Teams representing seven countries gathered at Trinity to compete in the college’s 26th International Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest, which advances robot technology and knowledge by using robotics as an educational tool.
Members of the Trinity community gathered recently to promote sustainability on campus and in Hartford during the second annual GREENFest, organized by the student group, Green Campus.
Startupbootcamp has announced the launch of its new MedTech Accelerator in Hartford, with Trinity College as one of its founding partners. The MedTech Accelerator has been established to attract new talent and technology to Hartford, and will provide entrepreneurs with the support, resources, and industry and investor connections they need to help grow their business. The program will include a special emphasis on digital health.
Trinity Alumna to Teach English in Thailand
For his achievements in advancing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and STEM education, Trinity Professor of Engineering John Mertens will be recognized by the Connecticut Science Center as its 2019 STEM Achievement Award Individual Honoree.
On Saturday, May 4, 2019, the American Association of University Women’s Connecticut Chapter will host its sixth annual Tech Savvy Conference at Trinity. The conference is open to sixth- through ninth-grade girls who want to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), as well as their parents and educators.
Trinity College alumna Mariam Avagyan ’18 was welcomed back to campus to give a presentation about a robotics and coding camp for children that she hosted last summer in her home country of Armenia using a Davis Projects for Peace grant.
South African writer and activist Sisonke Msimang brings South African icon to light in McGill Distinguished Lecture in International Studies
The 14th annual Trinity International Hip Hop Festival brought together artists, educators, scholars, organizers, students, alumni, and fans from around the world.
For senior English major and Office of Communications writing intern Katie Cort ’19, a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was just one of the ways in which Trinity has encouraged learning outside of the classroom.
Trinity College’s Center for Urban and Global Studies (CUGS) recently hosted a panel discussion on Turkey’s shift from a democratic to an autocratic regime. “At the Crossroads: Identity and Conflict in Turkey” served as both an academic exploration of the topic and a celebration of Trinity’s commitment to hosting academics in exile.
Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney has been named as one of eight winners of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2019 Women in Business Awards, which “recognize outstanding female leaders in a broad spectrum of industries.”
