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AI for Impa CT: UConn Launches University-Wide Initiative to Drive AI Innovation Across Connecticut
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (175+ words) June 3, 2026 | Alexis Lohrey, Office of the Provost The AI for Impa CT initiative aims to ensure that UConn remains a trusted resource for Connecticut, helping people understand, adapt to, and shape a future in which AI plays an ever-increasing role…...
NSF CAREER Award Backs UConn Research in Micro- and Nanoscale Manufacturing
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (603+ words) June 3, 2026 | Sarah Redmond Seung Yeon Kang has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for her work on transforming how microscopic electronic devices are built Seung Yeon Kang, an assistant professor in the UConn School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering,…...
Doubling the Data Gathered from Dark Patches of Space
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (480+ words) June 1, 2026 | Elaina Hancock UConn Ph. D student's program selected for observation time on our most powerful space telescope The logo for the program is a can of SPAM and includes the big dipper because to find CEERS/SPAM in the…...
Covid-Era Assistance Policies May Have Reduced Food Insecurity, Housing Instability
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (686+ words) June 1, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Pandemic-era safety net programs revealed new insights into the complex relationship between wages, housing, and food insecurity In 2018, Caitlin Caspi started a five-year research project looking at how raising…...
UConn, Three Other Partner Universities to Host International Conference on Real Estate and Sustainability in 2027
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (319+ words) May 29, 2026 | Claire Hall The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies is co-leading, co-organizing, and co-sponsoring a four-day symposium in Zurich, Switzerland, drawing international experts to address sustainability in the real estate industry. The conference, titled "Global Real Estate…...
Caught in the Act of Evolution
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (595+ words) May 27, 2026 | Kim Krieger A mink swimming (Marc Scharping via Adobe Stock) Their fur might feel the same, but a mink in the Everglades is not the same as a mink from northern Florida, researchers from the University of Connecticut and…...
Don't Blame the Geese: A Closer Look at a Campus Wildlife Question
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (570+ words) May 27, 2026 | Elaina Hancock What's good for the goose is good for the gander. And that includes lawns Reichgelt argues that addressing the overabundance of geese is not as simple as removing them, as this was tried in the 1970s and 1980s. In…...
School of Business, CLAS, and College of Engineering Host MIP 2026 Research Conference at UConn Stamford
1+ week, 1+ day ago (479+ words) May 26, 2026 | Claire Hall Google, Nvidia, Uber and other tech companies attended UConn Stamford recently hosted a four-day, invitation-only research conference on mixed-integer programming, a major area of mathematical optimization, known as MIP 2026. The workshop brought leading academic researchers together with…...
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Attends Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows Day
1+ week, 5+ day ago (217+ words) May 19, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino The Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows Day in London was part of the Academy's 50th anniversary celebration. Above: Sir John Lazar CBE FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering (left) and Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, M. D, Ph…...
Pitching the Future of Health Care
1+ week, 5+ day ago (564+ words) May 22, 2026 | Ashley O'Connell, and Ella Anderson "At its core, innovation is about making the world a better place, and that purpose was evident in every pitch presented." " Michael Mc Guire, MBA, Beekley Medical Seven teams of students showcased their innovation…...