Our Program
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
- Students Invited to Explore Innovation, Creativity at Annual Experience Innovation Expo October 14, 2026
- Curious about Quantum? Dive In at Qiskit Fall Fest 2026 October 14, 2026
- Bethel Fellowship Advances UConn Research on Osteoarthritis October 13, 2026
- From 4-H Camp Friends to College Connections October 9, 2026
School of Nursing
- Common Herbal Sleep Aid Shows Signs of Addictive Potential October 8, 2026
- From 4-H Member to Healthcare Leader: A Conversation with Davina Ferrero King October 5, 2026
- A New Global Partnership Brings DNP Students from Chile to UConn September 25, 2026
- UConn Health Broadens Deployment of APPs September 24, 2026
UConn Today
- Lindsay DiStefano Appointed Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship October 14, 2026
- Students Invited to Explore Innovation, Creativity at Annual Experience Innovation Expo October 14, 2026
- Curious about Quantum? Dive In at Qiskit Fall Fest 2026 October 14, 2026
- Maintaining Momentum After Weight Loss October 14, 2026