Awards & Scholarships

Vanessa Esquivel headshot

Giving Latine Families an ‘Early Head Start’

Vanessa Esquivel, a Ph.D. student in the department of human development & family sciences, has received a major federal grant to study early childhood services for Latine families

Dr. Ketan Bulsara lecturing in academic rotunda

UConn Health’s Dr. Ketan Bulsara Elected to the American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Considered among the most prestigious neurosurgery organizations in US

Women’s Health Research Efforts of UConn Health Spotlighted at AAMC

UConn Health's Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) were honored for their successful inaugural Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Poster Symposium.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin speaking at the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.

UConn Professor Cato T. Laurencin Presents at Dreyfus Foundation’s 2024 Teacher-Scholar Symposium

The Teacher-Scholar Symposium highlights emerging areas in the chemical sciences, with many Teacher-Scholars presenting posters of their research while also featuring talks from senior scientists.

Writing equations on a whiteboard

Math Department Wins GAANN: Full Funding for Five Ph.D. Fellows

The national award will allow the department to grow in size, diversity, and research output

Two adult professionals gather (left and right) gather with female student.

Neag School’s Annual Scholarship Celebration Spotlights Students and Donors

On Nov. 3, UConn’s Neag School of Education held its annual Scholarship Celebration to recognize students’ academic achievements and the generosity of donors who have financially contributed to furthering their education

James Waller, Yvette Young, Ruchira Gupta, Aida Salazar, Michele Palmer, and Elise Delacruz at The Dodd Center for Human Rights

Award-Winning Authors Share Stories of Human Rights, Impact on Children in Visits to Hartford and Storrs

'I knew the power of great literature in influencing me'

Nivedha Natchiappan

Meet a Health Care Hero and UConn Medical Student

The Hartford Business Journal honors fourth-year UConn medical student Nivedha Natchiappan of Avon for creating a new social determinants of health screening for newly diagnosed gynecologic cancer patients.

Award presentation with three people

UConn Health’s Gillian Kuszewski Named ‘Pharmacist of the Year’

Presented by the Connecticut Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin with Lifetime Research awardee Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers and Dr. Randall C. Morgan, W. Montague Cobb Institute President/CEO.

Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award Given to Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center President and CEO

The Cato T. Laurencin M.D., Ph.D. Lifetime Research Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the W. Montague Cobb/ National Medical Association Health Institute and the National Medical Association.