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Alum Chris Thompson returns to expand real-world impact

Chris Thompson, a proud School of Human Ecology alum, now MDI student, recently worked on a project designed to increase the reach of an evidence-based program for managing diabetes. The client, the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging, wanted to do a better job of reaching Black residents of Wisconsin.

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Alum Joy Huntington leads an in-depth look at the stories of Historic Germantown

From her dissertation work examining Madison’s history and how women shaped the urban landscape to her current research on Philadelphia’s Historic Germantown, Human Ecology alumna Joy Huntington has always been motivated to understand others.

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Alum Marin Smith receives Stearns-Shaw Scholarship in Law School

"The CNPL major taught me how to work with people, to nurture community growth on a person-to-person and a national level. Here I developed a holistic point of view, preparing me to help people in sustainable, grounded ways, rooted in respect and care."

Marin R. Smith | they/them/theirs
BS 2020
UW Law J.D. Candidate '23
Restorative Justice Project Intern
QLaw President

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