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HSRI Affiliate Membership Application

Thank you for your interest in becoming an affiliate member of the Health Sciences Research Institute. Please complete the application below for affiliate membership. Please note: affiliate membership is available to community research partners, clinical partners, UC Merced researchers who do not have permanent PI status, and others at the discretion of the HSRI Executive Committee. Your application documents will be reviewed by our Executive Committee following our next membership application deadline (March 31 and September 30 each year).

 
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(BS, Ph.D., MPH, MD, etc.)
Your phone number should be your office or business cell phone number and will be published on the HSRI website. If you do not wish to publish your phone number, please leave this blank or let us know that you do not wish your number to be made public.
Please provide your organizational website (e.g. company, hospital, clinic, or research website)
Please select your interests from the following list of research areas and medical conditions. Multiple selections are allowed. This information is used to sort website directory results so that visitors can see which members are interested in particular topics.
Please select from the following list of HSRI research cores and centers. Multiple selections are allowed. This information is used to sort website directory results so that visitors can see which members are engaged in our various cores and centers.
Please upload a PDF or MS Word document of your current CV/résumé/biosketch. This section is optional, but encouraged for clinical and professional researcher applicants.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
Please upload a PDF or MS Word document that describes how your background, research (current or future interests), or community-based activities are related to health and the mission of HSRI. This statement will be reviewed by the HSRI executive committee.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.
Please upload a portrait headshot-style photograph for use on the HSRI website.
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png.
Please tell us about yourself, and about your health research interests. This will be used to create your HSRI profile page and should be descriptive (not just a list of technical terms or bullet points) and accessible to a broad audience.

NIH Grant to Study Immigration Policy Impacts on Mental Health and Access to Health Care for Latinos in Rural Communities

UC Merced public health Professor Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The $3 million grant will fund Young's ambitious, five-year research project to understand how immigration policy influences health care access and the well-being of Latinos in rural California and Arizona counties, including Merced, Tulare, Imperial, Monterey and Napa.

Students to Present Wide Array of Research at Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

UC Merced students will present research conducted over the summer at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

The research presentations mark the end of the Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI), a nine-week program conducted and hosted by UROC. This summer, over 160 undergraduate students worked alongside UC Merced faculty and graduate students to conduct research in every discipline offered on campus.

Incoming Fresno Student Prepares to Launch Her Health Career at UC Merced

UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats.

Delia Rodriguez poured her heart into college prep — applying to almost 20 universities. When it came time to make her choice, opportunities in health science pointed her to a UC close to home.

"I think what led me to UC Merced was the Health Scholars Program that I got into," said Rodriguez.

Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From

New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them.

Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming online in 2024 and are recruiting students now.

New bachelor’s of science degrees:

  • chemical engineering
  • data science and computing
  • public health

New bachelor’s of arts degrees:

  • data science and analytics
  • environmental humanities

New emphases:

In the mechanical engineering major:

National Public Health Week Includes Research Symposium and Food Drive

The campus community is invited to take part in the first UC Merced National Public Health Week, from April 3-9. Several events are planned to show students, faculty and staff the importance of public health.

In-person and virtual events will address community, violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, rural health, accessibility, food and nutrition.

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