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• Masters Thesis Defense of Evan Grover
  Controlled-Environment Treatments Affecting Cannabis sativa Growth, Yield, and Molecular Stress Responses   Cannabis sativa production in controlled environments depends on careful regulation of light and temperature, two environmental factors that strongly influence plant growth, productivity, and stress responses. We explore how manipulating these conditions can affect cannabis from whole-plant performance to changes in gene expression. […]
• Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of (Xiaohui Yin)
  Xiaohui Yin, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Statistics, will defend the doctoral dissertation titled “On Rare Event Modeling with Electronic Health Records” under the supervision of Professor Kun Chen. The dissertation develops statistical and machine learning methods for predicting rare clinical events, such as suicide attempts, using electronic health record data. The oral […]
• Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Sulin Chowdhury
  Essays on Household Vulnerability and Behavioral Responses to Environmental Shocks, Financial Interventions, and Environmental Policy Sulin Chowdhury will defend his dissertation for the Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics. The dissertation examines household vulnerability and behavioral responses using evidence from Bangladesh, Tanzania, and the United States.
• Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Yanzhen Kuang
  China’s population policies have shifted from the One-Child Policy to the Universal Two-Child Policy, and more recently, the Three-Child Policy. These changes have reshaped family structures and the conditions under which parents raise children. However, limited research has examined how mothers understand changes in parenting as they transition from raising one child to raising two […]
• Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Ruifeng Zhao
  Ploidy Self-Correction Mechanisms and Non-Canonical γ-Tubulin Organization in Preimplantation Embryos Doctoral Field of study: Growth and Reproductive Physiology
• ANSC PhD Defense: Ruifeng Zhao
  Event: Thesis DefenseSpeaker: Ruifeng Zhao, PhD CandidateDepartment: Animal ScienceDate: Tuesday July 28, 2026Time: 10:00AM-11:00AMLocation: Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL), Room 109Title: “Ploidy Self-Correction Mechanisms and Non-Canonical y-Tubulin Organization in Preimplantation Embryos.”Major Advisor: Xiuchun (Cindy) TianAssociate Advisors: Dr. Breno Fragomeni, Dr. Maria Gracia Gervasi, and Dr. Michael O’NeillAccommodation Requests: Please contact the Department of Animal Science at animalscience@uconn.edu […]
• Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Yen-Che Hsiao
  Title: Generative AI for Cognition and Healthcare Doctoral field of study: Electrical Engineering
• Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Yuanyuan Zhang
  Chinese international students (CIS) are typically emerging adults, a stage that already places heavy demands on executive function (EF). Beyond the ordinary stresses of this period, CIS also carry acculturative stress, which draws down the self-regulatory resources needed to meet the EF demands. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been proposed to act on both sides, strengthening […]
• Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Steven Michael Autieri
  Presentation of the capstone titled, “Building to the Future: Examining School District Retention Strategies for Educators of Color in Suburban Schools” for the degree of Doctor of Educational Leadership.
• Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Sam Liu