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Student Opportunities
10 Questions! with CSE Junior Lakshita Ganesh Kumar
A podcast dedicated to showing off all the amazing things our students in the UConn College of Engineering are doing. Lakshita is a third-year dual-degree Computer Science Engineering and Statistics student at UConn and the founder of Stylistic, a fashion and self-confidence platform she designed, engineered, and launched entirely on her own. She’s grown Stylistic through hands-on user research, machine learning development, and a vibrant online community that reaches more than 50,000 people.
UConn Hosts Rising Innovators Through the Global Nexus Program
In a globally connected economy, cross-border partnerships and opportunities for innovation are essential for success, and that’s exactly what UConn’s Global Nexus program specializes in. The Office of Global Affairs’ Global Training and Development Institute (GTDI) leads UConn’s efforts in global entrepreneurship and cross-border collaboration.
UConn Tech Park Poised to Become a Hub of Global Semiconductor Research and Innovation
An international leader in electron microscopy and scientific instrumentation plans to launch a cutting-edge ultrashort pulsed micro and nanomachining laser research center at the UConn Tech Park, positioning Connecticut to become a hub for the global semiconductor industry with on-site manufacturing, technology innovation, and workforce development.
UConn Senior Blends Disability Studies and Food Culture into Major Ready for Garnish
There’s no doubt that purple is Gabriella DiSalvo’s favorite color. When the UConn senior enters a room, she always has some shade with her, whether purple clothing, purple hair clip, purple manicure, purple jewelry, or purple purse. She’s the self-described “girl in the purple wheelchair,” from a manual chair with violet wheels to a motorized chair with a purple-blue power base. So, five years ago when DiSalvo ’26 (CLAS) started to develop her personal brand Cooking on Wheels, she didn’t think twice about the signature color she’d use to tell her story of cooking and food, advocacy and adaptation.
Innovation Quest (iQ) is UConn’s annual competition that helps students turn their innovative ideas into prototypes and thriving startups through funding, workshops, and mentorship opportunities. Open to all university students, UConn's Annual Innovation Quest takes place every spring semester, with the top teams given the opportunity to continue their journey into the summer. Your quest begins with a series of workshops to prepare for the competition portion of iQ. Mentors are here to support you throughout the iQ journey. The competition will drive you to push your innovative idea forward into a comprehensive business plan, that could potentially be funded! Lastly, selected winners will be invited to participate in the summer inQbator, which typically runs May through mid-June.
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