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Emma Cunningham
Emma Cunningham (cognitive science, ‘21) won the 2019 Walsh Family Scholarship to support her studies in the Psychology Department at UC Santa Cruz. Her interests include human interactions with technology and the resulting effects on society. The UC Santa Cruz news team asked her to share insights from her time on campus. With all of…
Campus stories
- Meet Diana Hernandez, a student parent who transferred to UC Santa Cruz from Hartnell College. Diana is pursuing a bachelor’s […]
- The Institute for Social Transformation’s Transforming Futures program amplifies internship opportunities for underrepresented students with philanthropic support.
- Elise Duffau was awarded the Frederico and Rena Perlino Memorial Scholarship in 2022. Learn more about how scholarships support students […]
- First-gen student Reina Garay-Solis is doing undergraduate research to help identify common challenges for first-gen and underrepresented students and find […]
- Undergraduate researcher works to combat harmful perceptions many first-generation students experience
- Christine Rosales, a Ph.D. student in psychology, has been awarded a 2019-20 fellowship from the American Association of University Women […]
- Four graduate students discussed their research on jail health care, Latina resistance, Central Valley youth, and feminism in the farmlands.
- The University of California is honoring Valeria Jacqueline Alonso Blanco with a prestigious award recognizing the impact of her leadership, […]
- Not playing softball was not an option for student Nessa Esparza—so she went to bat for the first women’s competitive […]
- A recent UC Santa Cruz psychology Ph.D. graduate has won a Fulbright postdoctoral award to support 20 months of research […]