College of Engineering

New UConn Startup Creates Faster, Cheaper Test for Blood Disorders

A UConn startup could make the process of testing blood much more efficient with a handheld device that can give results in a matter of moments.

Autonomous vehicle running on the street, with city buildings in the background. (Getty Images)

Taking the Wheel: The Rise of Self-Driving Cars

A UConn transportation safety engineer discusses the brave new world of driverless vehicles.

Denisse Tafur, Huakang Huang and Dinesh Babu Uthaya Kumar are UConn Graduate School students studying biomedical science who completed advanced training in translational research at the NIH's Clinical Center this summer.

Graduate School Applications and Rankings on the Rise

Applications to graduate programs at UConn are on the upswing, while several of the programs rose in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Lindsey Gilson '17 (BUS, ENG), a senior studying engineering management for manufacturing, was named Intern of the Year by the American Society of Engineering Education. Gilson, a native of Trumbull, Conn., interned last year for six months with Unilever in Minneapolis. Gilson will graduate this May. (Gerry McCarthy/UConn Foundation Photo)

Student’s Dual Expertise Saved Company More than $1 Million

Management and Engineering for Manufacturing major Lindsey Gilson received accolades from the American Society for Engineering Education for her outstanding work as an intern with Unilever.

Accounting for Extreme Rainfall

A UConn scientist has confirmed that more intense rainstorms will likely continue as temperatures rise.

A man boards a bus on a flooded street as a powerful storm moves across Southern California on Feb. 17, 2017 near Sun Valley, Calif. After years of severe drought, heavy winter rains came to the state, and with them, the issuance of flash flood watches in three counties, and the evacuation of hundreds of residents from Duarte, Calif. for fear of flash flooding from areas denuded by a wildfire last year. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Accounting for Extreme Rainfall

A UConn climate scientist says more intense and frequent rainfall is coming, with no drop-off.

From Forest Labs to Rare Diseases: Philanthropic Grants Boost UConn’s Research Partnerships with Industries

Industry partnerships are funding researchers and grad students while leveraging UConn’s research capabilities like never before.

Honors Across Engineering

One engineering faculty member has been named a Distinguished Professor, and three others were recently inducted into CASE.

Alumni News

News and updates from UConn Alumni across the globe.

UConn Society of Women Engineers Hosts Regional Conference

The UConn Society of Women Engineers recently hosted a conference to help women advance in the STEM fields.