Awards & Scholarships
Winners of Faculty Spotlight Fall 2024 Awards
UConn School of Medicine honors Jenna Bartley, Ph.D., Sangamesh Kumbar, Ph.D., Shakaib Khan, MD, and Thomas Manger, MD, Ph.D.
December 18, 2024 | Lauren Woods
UConn Health ‘Most Wired’
Nationally recognized as standing out among peers for health care IT
December 12, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Vargas Named UConn’s First Rangel Fellowship Recipient
The program supports individuals who want to pursue careers in the foreign service of the U.S. Department of State and was established in 2003
December 10, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Speaks on Women in STEM and Environmental Crises in Africa
University Professor Cato T. Laurencin, representing the Galien USA, was a speaker for a panel that focused on the role of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in addressing the climate and environmental crisis in Africa at the Galien Forum in Dakar, Senegal.
December 9, 2024 | Lauren Woods
Giving Latine Families an ‘Early Head Start’
Vanessa Esquivel, a Ph.D. student in the department of human development & family sciences, has received a major federal grant to study early childhood services for Latine families
December 5, 2024 | Mac Murray
UConn Health’s Dr. Ketan Bulsara Elected to the American Academy of Neurological Surgery
Considered among the most prestigious neurosurgery organizations in US
December 3, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Women’s Health Research Efforts of UConn Health Spotlighted at AAMC
UConn Health's Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) were honored for their successful inaugural Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Poster Symposium.
November 21, 2024 | Lauren Woods
UConn Professor Cato T. Laurencin Presents at Dreyfus Foundation’s 2024 Teacher-Scholar Symposium
The Teacher-Scholar Symposium highlights emerging areas in the chemical sciences, with many Teacher-Scholars presenting posters of their research while also featuring talks from senior scientists.
November 21, 2024 | Emily Touch, Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering
Math Department Wins GAANN: Full Funding for Five Ph.D. Fellows
The national award will allow the department to grow in size, diversity, and research output
November 19, 2024 | Mac Murray
Neag School’s Annual Scholarship Celebration Spotlights Students and Donors
On Nov. 3, UConn’s Neag School of Education held its annual Scholarship Celebration to recognize students’ academic achievements and the generosity of donors who have financially contributed to furthering their education
November 18, 2024 | Nicole Dobrzanski