Economic Development

People search through the rubble of a destroyed business following a tornado strike.

Real Estate Professor Cohen: Study Confirms that Properties Adjacent to Tornado Destruction Initially Plunge in Value

Lessons learned may apply to areas recovering from other natural disasters

People learning in a classroom.

Building Connecticut’s Shellfish Workforce and Industry Resilience

With learning in the field and classroom, CT Sea Grant offers a program that combines science, policy, and lived experience to help launch Connecticut businesses

Man and woman near an urban farming plot

Improving Urban Land Access for Agriculture in Connecticut

'Secure land access is one of the greatest challenges that urban producers grapple with in Connecticut'

Tech Park Industrial Partnerships Panel

How to Partner With Industry (by Really Trying)

Successful UConn researchers offer Insight on fruitful collaboration with private industry

Man on a stage

Rodney Butler, Ahead of CAHNR Commencement Speech, Reflects on Decades Spent Helping His Tribe

'Real success is pulling others in, lifting them up, working together, and having that shared success'

The floor of Gampel pavilion teaming with students, shot from the mezzanine above.

A Final Milestone and a Glimpse of the Future for Engineering Students

The College of Engineering’s Senior Design Day brings out the best in student creativity, collaboration and problem solving

A group of people stand together, holding their certificates of completion for the Nexus Startup Hub program.

Global Training and Development Institute Marks Significant Milestone

The 20th cohort of the Nexus Startup Hub graduated this spring

A large group of people stands in front of a building's doors, cutting a ceremonial ribbon.

UConn Waterbury Joins Community to Dedicate The Neil O’Leary Building

'Mayor O’Leary recognized the potential of this structure when many considered it beyond saving'

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney speaks to an audience at the Avery Point Campus April 3.

UConn, URI, and General Dynamics Electric Boat Launch Workforce Development Program

The ANCHOR contract will enable the coalition to significantly increase activities in the region, including the development of multiple new summer programs for K-12 students, undergraduate summer researchers, and pre-service teachers

An engineer wearing an Aero Gear jacket tinkers with machinery

Engineering Takes Flight at Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center

With Connecticut aerospace company Aero Gear, CMSC helps model excellence