Alumni News


Cherie Atalor (Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics)

Cherie Atalor (Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics) received a Sprirt of La Verne Award for Religious and Sprititual Life. The Spirit of La Verne is sponsored by the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Office of International Services and Study Abroad, and […]


Karime Leon-Niebla (Mathematics)

Karime Leon-Niebla (Mathematics) was accepted into the Facilitated-Graduate Application Process (F-GAP) program through the Math Alliance. This program is designed to increase student representation from minoritized groups at the Math graduate school level. To read more, see: https://mathalliance.org/fgap-information-for-students.html Congratulations, Karime!


Hannah Aranki (Chemistry)

Hannah Aranki (Chemistry) accepted admission into UCR chemistry Ph.D. Program. Congratulations, Hannah! 


Erika Garcia (Chemistry)

Erika Garcia (Chemistry) has been admitted to USC’s School of Pharmacy – Doctor of Pharmacy program. Congratulations, Erika!


Diana Castaneda, Gina Ehlenburg, & Eman Fasih (Biology)

Society of Toxicology’s Undergraduate Diversity Program Student Travel Award Recipients: Diana Castaneda (Biology) Gina Ehlenburg (Biology) Eman Fasih (Biology) Congratulations Diana, Gina, & Eman!


Gabriela Rojas (Biology)

Gabriela Rojas (Biology) earned the Society of Toxicology’s Perry J. Gehring Diversity Student Research Travel Award and presented her work, “The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Alzheimer’s Disease, A Systemic Approach”. Congratulations, Gabriela!  


Chrystal Olazabal (Biology)

Chrystal Olazabal (Biology) has been accepted into Western University of Health Sciences’ Masters of Science in Nursing – Entry Program. Congratulations, Chrystal!


Brandon Aun (Biology)

Brandon Aun (Biology) has been accepted into the following Doctor of Dental Surgery programs: Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Loma Linda University University of Southern California Western University of Health Sciences Congratulations, Brandon!


Mark Garcia (E-Commerce)

Mark Garcia won the 2024 Los Angeles largest Gen AI Hackathon! Mark Garcia is class of 2024. He graduated from ULV as an E-Commerce major with Information Science Concentration. Currently, Mark is enrolled in ULV Master’s in Data Analytics (MDA) Program.   Mark also won first place for the best use of AI/ML in Hack for […]


Taylor Puno, Emily Heldenbrand, Ashley Ortiz, Jasmine Reola, Annette Aladefa, Crystal Zaragoza, Anette Shekanino (Biology) and Victor Carmona, Ph.D. (Biology)

Taylor Puno, Emily Heldenbrand, Ashley Ortiz, Jasmine Reola, Annette Aladefa, Crystal Zaragoza, Anette Shekanino, along with faculty member Victor Carmona, Ph.D. (Biology) published a paper entitled “Urban heat and cool island effects on aerosol microbiome assemblages” in BIOS a Quarterly Journal of Biology, March 2025, Vol 96, No. 1, 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1893/BIOS-D-23-00014  Urban heat and cool […]


Allison Arms (Biology)

Allison Arms (Biology) has received a post-graduate job offer from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that derived from her attendance to the Fall STEM Career Fair. Congratulations, Allison!


 Shanaya Dias (Biology)

Dr. Tatiana V. Tatarinova (Biology) and Biology Alumni, Shanaya Dias – Class of 2018, has shared the publication of a paper they co-authored with others in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD)! This paper explored hair loss conditions that primarily impact African Americans. Additionally, they developed a predictive model to help better understand and manage these […]


Tristan Tippett (Biology)

Tristan Tippett (Biology) was accepted into CSULA for their CGMBS training program and matched with Kaiser Permanente as his clinical site.


Nadeen Mohammad (Biology)

Nadeen Mohammad (Biology) has been selected as a 2024 Spirit of La Verne Honoree.


Daniel Oliva (Physics and TIII Research Scholar)

Daniel Oliva (Physics and TIII Research Scholar) has been accepted in the Master’s Program in Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, as part of the La Verne WashU Dual Degree Program.


Neema Badihiam (Computer Science)

Neema Badihiam (Computer Science alum) and his team won first place in the Harvey Mudd College’s Computer Science “hackathon” in 2018. He graduated from USC in the master’s program for Quantum Information Science in 2023 and for recommendations for USC, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Maryland.