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Alum Lucas Ruiz Examines Nuclear Policy Among Global Powers

From working on a Storrs farm to convening gatherings of global experts on nuclear weapons, Ruiz credits UConn with giving him the skills to succeed

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Meet the Researcher: Rahul Kanadia, CLAS

Rethinking genes and redefining research

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Children’s Book Author, Soon-To-Be Grad Sees Value in Experience

Having grown up in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, just across the border from El Paso, Texas, Luisana Duarte Armendáriz ’26 Ph.D. straddled the line between languages, cultures, and national borders

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Two-Time National Champion Boxer, Business Student Aidan Jubb: ‘When the Final Bell Rings…You’re Like, ‘Is It Already Over?’’’

'Winning is great, and that's when the hard work pays off'

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Neag Graduate Looking to Make Her Mark in New Women’s Baseball League

Former Husky softball star will be part of a modern-day 'League of Their Own'

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Medical Minds Matter Nonprofit Founded at UConn Growing Nationally

Medical Minds Matter is destigmatizing the discussion of mental health in medicine especially early-on for the next generation of the health care workforce

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Applying a Landscape Architect’s ‘Design Eye’ at Every Scale

I knew I was looking for landscape architecture [and] knowing that UConn was going to provide me with a great education – plus its reputation as the Basketball Capital of the World, I was all in'

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‘Love Is Not a Plan’

UConn researcher talks about the different forms that caregiving can take, the result of absent social safety nets, and how ableism permeates the culture

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Curating Green Space in an Urban Jungle

CAHNR Alum Stephanie Lucas uses her training in plant science to enrich an iconic historic park in New York City

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Shari and Michael Cantor: A Lifetime of Husky Pride and Generosity

Shari Cantor ’81 (BUS) and Michael Cantor ’80 (ENG), ’83 JD are turning decades of leadership and generosity into a lasting legacy through a $1 million planned gift commitment