Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is a resource for all undergraduates in all majors on all UConn campuses seeking to enrich their undergraduate experiences through participation in research, scholarship, and creative activity. OUR provides funding opportunities for student research and scholarship through a range of programs and helps students find and develop opportunities to engage in independent or collaborative research with faculty members and other mentors working across the University's academic disciplines.
The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI) helps students and faculty become successful entrepreneurs. The CCEI focuses their resources on high-impact ventures that tackle fundamental human and environmental problems. They also seek to inspire and support a robust entrepreneurial culture across academic disciplines at UConn and throughout Connecticut.
The Werth Institute serves the University of Connecticut through an interdisciplinary approach to entrepreneurship and innovation that is inclusive of existing and new programs. The institute facilitates opportunities for all students, while continually driving to promote the University’s academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs. By facilitating partnerships and building relationships spanning schools, industries, and traditional fields of study, the Werth Institute provides exceptional opportunities for students, faculty, and alumni.
The Learning Community Innovation Zone(LCIZ) is the first official Makerspace at UConn. By providing necessary guidance, equipment and materials, the LCIZ creates a space for UConn students to bring their ideas from conception to reality. Followed by completing appropriate safety training, students have access to prototyping equipment such as 3D printers, vinyl cutter, CNC router, laser cutter, table and band saws, and other hands tools and electronics within the environment. The LCIZ hosts various workshops to introduce students to new and innovative topics. The LCIZ aims to inspire creative and innovative thinking within a hands-on learning environment that advocates innovative design, prototyping, collaboration, entrepreneurship and problem solving.
Located in Peter J. Werth Residence Tower.
By providing a 3D printer lab in Monteith 307, the Math Makerspace supports teaching and research in mathematics.
The UConn Library Maker Studio supports cross-discipline innovation among the UConn student body, faculty, and staff. The Maker Studio offers a wide variety of equipment, such as 3D printers and carvers, to bring tangible ideas to life which advocates creative and self-initiated learning in support of class projects, extracurricular and club activities, and research.