OpenFieldUB · Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
The University of Bridgeport (UB), founded in 1927, is a private, non-sectarian university situated on a picturesque 60-acre campus along Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut. UB is globally celebrated as the home of the Fones School of Dental Hygiene—the world's first dental hygiene school—and offers internationally recognized degrees in engineering, biomedical sciences, chiropractic medicine, and business.
UB is organized into the College of Science and Society, the College of Engineering, Business, and Education, and the College of Health Sciences. Its modern engineering and science facilities include the Bauer Hall Innovation Center, robotic vision laboratories, and the on-campus Fones Dental Hygiene Clinic serving the Greater Bridgeport community.
Undergraduate applicants apply via Common App or UB's direct portal (test-optional; minimum recommended GPA 2.75). Graduate and doctoral applicants require an accredited bachelor's or master's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, letters of recommendation, and a statement of academic objectives.
Rigorous doctoral research program exploring robotic vision systems, autonomous multi-agent networks, biomedical image processing, and secure IoT edge computing.
The historic birthplace of dental hygiene education worldwide, offering intensive clinical training in preventive periodontics, pediatric dentistry, and dental public health.
CCE-accredited four-year chiropractic doctorate integrating evidence-based spinal manipulation, diagnostic imaging, sports medicine rehabilitation, and outpatient clinic rotations.
Graduate engineering degree investigating biocompatible tissue scaffolds, wearable physiological sensors, microfluidic diagnostics, and neuroprosthetic interfaces.
ACBSP-accredited master's curriculum preparing executives in predictive data modeling, financial forecasting, corporate entrepreneurship, and international trade.
ABET-accredited undergraduate curriculum covering algorithms, operating systems, cloud microservices, iOS/Android mobile engineering, and cyber defense.
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
College of Engineering, Business, and Education
Dr. Elleithy has authored over 400 research papers exploring wireless sensor networks, quantum cryptography, biometric authentication, and mobile network protoc...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Patra's research focuses on graphene nanocomposites, tissue engineering scaffolds, biocompatible polymers, and nanostructured biosensors for disease diagnos...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Dental Hygiene
Fones School of Dental Hygiene
Dr. Willis investigates clinical periodontology, public dental health disparities, geriatric oral health initiatives, and dental hygiene instructional technolog...
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