Global Affairs

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UConn Graduate Reflects on Marshall Scholar Experience

Sarah Marze's believes that her undergraduate education at UConn helped prepare her for her experience in London

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

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.

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UConn Hosts New Fellowship Focused on Hydrogen in Shipping

'REACH2 is our new UConn-led initiative that enables global collaboration in the field of hydrogen'

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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

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UConn Students Explore Entrepreneurship Across Borders Through an Abrahamic Lens

The program will be offered again in Spring 2026

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Blaise Pascal Award

Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Receive the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, has been named the winner of the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science from the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) for his exceptional contributions to the field.

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UConn AUKUS Scholars Explore Undersea Vehicle Technology, International Collaborations in Australia

Five College of Engineering students studied systems thinking and interdisciplinary teamwork essential in modern undersea vehicle development

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Abrahamic Hackathon Connects UConn Students with Peers from Middle East and North Africa

A group of UConn students recently forged new academic and social bonds with peers from throughout the Middle East and North Africa as participants in a virtual global “hackathon”

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Six Recent Graduates Earn Spots in Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world

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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Represents U.S. at U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium

UConn's Laurencin represented the U.S. at the third annual U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, held in Kigali, Rwanda.