Awards & Scholarships
Xueju ‘Sophie’ Wang Named 2026 Recipient of SEM’s James W. Dally Young Investigator Award
The award recognizes Wang for pioneering contributions to experimental mechanics of soft matter
UConn Health Named One of Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025
UConn Health has been named one of Forbes’ America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2025, earning a Top 20 spot in Connecticut thanks to its culture of collaboration, opportunity, and the extraordinary people who make it a special place to build a career.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Elected International Fellow of Chinese Society for Biomaterials
UConn's Sir Cato T. Laurencin's prestigious recognition honors the most distinguished scientists in the field of biomaterials around the world.
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Presents Allcock Lecture at Penn State University
Laurencin presented The Allcock Alumni Group Lectureship in Polymers and Materials Chemistry September 15-16, 2025.
Most Outstanding Abstract Honors for Dr. Ernesto Canalis of UConn
At ASBMR’s Annual Meeting the Canalis Lab of UConn was honored with the 2025 ASBMR Most Outstanding Basic Abstract Award.
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin’s Former Mentees White Coat Ceremonies
Four former students and mentees of Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin are embarking on the next segment of their medical education journeys.
New UConn School of Medicine Faculty Appointments for 2025
The Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Directors at UConn Health announced this August the new senior rank appointments for UConn School of Medicine faculty.
Emmanouil Anagnostou Named Fellow of the American Meteorological Society
Emmanouil "Manos" Anagnostou is honored for contributions to remote sensing hydrology, hydrometeorology, and environmental engineering
UConn Health Disparities Institute Joins National Center of Excellence Addressing Substance Use Disorder, Hepatitis C Virus, and HIV
UConn experts joining CHERISH, a multi-institutional Center of Excellence funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, are Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. and Gillian Betz, MPH
UConn Student Spends Summer in Turkey As Part of CLS Program
The Critical Language Scholarship program provides summer programs for students to learn languages of strategic importance to the United States