Hunter College: 'Genius' Alumna Returns to Hunter to Give Talk, Meet With Students
April 07, 2026
April 07, 2026
NEW YORK, April 7 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news:
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'Genius' Alumna Returns to Hunter to Give Talk, Meet With Students
But for Hunter College, Vanessa Ruta '00 never would have become a pioneering neuroscience researcher and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient.
Ruta studied to be a ballerina and spent four years after high school pursuing a caree . . .
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'Genius' Alumna Returns to Hunter to Give Talk, Meet With Students
But for Hunter College, Vanessa Ruta '00 never would have become a pioneering neuroscience researcher and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient.
Ruta studied to be a ballerina and spent four years after high school pursuing a caree . . .