College of Engineering

Photo of two judges reviewing a poster with the student.

College of Engineering Hosts 11th-Annual Poster Competition

Annual competition allows students to improve their presentation skills by explaining their research to a non-technical audience

Researchers work in a village in Peru.

NSF Project Evaluates Students’ Attitudes Toward Human Rights in Engineering 

Faculty from engineering, human rights, and education are integrating human rights into the engineering curricula to foster a more socially aware generation of engineers

One of the entries included at the theme park expo.

Everyone Loves a Roller Coaster . . . Right?!

Prospective engineering students at UConn’s Hartford campus learn about career challenges, realities and opportunities through hands-on experience and training

Researcher working with a micropipet

When Fighting Cancer From Space, Form is Function

Experiments aboard the International Space Station may offer promising advancements in fighting cancer

President Jimmy Carter standing in front of the White House's first solar panels

UConn Firsts: First Solar Panels

UConn researchers commissioned the installed panels on the White House - in effect, providing the crucial tests and checks to make sure they worked as intended

A group of participants in a cybersecurity competition, CyberSEED, working on laptops in a conference hall. Several individuals, some in U.S. Coast Guard uniforms, are focused on their screens, collaborating in teams. The background features a large CyberSEED banner, a podium, and other competitors engaged in the event. The room is filled with tables, chairs, and attendees, creating an atmosphere of intense problem-solving and teamwork.

Capture The (Cyber) Flag

The Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC) will host the annual CyberSEED event online on March 8

An aerial view of the Science 1 building on a sunny day in Storrs on Aug. 20, 2024.

UConn’s Institute of Materials Science Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation

'The interdisciplinary and highly collaborative traits of faculty throughout IMS are big drivers in terms of new research projects'

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

Logo for the 2025 HackUConn "Universities of Tomorrow"

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'