{"id":1456,"date":"2026-02-11T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=1456"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:28:45","slug":"leonardo-r-cuervo","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/alumni\/people\/leonardo-r-cuervo\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo R. Cuervo &#8217;15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leonardo (Leo) R. Cuervo (he\/him), graduated from Clark University in 2015 with a double major in&nbsp;Biology and Psychology. While at Clark, Leo participated in&nbsp;student government&nbsp;and explored interdisciplinary interests across the sciences and the arts, including coursework as an&nbsp;art minor&nbsp;and early modeling work. 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