Matt Valdez graduated with honors in June from UC Riverside's undergraduate biochemistry program. He is now doing what he loves: Spending hours in a UCR lab in pursuit of a Ph.D. in neuroscience.
But the Moreno Valley man would not be on track toward a career in academia if he hadn't benefited from federally funded programs aimed at boosting Latino representation in science- and math-related fields.
"If it wasn't for the financial assistance, I wouldn't be in graduate school," he said.
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