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Sarah Hird: My Emotional Bunker

April 5, 2019

Evolutionary biologist Sarah Hird's first pregnancy becomes a crisis in her scientific faith when doctors warn her that there may be something severely wrong with her baby.

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In Health and Medicine, Biology Tags Sarah Hird, pregnancy, motherhood, pregnancy complications, Season 9, women's health, UCONN

John Redden: More Therapist Than a Professor

March 1, 2019

As a brand-new professor of physiology, John Redden is eager to help students, but soon realizes it’s more complicated than he thought.

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In Science Education Tags John Redden, teacher, mentor, physiology, UCONN, mental health, Season 9

Margaret Rubega: Tell Them Who You Are

January 25, 2019

The lessons that Margaret Rubega learns from her dad about fighting back are put to the test when he becomes the one she must stand up to.

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In Biology Tags Margaret Rubega, fathers, childhood, biology, women in STEM, career, sexual harassment, Season 9, UCONN

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