Innovation

For MolQ Day, high school students explored concepts of quantum physics with hands-on activities in the lab. In one experiment they synthesized gold nanoparticles to demonstrate aspects of quantum confinement.

MolQ Days Draw High School Students From Around CT To Learn About Quantum Chemistry

Students visited UConn Storrs for two days to explore key concepts governing the fabric of the universe

Thanh Nguyen

Nguyen a Biomedical Engineering Star

The National Institutes of Health is funding four significant projects for UConn researcher Thanh Nguyen, with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation further supporting his work

Faith Sportbert '23 (CLAS) works the shirt booth at the Innovation Expo

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'

"Innovation Connecticut" on a screen with a row of chairs on the stage

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'

The exterior of the Werth Tower building at dusk.

Create and Succeed: Werth Institute Program Building Record of Success Engaging, Uplifting First-Year Women Entrepreneurs

'Self-confidence develops from doing'

Students working on electrical aviation project

Electrical Aviation

UConn research is on the cutting edge of research into decarbonizing aviation

UConn Health Pioneering Innovative Limb Salvage Procedures

Dr. Justin D’Addario and the vascular team at UConn John Dempsey Hospital are at the forefront of new innovative limb salvage techniques

Underwater Robotics Club members (front row, from left) Marc Lopez '25, Joey St. Hilaire '25, (back row, from left) Joshua Okoli '25, Colin Sheardwright '27, Simon Koepfer '25 and Oliver Mackinnon '25 pose for a photo by Mirror Lake with the small underwater robot prototype they built

Underwater Robotics Club Members Keen to Compete After Taking First Year to Get Sea Legs

'There are so many industries, many right here in Connecticut, that are looking for technology like this'

Rising sophomore and Health Research Program participant Alveena Ehsan shares her research during the poster session.

Showcasing Summer Research

Summer Research Day celebrates accomplishments of student researchers in the TIP Innovation Fellowship and Health Research programs

Waterfall surrounded by trees

Partnership, Collaboration, and Clarity – A Mindful Approach to Building Community during Conflict

'Of the many programs that I have run so far, for me, this has been the most life-transforming program to witness'