UC Merced Magazine | Volume XVIII, Issue IV

ON THE COVER: Jose Lopez, LVN, a member of Golden Valley Health Centers’ Street Medicine Team, provided COVID vaccines at a Merced flea/farmers’ market earlier this year.

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Fall/Winter 2023-24 Volume XVII, Issue 4

In this Issue:

Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz Vice Chancellor/ Chief External Relations Officer E. Edw. Klotzbier Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Advisor, External Relations Danielle Armedilla

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Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center Eyes Smokers, Lawmakers Immigration Enforcement is Bad for Health Alumni Improving Valley Healthcare Take a Deep Breath: Stress-relieving Information and Tips University Launches New Medical Education Pathway

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Editor Senior Writer and Public Information Officer Lorena Anderson Writers Barbara Anderson Jim Chiavelli Francesca Dinglasan

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Patty Guerra Jody Murray Brenda Ortiz Sam Yniguez

Cannabinoids may help medical conditions.

Photographers Veronica Adrover Melvin Diaz Alfaro Jaylan Catacutan Claudia Corchado

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Cover Story: Promotoras Crucial to Vaccine E ort Childhood Diabetes Management Gets a Psychological Evaluation

Josue Herrera Roger J. Wyan Sam Yniguez Helen Zheng Elena Zhukova

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Graphics / Design / Printing Chris Abrescy Elizabeth Lippincott Colemar Design Dumont Printing, Fresno Mailing Address UC Merced External Relations 5200 Lake Road Merced CA 95343

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Catch Up on Health Research Projects

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Basketball Championships Coming to Campus for the First Time

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Health information available at Merced flea/farmers’ market.

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