preschool Through Elementary Grades: The Brilliance of Children and the Strengths of Educators
    • Airport Biometrics: A Primer
    • Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America
    • The Future of Electric Power in the United States
    • Biomedical Research COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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August 2021

Volume 36, 4

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • COVID-19 and the Present and Future of Black Communities: The Role of Black Physicians, Engineers, and Scientists
    • Rental Eviction and the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Short-Term Strategies for Addressing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Workforce Participation
    • Human Rights & Digital Technologies
    • Space Radiation and Astronaut Health: Managing and Communicating Cancer Risks
    • The Use of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Mixed-Use Fisheries
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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June 2021

Volume 36, 3

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • The Potential of Zero-Emission Vehicles
    • Assessing and Improving AI Trustworthiness: Current Contexts and Concerns
    • Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable, and Nourishing Food System: Proceedings from a Workshop
    • Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care
    • Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains Using Emerging Technologies: Policy Options
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
  • In Memorium: Remembering CASE Members
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April 2021

Volume 36, 2

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • Emerging Stronger after COVID-19: Priorities for Health System Transformation
    • Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration
    • Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic STEMM
    • Accelerating Decarbonization of the United States Energy System
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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February 2021

Volume 36, 1

  • President’s Message
  • Academy News
  • News from the National Academies
    • The Roles of Transit, Shared Modes, and Public Policy in the New Mobility Landscape
    • Cultivating Interest and Competencies in Computing
    • The Science of Mentorship – A New National Academies Podcast
    • Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education
  • In Briefs: Science and Engineering Notes from Around Connecticut
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Fall 2020

Volume 35, 2

  • Risk-Based, Systems Analysis: Cornerstone of COVID-19 Report
  • News from the National Academies
  • Rapid Expert Consultations on the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Framework for Equitable COVID Vaccine Allocation
    • Feeding Infants and Children from Birth to 24 Months: Summarizing Existing Guidance
    • Impacts to Airports from Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
    • Privacy and Security in the 21st Century
    • Connected Vehicle Infrastructure
  • In Briefs: Science and Technology News from Around the State
  • A Message to Our Readers
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Spring 2020

Volume 35, 1

  • CASE Statement on COVID-19
  • Spotlight on Innovation in the 21st Century … ready or not?
  • Donofrio, Ferrucci to Address [Virtual] CASE Meeting
  • News from the National Academies
    • Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout
    • Regulating Medicines in a Globalized World
    • Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
    • Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
    • Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Services: Integrating Responses to a Dual Epidemic
  • In Briefs: Science and Technology News from Around the State
  • CT Scientists Elected to National Academies in 2019
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Summer / Fall 2019

Volume 34, 2

  • The Yale Institute of Global Health: Bringing Resources Together to Benefit All
  • Salmon-in-Schools Program Focuses on Education, Restoration of Atlantic Salmon
  • News from the National Academies
    • Enhancing Public Health Data for Physical Activity
    • New Report Urges National Agenda to Improve Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health in Children, Youth
    • Machine Learning Algorithms and Systems for Detecting and Mitigating Adversarial Attacks
    • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives
    • Monitoring Educational Equity
    • Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
    • Protecting Coral Reefs in a Changing Climate
  • In Briefs: Science and Technology News from Around the State
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Winter / Spring 2019

Volume 34, 1

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics: Solving Critical Issues on Earth with the Science of the Universe
  • Yale Astrophysicist Urry to Address CASE Meeting and Dinner
  • News from the National Academies
    • ‘Low Resource’ Areas Focus of Health Care Report
    • Improving Industrial Stormwater Permitting Process
    • Study Examines Role of State Governments in Economic Development and R&D Competitiveness
    • Action Collaborative to Address Clinician Well-Being and Resilience
    • Returning Individual Research Results to Participants
    • Report Finds NETs Key to Mitigating Climate Change
    • Adapting to the 21st Century Innovation Environment
  • In Briefs: Science and Technology News from Around the State
  • CT Scientists Elected to National Academies in 2018
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