The University of Connecticut is now home to a recently established Transportation Safety Research Center that will operate as a vital resource for law enforcement and state residents, among others. Developed in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the center has already improved the compilation and processing of car crash data through performing studies to further understand factors that lead to car crashes on state roadways. Statistics concerning distracted driving, seatbelt use, and pedestrian safety will be available to the public online in an effort to build an electronic repository of statewide crash information. (Photo: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announces the new program; Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)