Four UConn Law programs are recognized among the top LLM programs for foreign-trained attorneys, highlighting the range and excellence of the law school’s graduate legal education offerings. Four UConn Law LLM programs have earned recognition on the National Jurist’s 2026 Honor Roll of Best LLM Programs for Foreign Attorneys. U.S. Legal Studies, Human Rights and […]
Rankings & Recognition
Melissa Manning, UConn Hartford, Receives 2026 NACADA Region 1 Advising Excellence Award
Melissa serves as Director of Advising at the UConn Hartford campus and has supported undergraduates at the University for more than a decade. Melissa Manning, Director of Advising at the University of Connecticut’s Hartford campus, has been named the recipient of the 2026 NACADA Region 1 Advising Excellence Award – Advisor, presented by NACADA: The […]
Professor Bird Speaks at Top Global Legal Research Center
Bird spoke to a large group of students, educators, and other professionals about sustainability as a value-creating legal strategy. Business law professor Robert Bird gave two lectures last month at the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany. The Institute is a top global center for foundational comparative legal […]
Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Accept the 2027 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention
Laurencin will be honored at the ACS 2027 National Awards Banquet and Ceremony on March 23 in New Orleans. Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin MD, PhD, has been named the winner of the 2027 American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Creative Invention for his revolutionary work in originating the field of Regenerative Engineering and its […]
UConn Staff Members Receive International Blackboard Catalyst Award
The international honor recognizes Kaitlyn Anderson and Sally Chamberland for advancing assessment and institutional effectiveness at UConn. The most effective assessment work does more than measure progress. It reveals what is working, identifies where change is needed, and helps a university turn evidence into a better experience for its students. That work at UConn has […]
UConn Faculty Named Fulbright Scholars and Specialists
Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. The Fulbright Specialist program deploys highly qualified American academics and professionals to share their expertise and strengthen institutions overseas Three University of Connecticut faculty members have been named Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year by […]
UConn MBA Students Among the Elite in National Ethics Case Competition
News Source: UConn Today Author: Claire Hall Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to remove numerical results from the first round of the NECC competition. Two teams of UConn MBA candidates are among an elite group of students advancing in the highly competitive National Ethics Case Competition. The teams—that tackled ethics in the pharmaceutical […]
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Ranked Number One in Orthopaedic Surgery in the U.S. by ScholarGPS
News Source: UConn Today Author: Jon D’Arpino Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., K.C.S.L., has been ranked number 1 in the U.S. in the Orthopaedic Surgery category for 2025 by ScholarGPS over the past 5 years. ScholarGPS ranks scholars based upon a rigorous quantitative assessment of contributions across multiple scientific layers. He is also […]