A grid of 12 diverse professionals, smiling in various outdoor and indoor settings, showcasing different genders and ethnicities. The individuals exude warmth, confidence, and professionalism in their headshots.
The 2024-25 Hellman Fellows at UC Davis are, from left, Akua Banful, Emorie Beck, Anya Brown, Hyoyoung Jeong, Imtiyaz Khanday and Veronica Lerma (top row); and Maria Maldonado, Tanuja Mishra, Alicia Rusoja, Xiao Hui Tai, Shingirai Taodzera and Kathleen Whiteley (bottom row).

Maria Maldonado Among 2024-25 Hellman Fellows

Newest Fellows Have Wide Range of Expertise

  • by Cody Kitaura

The work of 12 early-career faculty members will get a boost as this year’s class of Hellman Fellows. They will receive grants ranging from $16,000 to $49,000, for a total of $330,000 awarded.

Their work covers a wide range of topics, from the educational experiences of Venezuelan immigrants to a wireless device that monitors for seizures.

“We are excited to see the work these talented faculty members will continue to produce, and we are grateful for the ability to help augment their research enterprises through this ongoing program,” said Philip Kass, vice provost of Academic Affairs, which administers the Hellman Fellows Program at UC Davis.

The fellowship is a UC-wide program, having been started by San Francisco philanthropists Chris and Warren Hellman to bolster the work of faculty members who were just a few years into their careers — often enough time to exhaust their initial funding but not long enough to garner a significant amount of external funding.

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