President Gives Technology Award To UConn Doctor

US-POLITICS-OBAMA-MEDALUS President Barack Obama awards the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Dr. Cato Laurencin, University of Connecticut, for seminal work in the engineering of musculoskeletal tissues, especially for revolutionary achievements in the design of bone matrices and ligament regeneration; and for extraordinary work in promoting diversity and excellence in science at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2016. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama Awards National Medals Of Science And Nat'l Medals Of Technology And InnovationWASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, from University of Connecticut, shakes hands with President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Technology And Innovation, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US-POLITICS-OBAMA-MEDALUS President Barack Obama awards the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut, for seminal work in the engineering of musculoskeletal tissues, especially for revolutionary achievements in the design of bone matrices and ligament regeneration; and for extraordinary work in promoting diversity and excellence in science at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2016. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)