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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'

$17.7 Million Contract Funds Development of Non-Invasive Biomarker Detection Technology

The contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will develop a sensor to detect heat acclimation for warfighters

"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'

Katherine Bates

Meet the Undergraduate Leader: Katherine Bates ‘25 (CLAS)

Panhellenic Council president Bates also organizes HackUConn, a yearly collaborative problem-solving competition open to all majors

The UConn Foundation on October 8, 2020.

UConn Endowment Returns 12.1% Growth, Outperforming Many Peers

This year’s strong returns outperformed the UConn Foundation’s long-term, inflation-adjusted return target and outpaced many of UConn’s peer universities

Woman in lab

Making Food Safe for Soldiers

For UConn alum Genevieve Flock, an interest in food microbiology turned into a successful public health research career that brings 'new, creative solutions for the soldier'

Elsio Wunder, a scientist wearing a labcoat and gloves draws liquid up into a pipette.

CAHNR Researcher Wins $3.8 Million NIH Grant to Develop Leptospirosis Vaccine

With no vaccine and no cure, leptospirosis kills an estimated 60,000 people every year. Elsio Wunder is working to change this

UConn alumni and WheelPrice co-founders (from left) Kirk Vanderheijden, Kyle Mayers and Wally Namane.

UConn Alumni, Car Fanatics Creating Marketplace for Second-Hand Auto Parts

'If you’re looking for specific wheels only made in 1973, you can’t just walk into a store and expect to find them'

Former members of Congress Fred Upton and Loretta Sanchez participate in a discussion with NBC CT anchor and reporter Amber Diaz.

At Visit to Dodd Center, Former Members of Congress Discuss Bridging Divides – and Issue a Call to Action

'Today's conversation is important, because it is a reminder of what our discourse can be'

The oak leaf seal of the University of Connecticut.

UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports

The two reports are the Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, and a report from the Office of Institutional Equity