Welcome to CACC
| The Connecticut Advanced Computing Center (CACC) leverages the synergies existing in CHEST, CSI, Synchrony and VoTeR to investigate, develop, promote, and nurture the best hardware and software based security practices for indispensable defense and commercial (e.g., insurance, telecommunications) application domains and, in particular, for emerging fields such as mobile device security. |  |
University News
- From Storrs to Stonybrook: Alum Explores The Baby-Sitters Club’s Legacy November 10, 2026Daniela Doncel ’19 hosts CT Public's Generation: Baby-Sitters Club, celebrating its 40-year legacyNora Broderick
- NIH Extends UConn Pepper Center Grant November 10, 2026The Center, which specializes in Precision Gerontology, plans interdisciplinary expansion to StorrsMatt Engelhardt
- CAHNR Scholars Celebration Honors Student Achievement and the Power of Donor Support November 10, 2026“A scholarship is an investment in a student today, but its impact can carry forward throughout a career and into the communities that student will one day serve”Jessica McBride, PhD
- UConn’s Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Receives Leadership and Advocacy Award from InterCommunity Health Care November 9, 2026Laurencin was honored for his commitment to bettering public health through his medical advancements, advocacy, and mentorship.Sara Capozzi
- Mulch Ado About Plastics: Shuresh Ghimire Works to Make Mulch More Sustainable November 9, 2026“If we increase crop yield, it may help humans in the short term. But if we’re degrading the environment, that would ultimately, in the long term, harm humanity. Everything we do should be in the One Health framework.”Jessica McBride, PhD
Engineering News
- UConn’s Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Receives Leadership and Advocacy Award from InterCommunity Health Care November 9, 2026Laurencin was honored for his commitment to bettering public health through his medical advancements, advocacy, and mentorship.Sara Capozzi
- UConn Researchers Uncover Water’s Critical Role in Human Tissue Elasticity November 9, 2026New research from Anna Tarakanova and Metehan Çam offers insight into a decades-long scientific debate about what makes the human body’s tissues stretch and spring back.Sarah Redmond
- NIH Grant Supports Development of Innovative 3D Organoid Platform for Drug Discovery November 9, 2026Xueju “Sophie” Wang is developing a “micro-lab” to support organoid growth and functional evaluationAnna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
- Northeast Power Electronics Symposium To Be Held at UConn for the Third Year November 6, 2026The third annual NEPES symposium will be held at UConn this November, bringing together industry leaders, researchers, and students to explore emerging technologies and strengthen collaborations.Sarah Redmond
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Address at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics (ATiO) Foundation Annual Meeting November 2, 2026Laurencin spoke on Regenerative Engineering at the 2026 ATiO Conference in Berlin, Germany.Sara Capozzi