Awards & Scholarships
2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine Goes to Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn
Sir Cato T. Laurencin, Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh’s highest honor.
UConn’s Dr. Denis Lafreniere Inducted into the Honor Society for Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Lafreniere has been prestigiously selected to be a fellow of the Triological Society.
UConn’s Dr. Jaclyn Olsen Jaeger Appointed to Two National Education Committees
Olsen Jaeger of the UConn Center on Aging will serve on the Education Committees of both the ACP and PALTmed
UConn Has Record-Breaking Cohort for Gilman Scholars
A total of 31 UConn students, who will study in 14 different countries, will receive a total of nearly $94,000 in scholarship funds through the Gilman program
Three Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
The program recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited institutions in the United States
Recognized Again Among Nation’s Best for Patient Experience
UConn’s John Dempsey only Connecticut hospital awarded 3 years running
Winners of Faculty Spotlight Spring 2025 Awards
UConn School of Medicine Honors its Faculty Members Yulan Xiong, Caleb Battersby, and Audrey Chapman
Guggenheim Fellow from UConn Preserving Wayang Puppetry for Posterity
'This is a generous award that puts me into some remarkable company. If you look back at the people in my field who have received a Guggenheim, it’s a ‘who’s who’ of American theater'
Junior Named Key Into Public Service Scholar
Andy Zhang is also president of the Undergraduate Student Government and is involved in a number of environmental groups
Neag School Researchers, Alum, and Student Honored with AERA Awards
Michael Coyne, Franklin Tuitt, Taylor Strickland, and Bob Pianta ’77 (ED), ’78 MA will receive the awards at the American Educational Research Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting