College of Engineering

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Five UConn Researchers Receive CAREER Awards

Five UConn faculty members have received NSF CAREER Awards for the 2026 cycle.

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Come Home to UConn Engineering: All-Class Reunion Week Starts Oct. 3

Six days of events will bring alumni, students, faculty, industry partners, and friends together to reconnect, celebrate, and experience the momentum of UConn Engineering.

Doctors at Black Doctors Day.

The Connecticut National Medical Association Society Hosts Black Doctors Day at UConn Health

Leading Black doctors met students and educated them on a variety of medical specialties.

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Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Accept the 2027 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention

Laurencin will be honored at the ACS 2027 National Awards Banquet and Ceremony March 23 in New Orleans.

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Students Help Students in Hands-on Chemical Engineering Course

The course offers students the opportunity to develop educational content for future semesters, gaining perspective outside of a lecture hall

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin at the induction ceremony.

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame

The honor recognizes Laurencin’s pioneering inventions and research in regenerative engineering.

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Alexander Dupuy’s Approach to Materials Science: Processing Possibilities

UConn materials scientist Alexander Dupuy is exploring how new approaches to materials processing could unlock advances in technologies ranging from solid-state batteries to biomedical implants and more efficient engines.

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Exploring Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer

UConn School of Medicine is advancing the future of pancreatic care with Encapsulate, Inc., a precision medicine start-up company at the UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP).

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UConn Dental School Researchers Win Award from U.S. Military For Traumatic Wound Healing Technology

Researchers advancing combat casualty care with multifunctional biomaterial platform

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NASA Scholarship Launches UConn Engineer’s Path to Sustainable Energy Innovation

Chemical engineering student Evan Piotrowski has been awarded the NASA CT Space Grant in recognition of his academic excellence and undergraduate research