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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
@aaberhe.com

This has been a heavy week all around. I want to take a moment to remember two dynamic colleagues we suddently lost from our academic community in the last few days. They were both doing important work and meant a lot to their respective communities. May their souls rest in eternal peace.

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
@aaberhe.com

Prof. YangQuan Chen, UC Merced, was a dynamic colleague. I had the honor of collaborting with him & benefited from his generosity. He brought infectious curiosity to everything he touched, from fractional calculus to drones & beyond. A huge loss for his family, students, the field & our university.

Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
@aaberhe.com

Prof. Adriana Romero-Olivares, UC Riverside, was doing incredible work on how fungi and ecosystems respond to global change. A rising voice, a dynamic scientist and educator, a young mother, wife and daughter gone far too soon. A huge loss. Her family, students and community are in my thoughts.