College of Engineering

The figure’s x-axis compares two subpopulations of microglia cells (the brain’s ‘waste disposal team’.) One group causes inflammation; the other group repairs damage. The figure’s y-axis shows that the T-cell receptor signaling pathway (a known major immune-regulatory mechanism) is significantly more active in the blue cells repairing damaged tissue. On the other hand, the immune system is relatively suppressed in the red cells causing inflammation.

Brain’s Garbage Collectors May be to Blame in Alzheimer’s

Instead of being the primary cause of the disease, perhaps the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer’s are a symptom

The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering Launched at UConn

UConn President Radenka Maric: 'The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering will have extraordinary impact on the world'

A Grad’s Remarkable Journey From Peru to the United States

UConn Engineering graduate Ada Liz Gabancho-Soto is employed by the Connecticut Water Company as a Service Delivery Performance Systems Administrator, where her varied duties range from maintaining/expanding the company's data storage and information systems, developing SQL reports on various topics, responding to data requests from internal departments, and serving as a specialist on the water information data management system.

Dr. Laurencin and the Pope

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Meets Pope Francis and Discusses the Field of Regenerative Engineering

Dr. Laurencin gave an invited lecture at the Vatican about regenerative engineering, a scientific field he founded.

A simple, portable, CRISPR-powered microfluidic biosensor for HIV virus detection using a personal glucose meter.

UConn Researcher Develops Simple, Affordable HIV Testing Device

'This technology has the potential to bring point of care HIV testing to settings where early diagnosis and monitoring during treatment are critical'

Remembering Samuel Altschuler: Alum, Philanthropist, and Advisor

UConn Engineering alum Samuel Altschuler died at the age of 95 on February 5 at his home in Lexington, Mass.

Andres Godoy Wins Chateaubriand Fellowship

Graduate student Andres Godoy recently won the prestigious Chateaubriand Fellowship to study at the Université Grenoble Alpes in France.

First CyberLEAP Module Tackles Data Structures and Object-Oriented Design

CyberLEAP is an innovative path for non-computer scientists to break into the Computer Science industry.

University Budget Cuts “Would Be Devastating”

If approved, the budget would leave the university with a shortfall of $159.6 million next year and $197.1 million the following year, under the budget requests originally made by UConn and UConn Health.

Gestational Diabetes

UConn Research Seeds 17 Projects through New CRISP Funding Initiative

The funding program, which encourages interdisciplinary research among clinical faculty at UConn and UConn Health, is awarding a total of $729,000