UConn People – February 5, 2025

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Achievement

Ecology and evolutionary biology associate professor Jill Wegrzyn and engineering professor Arash Zaghi were among nearly 400 individuals honored by with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are in the early phases of their careers.

In Memoriam

Michael Kathn, 89, of Simsbury, Conn., a former clinical associate professor at UConn Health, on Jan. 2.

Karen Majeski, 81, of Waterford, Conn., a 20-year employee at UConn Health who served an assistant to the dean of the medial school, on Jan. 28.