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Need for More Latino Doctors Highlighted at UC Merced Event
October 13, 2025
In the United States, 20 percent of the population is Latino. By 2050, it’s expected that one in three people will identify as Latino. But less than 7 percent of doctors come from a similar background. Dr. Michael Galvez, a board-certified... Read More
New Program with Sutter Gould Medical Foundation and Sutter’s Memorial Medical Center Expands Learning Opportunities for SJV PRIME+ Students
October 12, 2025
UC Merced’s San Joaquin Valley PRIME+ (B.S. to M.D.) pathway continues to grow as it teams up with Sutter Gould Medical Foundation and Sutter’s Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. The collaboration will provide undergraduate... Read More
UC Merced Celebrates 15 Years as a Hispanic-serving Institution
October 8, 2025
Fifteen years ago, UC Merced was designated as a Hispanic-serving institution. And though recent developments at the federal government have left what that designation means in limbo, the mission of serving the university’s largest... Read More
UC Merced to Host Stargazing Night with Director of UC Observatories
October 7, 2025
UC Merced invites the public to an evening of cosmic discovery on Thursday, Oct. 23, featuring a free lecture by Bruce Macintosh, director of the University of California Observatories, followed by telescope viewing with the campus... Read More
Two Weeks, One Challenge, Lifelong Impact: Bobcats Dive into Data Science Challenge
October 6, 2025
Kathy Chau believed she knew what her future would look like. The first in her family to attend college, she had long been advised to aim for a safe and stable job — one that might not light a fire in her soul but would pay the bills. “I... Read More