College of Engineering
UConn Entrepreneur Smashes a Home Run With Sophisticated Baseball-Training Invention
Elijah Taitel '22 (BUS, ENG) swung for the fences in his first at-bat as an entrepreneur, and notched a grand slam.
USDA Grant to Fund Research in 3D Printing Novel Food Products from Sustainable Sources
Armed with a four-year, $470,000 grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Science Foundation (NSF) SHAP3D Center Site Director and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Polymers Anson Ma—and his collaborator, Qian Yang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering—are working on creating pulse-based food products with novel textures and customized nutritional profiles using machine learning and a specially designed 3D printer.
MD Anderson Cancer Center Honors Dr. Cato T. Laurencin
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced Dr. Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Mike Hogg Award and Lecture, the institution’s most prestigious award that is granted to practicing scientists and physicians who have made and continue to make exceptional transformative contributions to the field of biomedical research.
Five UConn-Affiliated Startups Vie For Recognition, Funding at Prestigious Wolff Competition
UConn-affiliated startups in fields ranging from medicine to fish food are finalists in this year's Wolff New Venture Competition.
UConn Funds Five COVID-19 Research Projects, Announces Additional Funding
The Office of the Vice President has announced five awards to researchers as part of its new internal funding program to address the urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
UConn Team Earns Grant to Further Research Crumbling Foundation Problem
Solutions for Connecticut's ongoing crumbling foundation crisis will continue to be explored by UConn, thanks to federal funding secured by Connecticut’s Congressional delegation.
Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Receives 5-year Extension to Improve and Expand Safety Analysis Tool
UConn's Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center has won a grant to continue developing its nationally-lauded highway safety data analysis tool.
Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Receives 5-year Extension to Improve and Expand Safety Analysis Tool
The Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center has received a five-year extension from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for their project to develop a customized highway safety analysis tool for improving the safety of Connecticut’s roads. Since 2015, the Center, located at the University of Connecticut’s Connecticut Transportation Institute, has been developing a data-driven process to […]
Remembering Brilliant Engineer, Art Lover, and Alumnus Bill Romanauskas
Romanauskas, William (“Bill”) Andrew. Born June 4, 1928, in Waterbury, and passed on September 5, 2020. Bill was a 1946 Graduate of Leavenworth Technical High School in Waterbury, and thereafter served honorably in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948. Following his Navy service, Bill returned to Connecticut to get a degree in […]
UConn Engineering Virtually Inducts 2020 Academy of Distinguished Engineers Class
By: Eli Freund, Editorial Communications Manager, UConn School of Engineering For the first time in the event’s history, the University of Connecticut School of Engineering virtually inducted ten exemplary engineers during the annual Academy of Distinguished Engineers ceremony. Although virtual, the ceremony featured a close-knit and special atmosphere, where the ten inductees were able […]