Undergraduates

Six UConn students stand in front of a podium at the IMAT - Heat Treat conference wearing business clothing.

UConn MSE Sweeps the 2023 ASM International Materials Challenges

UConn MSE undergraduate students placed first in two different materials challenges and MSE PhD student placed 3rd at the annual IMAT – Heat Treat conference

Aria Penna '25 (BUS) has found a passion in entrepreneurship and innovation through her work for the Werth Institute.

Month of Discovery Student Researcher: Aria Penna, BUS ‘25

Aria Penna's transformative journey at UConn, from a law school hopeful to a budding entrepreneur and finance enthusiast. This story is part of the Month of Discovery series

Alexa Udell '24 takes photos of Remi Dupuis '26 for her photography project that highlights transgender students at UConn in the shade garden near the Benton Museum

UConn Student’s Trans Photography Project Has One Simple Goal – To Affirm

'It’s a personal mission of mine to make sure that trans people have photos of themselves that make them feel proud and happy'

Emily Wicks, Gary Wolff, and Sandy Chafouleas pose with the $25,000 check following the Wolff New Venture Competition. Wicks and Chafouleas are the founders of Feel Your Best Self, which won the top award. Photo by Alex Syphers/Defining Studios

Wolff Entrepreneurship Competition Crowns Startup That Brings Emotional-Coping Skills to Elementary-Age Kids

The Wolff competition awarded almost $60,000 in funds for UConn-affiliated startups

Exterior views of the Public Safety Complex, Police/Fire Departments Complex.

Marketing Students Played a Pivotal Role in Creating a Safer UConn

'I knew it could save lives'

Chapal Bhavsar '26 poses for a photo next to Swan Lake

Finance Major Was Part of Fulbright U.K. Summer Institute

Chapal Bhavsar was selected to be part of an interdisciplinary program emphasizing climate change, sustainability, and civic responsibility for the future of the planet

Meet the Undergraduate: Malik Francis, School of Engineering

Malik Francis researches additive manufacturing while working as a data science intern for Collins Aerospace. This profile is part of a series for UConn's Month of Discovery

Two people with surfboards running into the ocean.

A Wave of Inspiration Led UConn Student to Become a Surfboard Entrepreneur

'There are always solutions in weird places'

Graduate students Julie Sandberg, left, Kevin Howson and Jacob Hyler present their research on installing solar canopies on campus during "The Sustainable Clean Energy Summit:Decarbonizing Society and the Grid" at the Student Union Theater

Opportunity Lights Up UConn Sustainable Energy Summit

'Make no mistake - UConn is going to hit its decarbonization goals and become a national leader in sustainable clean energy research and education'

Female student holding ice cream outside of Dairy Bar

Hazelnut MOOcha Latte Debuts at UConn Dairy Bar for Fall

Students show creativity, knowledge of food technology through a friendly competition to make the best ice cream flavor