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Six graduating seniors in Cal State Fullerton’s National Institutes of Health-funded Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) program are heading to graduate programs in the fall. Six graduating seniors in Cal State Fullerton’s National Institutes of Health-funded Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) program are heading to graduate programs in the fall.
Marland Chang, Student Leadership Award recipient. URI photo by Michael Nolfe, KINGSTON, R.I. — May 17, 2021 — The University of Rhode Island recently honored three undergraduate student leaders and one student organization as part of its 33rd annual A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards ceremonies. The award is named in memory of A. Robert Rainville ’64, vice president for Student Affairs 1980-86, who was a friend and mentor to students. This year’s recipients are Marland Chang of Cranston, Student Leadership Award; James Cocozza of Cranston, Employee Excellence Award, and ...
by Sharon Campbell Knox May 11, 2021 Two University of California, Davis, juniors are among the winners of the nation’s premier undergraduate award of its type in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Maya Mysore of Rocklin, California, and Keely Ji of Sunnyvale, California, have been named Goldwater Scholars. The scholarship, which provides up to $7,500 for college expenses, honors the late U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater and is designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. It was awarded to only 410 of ...
With sleek black hair, finely arched eyebrows, and deep brown eyes that sparkle, my feisty, 5-foot-tall Abuelita (grandmother) is my last link to my ancestors, who spoke a unique dialect of New Mexican Spanish. As the last generation of a disappearing New Mexican lineage, whose güerita (light-skinned) appearance belies my heritage, I feel a responsibility to carry on the stories and traditions of my family; yet I feel ill-equipped to do them justice. Every life decision I make carries the weight of the unspoken question: How do I move forward and remember who I am when my family roots are ...