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Kevin McMullen, a structural engineering Ph.D. student at UConn, has designed a bridge-safety monitoring device.

Student Engineers Monitoring System for Bridges

Kevin McMullen received a $40,000 grant from the UConn School of Engineering in partnership with Connecticut Innovations. to help him enter the marketplace with his bridge safety device.

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Simsbury Bank Pledges $50,000 for Family Business Program

Simsbury Bank has given a $50,000 grant to support the UConn School of Business’ Family Business Program, an initiative providing research, professional advice, education, and peer networks for family-owned and entrepreneurial businesses. “We are deeply gratified by Simsbury Bank’s commitment to a program that we think serves a vital need in Connecticut,” said School of […]

Nicole Wagner, president and CEO of LambdaVision, which was founded through support from UConn’s Technology Commercialization Services in 2009.

Farmington Startup Sets Sights on Curing Retinal-Disease Blindness

A promising new procedure developed by a company in UConn’s Technology Incubation Program offers hope for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal diseases.

Ashley Kalinauskas, '14 (BUS). (Nate Oldham/UConn Photo)

Drug Triggers Immune System to Fight Cancer in Pets

A UConn alumna has launched a startup that is marketing a new immunotherapy treatment for pets with cancer to veterinarians.

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Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospitals, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.

Caroline Kaeb is an Assistant Professor of Business Law and Human Rights at the UConn School of Business, where she holds a joint appointment with the Human Rights Institute and a courtesy appointment with the School of Law. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Human Rights: Corporations’ Newest Frontier

A Conversation with Business and Human Rights Professor Caroline Kaeb An interest in international law, coupled with work at the United Nations specializing in labor rights and refugee issues, fostered a passion for human rights in UConn Professor Caroline Kaeb. But as she delved deeper into her graduate work and the solutions to the many […]

Bo Ni '17 (BUS) poses for a photo with the husky statue following the School of Business Commencement ceremony on May 7, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Advice for the Class of 2017

Arrive Early, Stay Late, Put in the Effort to Succeed, Says Commencement Speaker Doug Elliot, President of The Hartford In a commencement speech laced with solid career advice about hard work and attaining career success, Doug Elliot ’82 mentioned that his life did benefit from a touch of serendipity. Elliot, the president of The Hartford […]

Sameir Rankins '17, right, helps a client with her tax return. (Devin Basdekian/UConn photo)

Students Prepare Almost 800 Tax Returns—For Free

UConn School of Business VITA Volunteers Eliminate Frustration, Expense of Taxes

Healthcare Management Professor Resul Cesur (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Healthcare Management Professor Joins National Bureau of Economic Research

Healthcare Management Professor Resul Cesur has been appointed as Faculty Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) program on Health Economics.

From left: Management Department Head Lucy Gilson, Alumnus Keith Fox '80, Apployment team member Jaclyn Paride, School of Business Dean John Elliott, and Management Professor Rich Dino (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Unique, Creative Startups Win $30,000

Innovation Quest Tops Participation Record; Winners Present Vastly Different, Creative Startup Ideas