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Following Her Lead
Trailblazing educator Vera Machado Martinez started a scholarship to empower the next generation of educational leaders.
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Building a Safety Net
A UCR alumna launched a fund to support LGBTQIA students in memory of her late son, Kalyn Smith-Tranquil’son.
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Gift to UCR clinic aims to assist local unhoused population
Funding from San Manuel Band of Mission Indians grants greater medical access to low-income residents
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Linking Generations of Highlanders
UC Riverside’s first students created a scholarship fund to benefit generations of Highlanders.
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Empowering Scientific Advancements
Ernst and Helen Leibacher's donation of land to UCR fund the establishment of an endowed chair in botany and plant sciences.
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Encouraging Technological Innovations
An alumnus and his family establish a fund that supports professors, scholarships, fellowships, research, equipment, and other STEM-related initiatives at UCR.
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Recognizing Athletic and Academic Excellence
Alyssa Carranza, who earned her B.S. in biology this spring and was a member of the women’s soccer team, received the Harper Award in 2020-21, the same year she was named a member of the Big West Academic All-Conference team.
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Honoring a Boundary-Breaking Scholar
Jean-Pierre Barricelli was a towering figure at UCR. He helped establish the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy and the Eaton Conference in Science Fiction.
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Equipping the Next Generation of Researchers
Endowed fund established by Nora A. Hackett supports students with lab and makerspace equipment in the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering.