Come visit us at Innovate Labs to explore how to program VEX robots with custom code to perform a talent routine. The winning routine will win a prize! No experience necessary.

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Bounce between UConn’s four makerspaces - Innovate Labs, the Innovation Zone, the UConn Library MakerStudio, and Innovate Wellness - through a scavenger hunt like no other. Jumpstart your creativity, bounce some ideas around, and get making! Visit at least one location to gain entrance to our carnival. Each location you visit gets you tickets to join our raffle and win a bunch of different prize bundles. 

Come join Innovate Labs in our 3D Printing skillshare where students will design and create a 3D creation! Explore your imagination with our 3D Pens and judge everyone’s creations in a competition. All participants will win trophy and prizes! No experience necessary.

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Research Connections, part of UConn’s annual Month of Discovery, is intended to expose students to UConn’s rich landscape of research through meaningful interactions with faculty, staff, graduate students, peers, and other key partners. Research Connections involves offices, departments, and initiatives from across campus, spanning any discipline or area of study.

One of the four signature events of UConn’s Month of Discovery, the Experience Innovation Expo is a premier platform for UConn students to explore and engage with the programs, institutes, professors, and student organizations across campus. The Expo offers a gateway to diverse networking opportunities and extracurricular activities, including potential on-campus employers, clubs, student-driven projects, and various programs. Our mission is to connect students with innovative thinkers, entrepreneurial leaders, and creative minds both on and off campus, helping you discover your next great pursuit. We accomplish this through an event like the involvement fair but with dynamic, hands-on activities and an experience that showcases the limitless potential of UConn’s students and faculty. 

This year, the Experience Innovation Expo is going for the gold with an Olympic theme! With four distinct focus areas to explore, along with games and prizes, take a victory lap with us around the Student Union Ballroom on Monday, October 14th from 12-3 pm, to fuel your passions and jumpstart your career path! 

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Come visit us at Innovate Labs to learn the essentials of web design and master key techniques like responsive design, user experience, and modern web aesthetics. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this course provides practical, hands-on lessons to help you create stunning and functional websites.

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Step into the virtual arena at VR Victory, an Olympic-style event at Innovate Labs where you can compete in thrilling VR sports games for the chance to win prizes! Enjoy great food, exciting challenges, and a fun-filled evening of friendly competition—open to the entire UConn community! Register here to reserve your spot! 

Come visit us at Innovate Labs to learn the how to create your own mini VR maze game using Unity software. Participants will go through how to use graphics features of Unity as well as some of the basic code to customize and upload the game to a VR headset to test and play their game. No prior experience required. 

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Join us at Innovate Labs for the Grow Green 4 Hydroponics special event, where you’ll dive into the future of sustainable farming and learn how to grow your own fresh produce using innovative hydroponic technology. Explore hands-on demonstrations, network with fellow innovators, and discover how hydroponics can transform our food systems! 

Come join Innovate Labs in our 3D Modeling skillshare where students will design and build a 3D creation! Explore all the features of Blender, a 3D modeling software, and make a skeleton-like structure and animate it to move the model. Explore your curiosity and get a sneak peek into graphic designer world! No experience necessary. Register here to reserve your spot! 

Discover what Enrichment Programs have to offer at our interactive tabling event in the Hartford Times Atrium. Engage with us, get some treats, and learn how you can enrich your undergraduate experience through the Honors Program, Office of Undergraduate Research, Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships, Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Pre-Professional Advising - including Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising, and the University Scholar Program.

Get into the Halloween spirit at Tech or Treat, a spooktacular event at Innovate Labs featuring fun, hands-on tech activities for all skill levels. Open to the entire UConn community, this is your chance to explore cutting-edge technology while enjoying a festive Halloween twist! Register here to reserve your spot!