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UC Merced’s Chef Jonathan Gutierrez Santiago Wins 3rd Annual CASA Chef Cookoff

March 13, 2024
In an impressive display of his culinary capabilities, Executive Sous Chef Jonathon Gutierrez Santiago was crowned champion of the 2024 CASA Chef Cookoff. With a team of fellow UC Merced staff members, Chef Anthony Pangelina, Chef Lucas Ho, David Ruiz Sanchez and Ashley Charro, Santiago competed in...

ABC30: How a TikTok ban could impact local Valley small businesses

March 13, 2024

Student Philanthropy Month Encourages Bobcats to Give Time, Talent, Treasure

March 12, 2024
UC Merced invites all Bobcats to give back to the university and campus community by participating in numerous events planned throughout March as part of the third annual Student Philanthropy Month. The monthlong initiative, hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations and Student Alumni...

UC Merced: Another Double-digit Rise in Applications

March 11, 2024
Nearly 33,000 prospective first-year and transfer students applied to UC Merced for the fall 2024 semester — a 12% increase from last year’s applicant pool. “It is clear that the word has spread far and wide about UC Merced’s culture of innovation, our world-changing...

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Offers Students New Opportunities, Free Lunch

March 11, 2024
Students interested in social and racial justice, working with communities in the area, further understanding of critical race and ethnic studies, leadership opportunities and teamwork are invited to a kickoff party for a new student focused initiative led by the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies...

Mother Daughter Science Camp Offers Girls Insight into Future Pathways

March 8, 2024
Merced area fourth- and fifth-grade girls and their mothers recently participated in hands-on scientific projects in a UC Merced classroom laboratory that was transformed for one day into an exciting experimental space. UC Merced’s NSF-funded CREST Center for Cellular and Biomolecular...

SICB Awarded Funding for Major Cultural Change Initiative

March 6, 2024
The National Science Foundation recently awarded nearly $500,000 to the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) to help develop an internal culture that fosters inclusion, diversity and equity. The grant comes from the BIO-LEAPS (Leading Culture Change through Professional...

Innovation Conference to Feature Local Entrepreneurs, Leaders

March 5, 2024
The Office of Technology, Innovation and Industry Relations invites everyone from the campus community and the general public to attend the first Inclusivity in Innovation Entrepreneurship Conference, scheduled for March 15 in the UC Merced Conference Center. After breakfast — featuring...

ABC30: What you need to know about Prop 1 for CA primary election

March 5, 2024

Education Council and Fidelity Honor Transformation at UC Merced

March 5, 2024
The American Council on Education (ACE) and Fidelity Investments this week presented the 2024 Award for Institutional Transformation to UC Merced and to Florida Atlantic University. The award, established in 2014, recognizes institutions that respond to higher education challenges in innovative...

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