Eli Freund
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VIDEO: Engineering Scholarships – Unlocking Opportunities
Generous scholarships enable hundreds of UConn Engineering students every year to gain a world-class education that might otherwise be unaffordable. Meet a few of our scholarship recipients in this video.
July 10, 2013 | Eli Freund
Alumni Notes
What are UConn Engineering graduates up to? Read about the recent career highlights of alumni like Mike Curtis, Joel Douglas, Andrew Gere, Michael McGinnis and Xingjian (Chris) Xue!
July 10, 2013 | Eli Freund
Smart Ocean Technology: Connect at Avery Point
Don't miss out on today's Innovation Connection networking event, which takes place at UConn's Avery Point campus and features a discussion on "Smart Ocean Technology" followed by a cocktail reception.
June 20, 2013 | Eli Freund
Engineering Welcomes 22 New Faculty
Following an especially ambitious recruiting year, the School of Engineering is excited to announce that 22 impressive new faculty members will join us for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 academic terms. It is the largest number of new hires in the history of UConn Engineering and reflects the dramatic growth in enrollments underpinned by UConn's commitment to ensuring critical mass for strategic growth areas.
June 18, 2013 | Eli Freund
Legislature Approves Transformational $1.5B Investment in UConn
The Next Generation Connecticut initiative has received final legislative approval from the General Assembly, positioning UConn to ascend the ranks of the world's elite research universities as its intellectual capital is put to work energizing the state's innovation-based economy.
June 18, 2013 | Eli Freund
Dr. Jeffrey McCutcheon Named a DuPont Young Professor
Assistant professor Jeffrey McCutcheon was selected a 2013 DuPont Young Professor. He is one of just 14 young professors, representing seven countries, to receive one of the three-year awards this year. The award will fund his ongoing research in the area of novel membranes for use in water filtration and energy storage.
June 3, 2013 | Eli Freund
Alumni Notes
Read about the exciting array of events planned in conjunction with Alumni Weekend (June 7-8), as well as recent career highlights of alumni like Keith Berger, Frederick Carlson, Michael Keefe and Edward J. Sarisley, Jr.
May 22, 2013 | Eli Freund
Around Engineering
Great things are always underway in the School of Engineering. Read about an upcoming Ice Cream Social in honor of Marty Wood, who is retiring after 25 years at UConn; the GK-12 Annual Design Challenge; a new Transportation Safety Research Center at UConn and the Materials Science & Engineering Department's US News graduate school rankings...
May 22, 2013 | Eli Freund
Student News
Eight engineering students won highly competitive Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Awards that will allow them to conduct scholarly research in faculty laboratories this summer. A total of 70 SURF grants were awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Research, across the entire university.
May 22, 2013 | Eli Freund
Class of 2013 Celebrated
On May 4th, the School of Engineering honored the achievements of nearly 500 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students who were awarded their BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees after years of long nights, countless problem sets, design challenges and joyous "aha" moments when difficult formulas suddenly gain meaning. The events were celebrated before a packed audience of families, friends, faculty and officials assembled to cheer on the graduating engineers.
May 22, 2013 | Eli Freund