• Research that Matters
  • Husky Pride
  • Connecticut Impact
University of Connecticut

Big ideas don’t come from out of thin air. They come from asking new questions and discovering new answers.

Close-up of a quantum computer’s metallic components with connectors and wires against a dark background

Can we leverage the tiniest particles in the universe to solve the world’s biggest challenges?

Blue background with floating ice cubes.

Can we stop deadly heat in its tracks with ice and science?

Can we ease the mental health crisis — with puppets?

Can we make cattle farming more sustainable to feed a growing population?

Can mapping the big picture pinpoint the most fragile futures?

Can innovations in the OR help divers on the sea floor?

Can we create a learning environment that plays to everyone’s strengths?

Can we innovate while protecting people and planet?

Can we heal injured veterans by studying basketball?

Can we restore Long Island Sound by eating oysters?

Can we make new plastics out of old clothes?


Big ideas come from years of research and exploration, countless hours
of collaborations and efforts.



Big ideas come from UConn, in blue and white, and they go on to change the world.


Big ideas come from out of the blue.

Featured Stories

Colorful buildings clustered on a hill
‘A Hell of Horrors’: Confronting Bias in US Reporting on Haiti
Faculty members sit around a table using laptops during a collaborative meeting.
UConn Leverages AI to Personalize Learning for Student Success
Jeffrey Newton
Neag School Alumnus Jeffrey Newton Honored as Connecticut’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year
Flooded gas station
UConn-led Project Promotes Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities
A blue scoreboard with Judy Walden Scarafile Field written at the top in orange lettering
UConn Magazine: Nine Innings with a Baseball Legend
The new HuskyGo electric bus—the first of its kind in its fleet—sits next to the bus stops in the W Lot
UConn Ranked 8th Most Sustainable University in the World
  • category: blue
  • columns: 4
  • pictures: true
  • number-of-posts: 6
  • safe-fetch: 1
  • style: side-by-side
  • attempted-request: https://today.uconn.edu/wp-rest/wp/v2/posts?category-name=blue&posts_per_page=6&adjacent-posts=true&_embed
More Stories & Impact
Keep
Discovering
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Athletics
  • Giving
University of Connecticut