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Biotech alum has his eye on curing blindness
Â鶹´«Ã½ alumnus Mohamed Faynus is at the helm of some promising research for blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration.
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Latino education activist mentored program director
Long before Andrea Bingham began launching Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s most advanced degree, she saw what inequity in education looks like.
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Student Government President attributes growth to services
Daisy Navarrete transformed from a shy teen who rarely went anywhere, and now she helps others get the help they need.
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Alum hopes to use MS degree to help home country
Oleksandr Nikolenko found his calling in Computer Science and wants to use the skills he's learned to help his home country.
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Alumnus worked hard to overcome challenges and serve others
First-generation college student Efrain Cazares opened an insurance office in Oxnard to assist the large Latino community.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ support enabled Netflix manager to find herself
Using skills she developed as a resident assistant, Christina Thiele-Yancy worked her way up from a soap opera internship.
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Alumna supervises fingerprint and crime-scene investigations
A broad science background enables Dennise Hernandez to hold her own in the Ventura County Sheriff’s Forensic Services Bureau.
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Teacher bringing positive change to Port Hueneme
Prompted by his students, alumnus Bobby Martinez won a long-shot bid for City Council and now serves as mayor.
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Faculty motivated alumnus to earn master’s degree
At Â鶹´«Ã½, Political Science major Tomas Mora gained the confidence and skills to succeed in graduate school at Penn State.
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Volunteering illustrates need to donor
In addition to her financial contributions, retired educator Karen Romney has arranged for a collection of art to be given to Â鶹´«Ã½.
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