We extend our deepest gratitude to our generous sponsors for their invaluable support of the Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center. Your commitment to fostering innovation, collaboration, and progress in healthcare and technology has been instrumental in our Center’s programs and in bringing this forum to life. We are grateful for your partnership in advancing transformative solutions that unite the fields of nursing and engineering.
About Beekley
At Beekley Medical, our goal is to help positively impact patients' lives and improve clinical outcomes. We have a high commitment to investing in the research and development of simple, low cost, disposable products that help medical imaging, surgical, and radiation oncology professionals improve communication, productivity, and patient care.
We partner with our customers, clinicians, and inventors to produce professional products that replace makeshift or improve upon current methods. Our industries are carefully monitored to ensure our products meet tomorrow’s needs today.
About the College of Engineering
UConn College of Engineering is a powerhouse for research and engineering education in the State of Connecticut and beyond. We are a top public engineering school in New England, and we provide 56 percent of the State’s engineering graduates. We work with local and national industry to address pressing technological challenges and to strengthen our manufacturing base. We value entrepreneurship and innovation, and our students and faculty actively develop startups and new technologies in support of economic development. Equally important, initiatives in engineering for human rights, brownfields, cybersecurity and other current issues demonstrate our enduring commitment to addressing major challenges facing our society.
About the Innovation Partnership Building
The Innovation Partnership Building at UConn Tech Park fosters academic-industry-government partnerships to cultivate research and technological innovation, and promote economic growth in the state of Connecticut. As a land grant university, UConn has a responsibility to serve the citizens of the state and support economic growth for Connecticut businesses of all sizes. The Tech Park Executive Director, faculty, and staff are fully committed to this promise, and continually strive to foster an atmosphere of inventive and creative thinking, establishing new business collaborations and strengthening current research partner relationships with any business, from fledgling startup to global leader, whose success will benefit the citizens of Connecticut.
About the Provost Office
The provost oversees UConn's 14 schools and colleges, as well as its four regional campuses. The Provost's Office plays a leading role in strategic planning; the development of academic policies and procedures; academic program creation, implementation, accreditation, and assessment; student success initiatives; graduate education; interdisciplinary academic initiatives; libraries and resources for teaching and research; information technology systems and services; academic operations; and academic personnel management, including tenure and promotion and annual evaluations.
The provost office has created new initiatives to promote holistic student success for both undergraduates and graduate students; faculty excellence across teaching, research, and engagement; and institutional innovation to support UConn’s dynamic growth as a leading national research university.
About the Office of the Vice President for Research
The Office of the Vice President for Research is the central resource hub for UConn researchers across all seven campuses. The OVPR provides support and guidance for all phases of the research lifecycle, from grant applications to technology licensing to helping spread the word about UConn innovations.
The OVPR manages all aspects of research and scholarship activities for the world-class faculty across all UConn campuses, including UConn Health. The OVPR supports both short- and long-term initiatives to grow UConn’s research enterprise and robust innovation pipeline. Through a dynamic, multifaceted approach, the OVPR promotes single faculty investigator projects, large-scale interdisciplinary collaborations, partnerships with leading industries, and high-potential, university-driven startups.
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About the School of Nursing
UConn’s School of Nursing has a timeless commitment to wellness and works to provide the exceptional education needed to succeed in this rapidly evolving profession. For over 80 years, UConn School of Nursing has led the way using high-tech simulation labs and technology-driven programs to prepare nurses to serve diverse populations in a variety of clinical settings.
The interprofessional curricula across our five nursing programs emphasize innovation, leadership, scholarship, evidence-based practice, and research. All our programs are supported by highly qualified faculty, many of whom are internationally renowned experts in their areas of specialty. Adjunct faculty members from a variety of health care agencies within Connecticut serve as clinical experts who share firsthand knowledge of today’s medical challenges.
About VentureWell
VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and to create lasting impact.
We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world.