Awards & Scholarships

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UConn Graduate Reflects on Marshall Scholar Experience

Sarah Marze's believes that her undergraduate education at UConn helped prepare her for her experience in London

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UConn, Bridgeport Officials Announce ‘Promise’ Financial Aid Program

Talented students from the Park City will receive financial aid for attending any UConn campus

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Dr. Jaime Imitola of UConn Honored by the International Society of Stem Cell Research

ISSCR appoints Dr. Jaime Imitola chair of its Education Committee and honors him with its 2025 Public Service Award.

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‘Grant Trails’ Shows How Research Funding Benefits Connecticut

A heat map worth a thousand words

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UConn Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards

Five early career UConn faculty received NSF CAREER Awards to support their research, education, and outreach efforts

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Xueju ‘Sophie’ Wang Named 2026 Recipient of SEM’s James W. Dally Young Investigator Award

The award recognizes Wang for pioneering contributions to experimental mechanics of soft matter

Joe Dempsey standing inDr. Pramod Srivastava’s immunology lab in the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center,

UConn Health Named One of Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025

UConn Health has been named one of Forbes’ America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2025, earning a Top 20 spot in Connecticut thanks to its culture of collaboration, opportunity, and the extraordinary people who make it a special place to build a career.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Elected International Fellow of Chinese Society for Biomaterials

UConn's Sir Cato T. Laurencin's prestigious recognition honors the most distinguished scientists in the field of biomaterials around the world.

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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Presents Allcock Lecture at Penn State University

Laurencin presented The Allcock Alumni Group Lectureship in Polymers and Materials Chemistry September 15-16, 2025.

UConn medical school's Dr. Ernesto Canalis, professor of orthopaedic surgery and medicine, director of the Center for Skeletal Research, and co-director of the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute at UConn Health. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

Most Outstanding Abstract Honors for Dr. Ernesto Canalis of UConn

At ASBMR’s Annual Meeting the Canalis Lab of UConn was honored with the 2025 ASBMR Most Outstanding Basic Abstract Award.