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'
October 3, 2023 | Claire Hall
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'
September 20, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance
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'
September 19, 2023 | Claire Hall
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'
September 14, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance
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
September 12, 2023 | Claire Hall
Surf’s Up! Using Mushrooms to Make a More Sustainable Surfboard
Protecting the oceans one mushroom surfboard at a time
September 5, 2023 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, and Angelina Reyes, University Communications
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.
August 28, 2023 | Matt Engelhardt
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
August 22, 2023 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
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.
August 2, 2023 | Matt Engelhardt, Office of the Vice President for Research, and University Communications
Building an Innovation Ecosystem Where Everyone Can Thrive
'We have leaders who believe in Connecticut, we have the resources, and we have the talent'
July 31, 2023 | Stephanie Reitz