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Grad Slam Past Winners

2023 Campus Champion AND UC's Grad Slam People's Choice Winner

Aneelman Brar!

UC President Michael Drake and Aneelman Brar holding big check


2022 Campus Champion Jessica Wilson!

Grad Slam Champion 2022 Jessica Wilson


2021 Campus Champion AND UC's 2021 Grad Slam Champion

Shayna Bennett!

UC Grad Slam champion Shayna Bennett

Watch Shayna's winning video

Watch the 2021 UC Grad Slam Finale competition here


2020 UC Merced Grad Slam Campus Champion

Boe Mendawala

Congratulations to Our 2020 Campus Champion Boe Mendewala!

Congratulations to Our Top 10 2020 Grad Slam Finalists! Watch their video submissions.


2019 UC Merced Grad Slam Campus Champion and

UCOP People's Choice Winner

Associate Dean Chris Kello, Anh Diep, Jane Binger and Dean Marjorie Zatz

UC Merced Champion Anh Diep at UCOP GradSLAM! pictured with (from left to right)

Associate Dean Chris Kello, Anh Diep, Dr. Jane Binger, 

Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie Zatz

 


2018 UC Merced Grad Slam  Campus Champion and UCOP Third Place Winner

Associate Dean Chris Kello, Jane Binger, Portia Mira, Dean Marjorie Zatz, guest and Miriam Barlow

UC Merced Champion Portia Mira at UCOP GradSLAM! pictured with (from left to right)

Associate Dean Chris Kello, Dr. Jane Binger, Portia Mira, Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie Zatz,

Andres Mira and faculty advisor Miriam Barlow

Portia Mira

Quantitative and Systems Biology

Video Presentation - UCOP Finals

 


2017 UC Merced Grad Slam Campus Champion

 

UC Merced Champion Byran Fuhrmann pictured with Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Marjorie Zatz and

runners-up Melissa Ricketts, Kristen Valentine and Christine Hoffman

Byran Fuhrmann

Environmental Systems

Video Presentation - UCOP Finals

 

Christine Hoffman

Applied Mathematics

Video Presentation - UC Merced Finals

 

Melissa Ricketts

Physics

Video Presentation - UC Merced Finals

 

Kristen Valentine

Quantitative and Systems Biology

Video Presentation - UC Merced Finals

 


2016 UC Merced Grad Slam Campus Champion

 

  

UC Merced Champion Arturo Durazo pictured with

Vice Provost and Graduate Dean, Marjorie Zatz

Arturo Durazo

Psychological Sciences

Video Presentation


2015 UC Merced Grad Slam Campus Champion

  

UC Merced Champion Nate Bogie (center) pictured with

runners-up Joannee Zumkehr (right) and Holly Rus (left).

Nathaniel Bogie

Environmental Systems

Video Presentation