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				  Biotech alum has his eye on curing blindnessCSUCI 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 directorLong before Andrea Bingham began launching CSUCI’s most advanced degree, she saw what inequity in education looks like. 
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				Student Government President attributes growth to servicesDaisy 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 countryOleksandr 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 othersFirst-generation college student Efrain Cazares opened an insurance office in Oxnard to assist the large Latino community. 
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				  CSUCI support enabled Netflix manager to find herselfUsing 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 investigationsA 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 HuenemePrompted 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 degreeAt CSUCI, 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 donorIn addition to her financial contributions, retired educator Karen Romney has arranged for a collection of art to be given to CSUCI. 
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