Economics

Three Hellman Fellows Awarded at UC Merced

September 22, 2023

Professors Briana Ballis, Shijia Pan and Xuan Zhang are pictured.

Three UC Merced researchers have recently received the prestigious Hellman Fellowship. Computer science and engineering Professor Shijia Pan, economics Professor Briana Ballis and life and environmental sciences Professor Xuan Zhang have all been named Hellman Fellows....

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