Graduates

Yidan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at UConn, displays some of the seaweed she’s pulled from the Long Island Sound off Stonington. A member of the Atlantic Sea Solution startup, she is refining the process of using seaweed extract as an edible coating that reduces food spoilage.

A Marriage of Land & Sea: UConn Agricultural Startup Seeks to Slow Food Spoilage 

'Creating a company is very, very daunting, but at the same time it keeps life interesting'

September 10, 2024 | Claire Hall

Entrepreneurship
Usama Sheikh in a laboratory.

Technology Entrepreneurship: Waste Not, Want Not

Innovative brothers create wastewater reprocessing system to help address their native country’s environmental crisis, conserving water and repurposing it for various applications

July 17, 2024 | Ira Morrison

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Voices
Dr. Thomas Taylor, Dr. Karolina Migus, Dr. Carl Driscoll (University of Maryland), Dr. Thomas Jordan (SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium), Dr. John Agar, Dr. Shivani Survana, Dr. Paul Sim, and Dr. Greg Tao in front of the clinic in Sitka, Alaska June 2023

A Service Trip of a Lifetime

UConn dental faculty, residents have delivered over 800 dentures to native Americans in Alaska since 1997

July 15, 2024 | Courtney Chandler - UConn Health

Community Impact UConn Health
Artwork depicting various hands of differing demographics with 'La Comunidad Intelectual' in writing

10 Years On, Latine Students Continue to Thrive in La Comunidad Intelectual

'We’re not about geography, we’re about community'

July 15, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips

UConn Voices
The pope looks down on St. Peter's Square with an Olympic athlete in the foreground.

The Catholic Church is Using the Paris Olympics to Engage Young People

But several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values

July 11, 2024 | A. Jaime Morales Jr., doctoral student, Neag School of Education

UConn Voices
Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability.

Five UConn Student Teams Innovating Decarbonization through a Competition Supported by Eversource Energy

The culmination of their efforts will be showcased at the 2024 Sustainable Clean Energy Summit on September 23

July 3, 2024 | Francesco Rouhana

William Ouimet, associate professor of geography at UConn, and a team of students collect a soil core on Grannis Island in New Haven with a 24-foot-long pipe.

UConn Undergrad Digs Deep to Uncover Environmental History of a New Haven Archaeological Site

Research that requires skill, finesse, and a whole lot of muscle

July 1, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance

Research & Discovery
A screen shot of the NavGenie app.

Iranian Pair Designing App to Help International Students Navigate New Campus, New Life

NavGenie was born from personal experience with adjusting to life at UConn

June 10, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips

Alumni Entrepreneurship UConn Voices
Two students in a digital simulation.

New Master’s For Digital Design and Manufacturing Innovators

Students can earn this degree remotely from anywhere in the world, offering an accessible path to advanced engineering education

June 5, 2024 | Claire Galvin

University News
Detail of a cast iron frame at the Steinway & Sons factory.

Generous Gift Provides Superior Quality Steinway Pianos for UConn’s Music Students

The gift also moves UConn closer to prestigious All-Steinway School designation

May 17, 2024 | Jennifer Eburg, UConn Foundation