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Three Hellman Fellows Awarded at UC Merced
September 22, 2023
Three UC Merced researchers have recently received the prestigious Hellman Fellowship. Computer science and engineering Professor Shijia Pan, economics Professor Briana Ballis and life and environmental sciences Professor Xuan Zhang ... Read More
The Labyrinth Provides Space to Reflect, Meditate and Find Peace on Campus
August 22, 2023
Just in time for the start of the academic year, UC Merced's newest landmark has opened —The Labyrinth. Located in Kelley Grove overlooking Little Lake, UC Merced Art Director Collin Lewis calls The Labryinth "a testament to our university... Read More
Students to Present Wide Array of Research at Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
August 1, 2023
UC Merced students will present research conducted over the summer at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The research presentations mark the end of the Summer Undergraduate... Read More
UC Merced Students Get Firsthand Political Experience at California Legislature
July 28, 2023
After taking part in the UC Merced Center for Analytic Political Engagement 's inaugural legislative boot camp, students say they are better prepared to take on the first internships of their careers. The week-long session in Sacramento... Read More
Clovis Native Excited to Represent the Central Valley Playing for UC Merced Volleyball Team
July 25, 2023
UC Merced is highlighting incoming students for fall 2023 — a dynamic, diverse and accomplished cohort of new Bobcats. When Clovis native and lifelong volleyball player Morgan Wilson first began exploring her options to play at the... Read More
Soccer Standout Heads to UC Merced this Fall
July 12, 2023
Since age 5, Preston Nguyen has been kicking around a soccer ball. “I have been consumed by the sport ever since,” the Turlock native said. “I can play any role in the midfield, but I usually play as a defensive midfielder.” The incoming... Read More
Sociology Student Receives Campus’s First NSF-funded Dissertation Award
July 10, 2023
UC Merced doctoral student Luis Rubén González Marquez was awarded the American Sociological Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (ASA DDRIG), funded by the National Science Foundation, for his research on renewable... Read More
Sharim’s New Photo Essay Reveals Night in Merced County
June 23, 2023
Global Arts Studies Professor Yehuda Sharim has published a new photo essay, “A Map of Light,” on the University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI)’s digital platform Foundry. This is the second piece Sharim has... Read More
Campus Adds New Areas of Studies for Students to Choose From
June 12, 2023
New students or those who have not yet chosen their majors will have an array of options before them. Five new majors and several new emphases, ranging across all three schools, are all coming online in 2024 and are recruiting students now... Read More
Environmental Conservation Takes Center Stage in Shakespeare in Yosemite's 'Romeo and Juliet'
April 18, 2023
"Romeo and Juliet" is considered William Shakespeare's most famous romantic tragedy. But this Earth Day weekend, it will be transformed into a new production that will offer hope for the future of the environment. Shakespeare in Yosemite ... Read More