College of Engineering

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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

Millenia Polanco '22

Polanco ’22 (ENG) Returns to the College of Engineering as an Impact Fellow

Millenia Polanco aims to broaden access to engineering education and empower underrepresented communities through research, coaching, and community engagement

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Engineering Students Excel at UConn Stamford’s First Senior Design Day

Students shared their solutions for museum collection organization, social meetups, using AI to help file taxes, gameified startup pitches, online dating that prioritizes personality, and supporting investors

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Senior Design Team Develops Personalized Breast Self-Exam Virtual Reality Training Simulator

A haptic glove uses a sophisticated combination of microprocessors, balloons, and air pumps to exert force onto the fingertips, simulating the feeling of a breast exam.

ARPA-E summit

CoE Group Shares Fuel Cell Aviation Research, Networks at DOE Energy Summit

A UConn team joined energy scientists, technologists, engineers, and industry leaders at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Innovation Summit to collaborate on the future of energy innovation

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The Invasive Processes of Scar Tissue

Looking at placenta accreta, UConn researchers come closer to understanding the implications of scars

A student describes his research poster, on a window behind him, to a woman whose back is to the camera.

Nursing and Engineering Innovation Forum Highlights Interdisciplinary Work

'Just one conversation can open the door'

A young woman stands in a laboratory in front of equipment that she uses in her research.

UConn Junior Noonan Named Goldwater Scholar

The Goldwater Scholarship was established to identify students of outstanding ability and encourage them to pursue advanced study and research

Students and faculty work with children to modify battery-powered cars.

Go Baby Go Provides Modified Cars for Children with Disabilities

With students and faculty from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and College of Engineering, Go Baby Go helps children and their families gain independence and have fun

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney speaks to an audience at the Avery Point Campus April 3.

UConn, URI, and General Dynamics Electric Boat Launch Workforce Development Program

The ANCHOR contract will enable the coalition to significantly increase activities in the region, including the development of multiple new summer programs for K-12 students, undergraduate summer researchers, and pre-service teachers