Entrepreneurship
Students Invited to Go for Gold at the 2024 Experience Innovation Expo
'Everyone can be an innovator. The only prerequisite is having an alternative, creative view or idea'
October 2, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Innovation Documentary Draws Hundreds, Prompts Insightful Panel Discussion
'UConn has been at the heart of our innovation for many years, and we need it more now than ever'
October 1, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
Meet the Undergraduate Leader: Katherine Bates ‘25 (CLAS)
Panhellenic Council president Bates also organizes HackUConn, a yearly collaborative problem-solving competition open to all majors
October 1, 2024 | Mac Murray
UConn Alumni, Car Fanatics Creating Marketplace for Second-Hand Auto Parts
'If you’re looking for specific wheels only made in 1973, you can’t just walk into a store and expect to find them'
September 30, 2024 | Claire Hall
Medical Startup Soleia Biosciences Aims to Eliminate Severe Pain–Without the Opioids
'No One Has Said, "Ah, We’ve Got It All Figured Out"'
September 25, 2024 | Claire Hall
Repackaging Seafood Waste as Plastic Alternatives
Researchers from the Department of Nutritional Sciences are commercializing technology to turn waste into plastic-free, biodegradable packaging
September 23, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Startup ‘Vamos’ Seeks to Help Companies Thrive—Even When Their Employees Live Thousands of Miles Apart
'We fill a very unique niche and we’re solving problems that haven’t been solved before'
September 19, 2024 | Claire Hall
Alum Roars into Children’s Toy Market with Colorful Plush Dinosaurs, Plans for Complementary Books
'As a solo entrepreneur, there are so many jobs to do. When you’re starting off, you kick down as many doors as you can'
September 17, 2024 | Claire Hall
A Marriage of Land & Sea: UConn Agricultural Startup Seeks to Slow Food Spoilage
'Creating a company is very, very daunting, but at the same time it keeps life interesting'
September 10, 2024 | Claire Hall
Create and Succeed: Werth Institute Program Building Record of Success Engaging, Uplifting First-Year Women Entrepreneurs
'Self-confidence develops from doing'
September 4, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance