College of Engineering

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UConn Engineering Offering AI Short Course For Workforce Development

AEGIS is a new cross-disciplinary micro-credential designed to prepare Connecticut’s engineering workforce to design, deploy, and govern agentic AI systems that complete multi-step engineering tasks

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Timothy Bunning is the 10th UConn Alum Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering

The ten UConn Engineering alumni made tremendous impacts on society

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn in blue suit with arms crossed.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Ranked Number One in Orthopaedic Surgery in the U.S. by ScholarGPS

Laurencin is ranked number 8 in the world.

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International Postdocs at UConn Pioneer New Frontiers in Drug and Vaccine Delivery 

Together they are developing technologies that make treatments safer, more precise, and more accessible worldwide

Nesting dolls with protein shell, aptamers, Zinc cage, etc. in the decorations, with the mRNA surrounded by fatty molecules like a jewel in the center.

mRNA’s Matryoshka Move

Researchers copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Blaise Pascal Medal

Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Blaise Pascal Medal of European Academy of Sciences

The Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science from the EurASc was awarded to Laurencin in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the field.

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Connecticut Transportation Institute Grant Funding Drives Traffic Safety Improvement

'If we could even save one life, it’s well worth all the time, effort and money that we put into making our roadways safer'

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Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience

Backed by a grant from the NSF, WISER was established in 2023 to apply the research and expertise at UAlbany and UConn to solve challenges related to energy systems

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UConn Engineering Alum Powers Performance at McLaren Racing

Abhiemanyu Sukumaran ’24 (ENG) landed his dream job as a Performance Analysis Engineer at McLaren Racing after serving as president of UConn Formula SAE for two years

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Five Outstanding Alumni to Be Inducted into UConn Business Hall of Fame

Basketball legend Emeka Okafor will be part of another acclaimed 'starting five' at the April 24 ceremony