Jessica Castillo Vardaro: Uplifting Latino/a Students
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Jessica Castillo Vardaro, assistant professor of biology at San José State University, studies the American pika — a small rabbit-like mammal living in the mountains of western North America — to learn how climate change and human behavior impact native wildlife.
See her full story on the SJSU — Transformation Defined website.