Awards & Scholarships

Dr. Laurencin in St. Lucia

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.

The Wilbur Cross Building on a sunny day.

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.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin in white coat with anatomic model

Regenerative Engineering Society Names Award for Founder Cato T. Laurencin

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Foundation and the AICHE Regenerative Engineering Society have established an award in honor of the society's founder.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

Biden Administration Appoints Dr. Cato T. Laurencin to Selection Panel

Laurencin has been reappointed to the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) Nomination Evaluation Committee.

Dr. Cato Laurencin in group portrait at awards ceremony

UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Honored at NAACP Spingarn Awards Dinner

Professor Cato T. Laurencin of the University of Connecticut was further recognized as the 106th Spingarn Medalist, the highest honor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).