Year: 2025
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Student produces three-part podcast series on Indigenous midwifery in Guatemala
“Comadrona” is a three-part podcast that served as a senior thesis for GCH B.A. student, Naomi Delaplane-Yusem in Spring 2025. In this project, she explored how Indigenous midwifery continues to thrive in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, despite the rise of medicalized models of care, particularly in women’s health. She wanted her thesis to be grounded in creativity and…
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Photo Contest Winners | 2025
Each year, the Global and Community Health Program and the University Library host the “Envisioning Health For All” student photography exhibit, showcasing student submissions from across campus that represent global and community health topics. Our five winners were honored at our opening reception in the UC Santa Cruz McHenry Library on Thursday, May 22, 2025.…
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Student E-Portfolios | 2025
Natalia Benitez is a Global and Community Health major in her final year at UC Santa Cruz. Initially a Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology student, she pivoted to GCH after recognizing the need for a more inclusive and community-focused approach to health, an experience that motivated her to graduate a year early. Her work as…