Attend the Inaugural Nursing and Engineering Innovation Forum
We are delighted to welcome you to the inaugural Nursing and Engineering Innovation Forum, hosted by the Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center at the University of Connecticut. This event brings together thought leaders, researchers, nurses, healthcare professionals, engineers, students and innovators overall, to explore the future of improving health with the assistance of new and innovative technologies.
Date: April 16, 2025
When: 12:30PM to 6:00PM
Where: Innovation Partnership Building
Advancing healthcare collaborations between the School of Nursing and College of Engineering to promote new healthcare
technology innovations.
The Heart of Healthcare
Nurses play a pivotal role in bringing forth innovative change in healthcare quality and equity by addressing unmet needs through the creation and development of new devices, methods, and services for a target population. Nurses are in an excellent position to invent and evaluate new technologies because they have deep contextual knowledge and experience for care needs and are already leveraging innovative behaviors around caregiving problems daily.
A Mindset to Innovate
Engineers have the technical training and appetite to make new technologies a reality but may lack domain-specific knowledge and experience. The positive impact on people and society is greatest when domain-specific needs and practical constraints guide the technology development.
Focus Areas
Research

Robust, innovative and addressing real-world challenges
Education

Students dedicated to learning more about the world around them
Community

Existing as a supportive environment and home for students
Tech Transfer

Facilitating, and expediting the transformation of UConn
College of Engineering
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School of Nursing
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- CRISP Award Funds Study on Immunotherapy’s Impact on Cognitive Function March 12, 2025
- Nursing Students Gain Valuable Insights into Global Palliative Care and Cultural Perspectives March 11, 2025
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