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The University of ConnecticutsNursing and Engineering Innovation Center, one of the first of its kind in the nation,will advance health care, workforce, and economic development through interdisciplinary collaborations, positioning Connecticut to be a global leader in health care technology innovation.

Nurses interact with patients daily and see where there are gaps in care. Nurses are also taught to be problem solvers, adapting as necessary to fix unique health issues. Engineers are technically trained and up to date on the latest technology. Engineers typically also thrive in creating new devices to improve the quality-of-life for end users.

What happens when you combine the two professions together? UConns Schools of Nursing and Engineering believe it will lead to fresh ideas and inventions that will directly impact patients lives in a positive way. The four focal areas of the new Center are research, education, community engagement, and technology transfer.

The Center is under the co-direction of Tiffany Kelley, Ph.D., MBA, RN-BC, Visiting Professor and Director of the School of Nursings Healthcare Innovation Online Graduate Certificate Program and Leila Daneshmandi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Residence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of the entrepreneurship Hub (eHub) in the School of Engineering.

Engineers are trained to solve problems and create solutions. They have the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities to actualize new technologies, Daneshmandi says. By partnering with nurses and health care professionals, who have deep contextual knowledge of on-site problems and needs, we can ensure that our innovations are user-centric and designed for unmet health care needs.

In its initial phase, the Center includes the creation of joint educational programs for students and seed grants for collaborative research among faculty.

The deans of the two Schools, who will oversee the Innovation Center throughout its development with assistance from an Advisory Board, expect this first phase to take two to three years. The goal of the second phase is to create a shared state-of-the-art research and teaching facility, which will require major University, state, federal, or donor investment.

We are joining forces to not only support our research activities, but to also expand student learning and have a greater impact on patients and employers across Connecticut, says former School of Nursing Dean Deborah Chyun.

Not only could prototypes be field-tested and exhibited in such a facility, but it would also further integrate established undergraduate- and graduate-level programs at the two Schools, helping to meet the increasing demand for workers in both fields.

The School of Engineering has strong connections in health care, especially through our Biomedical Engineering Department operated with UConn Health, says Engineering Dean Kazem Kazerounian. With this new Innovation Center, however, were investing in patient-focused care at the hands of the talented nurse workforce.

The Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center is not the first instance of collaboration between the two Schools. Researchers affiliated with the School of Nursings Center for Advancement in Managing Pain belong to both Schools and are actively involved in shared training and research activities. Several interdisciplinary teams have also submitted grant applications for collaborative projects.

Among other collaborations, School of Nursing associate professor Ruth Lucas worked with Engineering faculty to design her Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device, which measures infants sucking during breastfeeding. Ellen Quintana 21 (NUR) worked with engineering students to design the now-patented ReduSeal glove waste reduction system. In the spring of 2022, students at both Schools built hundreds of Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes, which are do-it-yourself air purifiers that aid in filtration during COVID-19.

The Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center is a natural progression of ongoing collaborations that have been ongoing for the last several years Kelley says. We are excited to see how it will enhance our research and educational programs, help meet the demand for our graduates in the workforce, and provide better care for patients. It is amazing what we can do with a little seed funding, enthusiasm, and determination.

The creation of the center was inspired by a bequest from James Belmont 86 (ENG), who wanted to demonstrate his appreciation for his UConn education and that of his sister, Gail Belmont-Harwood 81 (NUR). Belmonts support for the Centers Program Support Fund stems from the siblings understanding that best practices in innovation development indicate the need for end users to be involved in the design of new products. Registered professional nurses are the largest group of health care professionals today, totaling about four million, and 10 times the number of physicians.

In addition to support from Belmont and Belmont-Harwood, the Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center received supportive funds from both schools, the Provosts Office, the Office of the Vice President of Research, and a $30,000 VentureWell Courses and Programs grant to support collaborative Nursing and Engineering undergraduate education advancement in this area. The VentureWell grant was awarded to fund a fellowship program for students from Nursing and Engineering to come together and work on health care technological solutions.

Opportunities to support the Center can be made through the Nursing Innovations Fund.

For more information, please connect with Daneshmandi or Kelley. Please visit the new Center website.

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MARTIN PURYEAR, Installation view of Lookout, 2023. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, N.Y. | Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Jeffrey Jenkins

A CURIOUS LOOKING, CURVED FORM sits on a high overlook in the North Woods of Storm King Art Center. A miracle of construction with no underlying framework, the brick sculpture provides awe-inspiring views from within. A masonry arched entry frames glorious landscapes with Schunnemunk Mountain visible in the distance. Ninety circular openings along the walls and ceiling create focused glimpses of the sky, tree canopy, and natural surroundings.

Lookout, a permanent, site-specific commission by Martin Puryear debuted Saturday at Storm King, the 500-acre outdoor museum and sculpture park in Mountainville, N.Y.

What distinguishes Martin Puryear as an artist is the way he finds forms and materials that feel familiar but create a world of their own. With Lookout, Puryear has created a tapestry in brick, using small individual elements to create something majestic on a grand scale, Storm King Artistic Director and Chief Curator Nora Lawrence said in a statement.

Its been an honor to watch him think about masonry as something elevated, technical, and specific and to create something that many said would not be possible. He took the time to envision the perfect work for Storm King. Lookout joins a tradition of our site-specific commissions that wouldnt be right anywhere else: it is for this landscape; it is for this hill. Not only is Lookout a gorgeous work of art, but it is a feat of engineering and craftsmanship that reflects so much of Puryears thinking throughout his career.

