College of Engineering
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Joins National Academy of Inventors Board of Directors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has announced UConn Health’s Cato T. Laurencin M.D., Ph.D. as a new member of its Board of Directors.
July 24, 2020 | National Academy of Inventors
Finance, Forests, and Forbes – A Summer of Experience for Werth Innovators
Three students describe how UConn's Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation has helped them make the most of their summers.
July 13, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Researchers Receive Patent for Diabetes-Sensing Breathalyzer
UConn VP for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Radenka Maric and former graduate student Rishabh Jain recently received a patent for their breath sensor technology to detect various chronic diseases.
July 10, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Library, School of Engineering to Expand Handwritten Text Recognition
The UConn Library and the School of Engineering are working to unlock handwritten works from history for contemporary scholars.
July 9, 2020 | Jean Nelson '04 MS, The UConn Library
Buzzing to Rebuild Broken Bone: It’s Electric!
A group of biomedical engineers from UConn have developed a scaffold of non-toxic polymer that generates a controllable electrical field to encourage bone growth.
July 2, 2020 | Kim Krieger
CT DOT and UConn Team Up on Driver Behavior Safety Analytics Tool
Building on the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s extensive amount of data, the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center and the CTDOT are teaming up to build a crucial driver behavioral safety analytics tool—thanks to a new $453,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation—that could strengthen data-driven countermeasures for crash prevention.
June 23, 2020 | Eli Freund
UConn, Army Research Lab Collaborate on New Portable, Renewable Energy Technology
New research from UConn and the US Army suggests a novel technology could have major implications for the generation of energy on small and large scales.
June 17, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Engineering Joins 30 Universities in Offering Boot Camp Scholarships for Underrepresented Groups
University of Connecticut School of Engineering, in partnership with 30 nonprofit universities across the country and our partner 2U, is expanding access to our boot camp courses in Coding through a $3 million Boot Camp Scholarship Fund.
June 10, 2020 | Eli Freund
UConn Researcher Hopes to Stop COVID-19 in Its Tracks
A UConn researcher is investigating a way to stop the COVID-19 virus from spreading through the body.
June 10, 2020 | Kim Krieger
Using AI for Novel Thermoset Plastics
Ying Li has received a Young Investigator Award from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop next gene thermoset plastics using artificial intelligence technology.
June 9, 2020 | Samantha Korittke '21 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research