Emerging Technology
School of Business, CLAS, and College of Engineering Host MIP 2026 Research Conference at UConn Stamford
Google, Nvidia, Uber and other tech companies attended
Innovation Quest Selects Five Top Startups, Ranging from Manufacturing Innovation to New Hair-Care Option
The student entrepreneurs impressed the judges with both the quality of their ideas and their dedication to bringing them to market
Farhad Imani Wins NSF CAREER Award to Build Manufacturing Systems That Think
Automation dominates modern factories, but much of it still breaks when parts vary, damage is uncertain, and expert judgement is required. Farhad Imani’s project targets this failure by developing robotic manufacturing systems that can sense change and adapt in real time
UConn Engineering Professor Embraces Uncertainty For Stronger Engineering Systems
Many real-world systems—from materials to infrastructure—contain a mix of order and randomness, a concept known as stochasticity
UConn Engineering Offering AI Short Course For Workforce Development
AEGIS is a new cross-disciplinary micro-credential designed to prepare Connecticut’s engineering workforce to design, deploy, and govern agentic AI systems that complete multi-step engineering tasks
UConn Humanities Panel Explores the Future of AI and Work
Experts offered their responses to the question ‘Will AI Replace Us?’
All Roads Lead to AI at HackUConn 2026
This year’s hackathon will begin at 5:00 p.m. on February 27
Colder than Ice: Developing an Improved Quantum Degenerate Cooling Method
Simone Colombo is developing a faster method for cooling gases with a host of quantum applications
New Line of Bovine Embryonic Stem Cells Shows Promise for Lab-Grown Meat, Biomedical Applications
Among the first labs in the world to develop bovine embryonic stem cells before, the UConn team’s work has distinct advantages
Faculty-to-Industry Summer Fellow Program to Create Direct Impact and Lasting Partnerships
Select UConn engineering professors will work in business during summer months to apply their expertise to solve industrial challenges while learning from industry