Economic Development

Anita Durkin, senior education coordinator at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, leads a program for elementary school students.

UConn Business Students Help Landmark Harriet Beecher Stowe Center to Expand Its Audience, Thrive

'Their work helped the Stowe Center better understand trends and connect with visitors in smarter, more impactful ways'

UConn Waterbury Poised for Expansion with New Building’s Imminent Opening

'With the new facilities, we are strengthening our role as an educational and economic driver in the Naugatuck Valley'

Presentation, blur and workshop with business people in meeting for financial, speaker and company valuation. Investment report, asset management and budget portfolio with employees in office.

UConn, Wells Fargo Partnership Bringing Neurodiversity Workshop for Employers to Boston

No-cost, one-day program to be hosted by Loomis Sayles, focusing on end-to-end neurodiversity initiative design

A portrait photo of entrepreneur and alum Haley Segar.

Swimsuit Entrepreneur, UConn Alum Hayley Segar to Appear on ‘Shark Tank’

Segar makes her pitch on Friday, Jan. 24

A visitor to Auerfarm in Bloomfield, whose executive director, Erica Hearn '86, says UConn gave her the tools to succeed in her chosen field.

COVID Increased Local Tourism to Agribusinesses Amid Labor Shortages

A recent study explored how the increased focus on local outdoor activities during the pandemic impacted Connecticut farms

Students lasers

2024: A Year of Research That Mattered

UConn’s research achievements extend from health and wellness breakthroughs to advancements in quantum technology and much more

Military personnel working with computers.

D2REAM Engineering: Where Research Meets Imagination

UConn’s D2REAM Center research activities address vital needs of governmental and industrial entities, all facing challenges integrating digital engineering models into the product-development process

Solid Ground Supports Beginning CT Farmers for Over a Decade

Solid Ground has supported beginning farmers in Connecticut since 2012 through support from USDA-NIFA

Wind turbines in the desert at sunset.

UConn College of Engineering Announces New Power Electronics Research Center

This innovative new Center of Excellence will advance research and education in power electronics ranging from semiconductor materials to systems

Anke Finger, director of the graduate program in German studies at UConn and co-director of EUROBIZ and EUROTECH, speaks during the Germany on Campus summit in the Alumni Center.

Prominent German Company Executives Come to UConn to Recruit New Business, Engineering Talent

‘Having exposure to German companies and German life absolutely would set someone apart as a job candidate’