College of Engineering

Cato T. Laurencin

Professor Cato Laurencin Recipient of 2025 Terasaki Innovation Award

The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of biomedical innovation through research, education, industry, translation, or clinical practice

Getting a Foot Up on Production Simulation and Streamlining

UConn’s Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center collaboration with local biotech companies is fostering innovation and economic development in the state

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Tomorrow Today: Reimagining the College Experience at HackUConn 2025

'If you have an idea, if you want to create change within your local community, then this is the innovation competition for you'

Anna Tarakanova, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering, works with graduate student Mohammad Madani on a computer model inside the Pratt & Whitney Engineering Building. Tarakanova is the recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' 2024 Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Tarakanova Honored with Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty

The award recognizes early-career researchers who’ve made impactful contributions to the field of mechanics and mechanics of materials

Ornella Tempo '16 in the lab at the Institute for Material Science with Luyi Sun, associate professor of bimolecular engineering on April 25, 2016.

UConn Engineering Boasts 9 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows

Fellows demonstrate 'a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life'

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Department of Defense Program Funds Study of Cranial Regeneration

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Grant for UConn Health researchers studying ultrasound-stimulated regrowth

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UConn Online Grad Programs Lauded for Quality, Value for Veterans

National rankings for Nursing, Engineering, and Business as ecosystems of success for veterans

Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment at UConn Nathan Fuerst gives Alexis Monteiro, a residence hall director at UConn, the 2025 MLK Legacy Award for staff during the Dr. Martin Luther King Living Legacy Convocation

MLK Legacy Awards Presented at Living Legacy Convocation

The awards affirm and honor work and a continued dedication to making communities just, equitable, and fair for all people

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Online UConn Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked Best in the Nation

The UConn College of Engineering Master of Engineering degree has risen 25+ spots in the last four years

Arash Esmaili Zaghi, professor of civil engineering at UConn.

Engineering Professor Earns Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Scientists

President Biden named Arash E. Zaghi, an engineering professor with a passion for supporting neurodiverse learners, as a PECASE recipient