Awards & Scholarships
Ten Named To Fulbright US Student Program For 2023-24
The program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Awarded Inaugural DEI Award of the Society for Biomaterials
Laurencin is recognized for promoting anti-racism and creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for historically excluded groups in the field of biomaterials.
American Geriatric Healthcare Professionals Award Victoria Kozar with the Edward Henderson Student Award
Victoria "Tia" Kozar, a third-year medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, is this year’s recipient of the Edward Henderson Student Award given by the American Geriatric Healthcare Professionals in recognition of her extensive community involvement, significant leadership skills, record of academic excellence, and strong commitment to geriatrics care.
Four Graduate Students, Six Alumni Earn NSF Fellowships
The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF-GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees
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.