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
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame August 31, 2026
- Alexander Dupuy’s Approach to Materials Science: Processing Possibilities August 25, 2026
- Exploring Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer August 21, 2026
- UConn Dental School Researchers Win Award from U.S. Military For Traumatic Wound Healing Technology August 20, 2026
School of Nursing
- UConn Nursing Welcomes Record-Breaking Class of 2030 August 31, 2026
- UConn Nursing Researchers Recognized at International Symposium August 25, 2026
- Future Nurses Gain Hands-On Experience at UConn August 2, 2026
- UConn Nursing Secures NIH Grant for Pediatric Allergy Research July 24, 2026
UConn Today
- UConn Nursing Welcomes Record-Breaking Class of 2030 August 31, 2026
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame August 31, 2026
- New Postdocs Bring Expertise in Social Policy, Clinical Decision-Making to the School of Social Work August 31, 2026
- Neag School Celebrates New Faculty and Recent Leadership Appointments August 31, 2026