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
- A New Path for Rising Tech Talent August 12, 2026
- The Beauty of Efficiency August 11, 2026
- School of Computing Builds the Next Generation of Innovators August 10, 2026
- ‘A Hunger to Contribute’ – A Conversation with Provost Pamir Alpay August 7, 2026
School of Nursing
- Future Nurses Gain Hands-On Experience at UConn August 2, 2026
- UConn Nursing Secures NIH Grant for Pediatric Allergy Research July 24, 2026
- Nursing Researchers Featured at International Sleep Conference July 9, 2026
- UConn Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy Recognizes Faculty Excellence June 18, 2026
UConn Today
- Tracking Statewide Trail Use with the CT Trail Census August 13, 2026
- Home or Away? NFL Stadium Attendance Protest Impact Depended on Who Visited, Researchers Find August 13, 2026
- CEO Adam DeJulius Enjoys the Fast Pace of Running Miller Foods, a Fourth-Generation Company August 12, 2026
- UConn Health Minute: Torn Tendon Repair August 12, 2026