Entrepreneurship
UConn Ph.D. Student Is Working to Clean Up One of the World’s Dirtiest Chemical Processes
'At age 12, I was developing a way to remove oil from seawater. I always thought science and engineering innovations provided great opportunities for entrepreneurship'
Conflict and Commerce: A Journey to Support Founders in Ukraine
'In newly liberated cities, the business returns within days. The cities recover their shops, their supply chains, and people return to work'
UConn MBA Student Launching Lingerie Company That Shuns Toxic Chemicals, Appeals to Health-Conscious Consumers
'Everything I do is very intentional, even down to the tags'
UConn Students Innovate Community Health through Werth Institute, Hartford HealthCare Partnership
'Not only do I want to innovate medicine, I want to make sure that I can learn more about the community that I came from'
Tech Startup Swipestorm Addresses Quick-Service Restaurants’ Customer-Service Issues
Student's company is one of six UConn-affiliated startups selected to participate in the Wolff New Venture Competition
Surf’s Up! Using Mushrooms to Make a More Sustainable Surfboard
Protecting the oceans one mushroom surfboard at a time
UConn Joins Elite Cohort of Economically Impactful Institutions
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) honors UConn’s success as economic engine and innovation driver for the state and region.
From Public Health to Platform and Marketing for Startups – Sumia Shaikh’s Unconventional Path to Venture Capital
Shaikh is using her knowledge of public health to advance health innovation and equity in entrepreneurship
Connecticut and UConn are Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability
Our leaders, innovators, and scholars have worked tirelessly to drive progress in sustainability, moving us toward independence from fossil fuels and steeling our power grid against severe weather and other risk factors.
Building an Innovation Ecosystem Where Everyone Can Thrive
'We have leaders who believe in Connecticut, we have the resources, and we have the talent'