<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2025/10-million-donation-to-support-center-for-innovation-and-applied-technology-development.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>University News</category><pubDate>09/02/2025</pubDate><title>University of New Haven Secures Initial $10 Million in Private Funding to Support Development of Pioneering Center for Innovation and Applied Technology</title><description>Building off the momentum of a historic fundraising year and the  hiring of former State of Connecticut Chief Manufacturing Officer Paul Lavoie, the University has raised $10 million – supported by a $7.2 million anonymous donor commitment – to renovate a 130,000-square-foot signature commercial space directly adjacent to campus.</description><hide-description/><author/><author-details/><hide-author/><date>September 2, 2025</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/2025/r-d-park.jpg" alt="Rendering of Center for Innovation and Applied Technology"/></image><image-caption>Rendering of the University of New Haven's envisioned Center for Innovation and Applied Technology.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>center-elevation-center</tag><tag>name-paul-lavoie</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-releases</tag><tag>section-give</tag><tag>year-2025</tag></tags></item>