Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut

About Learning & Living STEMM in Connecticut

The Academy is a nonprofit created by a special act of the Connecticut General Assembly in 1976, with key areas of work including advising and informing the people and the state of Connecticut on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (collectively known as STEMM). This podcast is key to sharing with the residents of our state interesting STEMM developments and increasing visibility for the state’s innovators and entrepreneurs, businesses and industries, academics, our talented workforce, and those doing STEMM-related work in public service.

Publisher

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Rewriting the Chestnut's Fate: Breeding and Biocontrol Against Blight

   The American chestnut was once a giant of eastern forests. Then a fungal blight nearly wiped it out, and today Connecticut may have only about 1,000 left. Can it come back? Host Tanimu Deleon talks with Dr. Rachel Jeffrey of Southern Connecticut State University and Dr. Susanna Keriö of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Their two approaches are breeding trees that resist the blight and using a virus that infects the fungus itself. Hear how they're doing it, and how you can help.

2. 

   30 Jun 2026

   How Ketamine is Rewriting the Biology of Depression

   What if the traditional view of depression—a simple imbalance of serotonin—was wrong? In this episode of Learning and Living STEM in Connecticut, host Tanimu Deleon talks with Dr. John Krystal, Chair of Psychiatry at Yale and recipient of the 2026 Connecticut Medal of Technology, to discuss his groundbreaking discovery of ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects and how it changed our understanding of depression's biology.

3. 

   30 Apr 2026

   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 talent in Connecticut, Josh offers a clear-eyed look at how research becomes innovation — and why there's never been a better time to build.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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Social presence

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YouTube

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