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Hundreds of Bobcats to be Celebrated at UC Merced Fall Commencement

December 13, 2023
  Hundreds of UC Merced graduates, their friends and familes will pack the Merced Theatre in downtown Merced this weekend as fall commencement ceremonies are celebrated. There are 427 Bobcats set to participate. The pomp and circumstance begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, with...

I2G Highlights Students' Solutions to Real-World Problems

December 12, 2023
Using magnetic resource imaging, or MRI, to harmlessly detect seeds in Mandarin oranges. Identification of pathogens in an image library with artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose plant disease. Creating a robot to more efficiently manufacture a robot. Building a user-friendly database to...

UC Merced's New Medical Education Director Values Service

December 11, 2023
During college, Dr. Margo Vener was on a completely different career path. Having received a C in chemistry early on, she had all but closed the door on any notion of pursuing a career in medicine. But a conversation with her uncle during her senior year changed all of that. After telling him...

Study: UC Merced Expansion Project Will Pump $700 Million Into Local Economy

December 7, 2023
The Merced 2020 Project, which added 13 facilities to UC Merced’s campus and nearly doubled its square footage, has so far contributed $510.9 million to the regional economy through construction costs alone. Taking into account staffing, ongoing maintenance, additional students and their...

Study of Racial Effects of University Funding Cuts Wins $100,000 Education Prize

December 7, 2023
A $100,000 award will fund a UC Merced researcher's work into determining how the nation's public universities can do a better job educating students of color. Sociology Professor Laura Hamilton is co-winner of the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education, which...

US NEWS: How Public Colleges Are Partnering With Their Communities

December 7, 2023

Naughton Honored as One of '40 Under 40' by Engineering Organization

December 6, 2023
UC Merced civil and environmental engineering Professor Colleen Naughton has been included in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists' (AAEES) 40 Under 40 Program. According to the AAEES website, the program recognizes "talented individuals who have, either...

Public Invited to Environmental Humanities Play that Examines Vital Ecological Issues

December 5, 2023
In 1623, William Shakespeare proclaimed, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." That is, in the eyes of the playwright, every aspect of the world, and that beyond conceptualization, is grounds for theater and all people are actors within this worldly...

NEWSWEEK: Climate Change Is Threatening These Californian Fruits and Nuts-Study

December 5, 2023

New Partnership Offers Ph.D. Students a Path to Pedagogical Excellence

December 4, 2023
Graduate student Samuel Leventini comes from a long line of educators, and the tribology researcher thinks he might want to follow in those footsteps. Thanks to a new supplemental grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Leventini will get the opportunity to find out if teaching is...

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