Gifts & Donors

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Innovation Quest Selects Five Top Startups, Ranging from Manufacturing Innovation to New Hair-Care Option

The student entrepreneurs impressed the judges with both the quality of their ideas and their dedication to bringing them to market

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Local Donation Powers UConn Construction Engineering Programs

As the construction industry continues to evolve toward more sustainable and technologically advanced solutions, it’s critical that students gain hands-on experience with the equipment shaping the future of the field

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Three UConn Students Named Goldwater Scholars

The Goldwater Scholarship was established by Congress to honor the late U.S. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, with the purpose of identifying students of outstanding ability and promise and encouraging them to pursue advanced study and research careers

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Prides Corner Farms Establishes Scholarships for Plant Science Students

The donation will establish the Prides Corner Farms Graduate Scholarship and the Prides Corner Farms Student Success Fund. The funds will support students pursuing a degree in plant science, with a preference for those studying horticulture

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Dr. Chong Sook P. Sung Establishes $50,000 Endowment to Support IMS Polymer Program Students

Sung's latest contribution reflects a longstanding commitment to student success

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Deepening a Partnership, Honoring a Microneurosurgical Pioneer

American Surgical Company endows UConn Health lecture series honoring Dr. Takanori Fukushima, advancing neurosurgical leadership and collaboration

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Shari and Michael Cantor: A Lifetime of Husky Pride and Generosity

Shari Cantor ’81 (BUS) and Michael Cantor ’80 (ENG), ’83 JD are turning decades of leadership and generosity into a lasting legacy through a $1 million planned gift commitment

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Program to Support College Access, Completion Shows Strong Success, Gets Grant Extension

The programming is centered on the campuses in Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, and Waterbury, which together enroll more than 5,200 undergraduates

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Gift Seeds Non-Animal Testing Organ-on-a-Chip Initiative at UConn School of Pharmacy

The gift from Jane Hirsh '65 will expand student training, advance alternatives to animal testing, and accelerate organ-on-a-chip innovation in the evolving drug‑development industry

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New Gift Opens Doors for Waterbury Students: UConn Launches Nursing and STEM Initiatives

$5 million nursing pathway and $5.45 million STEM investment to strengthen Connecticut’s workforce