Not only is Lookout a gorgeous work of art, but it is a feat of engineering and craftsmanship that reflects so much of Puryears thinking throughout his career. Storm King Artistic Director and Chief Curator Nora Lawrence

MARTIN PURYEAR, Detail of Lookout, 2023 (brick, concrete, cobblestone, 20 x 16 feet). Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, N.Y. | Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Jeffrey Jenkins

Puryear, 82, has developed a singular practice over past 50 years, working by hand with wood, bronze, and stone, producing technically rigorous abstract sculptures with thought-provoking historical and cultural references. A highly regardied artist, he represented the United States at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. Born in Washington, D.C., Puryear lives and works in Upstate New York, about an hour from Storm King. As is his practice with large-scale sculptures, to realize Lookout, Puryear worked with experts who brought specific knowledge to the project.

Creating a new work for Storm King has been an adventure and a challenge. Lookout, my first sculpture in brick, is an effort to celebrate a special spot in Storm Kings extraordinary landscape, Puryear said in a statement.

From the beginning, the project was a series of puzzles to be solved, a collective effort between engineers, brick and cement technologists, and the highly skilled team of masons who constructed the work onsite over a period of two summers, (after more than ten years of planning). Throughout the entire process, Storm King was a tenacious source of encouragement and support. My gratitude is vast for such a faithful realization of my vision.

Creating a new work for Storm King has been an adventure and a challenge. Lookout, my first sculpture in brick, is an effort to celebrate a special spot in Storm Kings extraordinary landscape. From the beginning, the project was a series of puzzles to be solved Martin Puryear

Puryear told the New York Times, the sculpture is his most complicated work to date. He researched all manner of masonry methods practiced in England, Rome, and on Manhattans Upper East Side. In Mali, he witnessed a Nubian vault-building technique developed thousands of years ago that was critical to his vision. I love that it comes from Africa, Puryear said. CT

Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023: Storm King Art Center is hosting a public talk with Martin Puryear and Storm King Artistic Director and Chief Curator Nora Lawrence. Registration is required

The debut of Lookout is accompanied by Martin Puryear: Process and Scale, an exhibition showcasing Martin Puryears development process on a range of projects over the years via models and drawings (Sept. 23-Dec. 17, 2023)

MARTIN PURYEAR, Installation view of Lookout, 2023. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, N.Y. | Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Jeffrey Jenkins

MARTIN PURYEAR, Installation view of Lookout, 2023. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, N.Y. | Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Jeffrey Jenkins

MARTIN PURYEAR, Installation view of Lookout, 2023. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, N.Y. | Martin Puryear, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo by Jeffrey Jenkins

BOOKSHELFA publication documenting Marin Puryears Lookout project at Storm King Art Center is forthcoming in spring 2024. Martin Puryear: Liberty / Libert accompanied the artists Venice Biennale exhibition. Martin Puryear: Multiple Dimensions was published on the occasion of the artists 2015 traveling museum exhibition. Also consider Beauty Born of Struggle: The Art of Black Washington. Puryear is among the artists featured in the volume edited by Jeffrey C. Stewart.

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A major infrastructure upgrade to the nations busiest locks will help keep them operating into the next century.

Well be installing a new miter gate and filling valve actuation system to maintain the Locks infrastructure, said Locks Operations Project Manager Jonathan Hofstra. Were also planning on upgrading and replacing current controls systems to a modern controls operating system."

The $16 million project cost, of which $10.5 million comes from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding that President Joseph R. Biden signed into law in November 2021, will modernize aged electrical and mechanical components at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the contract August 2023.

The Chittenden Locks has served the Pacific Northwest and the U.S. for 106 years. Many systems and components have been upgraded, but many more need upgrading to continue operating.

The small lock machinery system operates the miter gates and valves that control the filling and emptying of the Canals small lock chamber. The new machinery will use compact hydraulic miter gate and valve operating machinery.

Current machinery and controls are deteriorated and need replacing before failure leads to small lock closure. The upgrades will reduce the risk of gate operating equipment failure that would severely impact the Army Corps navigation mission.

The official schedule has not been confirmed but Hofstra emphasized that all work will be completed in a single small lock dewatering event, and not affect normal navigational operations.

A Tribal-owned company, T1-RJS Joint Venture LLC of North Bend, Oregon, earned the contract award.

For more information on USACE projects in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law work plan, clickhere.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Following years of energy-saving successes at Naval Base Guam, the Navy is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsvilles Resource Efficiency Manager Program.

Huntsville Centers REM program improves installation energy programs by developing site energy and water plans that achieve energy efficiency, reduction, security and resiliency through sustainable and renewable resources. REMs, contracted energy management experts, help energy managers increase energy awareness, collect data for reporting site energy use and management and achieve energy goals and mandates.

REMs have been working with energy managers at Naval Base Guam for over six years to conduct building audits, identify energy conservation measures and develop project documentation for third-party financed energy projects, said Russell Moebes, REM Program project manager.

They saw the energy savings and projects that have come out of Guam, so they shared those success stories within the Navy and wanted to get REMs out to other installations to help meet their energy goals as well, said Moebes.

Huntsville Centers REM Program now has contracts to provide 16 total REMs to Navy Atlantic, Navy Pacific and Navy Far East. Each contract has four unexercised option years and additional unexercised optional REMs if installations need additional support with larger integrated project development.

Not only are these contracts going to result in cost savings for the Navy, they are also focused on improving energy resiliency, so installations can self-sustain their critical missions, said Moebes.

For more information about Huntsville Centers Resource Efficiency Manager Program, visit https://www.hnc.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/490651/energy-division-resource-efficiency-managers/.

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