Awards & Scholarships
Nidhi Nair ’23 Named UConn’s First Schwarzman Scholar
Chosen from over 3,000 applicants, the economics major will join 150 fellow scholars in Beijing
UConn Radiology Chair Dr. Leo Wolansky Wins Best Abstract Award at the Radiologic Society of North America Annual Meeting
Dr. Leo Wolansky is the 2022 Kuo York Chynn Foundation Award recipient for the best abstract in neuroradiology research at RSNA 2022, one of the largest medical meetings in the world.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award Launched by the AIChE
A new award has been established in honor of UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin. The Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award will recognize an individual's leadership in convergence research in regenerative engineering — a field pioneered by Laurencin
UConn and Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Celebrated by St. Lucia
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn and UConn Health was honored this November by St. Lucian officials with high honors.
Five UConn Professors Named to World’s Highly Cited Research List
The list uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their chosen field
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Awards UConn Health’s Dr. Genice Nelson
For more than two decades, Genice Nelson has been providing a voice, respect, and high quality care to sickle cell patients: “I saw that patients with sickle cell really need a voice. I felt like I could be that voice.”
UConn’s Greg Rhee Named Fellow of American College of Epidemiology
Rhee's ACE fellow election is in honor of his significant contributions to the field epidemiology.
UConn Professor Cato T. Laurencin Delivers the Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award Address at the Biomedical Engineering Society
On October 15 Dr. Cato T. Laurencin was awarded the Biomedical Engineering Society’s highest honor.
Best Paper Award Goes to UConn Plastic Surgery Chief Dr. Andrew Chen
The premier journal in plastic surgery called Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has honored UConn Health Plastic Surgery Chief Dr. Andrew Chen with a 2022 Best Paper Award.
CT AHEC at UConn Health Awarded $2 Million Grant for Primary Care Workforce Development
Entering its 26th year of operation, CT AHEC is one of 46 AHEC programs funded nationally. “CT AHEC is an invaluable resource to UConn Health. With renewed HRSA funding, the CT AHEC Program will continue to meet its mission of improving the health status of CT residents and communities,” says Dr. Bruce Liang, Interim CEO of UConn Health.