Awards & Scholarships

Portrait Dr. Richard Simon and Peter Canning by a stroke poster in the UConn John Dempsey Hospital emergency department

Peter Canning Recognized for EMS Role in Stroke Care

UConn Health’s 6th annual Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award

Sun setting behind the Gant Complex. Jan. 18, 2022. (Sean Flynn)

Computational Astrophysicist Daniel Anglés-Alcázar Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

Anglés-Alcázar, assistant professor of physics, was one of 126 outstanding early-career scientists to be selected for the honor from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this year

Jill Wergrzyn

Biology Associate Professor Awarded Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Researchers

Jill Wegrzyn, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, earned recognition from former President Joe Biden

Arash Esmaili Zaghi, professor of civil engineering at UConn.

Engineering Professor Earns Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Scientists

President Biden named Arash E. Zaghi, an engineering professor with a passion for supporting neurodiverse learners, as a PECASE recipient

UConn neuroscientist Ed Large speaks at the Music Has Power Symposium in New York.

The Science of Music’s Healing Power

Ed Large's journey has taken him from playing bluegrass to helping Alzheimer's patients improve their memory

UConn School of Medicine's David C. Steffens, M.D., M.H.S., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Dr. David C. Steffens Named Fellow of American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

ACNP Prestigiously Honors Chair of Psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine for His Contributions to the Field of Geriatric Psychiatry.

The UConn large letter sign at dusk on June 12, 2021.

Outgoing President Biden Honors UConn Researchers and Mentors 

Three UConn faculty members received prestigious honors from President Joe Biden during his final week in office. 

Dr. Linda Barry of UConn School of Medicine.

President of the United States Honors Dr. Linda Barry of UConn School of Medicine

Nation’s Highest Honor for Mentorship Awarded to Dr. Linda Barry

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Rogie Royce Carandang of the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn School of Medicine.

Outstanding Author

UConn School of Medicine Postdoctoral Research Fellow Rogie Royce Carandang honored by The Journal of Public Health and Emergency

Zachary Collier

Neag School Faculty Member Named a 2025 Emerging Scholar

Assistant professor Zachary K. Collier has been honored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education