2016
Sara Arellano – Fulbright Recipient
Sara is a graduating senior, participant in the UCDC program and Summer Undergraduate Research Program, and winner of the Fulbright Study/Research grant to Colombia. She is a transfer student and has lobbied state representatives as a Legislative Intern for ASUCI. She...
Tulou (Tala) Pirouzian – Fulbright Recipient
Tala is a recent alumna in English and a semi-finalist for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Turkey. She previously won this award in 2016, but the Turkey program was cancelled for both 2016 and 2017 due to safety concerns. She has previously performed...
Sunny Liu – Fulbright Recipient
Sunny is a recent magna cum laude graduate, recipient of the Chancellor’s Award of Distinction, and a triple major. She is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Fiji. Her research interests include immunology, epidemiology, disaster medicine, and the emergency...
Chris Galeano – Fulbright Semi-Finalist
Chris is a recent alumnus and triple major who currently serves as a Senate Fellow in the California Capital Fellows program. His research focuses on Southern Mexico-US relations and the experiences of child migrants in this region. He plans to continue work with...
Medha Asthana – Fulbright Alternate
Medha is a graduating senior, participant in the Anthropology Honors Program, and recipient of the UCI Distinguished Anteater Award. Her research interests include the political participation and engagement of rural South Americans. In the future, she hopes to work on...
Stella Liu – Fulbright Recipient
Stella is a recent alumna, and recipient of Chancellor’s Award of Distinction, the Order of Merit from the School of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa Awardee and the Outstanding Honors Thesis Award from the Campuswide Honors Program. She is a founder of OneSeed, a...
Rosemary Gomez – Fulbright Semi-Finalist
Rosemary Gomez is a graduating senior, recipient of the Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship, and a Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) Scholar. Her research interests include public policy impacts on deportees and local organizations in Mexico that serve...
Brennan Lagman – Fulbright Semi-Finalist
Brennan is a graduating senior and previously studied abroad in Ghana and the United Kingdom. He plans to earn a graduate degree in Community Development and study how Black Community Organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom mobilize and empower their...
Ricardo Light – Fulbright Semi-Finalist
Ricardo is a transfer student and graduating senior, participant in the Social Ecology Honors Program, and research intern in the FloodRISE program. His research interests include active transportation, sustainability, and the urban environment. After receiving his...