Ira Morrison


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Portrait of the 10 Entrepreneurship Fellows

Technology Entrepreneurship: Helping Students Pursue their Personal and Professional Dreams

The Entrepreneurship Fellowship program can help serve as an economic and entrepreneurial lightning rod for inspired STEM graduates

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UConn to Host 57th North American Power Symposium

NAPs serves as a launchpad for emerging scholars and a convening ground for frontier research in power systems, electric grid operations, renewable energy integration, and distribution-transmission coordination

Group photo of the 2025 Academy of Distinguished Engineers

Pushing Boundaries and Becoming Beacons for Positive Change

College of Engineering welcomes new Academy of Distinguished Engineers Inductees and GOLD Rising Stars

A man in an office with architectural design and engineering posters behind him.

Intersecting Engineering and the Arts

UConn College of Engineering commencement speaker Mark Sarkisian is a multiple patent holder, has a legacy that includes designing some of the tallest buildings in the world, and is a UConn graduate

The floor of Gampel pavilion teaming with students, shot from the mezzanine above.

A Final Milestone and a Glimpse of the Future for Engineering Students

The College of Engineering’s Senior Design Day brings out the best in student creativity, collaboration and problem solving

Aerial view of a drone flying.

Senior Design Project Aims for the Sky

Students design user-enabled flight mode to help remote pilots maintain energy-efficient flight

Hands holding a diagram depicting creative thinking.

For Entrepreneurs, Mistakes and Losing are Critical for Winning

Students gained personal insights from founders who have successfully launched startups in climate, energy, manufacturing, and AI

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Junbo Zhao from UConn College of Engineering Wins NSF CAREER Award

College of Engineering researchers are improving grid operators' ability to monitor and control electrical power systems in real time

Photo of two judges reviewing a poster with the student.

College of Engineering Hosts 11th-Annual Poster Competition

Annual competition allows students to improve their presentation skills by explaining their research to a non-technical audience

One of the entries included at the theme park expo.

Everyone Loves a Roller Coaster . . . Right?!

Prospective engineering students at UConn’s Hartford campus learn about career challenges, realities and opportunities through hands-on experience and training