Awards & Scholarships

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Three Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

The program recognizes and supports outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited institutions in the United States

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Recognized Again Among Nation’s Best for Patient Experience

UConn’s John Dempsey only Connecticut hospital awarded 3 years running

This Spring 2025 Faculty Spotlight winners are Yulan Xiong, Caleb Battersby, and Audrey Chapman of UConn School of Medicine.

Winners of Faculty Spotlight Spring 2025 Awards

UConn School of Medicine Honors its Faculty Members Yulan Xiong, Caleb Battersby, and Audrey Chapman

Matthew Isaac Cohen, professor of dramatic arts, at the Puppet Arts Complex

Guggenheim Fellow from UConn Preserving Wayang Puppetry for Posterity

'This is a generous award that puts me into some remarkable company. If you look back at the people in my field who have received a Guggenheim, it’s a ‘who’s who’ of American theater'

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Junior Named Key Into Public Service Scholar

Andy Zhang is also president of the Undergraduate Student Government and is involved in a number of environmental groups

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Neag School Researchers, Alum, and Student Honored with AERA Awards

Michael Coyne, Franklin Tuitt, Taylor Strickland, and Bob Pianta ’77 (ED), ’78 MA will receive the awards at the American Educational Research Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting

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UConn Journalism’s Smith Receives Carnegie Fellowship

“These United States” examines the USA as it turns 250 years old

Rendering of a new pollinator pathway at UConn Storrs

UConn Seniors Win Awards for Landscape Architecture Projects

'It’s very validating to all of the hard work I put into this project to have it recognized at a professional level by my peers'

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UConn Junior Noonan Named Goldwater Scholar

The Goldwater Scholarship was established to identify students of outstanding ability and encourage them to pursue advanced study and research

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19th MSI Research Day Draws Nearly 100

UConn Musculoskeletal Institute’s 2025 event focuses on osteoarthritis