UConn to Share $1.3 Million Navy Grant

STORRS, CT — The University of Connecticut and University of Rhode Island have been enlisted by the Navy for a major research project.

The schools on Wednesday announced they have received a $1.3 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to, "create a community of students, faculty, government, and industry leaders that will strive to expand the Navy science and technology work force."

The three-year grant will be divided to establish joint programs, making it possible to educate and train workers who "will be a pipeline to the naval community that is vital to the economic livelihood of the region," UConn officials said.

As part of the coalition, UConn and URI will launch a new concentration in naval science and technology in the fall in which as many as 50 students on each campus will take seminar-style classes featuring guest speakers from local Navy contractors and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, UConn officials said.

Students will also conduct Navy-based undergraduate research and design projects involving new Navy technologies, UConn officials said.

See more about the grant on the UConn Today website.