- The Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award Given to Dr. Paula A. JohnsonThe 2025 Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award was bestowed upon Dr. Paula A. Johnson at the opening ceremonies of the National Medical Association annual meeting. The award, named in honor of Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of the University of Connecticut, was given by Dr. Laurencin. It is considered one of the highest honors of the W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association Health Institute and the National Medical Association.
- Hilton Foundation Supports Okpych’s Study on College Outcomes for Former Foster Care YouthAssociate Professor Nathanael Okpych will examine both the human stories and the institutional factors behind student success
- Cavallo ’08 MSW Appointed CEO of Community Mental Health AffiliatesFor more than 20 years, Grace Cavallo has worked to implement innovative treatment models to better care for individuals seeking recovery from mental health and substance use issues
- When School Transitions Bring Big Feelings: Caregiver TipsBoard of Trustees Distinguished Professor Sandra Chafouleas shares insights on coping with big feelings about school transitions
- A RaMP Up to Scientific SuccessA unique training opportunity propels students to NSF fellowships and beyond
- Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Receive the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials ScienceProfessor 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.
- Macy’s Welcomes Four UConn Business Grad Students to Explore Sustainable Practices‘This is one of the experiences that makes the UConn program distinctive’
- Grown ConNECTed: Cultivating Community and Food Access Across Eastern Connecticut“Find a farm you love and support them. There are so many to choose from, and they’re all part of our community”
- UConn School of Nursing Leads the Way in Simulation Technology and Teaching PracticesEnhancing clinical competency and building confidence in nursing students with the use of emerging simulation technology.
- ‘Turning Back Time’: UConn Researchers Developing Treatment to Reverse Brain Damage from StrokeUConn neuroscientist and chemist receive NIH R01 grant to support their collaboration
- UConn Receives State GreenerGov Awards for On-Campus Sustainability EffortsThe projects being honored further the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030
- HBJ “40 Under Forty” Honors Four From School of BusinessThe award recognizes outstanding young professionals in Greater Hartford who have demonstrated leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and community involvement. The award ceremony will be Sept. 11 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville.
- UConn’s, State’s Sustainability Efforts Bolstered as Two New Electric Buses Join Storrs Fleet'UConn has operated buses of various kinds at Storrs for about 100 years, but this will be the first time they’re run without fossil fuels'
- Podcast: Skin Cancer Risk — Spray It Away?Dr. Jenna Kelsey, UConn Health dermatologist, discusses sunscreen concerns
- Back to FarmingtonDr. Heera Chang returns as the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program director after training at UConn 21 years ago.
- Meet UConn Pepper Center’s 2025 REC Pepper Scholars4 early-career faculty awarded under center’s Research Education Component to help advance aging research and the future of older adult care
- UConn Law Associate Dean Anne C. Dailey Named Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorDailey is one of three UConn professors to receive the prestigious honor this year.
- Second Human Rights Summit comes to UConn with Focus on Sports, Featuring Iconic Athletes from 1968 Summer OlympicsTommie Smith and John Carlos will visit UConn Storrs for the opening keynote conversation of a three-day summit examining the global and domestic issues at play in the intersection of human rights and sports
- UConn School of Nursing Students Spend a ‘Life-Changing’ Summer AbroadStudents participate in a 6-week Experiential Global Learning Program in Rwanda
- CAPS Research Scholar Develops ‘Mock Mouth’ for Dental ResearchThe 3D-printed device, created by biomedical engineering major Jon Balyeat ’27, can show how microbial growth responds to oral treatments and implants without clinical trials
