Alianza MX
Research & Innovation
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UCSC Chancellor Visits Casa de California
On February 14, Alianza MX received UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive and a delegation of campus leaders at Casa de California in Mexico City. The visit included wide-ranging discussions with Chancellor Larive and her team to explore engagement by the UCSC community in research collaboration and academic mobility initiatives. The UCSC delegation also met with several partner institutions in Mexico City to discuss new partnerships and signed a memorandum of understanding to join the Mexico City Government Science, Technology & Innovation Network (Red ECOs).
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UC and UABC Announce Funding for Collaborative Applied Research
In March, Alianza MX and the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) concluded a review of submissions to the call for collaborative research proposals in applied sciences. The call launched in October 2023 as part of a landmark UC-UABC Cooperation Agreement and joint research fund for strategic binational issues including Artificial Intelligence, Migration, and/or Public Health. The following projects will receive two years of funding support:
- “Artificial intelligence applications for forecasting shoreline evolution and flows in small estuaries at the Cali-Baja region” (UC PIs: Fabián Bombardelli and John Largier, UC Davis)
- “Active screening for tuberculosis cases in the incarcerated population in two prisons in Baja California using genomic technology and artificial intelligence” (UC PIs: Richard Garfein and Timothy Rodwell, UC San Diego)
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Alianza MX Renews UC Engagement with Mexican Partners
On January 30, Alianza MX hosted a visit to UC Riverside by a delegation from Tecnológico de Monterrey that included Vice Rector for Internationalization José Manuel Páez and Director for International Innovation & Networks Patricia Montaño. Meetings with UCR undergraduate and graduate deans on campus covered a wide range of topics, from research collaboration to student mobility programming.
On February 14 and 15, Alianza MX and UCR Vice Chancellor for Research Rodolfo Torres met with officials from Tec de Monterrey and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City to discuss ongoing research initiatives and to explore new opportunities for binational engagement. Key partners at Tec de Monterrey included Vice Rector Páez and Associate Vice Rector for Research & Tech Transfer Neil Hernández; and key partners at UNAM included Coordinator for International Relations William Lee and Secretary of Research & Development José Manuel Saniger.
And on March 12, Alianza MX and representatives of the California Governor’s Office for Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz) meet with leadership of the UNAM Coordination for Engagement & Technology Transfer (CVTT) to discuss binational innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for academic researchers. Alianza MX and CVTT previously co-financed several Covid-19 research projects focused on technology development that concluded in 2022. |
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UC Delegation Attends US-Mexico Semiconductor for Cooperation Forum
On February 21, Alianza MX Associate Director for Research & Innovation Aaron Melaas led a UC delegation to the US-Mexico Semiconductor Cooperation Forum meeting in Guadalajara, organized by the Mexican Electronics Industry Chamber (CANIETI) and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico. The Forum included a series of meetings to discuss how enhanced cooperation among academic institutions, government agencies, and private sector firms can support the growth of the semiconductors industry in Mexico. The next meeting is scheduled to take place in Tijuana in June.
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Alianza MX Awards UC researchers with Small Grants for Conference & Travel
After concluding a review of proposal submissions in March, Alianza MX announced small funding grants for 12 UC researchers to present at conferences or workshops in Mexico or to host Mexico-related events at a UC campus between April and September 2024. The researchers represent eight different UC campuses across a range of fields, including Anthropology, Art, Chemistry, Education, Geography, Medicine, Music, Physics, and Public Health.
The next edition of the call is scheduled to launch in May and will be accepting proposals for activities scheduled between October 2024 and March 2025.
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UC Workshop Avances Binational Research on Farm Workers
The UC-Mexico Farm Labor Research Cluster, an interdisciplinary group of UC and Mexican researchers, held its first workshop at Casa de California in March. Collaborators are part of a strategic research project led by UC Berkeley researchers Susana Matías and Federico Castillo with funding support from Alianza MX. Participants met to discuss academic research proposals and engage with key non-academic stakeholders in the US and Mexico on issues relevant to farm workers, including agriculture and food systems, data and technology, health and community, and law and migration.
