Innovation

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mRNA’s Matryoshka Move

Researchers shamelessly copy viral strategies to get mRNA medicines into cells in one piece

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All Roads Lead to AI at HackUConn 2026

This year’s hackathon will begin at 5:00 p.m. on February 27

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Innovation Quest Turns Ambitious UConn Students into Entrepreneurs

Kickoff workshops begin Feb. 4; no previous experience required

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A Research-Based Roadmap to Meaningful Work

UConn School of Business helps students build clarity and confidence in career-seeking

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UConn’s Quantum Leap Defines Research in 2025

The University committed to advancing Connecticut’s quantum economy and innovation

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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

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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

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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

Quantum tech at UConn

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

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50 Years in the Lab

Sidney Hopfer, at UConn Health since 1975, reflects on the evolution of laboratory medicine