College of Engineering

Synchrony and UConn Engineering Join Forces to Host CyberSEED 2019

During National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Synchrony, a premier consumer financial services company, and The University of Connecticut School of Engineering are joining forces to sponsor CyberSEED 2019, a cyber wargame competition, on Saturday, October 19th from 9am to 5:30pm.

PHOTO GALLERY: UConn Officially Opens Altschuler Cybersecurity Lab

On Wednesday, October 16, the University of Connecticut officially launched Altschuler Cybersecurity Lab, UConn’s first cybersecurity lab dedicated to hands-on undergraduate education. 

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 12.

Nearly $500,000 in Scholarships Awarded to UConn Engineering Undergraduates

Thanks to the generosity of several individuals, companies, and organizations, nearly $500,000 in scholarships were awarded to 256 highly-talented UConn Engineering students during the 2019 Undergraduate Scholarship Ceremony on October 10.

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2019 SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund Recipients

Past SPARK recipients have won over $4 million in extramural follow-on funding and have formed several startups after receiving the $50K proof-of-concept grant.

Emily Yale, one of the three inaugural students in the UConn Master's of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, with her autonomous robot at the Great Lawn on Oct. 7. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Program is Fertile Ground for Student Innovation

As one of the first students in the new Master’s of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, Emily Yale is tapping a wide range of resources.

Phoenix Tailings, the group that won the 2019 Wolff New Venture Competition, poses for group photos with the judges.

Startup That Recycles Toxic Sludge Wins UConn’s Wolff Competition

"We envision a day when companies like Ford and Apple are using our materials," said Nicholas Myers, who co-founded the company with Michael Martin '17 (ENG) '19 MS.

New Benton Exhibit Helps Mechanical Engineering Professor Blend Art With Teaching

Art and science are two fields that appear to be worlds apart at first glance, but according to George Matheou, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, the intersection between the two are actually extremely important. This notion became the inspiration behind his art exhibit called Fluid Dynamics in Art and Nature at the William Benton Museum of Art. 

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Treating Depression through Mobile Technology

A team of researchers from UConn and UConn Health have received a $1M grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and Department of Health and Human Services to develop a system using mobile health technologies and machine learning to provide clinicians with better assessments of depression symptoms.

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Dr. Cato Laurencin Wins the National Academy of Engineering 2019 Simon Ramo Founders Award

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has honored UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin for his extraordinary impact on the engineering profession.