Author: Haneen Zain
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A passion for change
One year after graduation, Nailah Smith (Stevenson ’23, cognitive science) works in the African American Studies and Chicana and Chicano Studies Departments at San José State University and is pursuing a Masters in Science.
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From Santa Cruz to Johns Hopkins
A year after graduating UCSC, Ozzy Bagno (Cowell ’23, molecular, cellular and developmental biology) is pursuing his Ph.D. at one of the top medical schools in the country, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Breaking barriers and breaking news
One year after graduating from UCSC, Ryan Loyola (Stevenson ’23, politics) is a news assistant and fill-in assignment editor at ABC7 Los Angeles where he reports on breaking news.
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Genomics at heart
Sarah Xia (College Nine ’23, biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics) found her passion for genomics at UC Santa Cruz. Now, a year after earning her B.S. in biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics, Xia is a research associate at Stanford.
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Fighting for rights through education and advocacy
One year after graduation, Vann Jones (Merrill ’23, feminist studies and the history of art and visual culture) works as a freelancer and activist.
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UCSC alumna crowned Miss New York USA
UCSC alumna Marizza Delgado (Rachel Carson ’21, technology and information management) was crowned Miss New York USA out of 170 contestants and will reign through July 2025.
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Balancing goals: Student athlete Camille Anneet excels in politics, legal studies, and soccer
Camille Anneet (Stevenson ’26, politics and legal studies), a second-year soccer player double majoring in politics and legal studies, has played soccer since she was six years old. As a student athlete, she balances it all.
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Fashion, community, and academics: First-gen student Izzy Zazueta’s path to graduation
Izzy Zazueta (John R. Lewis ’24, politics), a third year, dean’s honors, and first-generation student, will graduate from UCSC with extensive research experience, involvement with nearly a dozen organizations, and will be attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Sociology Ph.D. program.
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First-gen student Renata Lopez reflects on community, career, and graduation
First-generation student Renata Lopez (Oakes ‘24, computer science) talks about finding her community with Chicanx and Latinx Resource Center, El Centro, and post-graduation plans.
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Student Kristi Truong finds home in UCSC’s soccer program
Kristi Truong (Stevenson ’26, global community health) played soccer since she was seven years old. When choosing where to attend college, she overcame pressures to attend a school with a D1 program, and chose UC Santa Cruz.
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Compassion in action: Alumna Diane N. Nguyen leads with love through her philanthropic firm
From a young age, UCSC alumna and alumni councilor Diane Nguyen felt the desire to help others. Now as the founder of her own philanthropic firm, Lead with Love Consulting (LwL Consulting), Nguyen is at the forefront of impactful change.
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Spring Give 2024 amplifies student success
The third annual Spring Give saw more than double the number of project team participation this year and triple the number of donors.