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Alianza MX
Academic Exchange & Continuing Education
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Alianza MX Provides Seed Funding for Mobilities to Mexico
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After concluding the evaluation of proposals for the 2024 Seed Funding Opportunity for Mobilities to Mexico, Alianza MX awarded a total of 13 proposals from eight different UC campuses. Selected proposals were eligible for up to $50,000 in funding and will bring more than 200 UC students to Mexico in 2024 through faculty-led programs, study abroad programs, and field research trips to different locations that include Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sonora, and Mexico City. Participating UC faculty and students also represent a diverse range of subject areas, such as Health, Hispanic Studies, Latino & Chicano Studies, Material Science & Engineering, Migration & Policy, and Social & Environmental Studies.
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Alianza MX
Strategic Initiatives
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- In January, Alianza MX welcomed the second cohort of Climate Ambassadors, which includes 24 students from four UC campuses and five Mexican partner institutions.
- As of March, 10 students have also been accepted to spring and summer internship programs organized by key partners including the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force, Conservation International, Mexico Climate Initiative, Mexican Wind Energy Association, Mexican Women in Renewable Energy, and the Bioregional Center at UC San Diego.
- The new cohort of Climate Ambassadors has already started organizing seminars, workshops, and panel discussions scheduled to take place in the coming months, so please keep an eye out for social media updates and opportunities to participate!
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Alianza MX
At Casa de California
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Seed Funding for Mobility Brings UC Students to Mexico
In January, Alianza MX hosted two groups of UC students at Casa de California in Mexico City to conclude two initiatives supported by the 2023 Seed Funding Opportunity for Mobilities to Mexico:
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Seed Funding for Mobilities: Building Binational Bridges
Led by UC Irvine professors Laura Enriquez and Angela Chen, the Building Binational Bridges initiative brings together U.S. and Mexican participants to discuss critical binational issues around immigration. The second generation of the initiative, composed of 50 undergraduate students from UC Irvine, UC Merced, and UC San Diego, held a farewell dinner at which students shared reflections on reconnecting with their immigration story.
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Seed Funding for Mobilities: Conociendo Nuestra Cultura:
The Conociendo Nuestra Cultura program, led by UC Berkeley professor Lupe Gallegos, is a collaboration among the Latinx and the Environment Initiative (LEI), Chicanx Latinx Students Development Office, and Latinx Research Center that provides immersion opportunities in education, environment, and entrepreneurship for students of Mexican descent. At the program’s closing ceremony, 15 undergraduate and four graduate students shared reflections on their two-week stay in Mexico City.
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UCSF-Mexico Cancer Collaboration Annual Meeting
In January, the UC San Francisco Global Cancer Program hosted its third annual meeting with partners from Mexico, including the National Cancer Institute (INCan) and the National Public Health Institute (INSP). At the meeting, partners announced a new UCSF-Mexico Cancer Initiative that will aim to strengthen regional cancer research as well as expand training activities in Mexico.
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Political, Economic & Legal Perspectives: Mexico and Latin America
In February, the UC Berkeley Law School BeLatin forum held a seminar at Casa de California on Economic Freedom and Economic Regulation in Latin America. Panelists included Christopher Landau, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico; Raul Howe, Executive Director, BeLatin; Alberto Coll, DePaul University School of Law; and Gerardo Rodríguez Sánchez Lara, University of the Americas, Puebla.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Summer School on the Economics of Migration
Next September, Casa de California will again host the UC Summer School on the Economics of Migration, organized by Giovanni Peri, Director of the Global Migration Center at UC Davis. The program includes lectures by UC migration experts, student research presentations and feedback, and additional programming with a broad range of high-level experts, including a number of collaborators in a strategic research project supported by Alianza MX.
For the first time this year, the Summer School program is open to graduate students from across the Americas, with applications due by April 15.
Click here for details and to apply.
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With spaces that can adapt to any type of corporate event, Casa de California is a perfect place to organize conferences, roundtables, seminars, and cultural exchanges. For more information on availability and booking, please click the link below.
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