<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2025/national-science-foundation-grant-funds.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>06/11/2025</pubDate><title>National Science Foundation Grant Funds Launch of Innovative Engineering Research Program Supporting Neurodivergent Students</title><description>A new National Science Foundation-funded program led by faculty at the University of New Haven offers hands-on, sustainable construction research for students with learning disabilities, combining technical innovation with inclusive mentorship.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author/><date>June 11, 2025</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/engineering/news/2025/tagliatela-building.jpg" alt="A new NSF-funded research program is empowering neurodivergent students to tackle real-world sustainability challenges"/></image><image-caption>A new NSF-funded research program is empowering neurodivergent students to tackle real-world sustainability challenges.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-engineering</tag><tag>dept-civil-environmental-engineering</tag><tag>name-goli-nossoni</tag><tag>name-reihaneh-samsami</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>office-accessibility-resources-center</tag><tag>program-grad-civil-engineering</tag><tag>sustainability</tag><tag>year-2025</tag></tags></item>