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UC Merced’s Graduate Programs Rank Among Best in the Nation
April 25, 2023
UC Merced continues to be recognized nationally, with some programs leaping forward, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 edition of Best Graduate Schools released on April 25. Designed for prospective students looking to... Read More
A Day in the Life of a First-Year Student at UC Merced
April 21, 2023
First-year student Edwin Casillas found everything he was looking for in a university — and more — at UC Merced. Nearly a year after the Sonora native said he "felt at home" when visiting the campus, he is confident he made the right... Read More
UC Merced Invests in the Next Generation of Ag-Tech Leadership
April 19, 2023
The new UC Merced Farms Food Future innovation initiative is investing in 10 graduate researchers to solve climate and community challenges. Their work is the start of a concerted focus in climate-smart agriculture for the campus. The $850... 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
Bobcat Day Gives Future Bobcats a Taste of UC Merced
April 17, 2023
UC Merced is hosting its annual open house event Saturday, April 22, to give admitted, prospective and transfer students the opportunity to learn more about what the university has to offer. Bobcat Day kicks off at 9 a.m. with a campus... Read More
UC Merced and College Track Partner to Democratize Potential Through Higher Education
April 13, 2023
The University of California, Merced, and College Track are pleased to announce a new partnership focused on ensuring that college students from underserved communities who want to be the first in their families to graduate from college... Read More
Drones Donated to UC Merced by Start-Up SeekOps Will Monitor Environmental Conditions
April 13, 2023
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment donated by Texas-based start-up SeekOps Inc will support UC Merced's research efforts in environmental monitoring and conservation. The gift includes multiple state-of-the-art UAVs, as well as the... Read More
First Test of Perovskite Films in Space Indicates More Resilience than Researchers Expected
April 12, 2023
Solar films developed by a graduate student in the Department of Physics at UC Merced while on an internship at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) not only survived 10 months in space with minimal degradation, but the little damage they did... Read More
What's There to Do in the Merced Area? Plenty
April 12, 2023
One question students considering attending UC Merced might ask is, "What's there to do around there?" The quick answer is - a lot. There are plenty of ways for students to spend their leisure time in the greater Merced area, for students... Read More
Graduate Students Help Further the Understanding of Diseases such as Alzheimer's
April 12, 2023
Student researchers in experimental physics Professor Jing Xu’s lab have played a critical role in a study that will help understand Alzheimer’s and other diseases that progressively destroy brain tissue. Three students, including a... Read More
Students Gain Experience (and Money) Doing Career-Oriented Work in New Program
April 10, 2023
Sarif Morningstar wondered something: "What happens if I grow plants using fog?" The UC Merced student's efforts to find an answer to that question led to a research project they got paid to conduct. That in turn led to an opportunity to... Read More
UC Merced Library Hosts Opening Reception for Farmworker Movement Exhibit
April 10, 2023
The UC Merced Library is hosting an opening reception for a new art exhibit that showcases the farmworker movement in the Central Valley through the lens of the late photographer and labor activist George Ballis. "Building a New Future:... Read More
Events at UC Merced Aimed at Reducing Food Waste
April 6, 2023
Roughly a third of all food worldwide goes to waste. Outside of the obvious direct costs, that waste has numerous other repercussions: much of it goes to landfills, where it generates methane, a greenhouse gas. Resources such as water and... Read More
'Listen to Your Gut': First-Year Student Offers Tips for Success to Incoming Bobcats
April 4, 2023
Bobcat Day turned out to be one of the most important days in Isabella Mitchell's life. Her experience at UC Merced's open house event in April 2022 assured her that she belonged at the newest UC campus — so much so that she submitted her... Read More
Challenges Bring About Positive Change for UC Merced Food Services
April 4, 2023
After weathering a pandemic shutdown and some fairly withering criticism, UC Merced's food service programs have emerged better than ever. The shutdown that started in 2020 brought about abrupt changes to food service operations -... Read More
Advisory Committee Hit Hard by COVID-19 Rebuilding to Continue Supporting Women
April 3, 2023
The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW) has brought awareness to issues related to the campus climate for women since its founding at UC Merced in 2008. But after being greatly impacted by the coronavirus... Read More
Group Conflict Inspires People to Feel Morally Elevated — for Their Side — Study Shows
March 28, 2023
You know that warm, uplifting feeling you get when you see someone going out of their way to help other people? You might get goosebumps or even a tear in your eye, and something inside you might make you want to be like them, support... Read More
Student Philanthropy Month Puts Spotlight on Giving Back to UC Merced and Community
March 23, 2023
For the second year, UC Merced's Student Alumni Association (SAA) and Office of Alumni Relations have partnered to host Student Philanthropy Month in March. The monthlong initiative is dedicated to building a culture of philanthropy and... Read More
Campus Visit Broadens Mexican Research Collaborations
March 21, 2023
When three buses rolled onto campus on one chilly winter morning, UC Merced gave the occupants a warm Bobcat welcome. More than 100 undergraduate students and faculty members from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo — an agricultural institution... Read More
Grant Funds Research into Computational Materials Science, Collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
March 21, 2023
Materials Science and Engineering Professor Beth Nowadnick has earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study materials that may provide new ways to store or process information. Nowadnick has been collaborating for the past... Read More