TRANSCEND Co-Director Fumiko Hoeft and Co-PI Arash Zaghi are co-creators of the UConn Waterbury Neurovaribility Initiative.

Please see this impressive article from UConn Today about their initiative and its impact on the university: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/04/uconn-waterburys-neurovariability-initiative-where-cognitive-strengths-fuel-learning-for-all/#

TRANSCEND’s partner, Landmark College, is the recent recipient of a $6M NSF E-CORE and is looking to hire a new STEM and neurodiversity-focused Research Scholar in Year 1.

The position description can be found at: https://www.landmark.edu/about/employment/research-scholar-strive

Please reach out to Adam Lalor at AdamLalor@landmark.edu with any questions.

https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-phd-struggles-learned-neurodivergent-found-ways-thrive

https://elifesciences.org/articles/93980

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/1011/1328464-neurodiversity-neurotypical-neurodivergence-neurotypical/

/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opinion/temple-grandin-visual-thinking-autism.html

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