Olivia Drake
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Nguyen Lab Explores Benefits of Using Microneedle Arrays for Vaccine Delivery
The programmable technology, supported by the USDA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, eliminates the need to return to a health care provider for booster doses.
November 24, 2023 | Olivia Drake
4 College of Engineering Students Named McNair Scholars
UConn's McNair program equips first-generation and underrepresented undergraduate students with the tools needed to pursue a Ph.D.
October 17, 2023 | Olivia Drake
$2.5M NSF S-STEM Grant to Support Students Majoring in Computing, Data Sciences
Dean Daniel Burkey will oversee a team that assists low-income and first-generation students majoring in computing and data science at UConn.
October 5, 2023 | Olivia Drake
Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Team Develops Alert System to Prevent Wrong-Way Drivers
The team used a predictive modeling software to create an optimal wrong-way rumble strip design.
August 7, 2023 | Olivia Drake
Foundations of Engineering Class Participates in the “Marshmallow Challenge”
Students pair off to build a self-supporting tower in just 18 minutes, using only uncooked spaghetti, masking tape, and dental floss.
July 21, 2023 | Olivia Drake
UConn Triumphs with Fastest Formula SAE Car
During the Formula SAE intercollegiate competition in May, the student-run motorsport club placed in the top 10% of 120 teams.
June 1, 2023 | Olivia Drake
Senior Design Project Becomes Budding Business for Bronen ’20
Jeremy Bronen ’20 (ENG) invented a toilet lift assist to help older adults and those with disabilities get a lift on and off the latrine.
May 22, 2023 | Olivia Drake