Haskins Laboratories: News Archive 2023
S3: Social Science Space interview with Philip Rubin
Fumiko Hoeft
Philip Rubin: FABBS’ Accidental Essential Man Linking Research and Policy.
Philip Rubin, Chair of the Board of Haskins Laboratories, was interviewed by Michael Todd, editor of Sages’ S3: Social Science Space on the conclusion of his tenure as President of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS). The Q&A appeared in a posting from Dec. 12, 2023, called: “Philip Rubin: FABBS’ Accidental Essential Man Linking Research and Policy”.
Presented by the Yale Child Study Center, The Global Literacy Hub, and The Southport CoLAB , Dec. 4-5, 2023
This two-day conference, hosted in-person at Yale University on Monday, Dec. 4-5, 2023, presented the latest, ground-breaking scientific research about how children learn to read, and how those insights are translated into practical classroom strategies.
Speakers included: Devin Kerns, Nicole Landi, Julia Lindsey, Benjamin Powers, Jay Rueckl, Danielle Scorrano, and Mark Seidenberg.
Dr. Fumiko Hoeft, Haskins Laboratories Affiliate and co-founder of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub, was featured as a visionary in The Scientist: Dr. Fumiko Hoeft in TheWaterbury.com in June 2023. Fumiko serves in many roles. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at UConn, Campus Director of UConn Waterbury, and Professor (by courtesy), in the UConn Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Educational Psychology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry.
Michael T. Turvey
In Memoriam: Michael Turvey, Aug. 12, 2023
Michael T. Turvey, February 14, 1942 to August 12, 2023
Michael Turvey, Emeritus Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2023, at the age of 81. An obituary can be found here. Philip Rubin, Haskins Laboratories Board Chair, said: “For many of us, Michael was our mentor, colleague, collaborator, friend, and inspiration. We are heartbroken. Our thoughts are with his wife and partner, Claudia Carello, and with his family and many friends.”
Donations in Michael's memory can be made to the CESPA Alumni and Friends Fund to support the research center that was close to Michael's heart.