Awards & Scholarships
Three UConn Students Receive the Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award
“These students are truly remarkable scholars,” applauds Dr. Cato T. Laurencin about UConn's top academically achieving Black male senior year students Mason Holland, Shihab Khalfalla, and Khalil Simon.
UConn’s Ming Xu Wins an Inaugural Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award in Aging Biology and Geroscience
Xu is one of 18 researchers globally to each receive a three-year grant of $375,000
UConn Junior Romir Raj Named Goldwater Scholar
The Goldwater is the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering
Katherine Jimenez Named UConn’s First Beinecke Scholar
The journalism and English major has already begun work on a novel based on her mother's experiences during the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Awarded by the American Chemical Society Receiving the 2023 Priestley Medal
The Priestley Medal is the highest honor of the American Chemical Society.
Zita Lazzarini, J.D., M.P.H. Winner of UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award
She will be awarded on May 8 at UConn Health's Commencement.
Students Awarded at Scholar Symposium
10 dental students and 10 medical students recognized for their research aptitude as part of UConn Health’s 2023 Medical/Dental Research Day and Clinician Scholar Symposium
3 UConn Health Nurses Recognized for Outstanding Care
Fourth presentation of the Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award
UConn Research Seeds 17 Projects through New CRISP Funding Initiative
The funding program, which encourages interdisciplinary research among clinical faculty at UConn and UConn Health, is awarding a total of $729,000
UConn Health’s Dr. Gualberto Ruaño Appointed Chair of CASE’s Broadening Participation, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
For three decades Dr. Gualberto Ruaño has been an innovator in biotechnology and a pioneer in personalized medicine.