Innovation

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'

Trees down after a storm, causing a power outage.

Bracing for Impact: UConn, Partners to Improve Grid Resistance

The Department of Energy is awarding two significant grants to UConn, UAlbany, and other partners as institutions lend strengths to enhancing efforts to safeguard communities in the Northeast

Quantum Seed Grants Are Funding Solutions to Real-World Problems

'We are realizing a faster pace of quantum innovation—and advancing our state’s role as a leader in quantum science and technology'

Mountains in the distance, wetlands in the foreground.

Geoscientist Among First Projects Approved by National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot 

Lijing Wang, who joins UConn in August, will develop AI models for mountain water flow that aid in climate change predictions

Truck Parking

Reducing Big Rig Parking Problems

UConn is working with the state and federal Department of Transportation to develop an app that will find safe parking places for truckers

Woman works in lab

Innovative Algae Technologies Help UConn Teams Advance in National Competition

The interdisciplinary teams will develop sustainable, algae-based products for use as a poultry feed supplement and food preservative

Artificial Intelligence

Shining Light Makes Materials Magnetic at Room Temperature

In April, Engineering Professor Alexander Balatsky published his work applying AI to his theory of 'dynamic multiferroicity'

Circuitry superimposed over electrical pylons.

UConn Leading Federally Backed Regional Initiative to Defend Electric Grid from Cyberattack

CyberCARED will take UConn’s cybersecurity research and development into a new domain