Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Roxanne Lebenzon, Department of Anthropology. Title: Ungulate body size and shape variability in Southwest Asia during the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition. Also streamed via WebEx : https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/meet/rml17002 (Meeting Number and Access Code: 610 194 568).

This event has been organized as a part of my Ph.D. thesis defense.

Field-application of pXRF in urban soils to inform soil management decisions and environmental justice. Doctoral dissertation defense in Environmental Engineering. Analysis of trace metal content in soils across Hartford, CT to determine whether pXRF can be used in the field for screening purposes of urban plots set for community reuse. Application of pXRF for residential soils in Hartford, CT and Mansfield, CT to compare urban and rural soil lead levels, and inform environmental justice perspectives for Connecticut.

Thesis Title : Investigation of The Relationship Between Cellular Senescence and The Gut Microbiome Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program - Genetics and Developmental Biology Graduate Program

Ben Oltsik defends his thesis, "Newton Polytopes, Symbolic Defect, and Analytic Spread." Field of study: Mathematics.

Dissertation Title: "Influence of Health Information Source Saliency and Sociodemographic Moderators in Surgical Decision-Making and Regret among Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors" Degree: Human Development and Family Sciences