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May 12, 2026

Eli Freund

Email: eli.freund@uconn.edu

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GK-12 Competition Gives High School Students A Leg To Stand On

Nine high school teams built and tested prosthetic legs as part of the latest GK-12 Design Challenge

May 28, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

UConn’s Formula SAE Race Car Has Its Best Year In Competition

The UConn car competed against 120 teams from 9 countries at the Michigan International Speedway in Michigan last week

May 26, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

3-D Printing, Appetizers, and Drinks – All At The First UConn Science Salon

Eat, drink and talk about science! We’re launching UConn Science Salon

May 7, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

The prism sculpture in front of the Castleman Building.

UConn Engineering In The News

Award-winning teachers, keynote speakers and karaoke singers! UConn engineers are pretty much everywhere in the news this week.

May 7, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

Priceline’s Founding CTO, Scott Case, Will Speak To SoE Grads

Priceline founder Timothy “Scott” Case is this year's commencement speaker for Engineering graduates

May 6, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

Meet the 2015 Inductees of the Academy of Distinguished Engineers

The Academy of Distinguished Engineers welcomed seven new members

May 6, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

Castleman Building lit up at night under a dark sky.

Our Annual Senior Design Round-Up, 2015

Future technologies - not basketball - were on display at Gampel Pavilion last week

May 6, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

Readers: Join the Discussion!

Got something to say? Momentum, the School of Engineering newsletter, now allows for reader comments!

April 14, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

UConn Researcher Using Silk To Treat Chronic Diseases

Dr. Kelly Burke is researching how silk can help treat chronic disesases

April 13, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

Alumni News

David J. Arthur ’90, Karen Isherwood ’97, Jeffrey Lewis ’83, and Stephen P. O’Mahony ’92 are all featured in this issue's Alumni News

April 13, 2015 | Eli Freund - School of Engineering

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