Success Stories

Meet the Researcher – Xiaomei Cong

Babies who are born prematurely have to fight through days, weeks, or even months of stressful existence.

University of Connecticut School of Nursing professor Xiaomei Cong saw this struggle firsthand working as a registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care …

By Anna Aldrich
Anna Aldrich TEMP UNIV Spec
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International Student Success Story: Hao-Jan Luh

The Experiential Learning Awards are the Center for Career Development’s way to celebrate the tremendous experiences of the students and employers we work with each day! The 2019 Graduate Student Intern of the Year was awarded to Hao-Jan Luh. Here …

By Tithi Basu Mallik
Tithi Basu Mallik Graduate Student Career Programs and Services Graduate Assistant
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Student Success Story: Jiazhen Huang

UConn senior Jiazhen Huang is not unlike a lot of his classmates in many ways. He’s made a lot of great friends in Storrs, plays intramural sports and works out a few times a week, and is a very serious …

By Reid McLendon
Reid McLendon Web Development Specialist
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Student Success Story: Varun Khattar

Varun Khattar

Major(s): Double major in Psychology and Individualized Gender and Ethnic Studies

Class Standing: Junior

Can you give us some background on the UConn Civic Scholars Collective and what your role was in implementing it?

Well, I’ve had quite …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communications Assistant
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