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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.