Gwen Jourdonnais, UC Santa Cruz
Congratulations to UCSC's Class of 2014! This year's class includes these three outstanding graduates, who represent the original thinking and fearless inquiry that are the hallmarks of the UC Santa Cruz student experience.
Ideally, we'd profile every one of UCSC's talented, passionate, and determined graduates—but the three students featured here serve as excellent representatives of the Class of 2014.
These grads showcase a cross-section of academic disciplines, from history to microbiology and environmental toxicology. Their stories reveal the transformations they underwent as a result of studying at UC Santa Cruz. With the power of the innovative education they pursued here, their opportunities will only multiply.
Join us in wishing these students — and all UCSC's 2014 graduates — the very best.
Kingsley Odigie
Grad student who came to the U.S. from Nigeria with dreams of becoming a scientist discovers a hidden consequence of fires.
Helen Porter
History major took a circuitous path to a unique undergraduate research project exploring the complicated world of Okinawa in the 1950s.
Nick Lounsbury
Cutting-edge research is happening on campus, but few know about it. One student's answer: UC Santa Cruz's first student-run scientific magazine.
