Innovation
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
March 5, 2026 | Claire Galvin
mRNA’s Matryoshka Move
Researchers copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece
February 23, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
All Roads Lead to AI at HackUConn 2026
This year’s hackathon will begin at 5:00 p.m. on February 27
February 13, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance
Innovation Quest Turns Ambitious UConn Students into Entrepreneurs
Kickoff workshops begin Feb. 4; no previous experience required
February 2, 2026 | Claire Hall
A Research-Based Roadmap to Meaningful Work
UConn School of Business helps students build clarity and confidence in career-seeking
January 27, 2026 | Mac Murray
UConn’s Quantum Leap Defines Research in 2025
The University committed to advancing Connecticut’s quantum economy and innovation
December 31, 2025 | Matt Engelhardt
UConn Tech Park Poised to Become a Hub of Global Semiconductor Research and Innovation
Tescan Group’s purchase of UConn startup FemtoInnovations will accelerate research, uses of critical laser technologies
December 2, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
UConn is Built for This Moment: Fuel Cells Proven on Campus, Ready for Data Centers
UConn has become a living laboratory for the technology and home to some of its most renowned experts
December 1, 2025 | Xiao-Dong Zhou and Stephanie Reitz
Breakthrough Materials Master Sound Waves
UConn researchers design a programmable metamaterial that can morph into more configurations than there are atoms in the universe, in a blink of an eye
November 25, 2025 | Mac Murray
UConn Quantum Alliance Shatters Disciplinary Silos
The University has more than 80 faculty researchers across several schools and colleges who are involved in quantum-related projects
November 10, 2025 | Matt Engelhardt